As President Trump resumes an annual tradition of celebrating Ramadan, it provides a moment to remember that Islam has long been practiced in America.
- Professor of History and Middle Eastern Studies, The University of Texas at Austin
The first two Muslim-American women are in Congress now. They stand in a long and little-known tradition of Islam in America.
Thomas Jefferson would disagree with Trump’s call to bar one religious group from entering the country. But that’s not to say that Trump’s idea isn’t anything new in American history.
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