Task: Text Simplification
Input (English): the contemporary status of the mandaeans has prompted a number of american intellectuals and civil rights activists to call for their government to extend refugee status to the community.
Output (English): the modern status of the mandaeans has caused a number of american smart people and civil rights people who use action and strong words to support or oppose something to call for their government to extend -lrb- related to people who have left their home country -rrb- status to the community.