Is the US more anti-Muslim now than after 9/11?

What the report says

Al Jazeera published a report examining whether the United States is more anti-Muslim today than in the years after the September 11 attacks. The piece, attributed to Al Jazeera’s Noor Wazwaz, says that negative views of Islam continue to linger even as Muslim political representation in the US has increased.

The report frames the discussion around what has changed for Muslims in America over the past 25 years and what has remained the same. It points to a broader contrast between political visibility and social attitudes, suggesting that progress in representation has not necessarily erased public prejudice.

The article does not provide a detailed list of cases, statistics or policy developments in the snippet available, but its central theme is the persistence of anti-Muslim sentiment in US society long after 9/11. That makes the topic relevant to ongoing debates about civil rights, religious freedom and the political participation of Muslim Americans.

According to the published material, the segment was released on September 11, 2026, and is intended as a retrospective look at conditions for Muslims in the US. Any fuller assessment of trends would require the complete report, but Al Jazeera’s headline and summary indicate a focus on both continuity and change since 2001.