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Apr 25, 2020

Coronavirus is highlighting the rift in Islam (Religion Unplugged)

Coronavirus is bringing to the fore what is likely to be one of Islam’s most fundamental…

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Nov 05, 2019

The Online Cacophony of Hate Against Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib (NYT)

Donald Trump has made the demonization of Representative Ilhan Omar, Democrat of Minnesota, a…

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Jun 26, 2019

The Road to Trump’s Face-off with Iran

I was flying over the Strait of Hormuz when I first learned Iran had downed a US drone just 12…

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Jun 26, 2019

The US isn’t winning any popularity contests among Arabs

The Trump administration is dangerously out of touch with the Middle East, and it's…

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Jun 26, 2019

U.S.-Iran standoff perpetuates flaws of decades-old policies

Current U.S. policy toward Iran has deepened the Middle East's Sunni-Shia divide —…

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Apr 19, 2019

Trump’s Raw Meat for the Islamophobes

18 Apr, 2019 When Donald Trump on Friday tweeted out-of-context clips from a speech by Ilhan Omar…

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Mar 15, 2019

Islamophobes Came for Americans on the Campaign Trail

MARCH 13, 2019, 11:19 AM “Think about it: Omar wears a hijab,” Fox News host Jeanine Pirro…

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Feb 23, 2017

The Trump Administration’s Islamophobic Holy Grail

It is the holy grail of the anti-Islam lobby: the designation of the Muslim Brotherhood as a…

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Dec 09, 2016

An Idiot’s Guide to Islam in America

A memo to the president-election about the people he fears. DECEMBER 8, 2016, 4:48 PM “Islam…

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Nov 15, 2016

I’ve Seen Hell and Know What’s Coming

There is much to fear from the president-elect, and from ourselves. Lawrence Pintak Updated Apr.…

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Nov 13, 2016

For Muslim Americans, Fear and Shock at a Trump Presidency

NOVEMBER 10, 2016, 4:56 PM American Muslims and Arab-Americans woke up Wednesday morning with…

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Oct 28, 2016

Islamophobia After Trump

(Oct. 27, 2016) Donald Trump and ISIS. It was the Perfect Storm. The damage has left a barrage…

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