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Suit seeks to limit anti-Muslim speech on Facebook but roots of Islamophobia run far deeper

  • Written by Caleb Elfenbein, Associate Professor, Departments of History and Religious Studies; Director, Center for the Humanities, Grinnell College
imagePresident Trump's ban on immigration from several mostly Muslim countries was ultimately upheld by the Supreme Court. President Biden revoked it on his first day in office.Andrew Harnik/AP Photo

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