Linda Sarsour

“I hope that we when we stand up to those who oppress our communities that Allah accepts from us that as a form of jihad.”

“Americans - in general, we are very steadfast people: we know what we want; we get what we want.”

“As an activist, organizer, Palestinian, and a Muslim-American woman, I have faced many obstacles in the industry I work in. I often have to fight for my seat and representation for the communities I represent.”

“Being a Muslim American activist, I've been targeted by the right wing in a way that is very dangerous.”

“My American side makes me fearless.”

“When you're trying to inspire individuals across the country, you have to have a reflection that people can see themselves in.”

“Donald Trump has no idea what a deal is. I mean, he's a man who has filed for bankruptcy many times, so he doesn't understand how to make any deals.”

“I'm the national co-chair for the Women's March on Washington.”

“We have our own agency; we should be judged by our own work.”

“Sharia is, for me, a personal basic set of guidelines that Muslims follow. It's about being respectful to elders. It's about praying five times a day. It's about etiquette that I have with members of my family. It's about inheritance, and it's about how we get married. Just the kind of basic things that anyone engages in in life.”

“The progressive Left is sometimes very uncomfortable for staunch pro-Israel supporters, but what's very clear to me is that the progressive Left does not make Jews feel unsafe.”

“Since when can somebody tell me a time or a case where there has been a Syrian refugee in this country who has committed an act of terror?”

“The Palestinian people were governing themselves before the creation of the State of Israel.”

“I believe that this is the land of religious freedom and that that applies to Muslims. And if I have to make it apply to Muslims with the work that I do, I'm going to do that.”

“Women need to find the courage to demand what they rightfully deserve. Women should be paid for the same work as their male counterparts, ask for promotions, and stand in their power in their place of employment, whether they are in a boardroom or in the movement.”

“What's wrong is wrong, and that's absolutely acceptable, and I understand that people get hurt by things that people say that are hurtful, and we should be able to say that when someone says something that hurts us, that it hurts us.”

“There are no perfect leaders.”

“If you have a march that's entirely white women or a march that maybe is entirely black women, it's going inspire those who look like them, which is fine. Our idea is that we want to inspire as diverse of a group of people as possible.”

“My family is originally from Palestine, who came here to the United States, you know, from an occupied land to find a better life and find security and safety.”

“There is no country in this world that is immune to violating human rights.”