‘It definitely trickles down’: Muslims in Texas suffer effects of Republicans’ hate speech

Muslims say anti-Islamic rhetoric making everyday life difficult – and threats and harassment not uncommon…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/29/texas-muslims-hate-speech

 

Texas Senate runoff sees surge of anti-Muslim rhetoric in campaign ads

“Every time it’s an election year, this is one of the favorite cards that the GOP plays to get votes,” said Shehla Faizi, a Texas Muslim running for state comptroller as a member of the Green party. “We have a boogeyman, the boogeyman are Muslims, and we’re going to use that to make people afraid and force them to vote for us.”…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/26/texas-senate-runoff-anti-muslim-ad

 

Explosive device thrown outside of Zohran Mamdani’s residence at anti-Islam protest

Two men are in custody in connection with incident after anti-Islam demonstrators clashed with counterprotesters…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/08/new-york-city-anti-islam-protest