We were told, at least on some news channels, that last summer’s Manhattan mosque controversy expressed an organic fear of Islam. Just as we’re often pushed to think that the Tea Party is a grassroots reaction to American debt, genuine fiscal concern suddenly capturing American attention and driving us to near legislative paralysis. It’s about time someone followed the money.
Today, the Center for American Progress (CAP) releases a groundbreaking report: Fear, Inc.: The Roots of the Islamophobia Network in America. Its authors include Faiz Shakir, Eli Clifton, Matt Duss, Lee Fang and Scott Keyes; lead researcher and writer, Wajahat Ali, has shifted gears for this contribution. Previously well known for his extremely well received play, “Domestic Crusaders,” Ali is now working with the Center to better understand “the Islamophobia Network.”
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