Art by Jessica RagsdaleIn my memory of action and thriller films, Muslims have been the enemy. While my parents, growing up under the threat of a potentially nuclear World War III, feared thick-accented Soviet spies above all else, I grew up in fear of women in hijabs and of suspicious men talking on cell phones and looking meaningfully (and obviously) at American soldiers.This … [Read more...] about Remember the Other Victims of 9/11
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Don’t Ban Muslim Modesty
Graphic by Nate Barton Less than a month after the July terror attack in Nice, France, cities across the south of France started to crack down on what Muslim women are wearing to the beach and in particular. According to a New York Times article "French Court Suspends Burkini Ban" by Jim Bittermann, Sheena McKenzie and Catherine E. Shoichet on Aug. 26, the full body swimsuit … [Read more...] about Don’t Ban Muslim Modesty