Curator of Dallas Museum of Art's Islamic Show Worries Trump Ban Could Hurt Cultural Dialogue

Talk about powerful credentials. Sabiha Al Khemir is the distinguished scholar of Islamic art in residence at the University of Texas at Dallas. She is also senior adviser for Islamic art at the Dallas Museum of Art, which on April 18 will convene a free landmark exhibition: "The Keir Collection of Islamic Art Gallery."Al Khemir is curating the show. Given her résumé and the exhibition she worked tirelessly to present, she's one of the first people we asked about the impact of President Trump's executive order on immigration, now and in the future. "It just happened," Al Khemir said. "So, we're still processing the news."  Continue reading...