Tag: Islamophobia
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Appearing a Chair and a Table Out of Thin Air
The first day of high school was like stepping into an alternate universe. My previous school – Iftin Charter School – was homogeneous in its composition of Muslim, Somali and first-generation students. There, I fit flush with the student population. It was a larger, more hectic, version of my own home. At Crawford High School,…
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Islamophobia Declining, But Still Potent
CAIR Map detailing anti-Islamic legislation. | Photo Credit: Jill Replogle By Jill Replogle A national Islamic civil rights group says it’s noted a “small, but highly welcome” decrease in discrimination against American Muslims and actions designed to create fear of Islam. But it also found dozens of examples of legislation it considers anti-Islamic and more…