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"path": "/2026/05/26/san-diego-mosque-shooting-reflects-how-online-rhetoric-media-depictions-and-political-discourse-contribute-to-increased-islamophobia/",
"publishedAt": "2026-05-26T15:45:53.000Z",
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"Death & Dying",
"Faiths",
"Government & Politics",
"Islam",
"Opinion",
"Religion Hub",
"U.S.",
"Center for the Study of Organized Hate",
"Eid al-Adha",
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"textContent": "(The Conversation) — Negative portrayals of Muslims are not without consequence – they lead to increased discrimination, hate crimes and psychological harm, writes a scholar of Islamophobia.",
"title": "San Diego mosque shooting reflects how online rhetoric, media depictions and political discourse contribute to increased Islamophobia"
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