On Friday (January 27), President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States.” The order—which was not available on the White House website at press time, but can be read in full here, via CNN—bans nationals of seven countries with majority-Muslim populations from entering the United States. The order bars refugees fleeing Syria indefinitely, and people from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen for the next 90 days.
In reaction to the order, which has been dubbed the #MuslimBan, Twitter user Najwa (@_poelitical) encouraged Muslims to use the hashtag #MuslimJoy to post photos of themselves at their most joyful:
anyways, i want to start a hashtag #muslimjoy of us still being badass, happy, optimistic people. they cant take our spiri
— najwa (@_poelitical) January 29, 2017
Y’all let’s celebrate our existence and our joy. #muslimjoy #carefreemuslimgirls pic.twitter.com/KObCdZK59G
— najwa (@_poelitical) January 29, 2017
And so it began. Here are just a few of the posts that are brightening timelines.
#muslimjoy #UnapologeticallyMuslim #MuslimBanprotest
My happiness and carefree attitude is my defiance of a system that’s built to break me pic.twitter.com/8PXU29ewwX— Boqorad ? (@riyaanxx) January 30, 2017
unapologetically muslim ✨#muslimjoy #carefreemuslimgirls pic.twitter.com/PD6W6sgjSR
— najma (@thenajmahal) January 29, 2017
Because I CHOOSE who I am ??#muslimjoy #carefreemuslimgirl #GRLPWR #Womanpower pic.twitter.com/U3B3Wa426c
— Nilooops ❀ (@Nilupaaa) January 29, 2017
These girls are my #muslimjoy pic.twitter.com/a9rGuwZsQD
— Khadija (@ItsKhadijaxx) January 29, 2017
Take part in the hashtags! Post your own selfies. #carefreemuslimgirl #muslimjoy pic.twitter.com/HMyjzQU2ca
— A.N (@adna_nur) January 30, 2017
#muslimjoy challenge by @_poelitical pic.twitter.com/DeIHgjnuiG
— Your Average Muslim (@_yaaasir) January 30, 2017
Here to spread some #muslimjoy ????✌? pic.twitter.com/iasfcNW5dx
— j khan (@baesalganglia) January 30, 2017
#muslimjoy #carefreemuslimgirls pic.twitter.com/PJjfENRRiP
— Salam Ismail (@salamismail) January 30, 2017
Oh apparently theres a hashtag going around so heres some of me rockin it 😉 #muslimjoy #carefreemuslimgirl pic.twitter.com/54COyeSDvg
— Nadhirah (@nadhsyahmi) January 30, 2017
we’re out here resonating hope and optimism in the face of islamophobia #muslimjoy #carefreemuslimgirl pic.twitter.com/xSGY22Lq10
— effy™ (@ftmlmbrk) January 30, 2017
#muslimjoy courtesy of @_poelitical get involved yo!! pic.twitter.com/fwdmGoDEju
— #BPV1 (@KushWilson_) January 30, 2017