Tag: Muslim

Hannah Einbinder’s Irresponsible Visibility through HRC Gala Award Speech

March 31, 2025

By Melanie Nathan, March 30, 2025. I had a visceral reaction to Hannah Einbinder’s 7+ minute visibility award acceptance speech at Human Rights Campaign’s Los Angeles gala last week. Several things struck me, pointing mostly to the infringement of the platform, resulting in subpar representation of real life for Queers, couched in the performative and … More Hannah Einbinder’s Irresponsible Visibility through HRC Gala Award Speech

CAIR Crosses the Red Line against Mayor Karen Bass

June 29, 2024

By Melanie Nathan, June 29, 2024 CAIR, Council on American-Islamic Relations, has also drawn controversy for its stances on LGBTQ+ issues, including its opposition to pro-LGBTQ+ materials in public school classrooms. Damn I got sidetracked again! G-d forbid – right, especially when I had designated my limited hours this morning to preparation for an asylum … More CAIR Crosses the Red Line against Mayor Karen Bass

Proof that Jewish Voice for Peace JVP Leadership is Actually an Anti-Semitic Muslim

March 21, 2024

By Melanie Nathan, March 21, 2024. The source is The Judean: “Jewish Voice For Peace” Exposed By Errant Tweet From A Muslim Extremist” – and actual tweets! During the “Shield and Arrow” operation, CNN anchor Jake Tapper spoke about Israel’s right to defend itself. In an attempt to condemn Tapper, Dr. Hatem Bazian, an anti-Zionist … More Proof that Jewish Voice for Peace JVP Leadership is Actually an Anti-Semitic Muslim

AHRC Issues Warning to Gays as Senegal President Postpones Election

February 4, 2024

by Melanie Nathan, February 04, 2024, Country Conditions Expert witness for asylum seekers from Senegal and other African countries. The Senegal president, Macky Sall, citing a dispute between the national assembly and the constitutional court over rejection of candidates, postponed the Senegalese election hours before official campaigning was to start. Senegal is a country where … More AHRC Issues Warning to Gays as Senegal President Postpones Election

Ghana’s Parliamentary Speaker Promises to Pass Harshest Anti-LGBTI Law

September 7, 2023

Ghana Poised to Pass Law Making Identifying as LGBTQI or an Ally A Crime By Melanie Nathan, September 06, 2023 The speaker of Ghana’s parliament, Alban Bagbin, has vowed to have the new horrific anti-LGBTQ+ bill passed before the end of 2023. The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has urged the Ghanaian … More Ghana’s Parliamentary Speaker Promises to Pass Harshest Anti-LGBTI Law

Uganda Poised to Eradicate Gays While U.S. BANS Asylum Seekers – We Need LGBT SPECIAL PATHS

February 23, 2023

It is time for the USA to Look at Uganda as an example and to stop blaming UNHCR for what it cannot do, given Hostile Host Countries that reject LGBTI Asylum seekers. The USA and Canada and EU have done NOTHING of significance to Protect LGBTQI+ refugees and asylum seekers. A slow trickle is deathly! … More Uganda Poised to Eradicate Gays While U.S. BANS Asylum Seekers – We Need LGBT SPECIAL PATHS

President Biden’s Swift Immigration Action brings added Hope for LGBTQI Refugees

January 20, 2021

Thanking President Biden on Quick Immigration Action with a Hope for added considerations for LGBTQI refugees and asylum seekers Newly inaugurated President Joe Biden signed several executive orders today including the repeal of the Trump administration’s travel bans, which barred people from many African and Muslim-majority countries from coming to the United States. The Biden administration … More President Biden’s Swift Immigration Action brings added Hope for LGBTQI Refugees

A Win – No Ban Act Passes the House – Pertinent to Vote Trump Out

July 24, 2020

For more than three years, the Trump administration has done what it can to stop Muslims, refugees, asylum seekers, and many others from entering our country. The passage of the National Origin-Based Anti-discrimination for Nonimmigrants (NO BAN) Act is a major step toward ending discrimination in our immigration laws and policies.​ It happened- In the … More A Win – No Ban Act Passes the House – Pertinent to Vote Trump Out

The Pain of Trump’s Expanded Muslim & Africa Ban

February 10, 2020

On January 31st, the Trump administration announced their decision to extend the already-devastating Muslim Ban to Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania. In addition to ongoing litigation against the Muslim Ban, this Wednesday, February 12, the House Judiciary Committee plans to mark-up the No Ban Act (HR 2214), introduced by Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) … More The Pain of Trump’s Expanded Muslim & Africa Ban

The Notre Dame Fire is not yet extinguished and “Persecuted Christian” Gaffney blames Muslims

