Issues in Politics
Trump re-election campaign asks supporters whether they fear the spread of Sharia law
A survey, launched as part of Donald Trump’s 2018 re-election campaign, asks supporters whether they fear the spread of Sharia law. The survey also asks a variety of questions about immigration, including legal and illegal immigration, and the so-called ‘Muslim ban’.
CIDOB publishes report on analysis of 2017 Barcelona terrorist attacks
The Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB) has released a paper called Revisiting the Barcelona Attacks: Reactions, Explanations and Pending Discussions, which examines the discourse and debates surrounding the Islamic State group attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils on August 17th and 18th, 2017.
Most Muslims support gun safety reforms reports CAIR, as right-wing publications criticise Sheriff’s links to organisation in wake of Florida shooting
Most U.S. Muslims support gun safety reforms and believe public officials would have responded differently had the Florida shooter been Muslim, reports CAIR. Meanwhile, right-wing publications are linking criticism of the Broward County Sheriff’s Office’s response to the shooting with its supposed relationships with CAIR and ‘other’ Islamist groups.
Proposed Icelandic ban on circumcision accused of attacking religious freedom of Muslims and Jews
The proposed ban on circumcision in Iceland has been accused by Muslim and Jewish religious leaders of attacking religious freedom. Concerns have been raised that the criminalisation of religious practices could act as a proxy for Islamophobia and antisemitism.
Trump’s third Muslim ban overruled for breaching the U.S. Constitution
A federal appeals court ruled that the Muslim ban violates the Constitution’s Establishment Clause, which forbids religious discrimination by the government.