Threats, harassment, vandalism at mosques reach record high

[sarisataka]

Threats, harassment, vandalism at mosques reach record high



(CNN)Gunshots fired into a mosque in Connecticut. Armed men protesting the "Islamization of America" outside Islamic centers in Texas. Death threats called in to mosques in Florida, Maryland and Virginia.

Anecdotal evidence suggests 2015, a year bookended by murderous attacks carried out in the name of Islam, has been one of the most intensely anti-Muslim periods in American history. A new study shared with CNN puts statistical heft behind that suspicion.

Through December 8, American mosques and Islamic centers have been the victims of vandalism, harassment and anti-Muslim bigotry at least 63 times this year, the Council on American-Islamic Relations says in the study. That's the highest number since the Muslim civil rights group began keeping track in 2009 and a threefold increase over last year.

The previous high was 53 incidents in 2010, during the controversy over the "ground zero mosque" near the site of the 9/11 attack in New York. But many of those incidents concerned bias at zoning hearings for new mosques. This year's hostilities have a sharper edge.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/10/living/mosques-attack-study-2015/index.html

[MariaThinks]

1. This is very disturbing.

[onecaliberal]

2. The American main stream media and hate radio is directly responsible for spreading

the hysteria. It's beyond the pale.

[sarisataka]

3. It is 24/7 fear

which then opens the door to the investigative piece on why is everyone so afraid...

[Rex]

4. The M$M doing their job, keep people scared and confused while ratings skyrocket.

That way new sponsors want in on the action.