July 28, 2003
Source: NBC4
http://www.nbc4.com/news/2362513/detail.html
On July 28, 2003 NBC4 reported that "a representative from the Justice Department spoke to about 300 people at an interfaith meeting in Adelphi, Md. Sunday... Many of the people in the audience expressed concern about recent hate crimes directed against Muslims... Last Thursday morning, a wooden cross was set on fire outside of the Al- Huda School in College Park, Md. And last April, a bus was set on fire at the Dar Al-Hijrah Mosque in Falls Church, Va."