(Hill) Pollster Dalia Mogahed said in an interview that aired Thursday on “What America’s Thinking” that anti-Muslim sentiment takes a cue from elected officials’ rhetoric.
“Anti-Muslim sentiment in the public follows the rhetoric of politicians,” Mogahed, director of research at the Institute of Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU), told Hill.TV’s Jamal Simmons on Wednesday.
Mogahed pointed specifically to the increase in anti-Muslim sentiment during George W. Bush’s presidency.
“He [Bush] made the right statements, made responsible statements about a separation between these horrific attacks and a community of 1.7 billion people,” she said, referring to Bush’s response after the September 11 terror attacks.
