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Lifting the ban is not undoing the injustice : How Muslim groups want Biden to fight Islamophobia Dalia Faheid © Drew Angerer, Getty Images Muslim people pray following a protest in Washington Square Park, Jan. 26, 2018, in New York City to the mark the one-year anniversary of the Trump administration s executive order banning travel into the United States from several Muslim majority countries. WASHINGTON – Muslim groups across the country are calling on President Joe Biden’s administration to name a special envoy to monitor and combat Islamophobia, which a U.N. expert says has escalated to “epidemic proportions.” In the letter, the U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations told Biden a special envoy to monitor and combat Islamophobia at the State Department could help address the issue that affects the third largest religious group in the country. The envoy could support efforts both in the United States and internationally against anti-Muslim hate crim

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