Assault on American Muslims: The False Report Saga

Assault on American Muslims: The False Report Saga

In the wake of revelations that two Muslim girls made up allegations of rights violations based on faith, the Muslim community in America has raised concerns that this could be used by Islamophobes to discredit legitimate complaints. The Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) and the Center for American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) two of the biggest Muslim bodies in America have stressed through their respective spoke persons that the legitimate complaints by far out-number the false and as such, the police should take complaints by Muslims especially women seriously in future. The spokes person for MPAC, Rabiah Ahmed said when speaking to the press 22^nd December, “The way our community is treated in the media is unfortunately very monolithic." It would be observed that western media outfits publicized the false claim report far more than they ever did for the legitimate ones. The national communications director of CAIR, Ibrahim Hooper, told the press "These false reports unfortunately give ammunition to the industry of Islamophobes who promote the demonization and dehumanization of Islamic Muslims," he said. "But one or two false reports should not take away from the credibility of dozens of other real ones."