Muslim ban
Religious literacy can fix the faulty foundation beneath Trump’s Muslim ban
By Maha Elgenaidi — October 23, 2017
(RNS) — The organization I lead, Islamic Networks Group, has ample experience to show that increased religious literacy at all levels of society can weaken the foundation that supports discriminatory intent before it becomes policy.
Half sib? Welcome. Fiance? Not so fast. New travel ban rules decried as illogical
By Lauren Markoe — June 29, 2017
(RNS) Muslim and other civil rights groups say the Trump administration's interpretation of a 'bona fide relationship' is unreasonably narrow.
Appeals court rules against President Trump’s revised travel ban
By Richard Wolf — May 25, 2017
(USA Today) The ruling was yet another blow to the president's effort to institute a travel ban targeting six majority-Muslim countries, and it makes a final Supreme Court showdown more likely.
Muhammad Ali Jr. detained because of ‘Muslim ban,’ his lawyer says
By USA Today — February 24, 2017
(USA Today) Muhammad Ali Jr., 44, and his mother, Khalilah Camacho-Ali, were pulled aside while going through customs because of their Arabic-sounding names, according to family friend and lawyer Chris Mancini.
Support for Muslim ban up among white evangelicals
By Emily McFarlan Miller — February 24, 2017
(RNS) But support has dropped among all other religious groups.
Trump’s executive order religiously discriminatory, Appeals Court suggests
By Mark Silk — February 10, 2017
A trial on the merits is probably next.
The ‘Splainer: Does Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’ flout the law?
By Lauren Markoe — February 2, 2017
(RNS) Plaintiffs argue that the president's executive order amounts to religious discrimination. But whether they'll be able to convince the courts is an open question.
Trump: No Muslim ban, just immigration restrictions
By David Jackson — January 26, 2017
The Trump team is poised to suspend refugee and visa programs as applied to many Muslim countries in the Middle East, including war-torn Syria.
What Huston Smith could teach Donald Trump
By Bill Tammeus — January 4, 2017
(RNS) We have entered a time in the politics of the United States when the openness and respect that Smith taught when it came to religious traditions is under severe strain.
Trump says he’d allow ‘rich Muslims’ to enter US
By Josh Hafner — March 31, 2016
Chris Matthews asked Trump whether his very rich Muslim friends would be allowed to enter the U.S. during President Trump's Muslim ban. "They'll come in," Trump said.
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