In recent years, this activity has not abated. The double standard against Muslims remains. In October 2015, a nationwide network of right-wing anti-Muslim “patriot” groups orchestrated nearly two dozen coordinated armed protests at Islamic mosques across America. I believe these racist bullies intended nothing less than to silence the First Amendment rights of nearly ten million American Muslims.

QUESTION: What was the outcome of these October 2015 protests? Were there legal or political consequences?

XREF: Connects to broader literature on religious discrimination and civil liberties in post-9/11 America.

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