Continuing her practice of engaging the Muslim community and voicing our concerns, U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan invited representatives of various Muslim organizations and community groups to have them share their feedback on federal programs with her and her staff on October 5, 2011.

Among the discussed issues were law enforcement trainings, school bullying, transparency in collaboration and information sharing of federal and state agencies, and the need for Attorney Durkan's office to publicly work with Muslim organizations and leaders.

As a result of the event, Ms. Durkan's office is working on an anti-bullying initiative, following suit of a similar initiative launched in Cleveland recently.

CAIR-Washington is working with Ms. Durkan's staff to provide feedback and direction for the anti-bullying initiative, as well as requesting assistance on bullying cases reported to the CAIR-WA office.

To read about the anti-bullying town hall meeting in Cleveland, see: http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011/10/students_whove_enudured_bullyi.html