April 15, 2019

Today a massive blaze at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris devastated large parts of the 850-year-old church. Then comes the hate:- “Attacks on French Churches constitute a warning” says the fear mongering dishonest extreme American organization known as “Save the Persecuted Christians” and a nutcase, hiding behind this organization named for Christianity, is saying this while scapegoating Muslims, … More The Notre Dame Fire is not yet extinguished and “Persecuted Christian” Gaffney blames Muslims

Condemnation of the White Nationalism Terrorist Mass Murder of Muslims in Christchurch

March 15, 2019

He said he wanted the world to know that nowhere in the world will be safe: This threat is from a white nationalist!  Two Mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand were attacked in act of terror yesterday, killing 49 people and seriously injuring another 20. A man in his late 20’s has been arrested and charged … More Condemnation of the White Nationalism Terrorist Mass Murder of Muslims in Christchurch

Tennessee College Expels Muslim Student for Wearing Hijab

December 11, 2018

 Muslim Advocates Demands Changes WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Muslim Advocates and the law firm Beldock Levine & Hoffman LLP sent a demand letter to Georgia Career Institute (“GCI”), a for-profit college operating in several southern states, after GCI staff expelled a college student from its Murfreesboro, Tennessee campus in February 2018 simply for wearing a … More Tennessee College Expels Muslim Student for Wearing Hijab

Malaysia Allows Torture of Muslim Women Convicted of Attempting Lesbian Sex

September 3, 2018

More than 100 people witnessed the torturing of 2 women who were subjected to Sharia Law’s punitive measure for admitting to attempting to have sex. Two Muslim Malaysian women, aged 22 and 32, were each caned six times in the Sharia High Court in the state of Terengganu, after being convicted of attempting to have … More Malaysia Allows Torture of Muslim Women Convicted of Attempting Lesbian Sex

Class Action Suit Against Trump Admin for Wrongfully Denied Muslim Ban Waivers

July 30, 2018

First Legal Challenge to Muslim Ban Implementation Since Supreme Court Ruling Last night, Muslim Advocates, Lotfi Legal, LLC, the Immigrant Advocacy & Litigation Center, PLLC, and Public Counsel filed an amended complaint in a class action lawsuit on behalf of all individuals whose visa applications were wrongfully denied or stalled by the federal government’s failure … More Class Action Suit Against Trump Admin for Wrongfully Denied Muslim Ban Waivers

Lawsuit for Info on Hundreds of Muslim Ban Waiver Denials

June 28, 2018

Muslim Advocates and CCR File FOIA Lawsuit on Opaque Muslim Ban Waiver Process Following the United States Supreme Court decision to uphold the Muslim Ban, Muslim Advocates (MA) and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit demanding documents from federal agencies related to the purported waiver scheme that … More Lawsuit for Info on Hundreds of Muslim Ban Waiver Denials

SCOTUS Affirms Bigotry in Devastating Muslim Travel Ban Decision

June 26, 2018

“Court’s Decision Gives a Green Light to Policy Based on Bigotry” MPOWER CHANGE. The U.S. Supreme Court, in Trump vs. State of Hawaii, upheld, (5-4)-  President Donald Trump’s travel ban restricting, an executive order that suspends refugee resettlement and permanently prohibits citizens of six Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States on the basis of their nationalities. The … More SCOTUS Affirms Bigotry in Devastating Muslim Travel Ban Decision

119 Faith and Civil Rights Groups File Amicus Brief in Support of DACA Recipients

March 22, 2018

Standing  with Dreamers Washington, DC – This week the law firm of Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler, LLP filed an amicus brief on behalf of 119 religious groups and organizations representing or working with faith communities asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to suspend the government’s planned termination of the Deferred … More 119 Faith and Civil Rights Groups File Amicus Brief in Support of DACA Recipients

Withdrawal of Anti-Muslim North Dakota Senate Candidate

February 13, 2018

Washington, DC – Republican Gary Emineth has withdrawn today from the North Dakota senatorial race. This comes after a recent report from CNN regarding a pre-campaign tweet calling for “no more mosques in America.” When questioned in a radio interview, he doubled-down, stating “the bottom line is, a lot of the radicalization that’s turned on … More Withdrawal of Anti-Muslim North Dakota Senate Candidate

87 Faith and Civil Rights Groups File Amicus Brief in Support of DACA Recipients in New York

December 26, 2017

Washington, DC – Last week, Muslim Advocates and the law firm of Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler, LLP filed an amicus brief on behalf of 87 religious groups and organizations representing or working with faith communities asking the United States District Court of the Eastern District of New York to suspend the government’s planned termination … More 87 Faith and Civil Rights Groups File Amicus Brief in Support of DACA Recipients in New York

