The attacks that left 50 dead at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, represent the most recent example of an overall hardening of attitude towards Muslims, fanned by social media and emboldened by white supremacists.
Muslims are increasingly singled out for harassment, persecution and assault by a jittery majority worried about losing influence.
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