Was the ban a Muslim ban — or was that just an anti-Trump narrative? A political scientist combs through the data for answers.

Author Archives: Vahid Niayesh
Vahid Niayesh is a lecturer of political science at the University of California, Long Beach. He is also a research affiliate with the Center for the Study of Democracy at University of California, Irvine. Vahid’s primary research focus is on democratization and authoritarian decay with a regional focus on the Middle East.