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Trump’s Executive Order on Refugees — Separating Fact from Hysteria

Posted January 30th, 2017 at 1:52 pm (UTC-5)
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So, what did Trump do? Did he implement his promised Muslim ban? No, far from it. He backed down dramatically from his campaign promises and instead signed an executive order dominated mainly by moderate refugee restrictions and temporary provisions aimed directly at limiting immigration from jihadist conflict zones.

An Unwarranted Sanction Against Iran

Posted January 30th, 2017 at 1:44 pm (UTC-5)
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By Barbara Slavin With the advent of the Trump administration, many Iran analysts feared the new president would scrap the landmark nuclear deal that curbs Iran’s nuclear program in return for sanctions relief. Little did we know that U.S.-Iran relations were about to be set back more dramatically as collateral damage in a counter-productive presidential […]

Christian Arabs Under Siege

Posted December 24th, 2015 at 7:55 am (UTC-5)
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The ethnic cleansing of Mideast Christians – especially by ISIS in Iraq, but also by other Islamist jihadis elsewhere – is so intense that it demands special attention. When it comes to admitting refugees, that level of persecution cannot be ignored.