Bay Area Muslims feel rise in Islamophobia
by Hana Baba, KALW Staff of the Bay Area chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, pictured here in October 2015, were evacuated last week following the discovery of a suspicious envelope containing white powder. Courtesy of CAIR. Anti-Muslim sentiment around the U.S. is on the rise. The uptick started right after the attacks in Paris in November. Then came the December shootings in San Bernardino, and last week, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called for a ban on Muslim entry into the country. Now American Muslims are being attacked all over the U.S. — from attacks on Muslim-owned businesses in North Dakota and New York to threats against mosques in