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I moved here when I was four, so this was the only home I knew, i'm American through and through in every sense of the word. But I was 19, Muslim, and I had a beard, and suddenly people couldn't see me as American.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
Whether I liked it or not, just by existing I was suddenly representing 1.6 billion American Muslims, i knew if I didn't take an active role in writing my narrative, my story, someone else is going to do it for me and it's not going to be true.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
There have been immense atrocities and horrific violence committed against American Muslims because of 9/11. We saw things like the Patriot Act, the invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq, and Guantanamo Bay and the indefinite detention of people without due process of law, i knew I had to do something to create the kind of country I thought America should be ; one based on justice and compassion.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
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