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Study Warns Radicalized Right-Wingers Uniting Online—Many Inspired by Trump—Threaten Australian Democracy

Residents of Melbourne, Australia gather on March 22, 2019 to memorialize the 51 people killed by a right-wing extremist in a Christchurch, New Zealand mosque one week earlier. (Photo: Recep Sakar/Andalou/Getty Images)

NYT's Krugman Pilloried on 9/11 Anniversary for Claiming No 'Mass Outbreak of Anti-Muslim Sentiment' in US After 2001 Attacks

Brett Wilkins, staff writer

There was a dramatic increase in hate crimes targeting Muslims after 9/11. (Photo: David McNew/Getty Images)

Anti-Muslim hate crimes soared after 9/11, and thousands of Muslims in the U.S. were detained—and some tortured—in George W. Bush's futile anti-terror dragnet.

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Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib Join Calls for Joy Reid Apology After 'Hurtful and Dangerous' Comment Comparing Trump to 'Violent' Muslim Leaders

Brett Wilkins, staff writer

MSNBC host Joy Reid has raised eyebrows and ire with comments comparing violent Trump supporters to "radicalized" Muslims. (Photo: MSNBC screen grab)

The MSNBC host, who asked guests whether the president is "radicalizing" his...

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'The Worst Kind of Fascists': Trump Visits Modi's India and Announces $3 Billion Arms Deal

Eoin Higgins, staff writer

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi during 'Namaste Trump' rally at Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, on February 24, 2020.

"For decades, the U.S.-India relationship was anchored by claims of shared...

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University of Delhi English professor Ira Raja was detained by police Thursday during a protest against the Indian government's citizenship law.

'They Are Turning India Into Kashmir': Government Crackdown Intensifies as Protest Movement Grows Across Subcontinent

A protest against a controversial citizenship amendment bill turned violent when Delhi Police shot tear gas and beat students of Jamia Millia Islamia University in Delhi, India on December 13, 2019.

Indian Crackdown on Dissent Over Bill Stripping Naturalized Citizenship From Muslims 'An Affront to Democratic Values'

Students of Presidency University staged a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) in front of Presidency University at College Street on December 10, 2019 in Kolkata, India.

'This Is Fascism': Indian Law Stripping Naturalization Rights From Muslims Sparks Criticism and Protest

Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), pictured at the Capitol on March 13, 2019, were the suvject of a barrage of hateful Facebook posts from an Israeli-based company.

Investigation Uncovers Israel-Based Group Behind Bigoted Facebook Smear Campaign Aimed at US Muslim Congresswomen

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Peter King, (R-N.Y.) talk during the press conference calling on passage of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act outside the Capitol on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015.

Progressives Excoriate Schumer for Mourning as 'Card-Carrying Islamophobe' GOP Rep. Peter King Announces He Won't Seek Re-Election

DeVos Threatens to Cut Funding for Middle Eastern Studies Programs for 'Portraying Islam Too Positively'

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends a conference in Russia in 2017.

Gates Foundation Award for Indian PM and 'Despot-in-the-Making' Narendra Modi Draws Anger From Rights Advocates

A laborer working on a new detention center being built for people who are not included in a "citizens register" in Kadamtola Gopalpur village, in Goalpara district, some 170km from Guwahati, the capital city of India's northeastern state of Assam.

'Red Flag for Whole World': Undocumented Workers in India Fear They May Soon Be Prisoners in Detention Camps They Are Building

Charles M. Kupperman, the acting national security advisor, has been criticized for his views in the past.

Bolton's Replacement Charles Kupperman 'Another Islamophobe,' Charge Critics

'Look at My Record': Omar Rejects Suggestion That As Muslim, She Must Condemn Al Qaeda and FGM More Often Than Other Lawmakers

Rep. Ilhan Omar takes a selfie with Rep. Rashida Tlaib and political activist and professor Angela Davis at an event outside the U.S. Capitol on April 30, 2019.

Attacks Meant to 'Silence' First Two Muslim Women in Congress Won't Succeed, Says Rep. Ilhan Omar

Mosques in the U.S. are increasingly targeted by death threats against Muslims and attacks.

'No One is Taking Any Chances': US Mosques Hold Active Shooter Drills Ahead of Ramadan

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Muslim Advocates

2019 FBI Data Undercounts Hate Crimes

Muslim Advocates

New Report Exposes Facebook as "the World’s Engine for Anti-Muslim Violence"...

ACLU

ACLU Comment on Appeals Court Ruling in No Fly List Challenge

National Iranian-American Council

NIAC Statement on First Congressional Hearing on the Muslim Ban

Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)

CAIR Submits Written Testimony for Congressional Muslim Ban Hearing

ACLU

Court Releases Report on NYPD Reforms after Landmark Muslim Surveillance Settlement

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James Zogby

Policies Targeting Arabs and Muslims Didn’t Just Start With Donald Trump

Juan Cole

Top 6 Reasons Trump’s Racist Attack on Ilhan Omar at Empty Stadium Is a Lie

Juan Cole

White Terrorism Targeting Innocent Muslims in Germany Is Not Termed "Terrorism"

Juan Cole

Back to Jim Crow Under Trump: 'Lynch Her' Is Republicans' Big Idea to Deal With Rep. Ilhan Omar

Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan

Trump Is Deserving of an Impeachment Inquiry, Many Times Over

Maha Hilal

Admitting the Terrorism Watchlist Was Unconstitutional is Important, But Not Nearly Enough

Juan Cole

After Terror Attack at Oslo Mosque, What if Trump Spoke About White Supremacists the Way He Does Islam?

Phyllis Bennis

In the US Killing Fields, We're Now Way Past "Thoughts and Prayers Are Not Enough"

James Zogby

The Abuse of Religion to Foster Extremism Is a Universal Phenomenon

Eugene Robinson

Trump's Rhetoric Stokes Hate and Never Thinks of the Consequences.