For Washington’s Muslims, Ramadan marked by harrowing circumstances and hopeful state policies

For Washington’s Muslims, Ramadan marked by harrowing circumstances and hopeful state policies

From Feb. 18 to March 20 this year,Muslims around the world observed the holy month of Ramadan amid devastating war and, for Americans,nightmarish increases in immigration enforcement. Muslims in Washington state are facing increased scrutiny, discrimination, harassment and uncertainty. Public figures wield blatant, unchecked Islamophobia to generate fear and divide us, all to win votes or views.