Monday, December 6th, 2010
Islamophobia, an irrational fear of and prejudice against Islam and its followers, has always existed. The 2010 elections, however, exploited and expanded this fear so that it became louder, angrier, and expressed publicly with pride. In a sea of examples of that hate-filled rhetoric leaking into our local communities and day-to-day life, it has become clear that the University of Michigan has not been immune.
