American Islamophobia (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

The US Constitution is crystal clear that there shall be no religious test for public office. Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson said Sunday a Muslim should not be president. At a rally in New Hampshire, a Donald Trump supporter says “We have a problem in this country and it’s called Muslims.” Asks, “When can we get rid of them?” Trump says: “We’re going to be looking at that.” Yes, 9/11 happened. And yes, it’s a messy world out there. But suddenly it seems like political open season on Muslim-American citizens. This hour On Point, Islam, American politics, and Islamophobia in America. — Tom Ashbrook
Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2015/09/23/ahmend-mohamed-islamophobia-ben-carson