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Archives: Western Religion
Trump’s Refugee Ban Is Even Crueler Than You Think
By Max Friedman | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | - - The so-called "Muslim ban" has been compared to U.S. treatment of Jewish refugees during the Holocaust. It's actually even more draconian.…
Why America needs the Muslim Ms. Marvel now more than Ever!
By Katie M. Logan | (The Conversation) | - - During the first few weeks of the Trump administration, we’ve seen increased pressure on Muslim and immigrant communities in the United States.…
Human Costs of Trump’s Muslim Ban continue to Mount
By Jody Mashek | (Otherwords.org) | - - I've seen firsthand how the White House's cruel ban is impacting moms and kids here in the United States. Legal challenges to Donald Trump’s…
Why Designating Muslim Brotherhood ‘Terrorists’ will harm Democracy at home and Abroad
Human Rights Watch | - - (Washington, DC) – A US government designation of the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization, which the Trump administration is reportedly considering, would threaten the…
The real Victors in Judges’ ban on Trump’s Ban: US Universities
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - A three-judge panel from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday denied the Trump administration's request that the Executive Order banning Muslims…
Somali Muslims in MN mobilize for Love and Tolerance
By Christopher Zumski Finke | ( Yes! Magazine ) | - - The large refugee community in Minnesota is a big target for bigotry, and tensions are expected to get worse. But…
Trump’s Wrong on non-Coverage; But, Top 6 things actually Wrong with Terrorism Reporting
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Trump on Monday continued to troll the world, this time by alleging at CENTCOM that the media is not covering terrorist attacks. He…Neither Informants nor Saudis: Wrong Ways to Slam Muslim Ban
By Dina El-Rifai | (Otherwords.org) | - - I’m a Muslim woman and a social justice advocate. I’m terrified, heartbroken, and outraged by Donald Trump’s “Muslim ban.” As I watched administrative chaos…
Life in an Arab-American community under Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’
By Tom Brocket | (The Conversation) | - - Life goes on for the parents who drop off their children at homework club, or those rushing in late for embroidery class. As…
Trump’s Statue against Liberty
By Daniel Martin Varisco | ( MENA Tidningen ) | - - In 1886, slightly more than a century after the birth of the United States of America, the government of France…
Why Trump’s Muslim ban is bad for business
By Shainaz Firfiray | (The Conversation) | - - Donald Trump’s executive order to restrict immigration from seven countries has sparked widespread criticism from several quarters, including the business world. Not only…
German Ambassador 1933: “Hostility to Jews Aimed Mainly at ‘Immigrants'”
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Here are two newspaper articles from spring, 1933. They concern the issue of early Nazi policy toward Germany's Jews. In the first, the…
Demonizing Muslims: White Quebec Terrorists kill 6 in attack on Mosque
TeleSur | - - Incidents of Islamophobia have increased in Quebec in recent years amid a political debate over banning the niqab. At least two people have been arrested in the aftermath…
Trump’s Visa Ban is about anti-Muslim Bigotry, not Security
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Reuters is reporting that on Wednesday, Trump will announce a halt to the issuing of visas to citizens of Syria, Iraq, Iran, Libya,…
Why American TV needs a Muslim Modern Family – Reza Aslan
Reza Aslan / Vox | (Video Report) | - - "Writer Reza Aslan thinks a Muslim Will and Grace could truly change American perceptions of Islam." Vox: "Why American TV needs a…
Muslim Shockwaves as New Congress’ Bill seeks all Jerusalem for Israeli Colonization
TeleSur | - - Three U.S. senators introduced a bill calling for U.S. embassy to be relocated to Jerusalem and recognizing city as Israeli capital. As it convened for the first Tuesday…
Obama dismantles Bush Muslim Registry to make Trump start from Scratch
By TeleSur | - - Activists say Thursday's announcement of the dismantling of the notorious NSEERS program is a key victory in the fight against Trump's Islamophobia. After 14 years of almost…
Trump blames Muslim immigrants for Turkey, Berlin Violence
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - After the assassination of the Russian ambassador to Turkey by a member of the Ankara police force who appears to have gone over…