Amnesty International Is Concerned With the Growing Number of Crimes Committed Against Muslims

(Washington, D.C.) Amnesty International U.S.A. (AIUSA) is deeply concerned about the growing number of reports of crimes committed against Muslims and of other anti-Muslim sentiment and activity in the United States.  AIUSA deplores the stabbing of a Muslim cab driver in New York, the arson attack against a mosque construction site in Tennessee and the vandalizing of an Islamic center in California. These crimes, together with activities such as the proposed "International Burn a Qu'ran Day" sponsored by a Florida church and protests against mosques in other cities, foster a climate of