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Bustin’ Loose Again, Trump Cites Brutal, Bigoted Myth of Pershing Murdering Muslims As Exemplary
Trump’s response to breaking news of a possible terrorist attack in Spain is to endorse a false tale of U.S. torture and religious insults.
By Ed Kilgore
Judge in Hawaii Stops Revised Travel Ban on Grounds It’s Really a Muslim Ban
The one legal problem the administration could not “revise” away was the claim it was really a Muslim ban. That’s what led to its suspension tonight.
By Ed Kilgore
Muhammad Ali Jr. Says He Was Detained at Airport Again
He was on the way home from speaking to U.S. lawmakers about his first detention in which he was allegedly asked about his name and religion.
By Chas Danner
Trump Signs New Travel Ban, Addressing But Not Eliminating Legal Questions
The new ban “cures” the more obvious legal problems of the original, but is still vulnerable to the charge that its intent is a “Muslim ban.”
By Ed Kilgore
Federal Appeals Court Hears Arguments on Trump Travel Ban
It’s all very preliminary and technical, and just a stage in a longer battle, but Trump may lose another round before the week is out.
By Ed Kilgore
Most Americans Disapprove of Trump — and His Executive Orders
New polls show broad opposition to Trump’s immigration orders, and 40 percent support for the president’s impeachment.
By Eric Levitz
A Lot of People Are Overestimating How Many Muslims There Are in Their Country
Mix fear-mongering with a certain cognitive quirk, and this is the sort of thing that happens.
By Jesse Singal
A Lot of People Are Overestimating How Many Muslims There Are in Their Country
Mix fear-mongering with a certain cognitive quirk, and this is the sort of thing that happens.
By Jesse Singal
France’s Burkini Bans Are Officially Illegal
It’s a legal precedent for all women in the country.
By Catie L'Heureux
French Police Forced a Woman to Remove Her Clothing on the Beach, Citing the Burkini Ban
Fifteen towns have now banned the full-body swimsuit.
By Catie L'Heureux
French Prime Minister Supports Banning the Muslim Burkini, Supposedly to Free Women From ‘Enslavement’
He's backing mayors who recently outlawed the full-body swimsuit.
By Catie L'Heureux
Muslim Women Fire Back at Donald Trump After He Claims a Muslim Mother Had ‘Nothing to Say’
"Hey, Donald Trump, can you hear us now?"
By Claire Landsbaum
Obama Blasts Trump: ‘There Is No Magic to the Phrase Radical Islam.’
"It is a political talking point. It is not a strategy."
By Ed Kilgore
Donald Trump Would Make Gracious Exception to Muslim Ban for London’s New Mayor
The rest of the world's 1.6 billion Muslims are still out of luck.
By Claire Landsbaum
What It Means to Date Online When You’re Muslim
A host of new dating apps have changed the game.
By Shahirah Majumdar
Donald Trump Rules Out Internment Camps for American Muslims
What’s also newsworthy is that a likely candidate for president had to clarify such a position in the first place.
By Chas Danner
U.K. Parliament Debates Ban on Future U.S. President Donald Trump
The House of Commons debates whether banishing Trump is worth risking a diplomatic crisis.
By Eric Levitz
Muslim Woman Kicked Out of Trump Rally After Standing in Silent Protest
She was wearing a T-shirt that said “Salam, I come in peace.”
By Chas Danner
The NYPD Gets New Rules, Civilian Oversight to Make Sure They Don’t Spy on Muslims
Now a Muslim actually has to do something wrong to be investigated.
By Samuel Lieberman
The Company That Conducted the Scary-Muslims Poll Donald Trump Mentioned Thinks He’s Misusing It
This was a very non-rigorous poll that blew up big time.
By Jesse Singal