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Professor Says Islamaphobia Is Emboldened By US Laws

By Jade Hindmon / KPBS Midday Edition Co-Host, Brooke Ruth / Senior Producer of Audio News

Published April 8, 2019 at 8:04 AM PDT

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Police are investigating a fire set at an Escondido mosque late last month as arson and a hate crime. The mosque was defaced with graffiti that referenced the terrorist attacks at two mosques in New Zealand that killed 50 people.

What is the root cause of these attacks? Constitutional law professor and author Khaled Beydoun says it's Islamophobia, which he defines as both state-sponsored policies and violence targeting those who are or are believed to be Muslim.

Khaled is a professor at the University of Arkansas, and the author of the book, “American Islamophobia: Understanding The Roots And Rise Of Fear.”

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He joins Midday Edition on Monday to discuss how he believes Islamophobia is emboldened by the law.

Professor Says Islamaphobia Is Emboldened By US Laws

Police are investigating a fire set at an Escondido mosque late last month as arson and a hate crime. What is the root cause of attacks like these? Professor and author Khaled Beydoun says it's Islamophobia.

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Jade Hindmon is KPBS Midday Edition co-host. Prior to making San Diego home, Jade worked in markets across the Southeast and Midwest, building a network of sources to tell the stories of people in each community. She worked as a multimedia journalist and anchor at WRTV in Indianapolis. While there, she launched “The Weekend Edition of Good Morning Indiana” and generated breaking news content for both broadcast and digital platforms. Prior to Indianapolis, she was an anchor and multimedia journalist at FOX Carolina in Greenville, SC. As part of that Emmy Award winning team, she covered elections, landed exclusive interviews, and interviewed presidential candidates. Jade also had the opportunity to cover international news and was able to travel to South Africa during the 2010 World Cup. Jade is a three-time Emmy nominee, a National Association of Black Journalists Salute to Excellence Finalist, and the recipient of a South Carolina Associated Press Award. She is a proud graduate of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.

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Brooke Ruth is the senior producer of Audio News. She previously served as a producer for "KPBS Midday Edition" and a web producer. Before joining KPBS, Brooke was a web editor for four newspapers and a local television station. She began her career in news at the Imperial Valley Press. She has also been part of the web teams at the Napa Valley Register, North County Times, and U-T San Diego. While pursuing her undergraduate degree at UCLA in psychology, she worked on the student newspaper, the Daily Bruin.

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