San Diego Mosque Shooting Highlights a Broader Crisis in U.S. Islamophobia

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An opinion piece arguing that rising Islamophobia in U.S. politics—seen in anti-mosque protests, calls against Sharia, and Trump’s muted response to the San Diego attack—has real consequences for American Muslims, cites CAIR’s record civil-rights complaints, and urges national leaders to publicly affirm Muslims’ place in the United States and lower the political temperature.
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