Public recognition of Muslim discrimination rose while hate crimes surged

Evidence

In growing numbers, the general American public is now recognizing the contemporary struggles that Muslim Americans and Arab Americans confront. The polls tell us that a majority of Americans now believe that Muslims face significant levels of discrimination. Members of the American Psychological Association are investigating the psychological impact of Islamophobia on multiple levels. With HBO’s The Night Of and Aziz Ansari’s Master of None, Hollywood finally seems interested in creating more complicated representations of Muslims for our screens. — Moustafa Bayoumi, How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being…, 1008 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Sympathetic TV portrayals coexisted with a 1600 percent surge in anti-Muslim hate crimes; American public awareness of anti-Muslim discrimination rose substantially by the mid-2010s — Moustafa Bayoumi, How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being…, 1008; Anti-Muslim hate incidents rose 57 percent in 2016 — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 117 (+8 more)

Broader Connections

• American public awareness of anti-Muslim discrimination rose substantially by the mid-2010s #expands (0.93) — Moustafa Bayoumi, How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being…, 1008