Maybe the plight of the people quoted in this article would be easier to empathize with if there really was an “Islamophobic” backlash after jihad attacks, but there usually isn’t, and shouldn’t be. These folks would also arouse more pity if “Muslims fear Islamophobic backlash” stories were standard establishment media fare after every jihad massacre. […]
Houston: Man charged with setting mosque fire was devout Muslim regular attendee
At the time the fire was set, it garnered much attention as a “hate crime”: “The Houston chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations called on authorities to investigate a possible bias motive in the case, citing what it called a ‘recent spike in hate incidents targeting mosques nationwide.’” But it turns out to have […]