CITED: Elgenaidi, “Addressing Islamophobia, One Person at a Time”, ISLAMICommentary, June 30, 2015.

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This permanent ISLAMiCommentary web page contains links to written and video resources about and perspectives on Muslim communities in America.

This page is meant to be a very basic reference site for those interested accessing recent surveys, studies, and polls, beginning in 2011, from universities and other institutions.

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