US Muslims face more discrimination than followers of other faiths: Poll

Muslims face more discrimination than any other religious group in the United States, according to a poll of registered voters published Friday.

 

Muslims face more discrimination than any other religious group in the United States, according to a poll of registered voters published Friday.

Conducted by political website The Hill and market research and consulting services company HarrisX, it found that 85 percent of respondents believe Muslims face discrimination while 79 percent said Jews are discriminated against.

The poll’s release comes during a week in which an anti-hate resolution was passed in Congress to condemn anti-Semitism, Islamophobia and other forms of bigotry.

All three Congressional Muslims hailed its passage, calling it “historic on many fronts”.

“It’s the first time we have voted on a resolution condemning anti-Muslim bigotry in our nation’s history,” Reps. Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and Andre Carson said in a statement.

While many in Congress slammed her comments, including Rep. Eliot Engel, who called them “unacceptable and deeply offensive”, some lawmakers came to her defense.