Muslim Americans Archives

Social Justice

It’s Been One Year Since Trump First Proposed His Travel Ban. Basically Nothing Has Changed.

In the wake of the Supreme Court's announcement that it will decide in April the constitutionality of Trump's travel ban, civil rights advocates have compiled new data and personal accounts to illuminate experiences from the ban's previous versions.

Massoud Hayoun

A man carries a sign welcoming Sikh travelers at Los Angeles International Airport on June 29th, 2017, in Los Angeles, California.

Social Justice

In the Wake of Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban’ Efforts, Californians Invoke Intersectionality to Preserve Civil Liberties

A new state law bars the federal government from using state data to create a registry of Muslims and other American communities.

Massoud Hayoun

Environment

How the Lie That American Muslims Cheered on 9/11 Began

Four years after the terrorist attack, an expert on folklore traced one such rumor to its source.

Tom Jacobs

Social Justice

A Spotlight on the 9/11 Anti-Muslim Backlash

Ten years after the attacks, a sociologist sizes up the social impacts of post-9/11 anti-Muslim prejudice in the United States.

Joshua Zaffos