Connecting Islamophobia To Donald Trump’s Rhetoric And Human Rights In Rio

By Worldview

Aug. 16, 2016, 4:34 p.m. CT

Homes in the Morro Sao Carlos favela stand behind the Olympic rings during an elimination round of the individual archery competition at the Sambadrome venue during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Alessandra Tarantino / AP Photo

Connecting Islamophobia To Donald Trump’s Rhetoric And Human Rights In Rio

By Worldview

Aug. 16, 2016, 4:34 p.m. CT

On today’s show:

An Imam and his assistant were murdered over the weekend in Queens. We discuss Islamophobia and Trump’s latest speech advocating ideological tests for immigrants with Ahmed Rehab of the Chicago Office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
We also get a human rights update on the Rio games from Dave Zirin of The Nation magazine.