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In America, people are always finding ways to try to silence things they don’t understand. Right now, it’s religion; before, it was race.
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As opposition to Trump grows, Nando’s #EveryoneIsWelcome proves hot business – Times LIVE
As opposition to Trump grows, Nando’s #EveryoneIsWelcome proves hot business – Times LIVE. Hussein Rashid (@islamoyankee) posted to his more than 5‚000 followers: “Wish there was a @NandosUSA in #NYC so I could go where #everyoneiswelcome.” Wish there was a @NandosUSA in #NYC so I could go were #everyoneiswelcome https://t.co/RWhtg3Ndn5 — Hussein Rashid (@islamoyankee) January 30, 2017
Quoted: #MySubwayAd: People Respond To Anti-Islamic Subway Ads
#MySubwayAd: People Respond To Anti-Islamic Subway Ads. Muslim and non-Muslims alike took to Twitter today to denounce the Islamophobic ad. Their responses were both humorous and thoughtful. Below are some of our favorite tweets:
Professors grapple with how to address Trump presidency in classroom – Columbia Daily Spectator
Professors grapple with how to address Trump presidency in classroom – Columbia Daily Spectator. Religion professor Hussein Rashid, who teaches a class on Muslims in diaspora, explained how the effects of Trump’s presidency on Muslim communities could have ripple effects that would present challenges to the entire country. “My job as a professor is to get students to think about the implications of all of these issues,” Rashid said. “If we talk about, say, a Muslim registry, it’s not just about Muslims in America, but what it means for American society, because these things don’t happen in a vacuum.”