Trump has increasingly used such a licensing model in recent years, lending out his name to others around the world rather than developing big real estate projects himself.
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NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who is also Muslim, wrote an op-ed piece in Time comparing Trump to ISIS.
In 2014, the US offered visas to more than 600,000 people from the Middle East, as well as Afghanistan and Pakistan, countries where the USA also has concerns about terrorism.
Trump on Monday called for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States” because of terrorism perpetrated by radical Muslims, including a married couple who fatally shot 14 people and wounded 21 others in San Bernardino, Calif., last week.
A $6 billion golf community under construction in Dubai is removing his name from the project.
Products such as Trump Home Lotion Dispenser, Trump Home Decorative Table and the Trump Home Basic Jewelry Box were no longer available for sale on Lifestyle’s parent compant Landmark Shops’ website on Wednesday.
Regarding the Middle East as a critical avenue for growth, the Trump Organisation has signed numerous deals to put the Trump brand on upscale golf courses and residences in Dubai, hotels in Turkey and home furnishings, accessories and decor sold in stores across the region.
Niall McLoughlin, vice president of Damac Properties believes that Trump’s organization is “one of the premium golf course operators in the world”.
Dubai’s property bubble burst before the project could really get off the ground, and in 2011 The National reported that debt-laden developer Nakheel had canceled the project altogether.
Trump is set to co-own and manage Trump International Golf Club Dubai, a Gil Hanse-designed course, in the luxury development, which will also include a spa, according to Reuters.
Meanwhile, back in the States, prominent Muslims have spoken out against the Donald. But Trump’s inflammatory comments would not make her change her shopping habits.
For some Americans already wary of Middle Eastern immigrants, Trump’s proposal could seem like an appropriate next step.
Another joked: “I wonder which character they’ll replace his photo with”.
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United Arab Emirates businessman Khalaf Al Habtoor told NBC News on Tuesday that he had made a mistake in backing the real estate mogul for President of the United States when he first announced his campaign. Polls conducted in November found few Americans in favor of an explicit religious test for refugees from Syria – such as giving preference to Syrian Christians – if they are allowed into the United States. “It is a subject they say everybody else is afraid to bring up”.
