Growing Bias Against Muslims In America

It shouldn’t be surprising that against the backdrop of a threatened Quran burning that got such media attention and controversy about an Islamic cultural center near Ground Zero, there is a spike in discrimination against Muslim workers in America.

“There is a hatred, an open hatred, and a lack of tolerance for people who are Muslim,” said Mary Jo O’Neill, regional attorney for the Phoenix district office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She said she has seen an uptick in discrimination complaints among Muslim workers in her region, which includes Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and New Mexico.

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Claims of bias against Muslims in the workplace rose to 1,490 last year from 1,304 in 2008 and just 697 in 2004, according to EEOC figures. Last year’s total was even higher than in the year after the 9/11 attacks, when bias claims hit 1,463. Figures from this year are not yet available.

By: Alan

Alan Colmes is the publisher of Liberaland.