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Charlottesville to Barcelona: Trump double standards in treating terrorism

Trump regularly scapegoats people of colour while refusing to condemn violent white supremacists

Barcelona terror attack: A long war against Islamic State is our reality

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Barcelona attack: Injured people are treated in Barcelona after a white van jumped the sidewalk in the historic Las Ramblas district, crashing into a summer crowd of residents and tourists and injuring several people, police said. Photo: PTI/AP

Domenica Ghanem | FPIF

Last Updated : Aug 19 2017 | 11:55 AM IST

On August 13 I found myself giving into what’s become somewhat of an every night occurrence in the Trump administration: furiously refreshing my Twitter feed during a breaking news event.

This time it was the horror in Charlottesville. A white supremacist rally that ended in one neo-Nazi ramming his car into a crowd of counter-protesters, killing one.

I scrolled past 140-word analyses on the inconsistencies of behaviour by law enforcement, prayers in solidarity, and outrage at Donald Trump’s response. I nodded to myself in agreement. But, as a Muslim, I also waited nervously for what

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