For Muslim communities across the United Kingdom, March was a particularly frightening month.
Muslim homes and nonprofits began receiving letters declaring April 3rd “Punish a Muslim Day” in Britain. The letter detailed specific acts of violence against Muslims that would be rewarded with points, with some of the highest number of points awarded to people who “butchered” a Muslim “using a gun, knife, vehicle or otherwise.”
Whether the letter intended to inspire actual violence, or just incite terror, Muslim communities in both the United Kingdom and the United States went into high alertOne nonprofit helped to launch a counter-hashtag, #LoveAMuslim, and it easily took off. Read more…
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