Attacks on US Muslims rose eleven-fold this year alone, advocacy group says

Attacks on US Muslims rose eleven-fold this year alone, advocacy group says Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Thu, 04/16/2026 - 17:21 The Muslim Public Affairs Committee attributes the rise to the US-Israeli war on Iran Members of the Muslim community attend prayers outside Masjid-At-Taqwa during Eid al-Fitr celebrations in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, on 30 March 2025 (Charly Triballeau/AFP) Off Attacks on Muslim-American individuals and institutions are at a 15-month high under the Trump administration, the Muslim Public Affairs Committee (Mpac) revealed on Thursday. The group documented an eleven-fold increase in targeted incidents in the first three months of this year alone. At least nine of the attacks occurred in March, ranging from vandalism and bomb threats at mosques to sexual assaults against Muslim women, according to Mpac's policy paper entitled, "The Pitfalls of Operation Epic Fury: How the Undeclared War Against Iran Hurts Americans’ Interests Abroad and at Home.