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VIDEO: Ben Carson: A Muslim Should Not Be President of the United States

Staff / Truthdig Sep 20, 2015 After last week's spate of Islamophobic remarks by Republican candidates, GOP presidential hopeful Dr. Ben Carson has delivered another doozy. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

It’s a Clock

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John Cole, The Scranton Times-Tribune. Cagle Cartoons Sep 18, 2015 Dig deeper

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Standing With Ahmed and All Children of Color

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Sep 18, 2015 The treatment the 14-year-old science buff received from police and school authorities is emblematic of the obstacles children of color face—even when they have educational privilege. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

For Clock-Building Texas Teen, an Episode of Prejudice Winds Up in a White House Invitation

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Sep 16, 2015 Texas freshman Ahmed Mohamed's engineering project should have met with high marks and encouragement from his high school's authorities, but instead the 14-year-old Muslim's creation, a carefully wired clock housed in a pencil case, landed him in handcuffs earlier this week. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )