As people across the United States continue to respond to the executive order on immigration signed by President Trump on January 27, it’s important to keep in mind ways that these reactions may affect the safety and well-being of Muslim youth across the country. There are about 3.3 million Muslims (people who follow the religion of Islam) living in the United States, including a large Muslim population in southeast Michigan. Some American Muslim adults and young people are native-born, while others are immigrants to the United States. Muslims are very diverse in terms of race, socioeconomic status, and national or ethnic origin, and many have family roots in the countries affected by the executive order (Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen).
Many young people have reported that they’ve been targets of bullying, bias and harassment because of their Muslim identity. For example, . . .
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