anti-Muslim graffiti on the wall of the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn, MI

Breaking News Consumer's Handbook: Islamophobia Edition

On the Media | Sep 9, 2016

In the fifteen years since 9/11, the American media landscape has been rife with misconceptions and fear surrounding Islam, commonly depicting Muslims as violent, foreign intruders in America. Meanwhile, extremists use Islam to justify violent acts, while a vast majority of American Muslims decry them. With help from journalist Haroon Moghul, social activist Linda Sarsour, and religious scholar Reza Aslan, we've put together a guide for navigating the stream of Islamophobic coverage that, unfortunately, isn't showing signs of abating any time soon.

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