Anti-Muslim Rhetoric
To the Point
KCRW
4.4 • 583 Ratings
🗓️ 25 November 2015
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
In just 12 days since the attacks in Paris, rhetorical attacks on Muslim Americans are rising toward a fever pitch. A religious database, special ID cards and surveillance of mosques are being proposed. Is it just the heat of the presidential campaign or something more troubling?
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| 0:00.0 | Join left-right and center host Bob Shear for his new podcast, Shear Intelligence. The twice-monthly |
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| 0:32.6 | this is To the Point. Muslim Americans in the politics of fear. |
| 0:41.5 | Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International, |
| 0:45.3 | a daily look at the issues Americans care about most. |
| 0:47.7 | In the aftermath of September 11th, President George W. Bush went to a mosque and said all Muslims |
| 0:53.0 | should not be judged by the acts of a radical few. |
| 0:56.2 | This year, Donald Trump and fellow Republican presidential candidates are making calls for outright religious discrimination. |
| 1:02.5 | Muslim Americans report Islamophobia is on the increase, and they're being asked to apologize for terrorists they despise. |
| 1:09.8 | It's not the first time an identifiable minority has been |
| 1:12.5 | targeted for abuse. What are the lessons about American voters and their values? Today's |
| 1:17.7 | talking point is the Army still depriving some disabled veterans of benefits they deserve. |
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| 1:51.4 | In just 12 days since the attacks in Paris rhetorical attacks on Muslim Americans are |
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