Posted on Feb 1, 2022
Wajahat Ali on America, being Muslim in America, and being the unofficial spokesperson for being...
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Wajahat Ali has been in the public eye for decades now.
He’s a writer, attorney, and a public speaker. He’s also found himself more than once playing the role of unofficial spokesman for what it means to be Muslim in America.
In his new book, “Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American,” Ali unpacks that role.
And he uses stories from his own life – from growing up in a Pakistani household in California to being in college in America after 9/11 – to explore the dangers of Islamophobia and racism.
He’s a writer, attorney, and a public speaker. He’s also found himself more than once playing the role of unofficial spokesman for what it means to be Muslim in America.
In his new book, “Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American,” Ali unpacks that role.
And he uses stories from his own life – from growing up in a Pakistani household in California to being in college in America after 9/11 – to explore the dangers of Islamophobia and racism.
Wajahat Ali on America, being Muslim in America, and being the unofficial spokesperson for being...
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“The McCarran-Walter Act of 1952 allowed the U.S. to deny citizenship to persons belonging to organizations deemed to be a threat to the government. While that singular aspect of the law remains on the books, not one aspect of that law or its successors is concerned with the suitability of any person to hold public office, and therefore the claim that this act bars Muslims from holding office is false.
We note as well that the Constitution is pretty clear on the impermissibility of imposing religious requirements on those seeking public office: “No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.”
Does the McCarran-Walter Act of 1952 Bar Muslims from Holding Public Office?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/muslims-holding-public-office/
We note as well that the Constitution is pretty clear on the impermissibility of imposing religious requirements on those seeking public office: “No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.”
Does the McCarran-Walter Act of 1952 Bar Muslims from Holding Public Office?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/muslims-holding-public-office/
Does the McCarran-Walter Act of 1952 Bar Muslims from Holding Public Office?
Such an interpretation of the 1952 law would not only be incorrect, it would betray an egregious ignorance of the U.S. Constitution.
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