Slamophobic messages found near Langdon Street

Islamophobic messages were found near Langdon Street Tuesday by University of Wisconsin-Madison staff members, according to Rep. Francesca Hong, D-Madison.

The messages, located on an electrical transformer box on North Henry Street, depicted a woman in a hijab with the message “Islam is satanic/martyrs burn/in hell.” Other messages read “f—k Islam” and “Nazi Marxists suck.”

It is unclear who is responsible for these messages.

Hong said the messages were reported to the Madison Police Department and UW-Madison through the hate and prejudice reporting form. Hong said in a statement on Twitter that the messages were “horrible and dangerous.”

“We cannot tolerate threats against our community,” Hong said.

Reem Itani, a Palestinian and Muslim student, told the Daily Cardinal that UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin is “not doing enough to prevent Islamophobia.”

“There were a lot of counter-protesters in the camp who were Islamophobic. Some of them even harassed us while we were praying,” Itani said.

Itani said Muslim students have faced Islamophobia before.

“In October, counter-protesters threatened to tear off people’s hijabs, saying they only wore them to avoid being raped,” Itani said.