The 9th Circuit’s Xmas Gift to Trump: Slaps Down Trump’s Travel Ban a Third Time

December 22, 2017

Ninth Circuit Slaps Down Trump’s Travel Ban a Third Time: Via The Recorder : The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld an injunction against the third iteration of President Donald Trump’s travel ban executive order Friday. The court, which heard oral arguments in the case last month, ruled that Trump exceeded his authority … More The 9th Circuit’s Xmas Gift to Trump: Slaps Down Trump’s Travel Ban a Third Time

Another Ruling Blocking Muslim Ban 3.0

October 18, 2017

IAAB v. Trump Team Praises Ruling Blocking Muslim Ban 3.0 Washington, DC – Early this morning, Judge Theodore D. Chuang of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland issued a ruling in Iranian Alliances Across Borders (IAAB) v. Trump, blocking the Trump administration from implementing Muslim Ban 3.0, which was scheduled to go … More Another Ruling Blocking Muslim Ban 3.0

Trumps Third Attempt at Muslim Travel Ban Fails with Federal Court Block

October 17, 2017

A federal judge has  blocked Trump’s Third faulty Executive Order from being implemented.  Today’s ruling in Hawaii v. Trump. This is likely to be appealed. Judge Derrick K. Watson in Hawaii decision means that the administration cannot restrict the entry of travelers from six of the eight countries that officials said were either unable or … More Trumps Third Attempt at Muslim Travel Ban Fails with Federal Court Block

Preliminary Injunction Sought to Prevent Muslim Ban 3.0 from Going into Full Effect

October 6, 2017

Today, the plaintiffs in Iranian Alliances Across Borders (IAAB) v. Trump filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to block President Trump from fully implementing his latest attempt to ban nationals from several predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States. IAAB v. Trump, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, … More Preliminary Injunction Sought to Prevent Muslim Ban 3.0 from Going into Full Effect

Suing Trump Administration for Failing to Provide Information on Muslim Ban Waiver Process

October 6, 2017

Melanie Nathan, African HRC  No Information on Eligibility or Application Process for Case-by-Case Waivers Has Ever Been Published  Washington, DC – Last night, Muslim Advocates, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and Southern Poverty Law Center filed Muslim Advocates v. Department of Homeland Security to compel the Trump Administration to release critically important details on … More Suing Trump Administration for Failing to Provide Information on Muslim Ban Waiver Process

Trumps Muslim Ban To Be Renewed to 10 Countries

September 22, 2017

We are receiving reports that the Trump administration will institute travel restrictions for approximately ten countries by Sunday, when the travel ban for six majority Muslim countries is set to expire. These reports come as the Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments in the Muslim and refugee ban case in a few weeks. This travel ban is … More Trumps Muslim Ban To Be Renewed to 10 Countries

Ninth Circuit Rules Grandparents Exempt From Trump’s Travel Ban

September 7, 2017

The Post originally Appears on the Recorder: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Thursday that family members of those in the United States, including grandparents and children-in-law, are exempt from President Donald Trump’s travel ban executive order. The court on Thursday disagreed with the government’s argument that, under a June order … More Ninth Circuit Rules Grandparents Exempt From Trump’s Travel Ban

Donald Trump and his Administration Leading White Terrorists in War on Americans

August 12, 2017

Is it up to Congress to Step in? This all too clear:-  In most democratic countries,  a President or Prime Minister – a true leader- would not be playing golf at a property in a manner that serves to enhance his family’s corporate branding on the very day that the Klu Klux Klan and White … More Donald Trump and his Administration Leading White Terrorists in War on Americans

Group Calls Trump out on Response to Increased Hate Crimes

June 7, 2017

On June 6, South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT), a national South Asian racial justice and civil rights organization, participated in a critical hate crimes forum facilitated by the US Department of Justice Community Relations Service in Kansas. Representatives from government agencies, diverse community leaders, and advocacy organizations gathered at the Hindu Temple and Cultural … More Group Calls Trump out on Response to Increased Hate Crimes

Muslim Ban Loss Highlights Trump and Republicans Failed Their Constitutional Oath

May 25, 2017

This ruling highlights the fact that Trump and the Republican elected politicians and appointed officials, who have supported him in these Executive Orders, have in fact failed to adhere to their oaths to uphold the U.S. Constitution,  -Melanie Nathan, Executive Director of African Human Rights Coalition Tonight we celebrate the 4th Circuit decision to uphold the … More Muslim Ban Loss Highlights Trump and Republicans Failed Their Constitutional Oath