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Muhammad Ali-Salaam died on Jan. 4 after a long illness, leaving a void in Boston. To friends and family he was a pillar of integrity, a calming force, and a mentor and leader at City Hall. He was 78.

After video surfaced last month of U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, a Colorado Republican, making an anti-Muslim joke about her colleague Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, elected officials and advocacy groups have taken the opportunity to speak out about ongoing xenophobia across the country, including in Massachusetts.

At the start of Donald Trump’s term in office a significant contingent of American Muslims decided to organize politically and even undertake campaigns for local, state and national office.