Nov 2, 2026 6:30 PM EST
In the run-up to the midterm elections, experts have documented a surge of Islamophobia in political ads and speeches. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on some of the targets of that rhetoric and the impact it’s making. It's part of our series, Race Matters.
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Fred de Sam Lazaro is director of the Under-Told Stories Project at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota, a program that combines international journalism and teaching. He has served with the PBS NewsHour since 1985 and is a regular contributor and substitute anchor for PBS' Religion and Ethics Newsweekly.
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Sam Lane is reporter/producer in PBS NewsHour's segment unit.
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Source: PBS NewsHour · Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sam Lane
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