hate crimes

The bill was introduced last spring, after a wave of anti-Semitic attacks happened across the country, including a shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue that killed 11 people.

"The penalty should be the same as it is for other terrorism crimes -- up to life without parole -- because these are hate crimes on steroids."

A Pew study says that 20 percent of Americans who identify as Muslims are converts. With surges in hate crimes and negative media portrayals, here's what makes them faithful.