“The U.S. Role in Combating Global Islamophobia” by Engy Abdelkader
Photo by Joshua Rawson-Harris on Unsplash. Last December, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ben Cardin (D-MD), and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) introduced the Combating International Islamophobia Act. The bill creates a new position – a Special Envoy – within the U.S. State Department. The envoy would monitor Islamophobia globally. While the House passed companion legislation around…