Students raised concerns after washing absent pro-Trump,‘finish Islam’ chalkings on campus after similar writings found at Emory University and Ann ArborThe University of Michigan’s president said racial and devout discrimination have “no place” at the institution, after students on Thursday raised concern over anti-Islam and xenophobic messages scrawled in chalk across the campus alongside messages in support of Donald Trump.
The messages –“#StopIslam”, or “Trump 2016”,and “Build the Wall” – come amid a swell of on-campus protests across the US over racial discrimination and inclusivity, while Republican presidential candidates have pushed divisive proposals that would deeply impact the Muslim community: from ramped-up patrolling of Muslim neighborhoods to an outright ban for non-citizens.
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Source: theguardian.com