The legacy of the 9/11 attacks includes weapons and guard dogs at American airports, the “Muslim ban,” unending foreign wars, extrajudicial procedures (including imprisonment without due process), and the politicization of “terrorism” cases:
- 9/11 Attacks: A Two-decade Assault on US Civil Liberties (Middle East Eye)
“[S]ome of the people who have been ordered to leave Israel were born” in the country:
“By sealing these important records, the Muhaymin family was hurt in their quest for justice and the press and public were robbed of an important conversation about systemic, anti-Black violence in the Phoenix Police Department” — Muslim Advocates staff attorney Sanaa Ansari:
- Motion Filed Requesting Records Related to Killing of Muhammad Muhaymin Jr. to Be Unsealed (Arizona Republic / azcentral.com)
“A Black Muslim lumber pack maker at UFP Industries’ plant in Ranson, W.Va., was subjected to persistent race- and religion-based harassment … [and] was ultimately fired because he is Black and because he filed a discrimination charge with the agency, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Monday”:
- UFP Accused by EEOC of Harassing Black Muslim Employee, Others (Bloomberg Law)
Hollywood loves dealing in stereotypes, and when it comes to Muslims they are allowed to get away with it:
“We have lived our lives constantly trying to control how we’re being perceived because that’s the only way we feel safe. And that’s a scary place to be”:
Her talent notwithstanding, “[a]s a Muslim woman wearing the hijab, Dembelé is not allowed to play in most sport competitions in France, including football”:
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