Violence against Muslims on the rise in America
The US Senate has held a hearing to investigate the rise in hate crimes in the country, while at the same meeting, US senators have also faced criticism for their hate speech directed at a prominent Muslim rights activist.
This means that hatred towards Muslims and other races living in this country in America is religious, above all else. So much so that the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the largest Muslim civil liberties organization in the United States, recently released a report stating that complaints of discrimination and hatred towards Muslims are increasing across the United States and that this issue will be addressed.
According to published reports, anti-Muslim violence and hatred in the US has increased by 57 percent since Donald Trump's presidency in 2016.
In addition, about 20 percent of the United States use profane language in front of Muslims, which is considered somehow anti-Islam. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) report mentions that another reason for the significant increase in anti-Muslim hatred in the United States is the consequences of the Zionist regime's war against the Palestinian nation.
The council also noted that in the last three months of 2024, when it received the highest number of complaints (3,578), the majority of cases were related to discrimination against Muslims in employment and education.
Employers, universities, and schools not only discriminate against Muslims, they also suppress those who seek to oppose Israel’s genocide in Gaza and call for attention to Palestinian rights. In the wake of Zionist crimes in Gaza and the rise of support for Palestinians in the United States, several schools have banned Palestinian-affiliated students from classes, and some employers have blocked the hiring of pro-Palestinian individuals.
Data from a human rights group in the US also shows that discrimination and attacks against Muslims and Palestinians in this country reached an unprecedented level in the US in 2023.
The report notes that after the first annual decline in complaints in 2022, anti-Muslim hatred has resurged in 2023, with an average of 500 such incidents per month in the first nine months of 2023, and 1,200 per month in the final quarter.
These cases of discrimination occur in a country that supposedly defends human rights and expects other countries to do the same.
