Muslim Americans
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Nader Haram On How Punk Saved Him From His Post-9/11 Identity Crisis
The musician looks back on how the terrorist attacks changed him and shaped his relationship to his culture
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Growing Up Muslim on Staten Island in the Wake of 9/11
Omnia and Leila Hegazy, sisters and members of the band Hegazy, discuss how the September 11th terrorist attacks shaped their middle school experience, and pushed them into music
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How Post-9/11 Islamophobia Thrust Aasif Mandvi Into the Spotlight on 'The Daily Show'
The actor, comedian, and former "senior Muslim correspondent" looks back on how the terrorist attacks of 2001 shaped his life and career
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Reflections on the Muslim Ban on the Four-Year Anniversary
Nisrin Elamin was on a flight back to the U.S. from Sudan when Trump enacted the Muslim ban. She was detained and released, but it forever changed her perception of America's immigration system
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'Ramy' Review: Hulu's Second-Generation-Blues Dramedy Is a Triumph
Ramy Youssef brings his experience as a Muslim-American immigrant to TV — and gives us a near-perfect example of making the personal feel universal
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Muslim Travel Ban Takes Effect: Who Is and Isn't Impacted
Travel ban targets travelers from six Muslim-majority countries, imposes travel restrictions on visa travel and a temporary suspension of the admission of refugees into the United States
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Will America's Oldest Muslim Community Survive President Trump?
In 1885, a group of Muslim immigrants settled in Iowa to worship free from persecution – now, once again, they have to prove they're American
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Iraqi Band Acrassicauda on Trump's Travel Ban: 'Are We Being Punked?'
Drummer Marwan Hussein criticizes Trump agenda, plans concerts with artists in U.S. from banned countries
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Flashback: 'Clueless' Tackles Refugee Debate
"May I please remind you that it does not say R.S.V.P. on the Statue of Liberty," Cher Horowitz stated during in-class debate
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A Syrian Refugee Responds to Donald Trump
In the U.S. just 16 months and he already understands the meaning of our country better than the sitting president of the United States
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