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Factsheet

04 Dec 2018 | Individuals

Factsheet: Kellyanne Conway

Before working as a spokesperson for the Trump administration, Kellyanne Conway worked with the Center for Security Policy to produce a misleading survey on American Muslim public opinion. The poll was later used by Donald Trump to justify his “Muslim ban” proposal during the 2016 presidential campaign. read the complete article

Factsheet

04 Dec 2018 | Individuals

Factsheet: John Bennett

Congressman John Bennett believes Islam is a political ideology that needs to be “cut out” of the United States. Bennett has worked with anti-Muslim organizations, including the Center for Security Policy and ACT for America. read the complete article

Factsheet

17 Sep 2018 | Individuals

Factsheet: Jon Kyl

Jon Kyl recently returned to the U.S. Senate, filling the seat of deceased Senator John McCain. Kyl is closely associated with anti-Muslim organizations and individuals. He also used his platform in the Senate to sponsor War on Terror legislation, and held multiple hearings that coupled terrorism to Islam. read the complete article

Factsheet

24 Aug 2018 | Individuals

Factsheet: Geert Wilders

A prominent politician in the Netherlands, Geert Wilders has decried what he calls the “Islamization” of the Netherlands and advocates a ban on the Qur’an. He believes Islam is a problem and promotes anti-Muslim tropes, namely that Islam is not a religion; it is a totalitarian and violent ideology. His alarmist, discriminatory, and racist rhetoric paints all Muslims as violent individuals who seek to dominate Europe. read the complete article

Factsheet

03 Apr 2018 | Individuals

Factsheet: Ryan Mauro

Ryan Mauro is an analyst at the anti-Muslim organization, the Clarion Project. Mauro regularly makes anti-Muslim accusations and unfounded claims on Fox News programs and during trainings for law enforcement officials. He is a proponent of policies that criminalize Muslims and Muslim communities. read the complete article

Factsheet

05 Feb 2018 | Individuals

Factsheet: Tom Cotton

During his tenure in the U.S. Congress, Cotton advocated the strengthening of surveillance and metadata collection programs, and the curtailing of immigration to the United States — ostensibly as a workaround of then-candidate Trump’s Muslim ban proposal. Cotton has also voiced controversial views about torture, the Guantánamo Bay prison facility, the Iranian nuclear deal negotiations, and “Islamic” violence. read the complete article

Factsheet

12 Sep 2017 | Individuals

Factsheet: Mike Pompeo

On March 13, 2018, President Trump announced that Mike Pompeo (current CIA Director) would replace Rex Tillerson as U.S. Secretary of State. Pompeo has connections with anti-Muslim groups, including Center for Security Policy and ACT for America. Pompeo has stated that Muslim leaders may be complicit in terrorist attacks for not sufficiently condemning them, and as a Member of Congress he co-sponsored legislation to criminalize Muslims and Muslim organizations in the U.S. read the complete article

Factsheet

16 Jun 2017 | Individuals

Factsheet: Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Describing herself as a human rights advocate for women and girls, Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a public figure who frequently appears in the media to discuss Islam. She calls for Islamic “reformation” and believes that violence against women is inherently Islamic. read the complete article