Muslim American Support for Trump Is an Act of Self-Sabotage

Over the weekend, a group of Arab American and Muslim American leaders in Michigan appeared onstage at a Donald Trump rally and urged their communities to vote for him. The outreach might be working: A recent poll showed Trump with a narrow lead among Arab American voters. This is shocking, but hardly surprising. It’s shocking because Trump’s stated policies—on Palestine, on political freedom, and on the very presence of Muslims in America—are antithetical to so much of what most of these voters believe in. It’s unsurprising because we Arab and…

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One of the first two Muslim women in US Congress is already battling a fake news campaign – Quartz

The Nation. One of the first two Muslim women in US Congress is already battling a fake news campaignQuartzSince her historic win on Nov. 6 as the first Somali-American Muslim woman in Congress, Ilhan Omar has been very busy: attending House freshman orientation in Washington DC, making friends with other elected progressive women, working to lift a ban …Congressperson-Elect Ilhan Omar Is Making Real the Promise of the American ExperimentThe Nation. Laura Loomer banned from Twitter after criticizing Ilhan OmarNBCNews.comLaura Loomer got permanently kicked off Twitter for telling the truth! Watch…

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First Muslim Women in US Congress Misled Voters About Views on Israel – Breaking Israel News

Breaking Israel News First Muslim Women in US Congress Misled Voters About Views on IsraelBreaking Israel NewsIlhan Abdullahi Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Harbi Tlaib of Michigan will be the first two Muslim women ever to serve in the US Congress. Most of the media coverage since their election on November 6 has been effusive in praise of their Muslim …and more » us congress – Google News

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