by Chas Danner
Glenn Greenwald is following the efforts to rebuild a mosque in Joplin, MO, which this week was burned to the ground in what is possibly the third separate arson attack on the structure since it was built. Glenn admonishes the media for largely ignoring the fact that "hate crimes against American Muslims are at epidemic levels":
Islamophobia in the United States is pervasive and intense, and worse, is as ignored and tolerated as it is destructive. The greatest harm from these incidents is not to the property they damage. It’s the climate of fear that is created for Muslims living in the United States. As I’ve written about before, it’s hard to put into words how palpable and paralyzing this fear is in American Muslim communities.
The Dish 