9/11 entrenched Islamophobia in US politics. But it doesn’t work the way you think | Moustafa Bayoumi

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Anti-Muslim sentiment is used as a political weapon. Meanwhile, Muslim American leaders are making a difference for allIt’s been 25 years since the terrorist attacks of September 11, and during this time Muslim Americans have learned how to live in that dangerous space between other Americans’ fears and their ignorance.The fear was clear from the beginning. Immediately following 9/11, Muslim Americans faced what Human Rights Watch called “a severe wave of backlash violence”. A tide of hate rose