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Community policing adds overview of Islam to officers' toolbelt
ROCKFORD — Shpendim Nadzaku perhaps took a step Friday in bridging a cultural divide.
The Muslim Association of Greater Rockford imam’s skull cap, traditional white robe and his thick beard, which hung just beyond his shoulders, stood in contrast to the mostly clean-shaven law-enforcement faces looking back at him.
It was all part of a tour police chiefs and command staff from Rockford, Rockford Park District, Loves Park, Winnebago, Cherry Valley and Winnebago County took of the Muslim Community Center mosque in hopes of improving cultural awareness.
Police officers unfamiliar with the myriad cultures that make up the Muslim community could find Nadzaku’s dress, accent and manner strange.
On the other hand, some of the 500 Muslims who regularly attend services at the mosque, 5921 Darlene Drive, have a deep distrust of law enforcement.
“By being able to understand and learn more about each other it helps to allevi