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The woman accusing MP Kent Hehr of sexual misconduct is breaking her silence in an exclusive interview with CBC News to talk about the online abuse she's received since going public with her accusation. Kristin Raworth describes her ordeal — then and now — including how death threats have left her feeling shaken and unsafeIt has not been an easy year for Muslims in the United States. President Donald Trump’s travel ban – dubbed the “Muslim ban” – has been back and forth to the country’s highest courts. Meanwhile Trump retweeted discriminatory messages by a far-right party in the United Kingdom and has clamped down on immigration.



An annual poll by the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) seeks to measure the level of anti-Muslim sentiment among the American public. And for the first time, the report also includes an Islamophobia Index, created by ISPU in collaboration with Georgetown’s the Bridge Initiative.

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According to the index, 61% report having experienced religiously based discrimination in the past year more than once. That’s compared to less than 30%