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Normale Ansicht

Muslim Southerners Face a Fresh Wave of Hateful Political Rhetoric

19. April 2026 um 20:03
Some Muslim voters were once drawn to Republican positions on family values and individual liberty, but as Southern politicians stoke anti-Islamic sentiment, many feel threatened.

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Amal Altareb, a Yemeni American, moved to Memphis in 2012, one of many Muslim Americans drawn to the South by economic opportunity, family and friends.

Anti-Muslim Comments by G.O.P. Congressman Reflect a Rising Trend

22. März 2026 um 14:09
On Capitol Hill and in Nashville, comments by Representative Andy Ogles of Tennessee have sown division and underscored a growing tolerance on the right for Islamophobia.

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Representative Andy Ogles, who has made a series of Islamophobic comments, represents a sizable Muslim population in a Nashville-area district.

What a Key AIPAC Loss in Illinois Signals for Pro-Israel Lobby in Midterms

The historically bipartisan American Israel Public Affairs Committee faces headwinds among Democrats angered by the country’s current government and war in Gaza.

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The American Israel Public Affairs Committee poured millions of dollars into Illinois’s Ninth Congressional District race through secretive super PACs to mixed results.

AIPAC, the Pro-Israel Group, Becomes a Major Issue in Illinois Democratic House Races

17. März 2026 um 12:30
Several groups with ties to the pro-Israel group have spent at least $20 million in four primaries backing candidates who are likely to support their cause in Washington.

© Photographs by Joshua Lott for The New York Times

Groups associated with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee have focused much of their spending in the Ninth District, seeking to bolster Laura Fine, a state senator, against Daniel Biss, the mayor of Evanston.

House Republican Faces Backlash to Islamophobic Post Suggesting He Prefers Dogs to Muslims

18. Februar 2026 um 01:01
Representative Randy Fine had responded to a Palestinian organizer by saying that “the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one.”

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Representative Randy Fine, a Jewish first-term congressman, often makes Islamophobic or otherwise bigoted remarks on social media.
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