Deval Patrick Vows Support for Muslims

May 23, 2010

Author: Marie Szaniszlo

Source: Boston Herald

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view/20100523deval_patrick_vows_support_for_muslims/srvc=home&position=6

In his largest meeting with Boston-area Muslims, Gov. Deval Patrick agreed yesterday to take aim at ensuring their rights and addressing racial profiling.

The session came little more than a week after two Bay State Muslims were arrested in a raid following an attempted car bombing in Times Square in New York.

More than 1,100 Muslims attended the forum at the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center and Mosque in Roxbury, where Patrick was given one minute to answer “yes” or “no” to seven questions, including whether he would:

Have law enforcement agency heads and others meet with Muslims to discuss the need for cultural awareness training.