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Holder to Host Religious Leaders at DOJ

By Andrew Ramonas

Muslim, Jewish and Christian leaders will meet with Attorney General Eric Holder at the Justice Department on Tuesday in the lead up to the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, which falls near a Muslim holiday this year, CNN reported.

The leaders will talk about the fear of hate crimes against Muslim Americans as they prepare to celebrate Eid-al-Fitr, which concludes the holy month of Ramadan this week.

Anxiety in the United States over potential violence against American Muslims has risen dramatically since plans for a Muslim community center and mosque near Ground Zero in New York made national headlines this summer. On Sept. 11, a Florida church intends to torch copies of the Quran, drawing concern from Muslim leaders.

Full post as published by Main Justice on September 07, 2010 (boomark / email).