Muslim communities confront surge of hostility during midterms
Topics: 2026 Midterm Elections
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- PBS NewsHour reports: “In the run-up to the midterm elections, experts have documented a surge of Islamophobia in political ads and speeches. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on some of the targets of tha…”
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