In the wake of Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election, an unpleasant reality is rearing its ugly head in. Hate crimes, racial and Islamophobic slurs are on the rise against Muslims, non-whites and homosexuals in America.
Since Trump’s triumph, there has been rise in targeted violence against minority groups in the form of hate-speech, offensive graffiti and even physical abuse. The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a group that monitors hate speech in the US, has documented 437 cases of abuse towards minorities between Wednesday, November 9th, the day after presidential election till Tuesday, November 15th.
“They’ve been everywhere -- in schools, in places of business like Walmart, on the street,” SPLC President Richard Cohen said on Monday.
Trump’s victory has proved divisive for the American populace, especially since one of his election planks was to keep immigrants and Muslims from coming into the country. Immigrants were targeted the most in cases of hate crime and harassment, according to the SPLC.
Muslim women voiced their anxiety early on Wednesday morning as the final election results slowly cemented Trump’s victory.
Some issued warnings to women that in wearing a hijab, their faith would compromise their personal safety.
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