WASHINGTON: A year after President Donald Trump won the election, there was a substantial build up in hate violence against South Asian, Muslim, Sikh, Hindu, Middle Eastern, and Arab communities in the USA, a record stated on Friday.
Between November 9, 2016 and November 7, 2017, the not-for-profit group South Asian Americans Living Together (SAALT) stated in a record that it recorded 302 incidents of hate violence and xenophobic political rhetoric aimed toward these communities.
This is an over 45 according to cent build up from its earlier research in just a year, SAALT stated adding that this has no longer been seen since the year after the assaults of September 11, 2001.
This breaks down further into 213 incidents of hate violence and 89 instances of xenophobic political rhetoric -- of which 248, or an astounding 82 according to cent, were motivated by anti-Muslim sentiment, it stated.
One in five perpetrators of hate violence incidents referenced President Trump, a Trump coverage, or a Trump marketing campaign slogan, underlining a strong link between the president's anti-Muslim agenda and hate violence post- election, SAALT stated.
Suman Raghunathan, government director of SAALT alleged that through its insurance policies and rhetoric, the Trump administration's incessant demonisation of Islam has created an atmosphere of hate and fear-mongering for Muslims and those seemed to be Muslim.
"Deadly shootings, torched mosques, vandalised homes and businesses, and young people harassed at school have animated an acutely violent post-election year. This administration must break eye contact with white supremacy if our nation is to live up to its highest ideals of religious freedom," Raghunathan stated.
The record, amongst different issues, underlines the way in which intersectionality informs hate - both the identities of sufferers targeted and the techniques that criminalise communities.
Women who determine or are perceived as South Asian, Muslim, Sikh, Hindu, Middle Eastern, or Arab were the goals of attack in 28 according to cent of the 213 documented hate incidents post-election, it stated.
Of the 213 incidents of hate violence documented, one in five perpetrators invoked Trump's title, his administration's insurance policies, or his marketing campaign slogans during assaults, it claims.
Women who put on hijab or head scarves are in particular prone, accounting for 63 according to cent of the documented hate incidents concentrated on women.
The record discusses the intersection of immigration, racial profiling, surveillance, and criminal justice insurance policies that compound against communities.
"The growth of white supremacist hate groups and mounting attacks on our communities are proof positive that this administration's anti-Muslim agenda is not making America great, it's making Americans afraid," Raghunathan stated.
Between November 9, 2016 and November 7, 2017, the not-for-profit group South Asian Americans Living Together (SAALT) stated in a record that it recorded 302 incidents of hate violence and xenophobic political rhetoric aimed toward these communities.
This is an over 45 according to cent build up from its earlier research in just a year, SAALT stated adding that this has no longer been seen since the year after the assaults of September 11, 2001.
This breaks down further into 213 incidents of hate violence and 89 instances of xenophobic political rhetoric -- of which 248, or an astounding 82 according to cent, were motivated by anti-Muslim sentiment, it stated.
One in five perpetrators of hate violence incidents referenced President Trump, a Trump coverage, or a Trump marketing campaign slogan, underlining a strong link between the president's anti-Muslim agenda and hate violence post- election, SAALT stated.
Suman Raghunathan, government director of SAALT alleged that through its insurance policies and rhetoric, the Trump administration's incessant demonisation of Islam has created an atmosphere of hate and fear-mongering for Muslims and those seemed to be Muslim.
"Deadly shootings, torched mosques, vandalised homes and businesses, and young people harassed at school have animated an acutely violent post-election year. This administration must break eye contact with white supremacy if our nation is to live up to its highest ideals of religious freedom," Raghunathan stated.
The record, amongst different issues, underlines the way in which intersectionality informs hate - both the identities of sufferers targeted and the techniques that criminalise communities.
Women who determine or are perceived as South Asian, Muslim, Sikh, Hindu, Middle Eastern, or Arab were the goals of attack in 28 according to cent of the 213 documented hate incidents post-election, it stated.
Of the 213 incidents of hate violence documented, one in five perpetrators invoked Trump's title, his administration's insurance policies, or his marketing campaign slogans during assaults, it claims.
Women who put on hijab or head scarves are in particular prone, accounting for 63 according to cent of the documented hate incidents concentrated on women.
The record discusses the intersection of immigration, racial profiling, surveillance, and criminal justice insurance policies that compound against communities.
"The growth of white supremacist hate groups and mounting attacks on our communities are proof positive that this administration's anti-Muslim agenda is not making America great, it's making Americans afraid," Raghunathan stated.
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