Muslim Radicalization Hearings

Round 2: Pete King To Look At Muslim Radicalization In Prisons

Benjy Sarlin | June 15, 2011, 5:45AM

Rep. Peter King's (R-NY) much-maligned look into the Muslim threat within continues on Wednesday with a hearing on radicalization in American prisons.

Like King's previous Homeland Security Committee hearings, his latest effort is already drawing protests from religious leaders who are concerned he's unfairly stoking paranoia about Muslim Americans' loyalty to their country. A group of Long Island civic and religious institutions organized a news conference on Tuesday to decry the prison hearing.

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Topics: Homeland Security, Homeland Security Committee, Keith Ellison, Muslim Radicalization Hearings, Pete King