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EPISODE · Sep 8, 2026 · 22 MIN

How Islamophobia Was Built Into U.S. Policy and Law Even Before 9/11

from Mehdi Unfiltered · host Zeteo

Constant surveillance, anti-immigration policies, and open hatred… Has Islamophobia in the U.S. gotten worse since 9/11? And did anti-Muslim bigotry in America exist long before then? In this 'Mehdi Unfiltered' conversation, Rozina Ali, journalist and the author of a new book on Islamophobia, joins Mehdi to examine the manufacturing of anti-Muslim hatred in America, and its dangerous amplification in the Trump and post-Oct. 7 eras. SUBSCRIBE TO ZETEO TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT AND UNFILTERED JOURNALISM: https://zeteo.com/subscribe WATCH 'MEHDI UNFILTERED' ON SUBSTACK: https://zeteo.com/s/mehdi-unfiltered FIND ZETEO: Twitter: https://twitter.com/zeteo_news Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zeteonews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zeteonews FIND MEHDI: Substack: https://substack.com/@mehdirhasan Twitter: https://twitter.com/@mehdirhasan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@mehdirhasan TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mehdirhasan  

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