Muslim Americans
Islamophobia Pervades U.S. Police Officers' Facebook Accounts
New investigations reveal the extremist positions of many law enforcement officials.
Americans Are Distinguishing Between Muslims and Terrorists
New research finds overall feelings toward the religious minority did not dampen in the aftermath of two major terrorist attacks.
Is the White House in Any Position to Help Chinese Muslims?
Rights advocates suggest the president's hostile rhetoric and policies on American Muslims jeopardize his administration's ability to advocate against abuses abroad.
Islamophobic Incidents in California Have Skyrocketed Under Trump
Most of the Islamophobic incidents detailed in a new report involved restricted travel following the administration's repeated attempts to enact a travel ban affecting people from Muslim-majority nations.
Muslim Americans See a Major Spike in Hate Crimes—and Political Participation
Islamophobic incidents are up, but so is Muslim-American engagement in politics.
Los Angeles Is About to Vote Over Whether to Surveil Muslim Americans
The Trump administration has directed funds originally intended to counter radicalization—including white nationalist violence—toward the targeted surveillance of Muslim communities.
Muslim Americans Are Perplexed by News of a White House Ramadan Dinner
Muslim-American leaders are suspicious of an administration that they say is hostile to their communities at home and abroad.
New Evidence Shows Increasing Anti-Muslim Bias in Government Agencies
A civil rights report visualizes anti-Muslim sentiment in the United States.
How Muslim Americans Are Defending Themselves and Their Communities Against Bigotry
Islamophobia is becoming more widespread and systemic throughout the U.S., but Muslim Americans aren't idly awaiting their ruin.
Is Federal Data Misstating the State of Hate?
Anti-Muslim hate crimes are recorded at a rate of less than half their Jewish counterparts in America. Those numbers may not paint a full picture.
It's Been One Year Since Trump First Proposed His Travel Ban. Basically Nothing Has Changed.
In the wake of the Supreme Court's announcement that it will decide in April the constitutionality of Trump's travel ban, civil rights advocates have compiled new data and personal accounts to illuminate experiences from the ban's previous versions.
In the Wake of Trump's 'Muslim Ban' Efforts, Californians Invoke Intersectionality to Preserve Civil Liberties
A new state law bars the federal government from using state data to create a registry of Muslims and other American communities.
How the Lie That American Muslims Cheered on 9/11 Began
Four years after the terrorist attack, an expert on folklore traced one such rumor to its source.
A Spotlight on the 9/11 Anti-Muslim Backlash
Ten years after the attacks, a sociologist sizes up the social impacts of post-9/11 anti-Muslim prejudice in the United States.