Trump signs order to ‘keep radical Islamic terrorists out’ of US
Washington (dpa) – US President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order designed to keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the United States, saying the US wants to admit only people who will “love” Americans. In a ceremony at the Pentagon after the swearing-in of James Mattis as defence secretary, Trump also signed a […]
Black and Muslim, some African immigrants feel the brunt of Trump’s immigration plans
“My heart shivered,” says Martins Akinbode-Busayo, 35, a Nigerian health worker who fled his country in 2015. His government targeted him for helping gay people access HIV treatments. In 2014, Nigeria passed a law that criminalized not just homosexuality, but also the organizations that support gay people. He applied for asylum in New York last […]
The Muslim as a ‘Manchurian candidate’
Connecting President-elect Donald Trump’s calls to either ban all Muslims from entering the United States, subject them to an ideological litmus test prior to entering, or have them register their whereabouts once in the country is one simple truth: the desire to see all Muslims as conspiratorial. It is an idea that remains at the […]
‘The world will suffer’: Prize-winning researcher worries about limits on immigrants like her
All six Americans who won Nobel Prizes in science this year were immigrants – a fact widely noted as anti-immigrant rhetoric flared on the campaign trail. At the glitzy Breakthrough Prize ceremony in Silicon Valley on Sunday night, two of the five winners of the $3 million prizes for biomedical science were US immigrants. And […]
Ban Muslims? These Christians in Georgia say that would be a big mistake.
Lots of people are worried that Donald Trump was serious when he said he would ban all Muslims from entering the United States. And that’s especially true for some of the Christians who are helping Muslim refugees resettle in America. When Luke Keller woke up to the news that Trump would be president, he picked […]
US Progressive Organizations Report Jump in Post-Election Donations
In the week since the U.S. elections, numerous organizations whose agendas counter those proposed by President-elect Donald Trump have reported a dramatic surge in donations. Within hours after Trump was declared the winner last Wednesday, the American Civil Liberties Union unleashed feisty fundraising appeals, including one warning that if Trump implemented certain campaign promises, “we’ll […]
Who Is Frank Gaffney?
A man with extreme views on Islam who once claimed President Barack Obama was a secret Muslim may, or may not, be advising President-elect Donald Trump during his transition into the presidency, according to differing reports. Frank Gaffney was brought on by Trump to “assist on national security issues” after officials who were brought on […]
Nearly 3 Million Muslim Americans Face Trump Travel Ban
Donald Trump’s ban on all Muslims entering the United States could prevent over three million American citizens from traveling freely to and from their home country. That’s because, as of the latest estimates in 2016, there are over 3.3 million Muslims already living throughout the nation – and that figure could more than double by […]
USA – Fear for the future among New York’s Muslims on eve of election
A day before Americans vote in one of the most divisive presidential elections in decades, there is a palpable sense of tension among the citizens of Ozone Park, a quiet, residential neighbourhood in Queens, New York. People here have a reason to be more apprehensive than most: the area is home to a sizeable Muslim […]
Majority of South Carolina GOP Voters Favor Muslim Ban
Exit polls show that three quarters of Republican voters in South Carolina favor temporarily barring Muslims who are not U.S. citizens from entering the country, ABC News reports . Results from the South Carolina Republican primary were still coming in Saturday, but Donald Trump, who has called for such a ban on Muslims entering the […]