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Decades of Demonization Behind the Ban On Muslims

by Shireen T. Hunter
President Donald J. Trump’s executive order banning the entry of citizens of seven countries with majority Muslim populations shocked many people in the United States and many more in Europe and elsewhere. It also elicited a wave of criticism from a variety of quarters—including business, academia, and human rights organizations—both in the United States and elsewhere.
In the United States, most universities with large international student bodies and faculty understandably reacted negatively to the decision and began to devise means of limiting the impact of this decision on their students and faculty. Others pointed out how immigrants from the countries on the banned list have made significant scientific and financial contributions to the United States. For example, people were reminded that Steve Jobs the founder of Apple, was of Syrian origin and the founder of E-bay is an Iranian-American. These are of course the more famous people. Many more serve the United States at universities, hospitals, science labs, and in many other walks of life. The overwhelming majority of those living in America who trace their ancestry to the banned countries make a positive contribution to American society. Further, many of the people subjected to the ban oppose the authoritarian governments in their countries of origin. Many have left because of opposition to the non-democratic ethos of those governments.http://lobelog.com/decades-of-demonization-behind-the-ban-on-muslims/#more-37804