“A young guy has received admission into two American universities, but still gets rejected. One boy from my queue is given the visa. His smile is so luminous it is like he’s going straight to heaven. “
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Notes on Citizenship
Nina Li Coomes reckons with the quandary of citizenship and the meaning of home.
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The Law Is No Place for Ethics
The SCOTUS opinion upholding the Muslim ban might not be legally wrong, but shouldn’t the court look at what is just as well as what is legal?
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On Syrian Doctors and Borders: America’s Loss is Canada’s Gain
How a Syrian physician got caught in the web of Trump’s travel ban and found a new, welcoming home in Canada.
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The Exile
In January, 2017 — before Trump’s inauguration — physician Khaled Almilaji spent a week in Syria to check on his many humanitarian projects, leaving his pregnant wife Jehan behind in the United States. Expecting to return well before Trump’s inauguration, Khaled discovered at the airport that his visa — along with those of 40 other […]
Posted inCurrent Events, Profiles & Interviews, Quotes
You’re Not Really Going to Move to Toronto
You can probably stop browsing those real estate listings.
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A Legal Journalist on the “Surreal” Experience of Becoming a U.S. Citizen Under Trump
Sarah Jeong has spent the past several months covering Trump’s travel ban… while officially becoming an American citizen.
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Trump’s Twitter Usage May Be His Downfall
Donald Trump is in love with Twitter, “Brokeback Mountain”-style.
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Story
The Ban, the Wall: Bearing Witness
Which of our neighbors have been rounded up so far?
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De-Muslimization
Writer Rafia Zakaria reports back on flying while Muslim after the U.S. travel ban.