(I meant to make a post about this a while ago, but better late than never!)
Over the past few weeks, there have been #MeetAMuslim campaigns on my campus, with Muslim students holding signs and inviting passersby to ask them questions and learn more about Islam and Muslim Americans.
I asked what non-Muslims can do to show their support and help spread the message, and the student I spoke to directed me to the site trueislam.com. This site was made by Muslims in response to growing anti-Islam sentiment, and it contains 11 truths of Islam that you can endorse in order to be listed as a Muslim ally.
I know things are super stressful right now and it seems impossible for an average person to make any progress against all the shitty things going down, but this is an easy way to show support for Muslim Americans. It seems like a small thing, but the student I talked to was really enthusiastic about it and stressed the importance of getting the truth about Islam out to as many people as possible.
So learn some more about Islam (and there are lots of really good quotes from the Quran to use against Islamophobes), become an ally, and spread the word!