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Calls for action after the vandalism of the Center for Islamic Life at Rutgers University. Police are searching for the suspects involved in this act of vandalism targeting Muslim students on campus. The center, which serves as a home for 6,000 Muslim students, had artwork containing Muslim prayers destroyed. Support is pouring in from around the country and the world to stand with the students and staff of the Islamic center. The incident has raised concerns about the lack of security for the Muslim community.

ByAnthony Johnson reports from the Rutgers campus about the vandalism.There are calls for action following the vandalism of the Center for Islamic Life at Rutgers University.while police are working to find the suspects involved in this act of vandalism aimed at Muslim students on campus.

There is a feeling that hate toward the Muslim and Palestinian students has been building because of the tensions in the Middle East. "Based on the environment we are witnessing on our campus, in our nation, we implore that our needs be met," said Atiya Aftab, Chair of the Board, Islamic center.

 

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