AUSTIN, Texas --- America seems to be in the grips of an epidemic of hate and bigotry unseen since 9/11, and, once again, innocent Muslims are the target of threats and outright violence. Mainstream media and social media have been flooded with troubling reports of Islamophobia across the country in recent weeks. Ibrahim Hooper,
Spike In Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes Reflects America’s ‘Tremendous’ Bigotry Problem
From a fire at a Somali-owned restaurant to a vicious assault on a hijab-wearing sixth-grader, troubling and violent incidents against Muslims are occurring almost daily.
![As police stand guard, armed anti-Muslim protestors, who did not want to give their names, stand across the street from a mosque during a demonstration in Richardson, Texas, on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015. (AP Photo/LM Otero)](https://www.mintpressnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/AP_188331650289-1148x686.jpg)