Politics & Current Affairs — March 9, 2011

The Causes of Anti-Muslim Sentiment

What are the causes of anti-Muslim sentiment in the U.S. today? Scott Appleby, Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame, identifies three causes.

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What are the causes of anti-Muslim sentiment in the U.S. today? Scott Appleby, Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame, identifies three causes: misinformation, the economy, and crises:

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Scott Appleby on the Causes of Anti-Muslim Sentiment

Scott Appleby, Professor of History at Notre Dame, identifies the causes of anti-Muslim sentiment in the US as follows: misinformation, the economy, and crises.

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