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5 Years Later, Families Trump’s Muslim Ban Separated Are Begging Biden For Help

All Naser Almuganahi wanted was to live with his wife and three daughters, together under one roof. The 32-year-old bodega owner and U.S. citizen from New York has been in…

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Nearly 50,000 Afghan Refugees Are Living In Limbo On U.S. Military Bases

Military police walk past Afghan refugees at the Ft. McCoy Army base in Wisconsin in September. Barbara Davidson via Getty Images Afghan refugees who have been relocated to military bases…

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Nida Allam, North Carolina’s First Muslim Woman Elected, Sets Her Eyes On Congress

Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam addresses supporters of then-presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Feb. 14, 2020, in Durham, North Carolina. Melissa Sue Gerrits via Getty Images Nida Allam…

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Supreme Court To Hear Case On FBI’s Surveillance Of Muslims

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 5. DANIEL SLIM via Getty Images The Supreme Court on Monday will hear oral arguments on whether the government…

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Ilhan Omar Urges Creation Of Special Envoy Role To Combat Global Anti-Muslim Hate

The federal government would have a dedicated, high-ranking official monitoring Islamophobic incidents worldwide under a new bill being introduced Thursday by Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.). The…

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Over Two-Thirds Of Muslim Americans Have Faced Islamophobia, New Survey Finds

More than two-thirds of Muslim Americans have personally encountered Islamophobia at least once in their life, according to a new survey. The study — which surveyed 1,123 American Muslims across…

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Biden Administration’s Handling Of Haitian Asylum Seekers Is Angering Democrats

On Thursday, Daniel Foote, the U.S. special envoy to Haiti, resigned from his position in protest of the “inhumane, counterproductive decision to deport thousands of Haitian refugees.” He blasted President…

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U.S. Set To Admit Lowest Number Of Refugees Ever

Despite President Joe Biden’s pledge to overhaul immigration and welcome refugees to the U.S., 2021 is on pace for a record low in refugee admissions. According to the latest State…

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The ‘Ground Zero Mosque,’ A Right-Wing Fever Dream That Never Was

NEW YORK ― Building an Islamic center in Lower Manhattan was always ambitious ― not because the organizers anticipated it would be controversial, but because they wanted it to be…

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This Afghan Family Secured U.S. Visas. But They Can’t Get On A Flight.

Aina hasn’t slept in weeks, staring at her WhatsApp messages every night waiting to hear from her family members who are hiding in Kabul, Afghanistan. A 19-year-old Afghan student studying…