President Trump on Tuesday said that Rep. Ilhan Omar should resign from Congress a day after she apologized for sending out a pair of tweets that many condemned as anti-Semitic. “I think she should either resign from Congress or she should certainly resign from the House Foreign Affairs Committee,” he said,…
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Ever since November 7th, I have been struggling with sleepless nights. I toss and turn, thinking of my three-year-old son, worrying what this country has in store for him as an American Muslim. How can I help him navigate the bigotry and sheer ignorance he will surely encounter? How do I prepare…
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It’s been over a year since President Donald Trump was elected, and the effects of his presidency continue to be far-ranging and, in many cases, deleterious. I am still haunted by the video that went viral on November 10, 2016, reportedly showing the lunchroom at Royal Oak Middle School in…
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This article is part of a collaborative series commissioned by altMuslimah and Jewschool to promote interfaith dialogue and understanding between Muslim and Jewish communities experiencing a rise in anti-Semitism and Islamophobia. Trumpian White nationalism and supremacy are transnational and have found their mirror globally, in emboldened movements that threaten both…
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EIC, Asma Uddin, discusses the crisis of Muslim masculinity in this BBC interview. For more on Muslim masculinity, check out Asma Uddin’s piece in the Newsweek, where she writes, in part:
Read MoreFrom the time I entered kindergarten to the day I graduated with my bachelor’s degree, I have been educated in public schools. I always assumed that I avoided the pressures of conformity by not attending a private school, and particularly a private Islamic school. I believed that my education through…
Read MoreOn March 6, 2017, the Trump Administration issued a new executive order with regard to immigration into the United States from seven majority-Muslim countries, which will go into effect on March 16, 2017. This order repealed and replaced Executive Order 13769, implemented on January 27, 2017. The purpose of this…
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I am an American Muslim veteran. I was raised in America, and I joined ROTC (the Reserve Officer Training Corps) while in college. I followed in the footsteps of generations of men in my family who have served proudly and with distinction in the military. Many of my family members…
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With all the stories on the Internet it can be difficult to always stay in the know. To help, we’ve searched the web for interesting pieces of news, videos and tips to help you start off your week on the right foot. 1. Kids make valentines: ‘To Islam, With Love’…
Read MoreOn February 3, 2017, Federal Judge the Honorable James L. Robart, granted a nationwide Temporary Restraining Order halting the enforcement of the provisions of President Trump’s executive order regarding immigration. The purpose of this article is to briefly discuss that decision, and what will happen next, from an academic perspective. Q: …
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