AhlulBayt News Agency: A recent study conducted by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in New York has revealed that nearly 60% of Muslim students in New York have experienced bullying at school.
The survey, titled “Feeling The Hate In Our Schools,” highlights the challenges faced by Muslim students, particularly following the Israeli war on Gaza in October 2023.
According to the survey, “58.2% reported being bullied at school by another student because they were Muslim.” Additionally, “almost half (44.7%) of students who wear a hijab reported their hijab was tugged, pulled, or offensively touched by another student rarely, sometimes, often, or very often.”
The findings also indicate that “64% of students have witnessed a Muslim student at school being bullied by another student,” and nearly 65% have seen “their school make offensive comments or posts about Islam or Muslims online.”
Despite these incidents, many students (43.6%) did not feel it was necessary to report them, believing it would not make a difference. The survey noted that “74.6% of students said that they did not report to an adult at their school about being bullied by another student for being Muslim.”
The CAIR report also addresses a rise in “anti-Muslim, anti-Arab, and anti-Palestinian sentiment within the fabric of New York City” during the Gaza war.
It states, “In 2023 alone, CAIR-NY received 555 requests for legal assistance, with 43% directly linked to Palestinian solidarity, highlighting the urgency of this issue.”
Furthermore, the report mentions that 32% of students reported being silenced at school for voicing opinions on Palestine, while 13% faced unwanted attention from staff, 11% from authorities, 10% experienced online harassment or doxing, and 9.5% reported social isolation.
The survey was based on responses from 500 Muslim students, with 91.7% attending public schools, 4.6% attending charter schools, and 3.8% attending non-Islamic private schools.
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The survey, titled “Feeling The Hate In Our Schools,” highlights the challenges faced by Muslim students, particularly following the Israeli war on Gaza in October 2023.
According to the survey, “58.2% reported being bullied at school by another student because they were Muslim.” Additionally, “almost half (44.7%) of students who wear a hijab reported their hijab was tugged, pulled, or offensively touched by another student rarely, sometimes, often, or very often.”
The findings also indicate that “64% of students have witnessed a Muslim student at school being bullied by another student,” and nearly 65% have seen “their school make offensive comments or posts about Islam or Muslims online.”
Despite these incidents, many students (43.6%) did not feel it was necessary to report them, believing it would not make a difference. The survey noted that “74.6% of students said that they did not report to an adult at their school about being bullied by another student for being Muslim.”
The CAIR report also addresses a rise in “anti-Muslim, anti-Arab, and anti-Palestinian sentiment within the fabric of New York City” during the Gaza war.
It states, “In 2023 alone, CAIR-NY received 555 requests for legal assistance, with 43% directly linked to Palestinian solidarity, highlighting the urgency of this issue.”
Furthermore, the report mentions that 32% of students reported being silenced at school for voicing opinions on Palestine, while 13% faced unwanted attention from staff, 11% from authorities, 10% experienced online harassment or doxing, and 9.5% reported social isolation.
The survey was based on responses from 500 Muslim students, with 91.7% attending public schools, 4.6% attending charter schools, and 3.8% attending non-Islamic private schools.
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