Incoming CIA director Mike Pompeo believes Muslims don’t condemn terrorism (they do). Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), Trump’s pick for attorney general, has time and time again defended the plan to ban Muslim immigration. [#RegisterMeFirst takes off after Trump camp’s talk of Muslim registry]When a Muslim engages in a “political” action on the basis of their faith, it is termed “Islamism.” (I distinguish Islamism from violent extremism.) The end result is that Muslim political agency is constantly denied. By continuously shifting the dividing line between what’s “political” and what’s “religious,” Muslims are never left sufficiently depoliticized.

Source: Washington Post November 22, 2016 18:51 UTC