An opinion article published by Amar Desh Online on August 23, 2026 argues that Islamophobia and anti-Arab discrimination have intensified in the United States. It says human-rights and civil-rights groups have reported record complaints of discrimination and harassment, linking negative attitudes toward Muslims to the Gaza war, tensions in the Middle East, and political rhetoric.
The article cites the Council on American-Islamic Relations as saying complaints related to anti-Muslim and anti-Arab discrimination and harassment have reached an all-time high. It recalls a 2008 campaign event in which Republican Senator John McCain responded to a voter describing Barack Obama as an Arab, saying Obama was a decent family man and a US citizen despite their political differences.
It also describes attacks on Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul Al-Sayed, including statements by Republican figures and former CIA director Mike Pompeo. The article argues that criticism of Israel is treated as disqualifying for Muslim politicians, and extends this argument to Jewish critics of Israel, citing comments attributed to Robert Kagan, Alan Dershowitz, Mike Huckabee, Michael Barenboim and the Jewish Chronicle.
আমার দেশ অনলাইন প্রকাশ : ২৩ আগস্ট ২০২৬, ০৭: ৩৫ আমেরিকায় ইসলাম ও মুসলিমবিদ্বেষ বা ইসলামফোবিয়া প্রকট আকার ধারণ করেছে। দেশটিতে মানবাধিকার ও নাগরিক অধিকার নিয়ে কাজ করা বিভিন্ন সংগঠন ও সংস্থা জানিয়েছে, সাম্প্রতিক বছরগুলোতে মুসলিম ও আরবদের বিরুদ্ধে বৈষম্য
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