January 23 – 29

What Could Trump's Muslim Immigration Order Do?

What Could Trump's Muslim Immigration Order Do?

The Atlantic

The Trump Administration prepares an executive order restricting entrance into the U.S. from multiple Muslim-majority countries and specifically targeting Muslims.
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The UK media too often misrepresents Muslims – with dangerous results

The UK media too often misrepresents Muslims – with dangerous results

The Guardian

Miqdad Versi discusses sensationalist journalism in the UK that misrepresent facts about issues involving Muslims and Islam.
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In the US, we need a Muslim-Jewish alliance...

In the US, we need a Muslim-Jewish alliance...

Al Jazeera

The authors of this Al Jazeera opinion piece argue that Muslims and Jews in the US can come together in ways that do not downplay the need for justice in Palestine.
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 How Trump changed Americans’ view of Islam – for the better

How Trump changed Americans’ view of Islam – for the better

The Washington Post

Polls show increased favorability towards Muslims since Trump’s election. This article suggests that Trump’s extreme, partisan rhetoric and actions might be part of the reason.
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Mapping Islamophobia

Mapping Islamophobia

Grinnell College

Caleb Elfenbein, Associate Professor at Grinnell College, has put together a team of people to map incidents of Islamophobia across the U.S. over time.
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 Designating the Muslim Brotherhood a “terrorist organization” puts academic researchers at risk

Designating the Muslim Brotherhood a “terrorist organization” puts academic researchers at risk

The Washington Post

Designating the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) as a terrorist organization could be dangerous for researchers and NGO’s who work on or with MB materials and individuals. Ambiguous legal language about what counts as “material support” for terrorist organizations increases this risk.
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Judge blocks deportation of detainees over Trump refugee order

Judge blocks deportation of detainees over Trump refugee order

The Hill

U.S. District Court Judge Ann Donnelly has temporarily blocked the Executive Order signed by Donald Trump on Friday restricting entrance to the U.S. from seven Muslim-majority countries. The ban unfairly targets Muslims and has been applied indiscriminately, even affecting those with permanent resident status.
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Sixteen state attorneys general vow to fight President Trump’s executive order for travel bans

Sixteen state attorneys general vow to fight President Trump’s executive order for travel bans

Daily News

Attorneys general in sixteen states have said they will fight Trump’s Executive Order unfairly targeting Muslims coming into the U.S. Many have claimed it is in violation of constitutional protections guaranteeing religious freedom.
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 Protests Erupt Nationwide Against Trump’s Muslim Ban for Second Day

Protests Erupt Nationwide Against Trump’s Muslim Ban for Second Day

Alternet

Protests across the U.S. have taken place at airports and courthouses for the second day since Donald Trump signed an executive order barring individuals from seven Muslim-majority countries.
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 Québec City mosque shooting: six dead as Trudeau condemns 'terrorist attack'

Québec City mosque shooting: six dead as Trudeau condemns 'terrorist attack'

The Guardian

Breaking story – five killed during evening prayer in an attack carried out by three gunmen.
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Christian Leaders Denounce Trump’s Plan to Favor Christian Refugees

Christian Leaders Denounce Trump’s Plan to Favor Christian Refugees

The New York Times

The travel ban signed by President Trump gives preference to refugees who belong to a religious minority in their country and have been persecuted for their religion, which essentially means Christian refugees will be more likely to gain entry into America over Muslim refugees.
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6 Rules Of Islamophobia In America

6 Rules Of Islamophobia In America

The Huffington Post

In light of recent attacks on Muslims, Huffington Post has launched a “Islamophobia Project” which tracks anti-Muslim violence, vandalism, discrimination, public policy and political speech during 2016.
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 How Islam took root in one of South America’s most violent cities

How Islam took root in one of South America’s most violent cities

The Guardian

In Buenaventura, one of Colombia’s most violent cities, Islam is becoming popular thanks to a small community of Afro-Colombian Muslims who brought Islam to Buenaventura in the 1960s.
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 In the face of Trump’s Muslim ban, all academics have a responsibility to act

In the face of Trump’s Muslim ban, all academics have a responsibility to act

The Conversation

Sari Hanfi writes that scholars bear a responsibility to act through the specific mechanisms available to them such as providing informed public outreach as well as through their teaching and writing.
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There Has Never Been an America without Muslims

There Has Never Been an America without Muslims

Religion and Politics

Amir Hussain writes about the long history of American Muslims and Muslims in America arguing against misconceptions that there has ever been an America devoid of their presence.
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‘I Think Islam Hates Us’

‘I Think Islam Hates Us’

The New York Times

The New York Times examines President Trump’s plan to “eradicate radical Islamic terrorism” and how it differs from former President Obama’s strategy.
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Iranian academics scared and stranded by Trump travel ban

Iranian academics scared and stranded by Trump travel ban

Reuters

Trump’s travel ban has left many Iranian nationals stranded outside the United States, unsure if they will be able to return. Mohsen Kadivar, a Duke professor and Iranian national, shares his experience of being in Berlin at the time the ban was enacted.
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 Statement on January 27 US Executive Order “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States”

Statement on January 27 US Executive Order “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States”

International Qur'anic Studies Association

The Board of Directors of the International Qur’anic Studies Association (IQSA) responds to President Trump’s executive order that bans citizens of certain Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States.
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