American Muslim Fear: Ghulam Kehar, living in the American state of Texas, has been very scared for the last several weeks. When Ghulam Kehar, who belongs to the Muslim community, leaves the house every day, he repeatedly worries about his family members that something untoward might happen. He remains worried about his family members until he reaches home. This is also affecting their work and mental state. Ghulam Kehar is not alone. There are thousands of people belonging to the minority community, especially the Muslim community, who are going through such situations like Ghulam Kehar. It is being claimed that the Muslim population has increased rapidly in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas and there are a large number of mosques here. Due to this, resentment and hatred towards the Muslim community is increasing in Texas.
Right wing leaders increased tension
As the number of Muslim community is increasing in Texas, America, the stress among the people living here is also increasing. People say that after the terrorist attacks of 9/11 (year 2001), hatred against the Muslim community from the minority Khatsaur is increasing. Hatred towards Muslims has increased in the last few months. In this, the statements of right wing leaders have added fuel to the fire of hatred. Some people even claim that people of all communities live in peace and harmony here, but right wing leaders made hateful statements against them, after which the incidents of protest have increased.
There is sourness among the community
People of the Muslim community allege that right-wing leaders are active in the areas around Dallas. Every now and then he makes such statements which enrage the local people. In such a situation, there remains a danger of violence among the minority community. The people of the minority community living here say that they had come here in search of a better life, but now the situation is full of tension. The behavior of local people has changed. The festivals which people of all communities used to celebrate together, now have to be celebrated alone or with their own community.
The Muslim population has increased in Texas, America. Especially during the last few years, the number of people of the Muslim community in Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area has increased rapidly. According to the data of 2024, the Muslim population here is around 1.59 lakh. A decade ago, the population of the Muslim community here was around 79,000.
Muslim population in Texas is up to 5 lakhs
Overall, in Dallas-Fort Worth alone the population of the Muslim community has doubled in the last 10 years. Talking about the state of Texas, the total number of Muslims here is estimated to be between three to five lakhs. In this way, their share in the total population of the state is only 1-2 percent. Yet they are the target of right wing organizations. Let us also tell you here that in America, caste based or religion based questions are not asked in the census. In such a situation, there is no accurate data of Muslim population here.
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