In an unprecedented move, The Church World Service has released a statement signed by more than 2,000 faith leaders decrying the “derogatory language that has been used about Middle Eastern refugees and our Muslim friends and neighbours.

“Inflammatory rhetoric has no place in our response to this humanitarian crisis,” they wrote. “The U.S. Refugee Resettlement program has been and should remain open to those of all nationalities and religions who face persecution on account of the reasons enumerated under U.S. law.”

Sophie Walker, the leader of the Women’s Equality Party, penned a powerful open letter to Theresa May, asking the UK Prime Minister to “speak out” against Trump.

“You must speak up,” she wrote. “Donald Trump’s ban on the citizens of seven countries and suspension of the US refugee programme is not, as you suggested, simply a domestic matter. It is a shockwave that shatters the lives of thousands of women and children.

“It demonises all Muslims while acting as recruiting sergeant for the extremists he claims it will block. Your silence allows the U.S. President to build walls around all our lives.”

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