Anti-Sharia law rallies were held around the country last weekend, including in Indianapolis. One Muslim group hopes its own regular events – called Coffee, Cake, and True Islam – might help educate Hoosiers about its religion.

Carson, who's himself a Muslim, appeared on ABC following a week that saw acts vandalism — and even arson — levied against mosques across the country. And a new New York Times poll shows anti-Islamic sentiment in the United States at its highest level since just after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.