The FBI interviewed my husband, Tariq, in 2002 because of some attenuated connection with a family friend falsely accused of connections with a terrorist organization, whom he hadn’t seen in years. Two years later, my bearded Muslim husband received a bat to the head after being called “a sand nigger” in Norman, Okla., by a drunk white man. But no matter what the legal determination, Muslims have been dehumanized and politicized since long before this executive order or this administration. When individuals together as a society examine conscious and unconscious biases regarding Muslims and Islam, change is possible. Rad more:Why the Trump administration is trying to make Muslim immigrants seem dangerousTrump’s travel ban is useless.

Source: Washington Post May 15, 2018 09:56 UTC