Posted on 06/29/2024 7:35:15 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
The writer is a research fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School Middle East Initiative and is an expert on Israel-US relations, the Middle East, and world Jewry.
The Hamas attack on October 7 could’ve been another 9/11 moment for Arabs and Muslims in America, which brought a rise in Islamophobia with death threats and harassment towards Muslims following the attacks. But contrary to intuition, one of the worst-ever attacks executed by an extreme Islamist terrorist group has not brought an extreme rise in Islamophobia but rather a surge in pride, acceptance, and public visibility for one of the fastest-growing demographics in the US.
Since 9/11, Islamophobia and anti-Muslim assaults have been on the rise, with an exceptionally high uptick in 2016 following the Trump “Muslim ban.” But while being racialized and marginalized, American Muslim communities continued to grow with high fertility rates. Estimates project that by 2040, Muslims will replace Jews as the second-largest religious group in America.
But the “Trump ban” can also be seen as a turning point for American Muslims. Trump’s divisive politics and rhetoric created a coalition of progressives, liberals, and moderates who saw the rise of Trump as a threat to the basic norms of what it means to be American. Women, the LGBTQ community, and people of color all felt threatened by Trump’s administration and accepted Muslims as part of the coalition of the oppressed. For Muslims in America, it’s been enough, and they were ready for the tides to turn.
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[[which brought a rise in Islamophobia with death threats and harassment towards Muslims following the attacks.]]
Really? I didn’t see any or hear of any- but ya know what i did hear and see? Anti-Semitic attacks left and right- and still see today- the news is full of attacks on Jews- by palestinians now-
What pure, unadulterated hogwash.
I’m sick of these arrogant bastards in their track suits with their wives dressed up like 7th century beekeepers. Also the local imams bleating about islamophobia.
Prove it.
We haven’t played Cowboys and Muslims yet.
And liberals will serve them.
The bottom line: Islam is rising in America because the October 7 attack on Israel and the Jews worked.
Not that many Muslims yet...but we have a huge problem in our universities.
Bush and Obama each let in about 850k moslems after 9/11. Those two pricks fed America a slow acting poison.
I’m already done with muzzies in the USA.
No net value added.
Anti Constitutional, low IQ criminals.
Just Stop It.
Oh barf. Again with the wa-wa over alleged rise in “attacks” based on Islamophobia….and then says instead there is a rise in pride….
I’ll say. Starting a year after 9/11 liberals doubled down on “tolerance” and welcomed MORE Moslems into the country! Now we have so many Moslems AND mosques around here, it’s gotten to we now have Moslems running for office including the House around here. Yuck!
BTW, that rise in crimes? Yeah, what, 10 vs 1 before 9/11?
You are going to post propaganda without any comment? Can you do that indicates that you agree with the premise of the article. It’s a leftist, cultural Marxism article and you just through it out there without a counter argument or even just an explanation.
They're just waiting it out until it becomes Soyboys and Muslims. We're getting to that stage at an accelerated rate.
>> We haven’t played Cowboys and Muslims yet.
That sounds like a fun game! What time do we start?
I don’t trust Islam.
>> I don’t trust Islam.
I trust that they’ll do exactly what their Koran says they’ll do. In a word: EVIL.
Barak Sella is a marxist POS.
A more appropriate name would be “Barak Sellout”.
Nauseating Bull Crap!
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