Muslim-Americans

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Ilhan Omar, a refugee and a Somali-heritage Muslim woman who veils, has won the Democratic primary for Minnesota’s Fifth District congressional seat, hoping to succeed Keith Ellison. The district, which includes Minneapolis, typically votes heavily Democratic, so she has a good shot at winning the seat. Somalia is one of […]

Trump and the American Fearscape as Hell for Muslim-Americans

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 […]

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 […]

African-Americans

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

Authoritarianism

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)” […]

Arab Americans

Trump tries to Camouflage Muslim Ban with a Few Venezuelans and N. Koreans