Last Thursday night, Republican front-runner Donald Trump told NBC News he “would certainly implement” a database system to track Muslims in the United States. In addition to this database, he told Yahoo News he would not be opposed to a special form of identification for Muslim Americans. Trump, who called his proposed database “good management,” has received backlash for his comments. Many Muslim Americans took to social media to voice their opposition to Trump’s proposed surveillance practices.
The hashtag #MuslimID began in response to these series of remarks made by Trump. Tayyib Rashid, under the twitter username “Muslim Marine,” tweeted a picture of his ID from his time in the Armed Forces of the United States to Donald Trump, saying he already carries “a special ID badge.”
Hey @realDonaldTrump, I'm an American Muslim and I already carry a special ID badge. Where's yours?
#SemperFi
#USMC pic.twitter.com/QSf2O9PTi2
— #PeaceForAhmadis (@MuslimMarine) November 19, 2015Since last Thursday, the hashtag has been used 11,000 times, showcasing different forms of identification carried by Muslims in the United States.
hey @realDonaldTrump i take care of our vets, the underinsured, the indigent – proud to carry my #MuslimID pic.twitter.com/VEcXZxli3r
— مريم نواس (@mariamhoudini) November 21, 2015Proud former Congressional staffer. Media pro, grad student, Jersey girl. Here’s your #MuslimID @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/ZPK6jO9lPS
— Zainab Chaudary (@chaudary_zainab) November 20, 2015Hey @realDonaldTrump here's my #MuslimID I take care of your sick, regardless of race, religion or creed. pic.twitter.com/V0Y62tsMLl
— Shabbir Hossain, MD (@ShabbirHossain) November 21, 2015@realDonaldTrump I'm an American-Muslim, I serve and protect my community. Where's your ID. #thinblueline #muslimID pic.twitter.com/OwrjVLCMSX
— Shahzad Khan (@shiz006) November 21, 2015.@realDonaldTrump here's my #MuslimID. 171965-Attorney CA Bar. Let's talk about the Constitution. (h/t @WajahatAli) pic.twitter.com/TEj59hLcoV
— Farhana Khera (@farhanakhera) November 20, 2015Mr Trump: If it has to be a picture ID maybe I could use this as my #MuslimID? pic.twitter.com/YBPp3g8KL4
— Zareena Grewal, PhD (@ZareenaGrewal) November 20, 2015
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