These Muslim store owners shut down their stores to protest Trump order – The Washington Post

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These Muslim store owners shut down their stores to protest Trump order – The Washington Post.

“This protest is the first one in a long time that I can recall when so many Muslims gathered to protest something,” said Hussein Rashid, founder of islamicate, a consultancy focusing on religious literacy.

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