MIT Sigma Kappa affected by "Muslim ban"
Sigma Kappa posted this on their Facebook page earlier today:
Sigma Kappa’s thoughts are with our sister Niki Mossafer Rahmati of the Theta Lambda Chapter at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Due to the recently-imposed travel ban, Niki was prohibited from boarding a Boston-bound flight over the weekend and is currently back home in her native Iran. Niki is a junior Mechanical Engineering major at MIT, served as the chapter executive vice president last year and holds a multiple entry student visa. Sigma Kappa is proud to represent women of diverse religious and ethnic backgrounds who come together to form a sisterhood whose values are exemplified by our commitment to “Live with Heart.” We sincerely hope the situation is resolved soon so Niki can return to MIT. |
There was good discussion on the page, from members of other GLOs, of what GLO leadership should be doing. It seems likely that Niki is not the only member impacted by this issue across all of the organizations. Is anyone aware of other organizations making statements?
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I just noticed that Niki commented on the post:
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I haven't heard of other GLOs making statements. I imagine that they would only if they had a member going through the same thing (but I could be wrong). |
I'm an alumna of MIT. MIT is working hard to get Niki and other members of the MIT community who have been affected back to campus. President L. Rafael Reif sent an email yesterday to the entire community, including alumni, which started:
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My heart goes out to Niki and to every innocent person who has been affected by this ban. |
Sad for all innocents affected. Even sadder at how it was implemented.
But I wish we would refer to it accurately. It is not a "Muslim ban" despite what the press is saying. Read it. You don't have to agree, but please don't succumb to the hysteria. |
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They're back at MIT!
Two MIT undergraduates return to US from Middle East The undergrads are not named in the article, but, given that President Reif stated that there were "two undergraduates ... barred from the US", one of them must be Niki. |
Niki is safely back on campus! Thanks to everyone for their concern.
I agree that calling it a "muslim ban" is needlessly inflammatory. People are upset enough without perpetuating false information. |
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You're correct; times call for conversation.
Intelligent conversation requires facts, not rhetoric inspired by those who wish to inflame others. Read the EO. Read the judge's order staying it. Then don't fall in to the trap of calling it what it is not; that helps no one. |
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A quick google search finds numerous sources starting on Dec 5, 2015, of Trump calling for a Ban on Muslims. His own campaign website had the same call. Yemen is 99.09 percent Muslim. Iran is 99.6 percent Muslim. Libya is 98 percent Muslim. Iraq is 94.6 percent Muslim. Rudy Giuliani was on TV bragging that Trump asked him to come up with a plan to ban Muslims. You can deny it all tou want, but this is a Muslim ban in all but title. Your sister is just one of the many innocent victims of this policy. We need to have a reasoned debate about our immigration policies. We need to discuss our changing security needs. But this needs to be done with reason, not with scare tactics. My fraternity has become a much more diverse, accepting brotherhood since I was an undergraduate, and I believe that this is a credit to AD. My father was a victim of religious discrimination when he was young. It was wrong then and it is wrong now. |
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