The Atlantic Wire - What began with the right-wing political campaign
against the "Ground Zero Mosque," an Islamic community center that is neither a
mosque nor located at ground zero, has now become a national
phenomenon. Crowds of protesters, sometimes aligned with the
conservative Tea Party movement, are now rallying against proposed mosques in such locations as Murfreesboro, Tennessee; Sheboygan, Wisconsin; Bridgeport, Connecticut; and Temecula, California. What's behind this sudden and severe backlash against Muslim-American families? And where is it headed next?
