Eight in ten Americans believe Muslims face more discrimination than any other group in the U.S., according to a poll by the Pew Research Center.<\/p>\n
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Eight in ten Americans believe Muslims face more discrimination than any other group in the U.S., according to a poll by the Pew Research Center.<\/p>\n
82 percent of respondents said Muslims face discrimination, and 80 percent of those surveyed said blacks faced some discrimination.<\/p>\n
Pew released the figures Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted a video that attacked Muslim congresswoman Ilhan Omar from Minnesota.<\/p>\n
The video was of a speech delivered by Ilhan in which she discussed how Muslim Americans came to be seen as second-class citizens after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. The president’s tweet mixed in footage from the attacks with parts of the speech.<\/p>\n
Ilhan is one of the first Muslim lawmakers to be elected to Congress, alongside Michigan’s Rashida Tlaib, and has faced a flurry of attacks since she began in office this year.<\/p>\n
The Muslim congresswoman said she has faced more death threats since the president posted the tweet, sparking criticism that Trump is condoning harmful attacks against the country’s own elected officials.<\/p>\n
The survey was conducted prior to the president’s tweet.<\/p>\n
92 percent of Democrats said there is discrimination against Muslims in America, with 75% saying there is a lot of discrimination, according to the poll. While less Republican respondents said the same, 69%, a large majority, agreed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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