Video: the politics of Islamophobia - CAIR

 

As election cycles heat up, conversations about Muslims quickly devolve into brazen Islamophobia and manufactured fear. But who is fueling this hate, and who benefits from it? In this newest episode of CAIR on AIR, I sit down with Dr. Hatem Bazian, a UC Berkeley scholar who leads the university’s Islamophobia Research and Documentation Project, to take a deeper look at the forces behind anti-Muslim hate in America. We discuss: How media narratives shape perceptions of Muslims The relationship between Islamophobia, Gaza and U.S. foreign policy The growing presence of American Muslims in politics Changing attitudes among some conservatives toward Muslims And much more Listen to the full episode now.

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