by Jaweed Kaleem

December 12, 2016

 

Amid a rise in anti-Muslim hate crimes since the presidential election, U.S. Atty. Gen. Loretta Lynch plans to make her first visit to a mosque while in office.

Lynch is scheduled to address an interfaith gathering of Muslims and Christians on Monday morning at the All Dulles Area Muslim Society, a prominent Islamic center outside Washington, D.C.

Last month the FBI reported a 67% increase in hate crimes against Muslims in 2015 compared with the previous year. Since the election, civil rights groups have documented hundreds of incidents around the country that targeted Muslims, blacks, Jews, Latinos, immigrants and LGBT people.

 

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