With radicalized extremists bringing a wave of anti-Muslim sentiment across the U.S., current ONE lightweight and former UFC fighter Kamal Shalorus was recently featured in a CBS News piece hoping to promote a greater understanding of the true tenets of the Islamic faith. Shalorus (9-4-2), identified in the video as a “Mixed martial arts fighter,” was one of several Muslims interviews for the piece. Meet @kamalshalorus . We're featuring Muslim voices all day, as part of #MuslimInAmerica https://t.co/PgEWTtt5Az pic.twitter.com/R1UkWY8BuP — CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) December 18, 2015 “People, they confuse these radical people with Muslims,” Shalorus says in the CBS-produced video. “These are not Muslims. These radical people (are) some crazy people.” In the wake of November’s terrorist attack in Paris, as well as this month’s mass shooting in California, The New York Times recently reported “hate crimes against Muslim Americans and mosques across the United States have tripled,” citing a California State University study
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UFC, WEC vet Kamal Shalorus featured in CBS News piece on Muslims in America – MMA Junkie