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Why Dr. Debbie Almontaser finds being called a "moderate Muslim" offensive

Why Dr. Debbie Almontaser finds being called a "moderate Muslim" offensive

Dr. Debbie Almontaser is a Yemeni-American and Mu…

Religious Socialism Podcast · ReligiousSocialism.org

November 30, 201748m 34s

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Dr. Debbie Almontaser is a Yemeni-American and Muslim community leader and activist, founder of the Bridging Cultures Group and the Khalil Gibran International Academy, a New York public school with an English and Arabic bi-lingual program. Almontaser discusses growing up in a largely white neighborhood in Buffalo, New York, rediscovering her Muslim faith in her 20s and making the decision to wear the hijab, the controversy that led to her resigning as head of Khalil Gibran Academy, and winning her ensuing wrongful termination lawsuit against the Department of Education. She also discusses how the aftermath of 9/11 prepared the Muslim community for the election of Donald Trump, and why she finds being called a "moderate Muslim" offensive. Photo cred from Twitter.

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