Muslim Ban Pros And Cons

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The Muslim Ban President Donald Trump’s executive order banning the entry of nationals of seven Muslim-majority states sparked a broad range of reaction across the world. The ban was later successfully challenged in the court to allow an admission of the citizens of the targeted countries who had acquired legal entry into the United States. This paper focuses on the analysis of three articles on the Muslim ban. Interpretation of the Articles The article “Trump's Muslim Ban Pours Fuel on the Fire of the 'Clash of Civilizations’” by Laipson discusses President Trump’s executive order banning the entry of travelers, refugees, and immigrants from the seven Muslim states. The move by the president undermines key fundamental tenets of American democracy …show more content…

The non-accommodative aspect of the Americans can be blamed for the radicalization of the Muslims against the Americans. In the end, those at whom the hatred is directed reciprocate it as evidenced by the Iraqi and Iranian government moves to ban the U.S.A. citizens from entering their territories (Laipson 2-3). Consequently, they did this in reaction to the executive order. Obviously, the American civilization does not seem ready to accommodate new cultural and religious practices despite the globalization of the world and inter-cultural interaction. The author’s line of argument is that the Americans need to adopt an accommodative approach towards the Muslims as a way of dealing with radicalization …show more content…

The exploitation of terrorism as a justification for the ban does not take into account the factor that most of the terrorist attacks are carried out by persons who trace their origin to Saudi Arabia and Egypt. The targeted countries are not major suppliers of terrorists. Moreover, the ban gives preference to the Christian refugees from the Middle East rather than Muslims (Rothwell and Krol 1-2). Consequently, this treatment amounts to religious discrimination, which goes against the spirit of the U.S. Constitution. In addition, in the Middle East, Muslims also hate Christians more, thus exacerbating religious hatred. As a result, the 12,486 Syrian refugees that the U.S.A. had accepted to take in 2016 will not be allowed into the U.S. (Rothwell & Krol 2-3). They will have to find accommodation elsewhere or continue suffering in

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