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Thanks to @POTUS, the Muslim travel ban is no more.
Why is this such a huge deal for Muslims (besides the obvious reasons)?
Well, gather ‘round children...it’s story time.
#MuslimBan
Why is this such a huge deal for Muslims (besides the obvious reasons)?
Well, gather ‘round children...it’s story time.
#MuslimBan
You see, with all of the racist rhetoric by Donnie while he was on the campaign trail in 2015, we were heartbroken by Hillary’s loss in the last election.
Not since the 9/11 terrorist attacks were Muslims this afraid of targeted racism (domestically and internationally).
Not since the 9/11 terrorist attacks were Muslims this afraid of targeted racism (domestically and internationally).
According to the FBI, anti-Islamic incidents were the second least reported hate crimes prior to 9/11, but following 9/11, they became the second highest reported among religion-bias incidents.
From pre-9/11 to post-9/11, a growth of 1600% took place. https://www.mpac.org/programs/hate-crime-prevention/statistics.php
From pre-9/11 to post-9/11, a growth of 1600% took place. https://www.mpac.org/programs/hate-crime-prevention/statistics.php
Things eventually “leveled off” to an extent (and I use that phrase with a grain of salt), but then you-know-who rolled up and talked about implementing a Muslim Travel Ban and things not coincidentally spiked again. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/11/21/anti-muslim-assaults-reach-911-era-levels-fbi-data-show/
When President Cheeto won, he followed through on his word on his eighth day as POTUS, implementing a ban on 7 predominantly Muslim-majority countries, crushing many of us (families were split up, students had nowhere to go and refugees were stuck). https://www.aclu-wa.org/pages/timeline-muslim-ban
And even if you weren’t affected by that, words matter.
“It also showed a correlation between the number of Trump’s tweets in a given week that used keywords related to Islam and the number of anti-Muslim hate crimes that followed.” https://religionnews.com/2018/07/17/researchers-find-link-between-trump-tweets-and-spike-in-anti-muslim-hate/
“It also showed a correlation between the number of Trump’s tweets in a given week that used keywords related to Islam and the number of anti-Muslim hate crimes that followed.” https://religionnews.com/2018/07/17/researchers-find-link-between-trump-tweets-and-spike-in-anti-muslim-hate/
And if y’all thought it was limited to the US, well...
“If we don't want to end up like Europe and the UK, we need swift, pragmatic, non-violent solutions. We need to get Islam and the muslims out of America.” https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ishmaeldaro/anti-muslim-anti-immigrant-news-europe-to-america#.dx0Kxa997
“If we don't want to end up like Europe and the UK, we need swift, pragmatic, non-violent solutions. We need to get Islam and the muslims out of America.” https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ishmaeldaro/anti-muslim-anti-immigrant-news-europe-to-america#.dx0Kxa997
I mean, homeboy practically has a greatest hits album against us... https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/05/20/i-think-islam-hates-us-a-timeline-of-trumps-comments-about-islam-and-muslims/
Heck, even when we’re minding our own business, we couldn’t even pray in peace. https://www.aclu.org/issues/national-security/discriminatory-profiling/nationwide-anti-mosque-activity
Mosques are places of worship, so imagine:
- Donation boxes being stolen
- Property damage
- Graffiti of hate symbols or racial slurs
- Hate mail
- Bomb threats
- Arson
- Qurans burned
- Stabbings
Heck, some cities even DENIED zoning permits for NO REASON.
- Donation boxes being stolen
- Property damage
- Graffiti of hate symbols or racial slurs
- Hate mail
- Bomb threats
- Arson
- Qurans burned
- Stabbings
Heck, some cities even DENIED zoning permits for NO REASON.
So I ask you, who’s the real “threat” and “terrorist” here?
At the end of the day, were we safer as a country the last 4 years because of it?
“The Muslim ban showed us America at its worst: nativism, xenophobia, Islamophobia.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/01/25/trump-muslim-ban-legacy-biden/
“The Muslim ban showed us America at its worst: nativism, xenophobia, Islamophobia.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/01/25/trump-muslim-ban-legacy-biden/
As we approach the 4th “anniversary” of the Muslim Travel Ban, there’s lots of work to be done.
“...but Mr. Trump’s life-altering legacy will reverberate for generations of refugees. Repairing the damage to the refugee admissions program may take years.” https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/23/opinion/sunday/us-refugees-biden.html
“...but Mr. Trump’s life-altering legacy will reverberate for generations of refugees. Repairing the damage to the refugee admissions program may take years.” https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/23/opinion/sunday/us-refugees-biden.html
But amidst all of the pain, sadness, fear and stress, there’s hope! https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/muslim-ban-immigration-syria-iraq/2021/01/22/367bbb48-5a8f-11eb-a849-6f9423a75ffd_story.html
So if you’re wondering why many of us Muslims have been celebrating over Biden’s win, it’s because the US President will not see us as threats or enemies, but rather, Americans.
But the job isn’t finished, and all we can do is hope, pray and press forward.
But the job isn’t finished, and all we can do is hope, pray and press forward.
So in the meantime, don’t mind me as I tweet even more nonsense than I did last year because of how full of joy I am.
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