By Nate Terani | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – Understand this: I’m an American veteran. I’m also a Muslim-American in a country in which, in these years, that hasn’t exactly been the happiest category to fall into. Now, let me tell you a little story. Recently, I had an ominous dream. It was noon on […]
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Muslim-Americans
Ignoring White Supremacists, Trump Smears Immigrants as Terrorists
By Arnold R. Isaacs | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – When you see an immigrant or a foreign visitor, especially from a Muslim country, should your first thought be that you might be looking at a possible terrorist? Clearly, that’s how the Trump administration wants Americans to react. It was the message in the president’s […]
Trump’s Criminalization of Muslims goes beyond Travel Ban
Basima Sisemore | (The Conversation) | – – On Jan. 19, a year after President Donald Trump’s first travel ban was issued, the Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments against the latest third version signed by Trump on Sept. 24, 2017. This version remains in full effect. Under the ban, nationals from eight countries are […]
Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban’ Backfires, Improves Attitudes Toward Them
TeleSur | – – A recent study shows the U.S. “Muslim ban” became unpopular among U.S. voters after its implementation, media coverage contributed to shift. Political scientists revealed that public opinion on the so-called Muslim ban has shifted after a nationwide debate on immigration, racism and religion in the U.S. was sparked as a result […]
Upshot of Mueller Probe: Putin did to US what we did to Iran and Iraq
US Middle East policy often seemed similar to Putin’s Plot on America via Trump
Detroit’s Eminem raps against Trump, defends Muslims
Marshall “Eminem” Mathers | BETNetwork | (Music Video) | – – “Eminem is back! And he’s in classic bar-for-bar form blasting at Donald Trump from his Detroit home. The cyphers went crazy too. Peep.” BETNetworks: “Eminem Rips Donald Trump In BET Hip Hop Awards Freestyle Cypher” Read “The Storm (2017 BET Hip-Hop Awards Cypher Verse)” […]
Trump tries to Camouflage Muslim Ban with a Few Venezuelans and N. Koreans
TeleSur | – – The addition of North Korea and Venezuela broadens the restrictions from the original, mostly Muslim-majority list. U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that Venezuela and North Korea will be added to the list of countries banned from traveling to the United States. The order outlines different restrictions for each country on […]
New Customized Muslim Banned planned by Trump
Xenophobic policy will harm US Economy
Do Muslim Americans need a Civil Rights Movement?
By Emily Cury | (The Conversation) | – – The past year has been a difficult one for American Muslims. According to a July 2017 Pew survey, 48 percent of Muslims report experiencing at least one incident of discrimination in the past 12 months. The Council on American-Islamic Relations and other Muslim advocacy organizations found […]
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