Anti-Muslim hate incidents rose 57 percent in 2016

Evidence

There were 2,213 anti-Muslim hate incidents recorded in 2016, a 57 percent increase from the preceding year. In addition, the Southern Poverty Law Center found that the number of anti-Muslim hate groups rose from 34 in 2015 to 101 in 2016, becoming more common than neo-Nazi, white nationalist, and anti-LGBTQ outfits, and growing at a far faster clip. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 117

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 117
• XREF: connects to: Trump’s election triggered a 300-percent spike in anti-Muslim hate group membership — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 778; Anti-Sharia legislation correlates with a 67 percent rise in anti-Muslim hate crimes. — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 638; German anti-Muslim hate crimes rose 87 percent in just two years — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 369 (+6 more)

Broader Connections

• Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric increased American hostility toward Muslims. #corroborates (0.70) — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 261
• Anti-Sharia legislation correlates with a 67 percent rise in anti-Muslim hate crimes. #corroborates (0.65) — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 638
• Trump’s election triggered a 300-percent spike in anti-Muslim hate group membership #corroborates (0.60) — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 778
• German anti-Muslim hate crimes rose 87 percent in just two years #corroborates (0.50) — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 369
• Islamophobia has become the dominant prejudice in Western societies #expands (0.50) — Peter Morey, Islamophobia and the Novel, 15