Don’t fall for ‘Islamophobia’ legislation

Published March 4, 2026 9:30am ET



The good news: With its session ending March 14, Virginia’s legislature did not pass State Sen. Saddam Salim’s (D-Fairfax) bill (S.B. 624) to make “Islamophobia” a crime. The bad news: instead of defeating this measure — unnecessary at best, dangerous at worst — legislators carried it over to 2027.

A tale of opposites:

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