With Islamophobe Brigitte Gabriel boasting of “a direct line to Donald Trump” …
… and rumors of specific plans for “a harsh crackdown on immigrants” …
- Read Leaked Drafts of 4 White House Executive Orders on Muslim Ban, End to DREAMer Program, and More (Vox)
- Donald Trump Expected to Order Mexican Border Wall and Temporarily Ban Refugees (Independent)
… which would not only be ineffective …
… counterproductive …
… and immoral …
… and has already provoked a backlash:
- How Trump Changed Americans’ View of Islam – for the Better (Washington Post)
- Albright: I’m ‘Ready to Register as Muslim’ (The Hill)
- Protesters Flood NYC’s Washington Square Park to Oppose Muslim Ban (Huffington Post)
The “move that could risk escalation of U.S. military involvement in Syria’s civil war”:
- Trump to Order Plan for Syria ‘Safe Zones’ – Document (Christian Science Monitor)
“The mosque, which represents about one-tenth of France’s … mosques and Muslim associations, called on other Muslim groups to do the same and “reject all attempts of stewardship,†by French authorities”:
The “veteran, … small-business owner, … [and] Muslim youth leader …Â is traveling around the country with a sign that says, ‘I’m A Muslim U.S. Marine Ask Anything’”:
“T[o] prevent further hate crimes and cases of discrimination …Â we need to change the conversation … [by] giving the mic to Muslims in medicine, television,media and other fields beyond the political realm”:
- What Covering Hate as a Muslim Journalist Taught Me About the Media (Huffington Post)
- ‘Rumi’s Secret’ Offers an Expanded View of the 13th-century Poet and Mystic (Christian Science Monitor)
- Knesset Inaugurates Jewish-Muslim Ties Caucus (Jerusalem Post)
“Once again, the Israeli government has proved that it is more committed to land theft and colonialism than to the two-state solution and the requirements for peace and stability” — Hanan Ashrawi:
- Israel Plans 2,500 New West Bank Settlement Units in Trump’s First Days in Office (Christian Science Monitor)
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