I do not understand why such a wonderful, peaceful and vibrant people are now facing such hate.

It makes me sick

To broadbrush a diverse group of over a billion people as being all peaceful and loving is no better than saying they're all violent jihadists.

Or did you just leave off the sarcasm thingie?

It's so common no one pays much attention to it.

But I could be wrong. Just because I don't pay much attention doesn't mean it doesn't bother other people. We have several Muslim families in our neighborhood and I see the women walking around with their children. I think the little kids all play with the other kids around here.

much in the same way many Americans don't want to be associated with American hate groups or mass shooters



I don't remember much backlash against people who look like the other mass shooters in Sandy Hook or Aurora or any of the countless others

I saw his name was Singh. Usually that is a Sikh.

I asked him where his turban was since you never see a Sikh without one and a beard. (Usually)

He said that he just didn't need the trouble the turban brings.

What a country we have here!

I feel shame.

not what I was going to wear.

language during WWII - we were nor forbidden to speak German but we faced suspicion and hatred if we did. I was born in 41 into a family who all spoke two languages - English and German. None of my generation learned any German. Years later we could not get into some colleges because we did not speak a second language.

What I am saying is that in times of war sometimes it is better to give up old traditions than to fight. But I would suggest one thing - teach your children about the tradition and the truth about why you gave it up. Just adopt the US position on the issue.

We are in a very difficult time since 9/11 and it is not all one sided. We need to find ways to make peace.

the 40s. Her parents stopped speaking Italian and forbid her and her siblings from speaking it.

Interestingly, my grandma began speaking Italian again when she developed Lewy-Body dementia.

Italian Americans. Only about German and Japanese. We are all united in this and we above all others in this country understand what is happening to people from the ME. Maybe we can help calm this down.

Columbus has a fair-sized Somali population...and I would have no hesitation to jump in if I saw someone hassling one.

This in fact gives them "cover". I'm not convinced it's personal choice every time, there is social and religious and male member of the household pressure to contend with for many.

must change their ways simply to protect themselves against violence from racists.

There are many people in the US who have grown up wearing clothing different from mainstream "Christians," clothing which sets them apart and makes them feel like outsiders in their own homeland. Outside gaping, staring, and asking occasional questions, people usually don't, at least, attack them.

Attacking Muslim women for their faith is unworthy of any human being. This should really be their choice, and left entirely up to them, with no one from the outside trying to bully them into choosing otherwise, or, God forbid, harming them.s

On the other hand, if women don't wear enough clothes to suit some US Americans, they are also likely to get rough treatment.

The People Of Walmart .Not funny but its happening .