Student survey points to a rise in Islamophobia on California college campuses

Muslim college students across California say they have faced an increase in harassment and discrimination on their campuses in the last year, according to a new report from the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

The report from the Muslim advocacy organization, released Tuesday, comes amid heightened tensions at many Bay Area schools in the wake of the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Protests at several campuses, including Stanford University, the University of California at Berkeley and Cal Poly Humboldt...