Events over the weekend in New York City should be concerning for everyone living here – but not for the reason you might suspect.

An anti-Muslim protest outside the home of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on March 7 was disrupted when football-sized explosive devices were thrown into the crowd, allegedly by two teenagers. Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, were identified by Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch as the men who threw the devices into the crowd.

Tisch has confirmed that at least one of the devices contained triacetone triperoxide (TATP), "a dangerous and highly volatile homemade explosive,” and described the attacks as inspired by the Islamic State terrorist organization.

The news media has been – rightfully – focused on the potential harm these IEDs could have caused. Political violence is never the answer, no matter the views being espoused.

But the presence of far-right, Islamophobic protesters in New York City is also deplorable, and failing to get the attention it deserves, regardless of how........

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