Islamophobia had always existed, but the terrorist attacks seemingly made it worse — much worse.
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has trained more than 5,000 people on related issues. Despite the group's success, Afzali worries that recent events in Afghanistan could spark a new wave of bigotry and violence against Muslims in the US."I fear the narrative may shift again because we often see the wholly inappropriate conflation of the brutal behavior of groups like the Taliban with the teachings of Islam, which drives Islamophobia," she said.
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