“F*ck u rag head.”
“Mohamad is a liar & a fagit.”
This graffiti is scrawled across the tomb of a Palestinian-American’s father’s grave in Chicago’s Evergreen Park cemetery.
It’s one of many such Islamophobic acts being carried out by groups of Americans – including attacks on seven mosques across the U.S. in the past two weeks alone.
As reported by CNN, Muslims are being forced to celebrate their holiest month, the month of Ramadan, away from their places of worship.
“I think there are a few people who don’t like anybody,” says Iftikhar Ali, president of a Joplin, Missouri mosque which was attacked and burned to the ground last week. “They don’t like a different color than their color, or different religions.”
Ali, along with countless American Muslims, are being pushed by violent hate crimes to steer clear of mosques, worshipping instead in convention centers guarded by law enforcement officers.
“So, what?” a portion of Americans may think. “Small price to pay, compared to 9-11!”
Sylver Blaque 