Violence and hatred against Muslims have increased in the US, President Joseph Biden said in a statement on the occasion of Ramadan, Report informs, citing the White House.
Biden stressed that there is no place for Islamophobia in the US.
"Here at home, we have seen an appalling resurgence of hate and violence toward Muslim Americans. Islamophobia has absolutely no place in the United States, a country founded on freedom of worship and built on the contributions of immigrants, including Muslim immigrants.
"My administration is developing the first-ever National Strategy to Counter Islamophobia and Related Forms of Bias and Discrimination, to take on hate against Muslim, Sikh, South Asian, and Arab American communities, wherever it occurs. No one should ever fear being targeted at school, at work, on the street, or in their community because of their background or beliefs," the president said.
