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Explaining the rise in hate crimes against Muslims in the US

  • Written by Brian Levin, Professor, Department of Criminal Justice and Director, Center for the Study of Hate & Extremism, California State University San Bernardino
imageMuslim women hold signs to express opposition to hate crimes and rhetoric.AP Photo/Seth Wenig

Hate crimes against Muslims have been on the rise. The murder of two samaritans for aiding two young women who were facing a barrage of anti-Muslim slurs on a Portland train is among the latest examples of brazen acts of anti-Islamic hatred.

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