Author Speaks on Prejudice against Muslims

Kumar says the Islamic bias has a long history, but she says that more recently it’s been used as a political excuse for the U.S. to enter into wars with entire countries. She proposes the American government instead put the money toward things that need improvement in the US, including health care and school systems.

?”By showing that ordinary Americans have no interest in actually holding animosity towards Muslim-Americans and people who actually live in Muslim countries, we can actually start to deflate some of this rhetoric,” said Kumar. More here.