The contentious 2016 presidential election raised religious and racial tensions, but experts say the fears fueling hate and bias incidents began years earlier.
Author Archives: Mukhtar Ibrahim
Mukhtar Ibrahim joined the Center as an investigative reporting fellow through the Toni Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism at Columbia Journalism School. Previously, he has written about terrorism, social and immigrant issues for BuzzFeed News, Minnesota Public Radio News, the St. Paul Pioneer Press and Al Jazeera English.
A look at Wisconsin’s ‘hate’ groups
The Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks “hate” groups nationwide, has identified nine such groups operating in Wisconsin. It defines these groups as having “beliefs or practices that attack or malign an entire class of people, typically for their immutable characteristics.”
Memorial near Wisconsin synagogue defaced with swastikas, pro-Trump graffiti
A memorial near the Gates of Heaven synagogue in Madison was spray-painted with swastikas and pro-Trump messages in large red letters hours before Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.