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“I think the Women's March is actually reflective of this idea that you can create a big tent, but that doesn't mean the people inside of the tent are going to agree on everything. In fact, they might have very public fights about the things that they don't agree with.”
“Minister Farrakhan absolutely says anti-Semitic, misogynistic and homophobic remarks. And we have unequivocally rejected all forms of racism and hate, including anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, homophobia, transphobia, etc.”
“I believe in a nonviolent movement of boycott, divestment, sanctions.”
“I was on the steering committee of the New York City Coalition on Muslim School Holidays.”
“People have been skeptical of the Women's March on Washington. Our legitimacy only came from us proving to the rest of the world that we're capable.”
“Alleviating suffering of the most marginalized communities must begin with assessing the needs of entire communities and allowing the most marginalized to lead the strategy. My belief is those closest to the pain are closest to the solution.”
“I'm not going to hide my positions to make anyone else feel comfortable.”
“We show up to fight racism, anti-black racism, xenophobia, homophobia, transphobia, Islamophobia, misogyny, patriarchy, anti-Semitism, because after Donald Trump is out of office, there will still be all those things here.”
“I didn't wake up one morning and become some important person.”
“This idea of me being anti-Semitic is the most ludicrous of them all.”
“I wholeheartedly believe that we can't organize just as women. There has to be specific messaging and an issue prioritization based on identity groups. Because when you ask a black woman what her top priority issues are versus a white woman versus a Muslim woman versus an undocumented woman, you're going to get... different answers.”
“Time and time again, organizers have proved that when we work together, when we organize together, that we can win.”
“If you woke up this morning and you are breathing, and you are Muslim, then you are political. You have no choice but to be political in a country that has politicized you and politicized your religion.”
“My Pandora station is Boyz II Men.”
“Slavery was legal. Japanese interment was legal in this country. Segregation was legal.”
“My work has always been rooted in nonviolence, as espoused by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.”
“I have a very resilient Brooklyn personality that allows me to stay thick-skinned and focused on my mission and goals.”
“I have no problem with people challenging my views and my positions. I want to be clear that I'm not asking anybody to stop challenging me. But I will not accept being called an anti-Semite.”
“I believe in the liberation of the Palestinian people.”
“I'm Muslim. I'm Palestinian. I'm a woman in a hijab.”