.... But the most striking change was the second hearing's focus: Crimes committed against American Muslims, not by them.
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said he convened Tuesday's hearing because of rising Islamophobia, manifested by Quran burnings, hate speech and restrictions on mosque construction.
And though he did not mention him by name, Durbin twice criticized House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter King, R-N.Y., who convened the earlier hearing on the "radicalization" of American Muslims.
The premise of King's hearing was that American Muslims do not cooperate with law enforcement probes into violent members of their community. [USA TODAY] Read more [via Islamophobia Watch]
