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Muslim communities confront hostility during midterms

Season 2026 Episode 223 | 6m 14s

In the run-up to the midterm elections, experts have documented a surge of Islamophobia in political ads and speeches. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on some of the targets of that rhetoric and the impact it’s making. It's part of our series, Race Matters.

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