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‘Muslim’ Is Not an Insult

The president’s recent tweet was personal for me

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By Jasmine M. El-Gamal

Donald Trump recently retweeted a doctored photo of the Democratic congressional leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer wearing a traditional Iranian maghnaeh (headscarf) and amameh (turban), respectively, and accused them of sympathizing with Iran’s supreme leader. The image was…