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Muslim Americans Are More Likely to Reject Violence, Intolerance Than Many Other Americans

• David BierDirector of Immigration Policy, Niskanen Center
• Matthew La CorteResearch Associate at the Niskanen Center

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Donald Trump has proposed profiling Muslim Americans and shutting down mosques. He claims that Muslim "hatred is beyond comprehension." But the truth is that Muslim Americans are not only integrating into U.S. society, but are actuallymore opposed to violence and more tolerant in many ways than many other Americans.

Non-Muslim women wear hijab

A boy on a bike.

Sikhs also concerned by anti-Muslim rhetoric.

Chelsea Handler rants Muslims.

NEWS

	Newsweek Dutch Anti-Islam Politician Geert Wilders Surges in Polls Newsweek Dutch anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders in Vienna, Austria, March 27, 2015. Wilders' party is surging in the polls. Heinz-Peter Bader/Reuters. Flag as irrelevant
	MetroWest Daily News Sudbury: Goodnow Library hosts forum on understandingIslam MetroWest Daily News To reach out to the non-Muslim community, Shaheen Akhtar, interfaith liaison at Wayland's Islamic Center of Boston, held a forum at the Goodnow ... Flag as irrelevant
	FrontPage Magazine Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch: “No one defends Islamlike Arab Christians” FrontPage Magazine Islam needs Gregory III Laham to defend it from the likes of Grand Ayatollah Ahmad al-Husseini al-Baghdadi, the chief Shi'ite cleric in Iraq, who has ... Flag as irrelevant
	Why some Russian women embraced Islam Russia Beyond the Headlines Unlike European countries, where Islam was brought in by migrants, in Russia many indigenous peoples professed Islam for centuries and lived side ... Flag as irrelevant
	Will Islam Surpass Christianity? Christian Broadcasting Network A recent study from The Pew Research Center predicts that Islam will ... "Christianity had a seven-century head start on Islam, and Islam is finally ... Flag as irrelevant
	Daily News & Analysis Amazon gives revenue from anti-Islam group song to refugees FOX13 Memphis BERLIN (AP) — Amazon has pledged to donate its share of revenues from the sale of a song by the anti-Islam group PEGIDA to refugees, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Laurel Leader Call Are Chess and Islam Incompatible? Chessbase News But many Islamic scholars across the centuries said there is no reason to believe that the game violates the tenets of Islam. Jamaal Abdul-Alin, a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Court jails Egyptian female writer for insulting Islam The Punch An Egyptian court jailed Tuesday a female writer for three years for insulting Islam after she criticised the slaughter of animals during a major religious ... Flag as irrelevant
	Speaker to address Islamic law at St. Cloud event St. Cloud Times A presentation on Islamic law scheduled to take place Tuesday in St. Cloud has drawn negative reaction from some who say the speaker is ... Flag as irrelevant
	Demystifying Islam open house in Cobourg Jan. 30 Northumberland News Terrorism has never been and will never be the teachings of Islam, AMYA said. Such extreme ideologies of terrorist groups, like ISIS, are a danger to ...

	People Magazine Hillary Clinton Tells Muslim American Woman That She and Her Children 'Deserve Better' Than ... People Magazine Hillary Clinton blasted Donald Trump's anti-Muslim rhetoric as "not only shameful and offensive" but "dangerous" on Monday night during a town hall ... Hillary Clinton responded to a Muslim veteran's question on Islamophobia with a scathing criticism ...- Business Insider Donald Trump's anti-Muslim rhetoric shameful, dangerous: Hillary Clinton - Economic Times Local Muslim teens share their experiences with Islamophobia and stereotypes - The State Journal-Register Full Coverage Flag as irrelevant
	Discovery News 800K Muslim Soldiers Served in WWI Discovery News Some 885,000 Muslim soldiers — more than twice than previously thought — supported Allied forces in World War I, finds new research into the ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Cookies on the BBC website BBC News It's not clear what exact words David Cameron used in private conversation but many Muslim women have taken to Twitter to tell him that they are not ... Flag as irrelevant
	TPM Clinton Slams GOP Anti-Muslim Rhetoric: Shameful, Offensive, Dangerous TPM Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ripped the anti-Muslim rhetoric that has emerged in the GOP primary calling it "shameful," "offensive" and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Daily Mail Blindfolded Muslim woman in Central London asked strangers for 'trust hugs' Daily Mail Muna Adan blindfolded herself and stood in the city's bustling Trafalgar Square in front of a large cardboard sign, which read: 'I am a Muslim, not a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Daily Mail Minorities tsar Louise Casey slams liberals over Muslimcriminals Daily Mail David Cameron's integration tsar has blasted 'hand-wringing' liberals for failing to tackle forced marriage and other abuses in Muslim communities. Flag as irrelevant
	Elite Daily (blog) Hillary Owned Trump When A Muslim Veteran Asked Her About Islamophobia Elite Daily (blog) At one point, a Muslim-American woman and Air Force veteran named Erum Tariq-Munir asked Hillary Clinton about the rise of Islamophobia in ... Flag as irrelevant
	NDTV Muslim Girl Asked London For 'Trust Hugs'. Then, This. NDTV 18-year-old Muna Adan insists she was carrying out a social experiment in Central London in the aftermath of a perception of rising anti-Muslim ... Flag as irrelevant
	Telegraph.co.uk Ofsted threatens to penalise schools where Muslim veil is worn Telegraph.co.uk It comes after the Prime Minister announced that Muslim women can be banned from wearing veils in schools, courts and other British institutions. Flag as irrelevant
	Telegraph.co.uk Barack Obama criticises Donald Trump over Muslim ban Telegraph.co.uk President Barack Obama said that American politics has become "meaner" and the rhetoric of Republican candidates like Donald Trump and Ted ...

WEB

	Will Islam Surpass Christianity? CBN.com A recent study from The Pew Research Center predicts that Islam will eclipse Christianity as the world's most dominant religion.
	Islam ≠ Terrorism Voices of Youth To those people who view all Muslims as terrorists, I won't blame you for seeing it that way given the casualties that the ISIS movement have caused ...
	Anti-Islam Dutch lawmaker gains support amid migrant crisis CNSNews.com Anti-Islam Dutch lawmaker gains support amid migrant crisis. By the Associated Press | January 26, 2016 | 5:40 AM EST. Firebrand Dutch lawmaker ...

	Muslim women take to Twitter in response to David Cameron's anti-Muslim remarks Signs of the Times Muslim women have been tweeting Prime Minister David Cameron to highlight their professional achievements after he suggested the demographic ... Flag as irrelevant
	Philippine Muslim rebels say concerned at rising radicalism NewsDaily MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine government and Muslim rebel peace negotiators both expressed concern on Monday over the spread of radical Islamic ... Flag as irrelevant
	Muslim women respond to British PM's put down with good-humored The New York Times British prime minister David Cameron was the target of a "Twitter storm" on Sunday, in response to a comment about Muslim women's "traditional ... Flag as irrelevant
	Palestinian Authority Newspaper: US Created 9-11 to Cause Anarchy in Muslim World Truth Revolt Those who believe a two-state solution is truly possible should heed the types of "information" and messages being disseminated each day to ... Flag as irrelevant
	5 Muslim women's thoughts on new Dolce & Gabbana hijab line The New York Times Dolce & Gabbana announced a new hijab and abaya collection for Muslim women earlier this month, a move hailed by many as an inclusive gesture ...