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National — December 12, 2016   

New Pew Study: Americans believe Muslims Face The Most Discrimination In The U.S.

Original article by Sarah Harvard published in the mic on 12/09/2016

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A Pew study released last week showed that there has been a major shift in how Americans perceive Muslims these past three years. The survey found that 82% of Americans believe Muslims face discrimination in the United States. 57% say that Muslims face “a lot” of unjust or prejudicial treatment, which is a 12% increase from 2013.

The survey also revealed that Americans believe Muslims face discrimination the most, with blacks (76%), gays and lesbians (76%), Hispanics (70%) and women (60%) following behind. The survey also says a lot fewer Americans think Jews (44%) and evangelical Christians (42%) face a lot or some discrimination. About 39% of Americans say Caucasians face some form of discrimination in the U.S.

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