Attacks on US Muslims rose eleven-fold this year alone, advocacy group says

Attacks on Muslim-American individuals and institutions have seen an eleven-fold increase in the first three months of the year, according to the Muslim Public Affairs Committee (Mpac). The group attributes this significant rise in targeted incidents, which range from vandalism to assaults, to the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran. This surge is also reflected in a sharp spike in anti-Muslim posts on social media platforms like X. The report further notes that inflammatory rhetoric from some Republican lawmakers is normalizing the hostility and contributing to the dangerous environment.