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.

Qasim Rashid

Qasim Rashid (born July 21, 1982) is a Pakistani-born American author, human rights activist, politician, and attorney. He previously served as the national spokesperson for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA. He is the author of several books, including The Wrong Kind of Muslim and Talk To Me. He is a Democratic Party activist, and in 2019 he unsuccessfully ran for the Virginia State Senate. He was the Democratic nominee for Virginia's 1st congressional district in the 2020 election.

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