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The author reflects on the U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order for a 90-day ban on immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries and its effectiveness for long-term. Topics discussed include indefinite ban on Syrian refugees; protesting the ban by Americans and a 1952 immigration that authorizes the U.S. President to ban class of people from immigration to the U.S.; and role of political strategist Steve Bannon in Trump's decision.

The author reflects on the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order to place a 90-day ban on immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries on foreign relations and terrorism. Topics discussed include comparison of the immigration ban with former U.S. President George Bush administration's wrong-headed responses to the 9/11 terror attacks; increase in Islamophobia in the U.S.; and rise in sectarian tensions within the Arab community.

The article discusses the highlights of the eighth annual banquet of the Sacramento Valley, California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SV) on November 30, 2010. The speakers reflected on the theme "Carrying the Legacy: Advancing With Confidence." Master of ceremonies Wajahat Ali claims that while Islamophobia is on the rise, people are trying to be pro-active and can be both Muslim and American. CAIR-SV president Najme Minhaj describes how the group empowers the community through social justice and community outreach.

The article focuses on the speech by Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, secretary-general of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), on June 23, 2009, in which he calls for a new start on the relations between the U.S. and Muslim countries in response to the address delivered by President Barack Obama in Cairo, Egypt. Ihsanoglu says that the proposal of Obama for a nuclear weapon-free world serves as a hint on how to approach the issue. The OIC also intends to tackle issues such as human rights and science and technology.

The article highlights the issues explored by Ali Mazrui, the Albert Schweitzer professor in humanities and the director of the Institute of Global Cultural Studies at the State University of New York at Binghamton, in a speech he delivered at the Abrahamic Faiths Peacemaking Initiative series held in California on April 1, 2007. His speech centered on war and its impact on U.S.-Muslim relations. He also called on U.S. democracy to control American military empire.