‘2018 American Values Survey’ reveals religious and racial divides

A survey by the Public Religion Research Institute, titled ‘2018 American Values Survey’, has looked at a range of issues surrounding the 2018 US mid term elections, including how issues are prioritised by voters, views on President Trump, views on the effect of having more diversity in public office will have, and on the travel…

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Pew Research Center study shows government restrictions on religion rose in 2016, with Muslims the most common target

The Pew Research Center’s ninth annual study of global restrictions on religion, which analyses the extent to which governments and societies around the world impinge on religious beliefs and practices, has revealed that restrictions on religion around the world continued to climb in 2016, with Muslims the most common target.

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Council on American-Islamic Relations civil rights report: Trump’s Muslim bans have fuelled Islamophobia

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has published its 2018 civil rights report which details the impact of anti-Muslim bias in the United States in 2017 and CAIR’s response.

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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.

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Surveys allow new insights into Europeans’ rejection of Muslim immigration

Official condemnation of the ban In the aftermath of President Trump’s executive order temporarily halting immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries, the liberal media has often looked for European moral leadership in an age of Trumpism. Many of the continent’s politicians struck a similar tone, arguing for the need to uphold European values in the face…

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