'Islamophobia has taken root and become part of the structure of racism that exists,' says US's largest Muslim advocacy group.
Hate crimes against Muslims skyrocketed immediately after the 9/11 attacks, rising 1,617 percent from 2000 to 2001, according to statistics from the FBI. That severe spike marked some of the highest numbers of hate crimes against the Muslim community in US history.
"If they rented a truck to move their furniture, the FBI would be called on them. If a Muslim travelled too many times out of the country or they withdrew a lot of cash for their business, they were perceived as doing something wrong and the FBI would be called to investigate." "The immediate backlash against all perceived Muslims proved that to be the case," Cainkar told Anadolu.
That Muslim empowerment and equality movement in the United States has taken more than two decades of struggle and persistence to evolve to where it is now. But even after 22 years, the same factors from 9/11 and pre-9/11 continue to stoke fears in some Americans. "Studies have shown that it increases not only in connection to real-world events but at times of US elections. Thus I expect that if Muslims again become a target of campaign rhetoric this year, will see an increase," Cainkar continued, making reference to former President Donald Trump, who is currently campaigning for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
Ayloush concurred with that notion, saying the correlation of 9/11 to Islamophobia transformed into a much deeper form of discrimination during Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and after he was voted into office.
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