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Muslims In American Now Leaves In Fear, Avoiding Public Places by maslong(op): 5:07pm On Nov 14, 2016

On the morning after the election, Alia Ali had
a sickening feeling as she headed to her job
as a secretary at a New York City public
school, her hijab in place as usual. Ali is a
Muslim who lives and works in one of the
most diverse places in the U.S., and yet the
ascension of Donald Trump to the White
House left her wondering how other
Americans really viewed her.
"Half of America voted one way and half of
America voted the other, and you're like,
'Which half am I looking at?'" she said. "You
become almost like strangers to the people
you've worked with. Is this person racist? Do
they like me? Do they not like me? Because
that's what this election has done."
American Muslims are reeling following the
election of Trump, whose campaign was rife
with anti-Muslim rhetoric and proposals that
included banning Muslims from entering the
country and heightened surveillance of
mosques across the nation. Now, among
many of the 3.3 million Muslims living in the
U.S., there is significant fear, along with some
reports of harassment; one hijab-wearing
student at San Diego State University said she
was briefly choked by suspects who made
remarks about Trump's victory.

Source : https://www.yahoo.com/news/trumps-election-leaves-american-muslims-reeling-scared-150536042.html