In the wake of growing ISIS-backed attacks like those in Paris, national security talks are at the top of the political agenda. Donald Trump says he would even propose a total ban on Muslim immigrants into the United States. According to FBI statistics, hate crimes in America dropped in 2014, except in the category of anti-Muslim crimes, which increased about 14 percent. This hour, we're talking about the manifestation of Islamophobia and America's climate of anti-Muslim discrimination.

Guests:

Nathan Lean, Writer and Scholar of the Middle East and Director of Research for the Pluralism, Diversity and Islamophobia Project at Georgetown University's Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding

Alam Payind, Director of Middle East Studies Center at Ohio State University

Mark Potok, Senior Fellow at the Southern Poverty Law Center and Editor-in-Chief of Intelligence Report