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World Economic Forum

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Islamophobia is on the rise. This is how we can tackle it

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Most Islamophobic ideas around Europe centre on Islam being a violent religion, which is incompatible with western society. New research shows how this perspective can be countered.

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The Atlantic

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As an Iranian-American comedian, Maz Jobrani focuses most of his material on how people misunderstand Middle Easterners in America. With Trump's call to ban Muslims and increasing debate around ISIS, he's had plenty of material to work with. Anti-Muslim sentiment has grown since 9/11. According to a 2015 YouGov/Huffington Post poll, 55 percent of Americans hold an unfavorable view of Islam. In the same year, for the first time in U.S. history, the FBI began collecting data on anti-Arab hate crimes. In this interview filmed at the 2016 Aspen Ideas Festival, Jobrani discusses how xenophobia is affecting American kids.

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Insights and perspectives from the 2016 Aspen Ideas Festival

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What Islamophobia Is Doing to American Children

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As an Iranian-American comedian, Maz Jobrani focuses most of his material on how people misunderstand Middle Easterners in America. With Trump's call to ban Muslims and increasing debate around ISIS, he's had plenty of material to work with. Anti-Muslim sentiment has grown since 9/11.

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TedTalk

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What it's like to be a Muslim in America | Dalia Mogahed

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Accepting Identities in Schools -- Inclusion of Muslim Students

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Accepting Identities in Schools -- Inclusion of Muslim Students

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PBS NewsHour

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Teaching ‘different is okay’ to combat Islamophobia in U.S. schools

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Standing Up Against Hate - Against Islamophobia

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Standing Up Against Hate - Against Islamophobia

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TedTalk

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Islamophobia killed my brother. Let's end the hate | Suzanne Barakat

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Newsela

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Newsela | New Zealand left reeling in wake of terror attack on mosques that killed 50

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A gunman murdered dozens at two New Zealand mosques on March 15.

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Newsela

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Newsela | Police release Muslim teen after his clock is mistaken for a bomb

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Newsela

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Newsela | FBI says hate crime rate climbs as Jews, Muslims, LGBTs mostly targeted

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Newsela

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Newsela | Chicago teens confronted with new wave of Islamophobia speak up

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Teens find that Islamophobia does not just come from adults.

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Newsela

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Newsela | College student gets kicked off plane, questioned for speaking Arabic

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Muslim Women Share Experience wearing Hijabs

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Muslim Women Share Experience wearing Hijabs

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Newsela

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Newsela | Prejudice and progress: Women with hijabs talk what it's like to wear them

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Women who wear the hijab share their different reasons for wearing the headscarf.