22 years after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the USA, there is still pressure on representatives of the Muslim community in the country, which, in turn, contributes to the polarization of American society.
This was said by Corey Seilor- Director for Research on the largest Muslim human rights organization in the United States, the Council of American-Islamic Relations (Cair).
According to her, Muslims, which are more than 1 percent of the US population, are considered as an “unloved” minority.
Seilor stated that anti-Muslim rhetoric is still considered acceptable in American politics.
“The American people have encountered disagreements in a society that have not been for several decades. Many famous personalities have been using this hatred (to Muslims) for their own purposes. Such a situation, as always, falls on a difficult burden on the shoulders of minorities living in the country” – she said.
She recalled that, according to a report entitled “Progress in the Shadow of Pre -Rescue”, published by CAIR in 2022, the growth of anti -Muslim sentiments in American schools was recorded.
“According to our latest study, in 2022 the number of complaints in connection with the facts of Islamophobia against Muslim children in schools increased by 63 percent compared to the previous year,” said Seilor.