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'Unjust, illegal, racist, Islamophobic': Duke faculty from countries affected by Trump's travel ban share their thoughts

(02/14/17 5:14am)

Following President Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban on citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries, several Duke professors shared their thoughts on the executive order and its potential. Omid Safi is the director of the Duke Islamic Studies Center and a professor of Asian and Middle Eastern studies. Born in the United States and raised in Iran, he is of Iranian descent and has taught at Duke since 2014. Born and raised in Iraq, Abdul Sattar Jawad is currently a professor of comparative literature and Middle Eastern studies at Duke, and has taught at Duke since 2009. Negar Mottahedeh is an associate professor in the program in literature and has taught at Duke since 2002. She was born in Iran and raised in Norway.