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|name=Linda Sarsour | |||
|caption=Sarsour in May 2016 | |||
| birth_date = 1980 | |||
|birth_place=[[United States]] | |||
|residence=Brooklyn, New York. United States | |||
|nationality=[[Americans|American]] | |||
|occupation=Activist, writer | |||
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'''Linda Sarsour''' (born 1980) is a [[Palestinian-American]] activist and executive director of the Arab American Association of New York.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/09/nyregion/linda-sarsour-is-a-brooklyn-homegirl-in-a-hijab.html|title=Linda Sarsour Is a Brooklyn Homegirl in a Hijab|date=August 9, 2015|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Feuer, Alan|accessdate=April 10, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | |||
| url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/sep/16/ahmed-mohamed-clock-bigotry-american-muslims | title=Ahmed Mohamed is just one example of the bigotry American Muslims face | date=September 16, 2015 | accessdate=September 17, 2015 | |||
| work = [[The Guardian]]| author=Sarsour, Linda}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=May 9, 2015|first=Siddhartha|last=Mitter|url=http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/5/9/linda-sarsours-rising-profile-reflects-new-generation-of-muslim-activists.html|title=Linda Sarsour: New Generation of Muslim Activists – Al Jazeera America|publisher=[[Al Jazeera America]]|accessdate=April 10, 2016}}</ref> | |||
In 2016, Sarsour endorsed Senator [[Bernie Sanders]] for President of the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/dem-primaries/275750-sanders-campaign-drops-spike-lee-produced-ad|title=Sanders campaign releases Spike Lee-produced ad|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|author=Neidig, Harper|date=April 9, 2016|accessdate=April 10, 2016}}</ref> | |||
Sarsour has appeared in ''"The Hijabi Monologues"'', a performance art piece based on stories about [[veil]]ing.<ref name="Amer2014">{{cite book|author=Sahar Amer|title=What is Veiling?|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2T8kDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT228|date=9 September 2014|publisher=Edinburgh University Press|isbn=978-0-7486-9684-0|page=228}}</ref> | |||
Sansour was one of three national co-chairs recruited by Teresa Shook and Bob Bland for the [[2017 Women's March]] held the day after the [[Inauguration of Donald Trump|inauguration]] of [[Donald Trump]] as President of the United States.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://time.com/4641575/womens-march-washington-coalition/ |title=The Women's March on Washington United Progressives |date= January 20, 2017|newspaper=Time|last= Alter|first=Charlotte|publisher=Time Inc||accessdate=January 23, 2017}}</ref> | |||
==References== | |||
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==External links== | |||
*[http://www.therelgionofpeace.com] | |||
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Linda Sarsour (born 1980) is a Palestinian-American activist and executive director of the Arab American Association of New York.[1][2][3]
In 2016, Sarsour endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders for President of the United States.[4]
Sarsour has appeared in "The Hijabi Monologues", a performance art piece based on stories about veiling.[5]
Sansour was one of three national co-chairs recruited by Teresa Shook and Bob Bland for the 2017 Women's March held the day after the inauguration of Donald Trump as President of the United States.[6]
References
Citations
- ↑ Feuer, Alan (August 9, 2015). "Linda Sarsour Is a Brooklyn Homegirl in a Hijab". The New York Times. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ↑ Sarsour, Linda (September 16, 2015). "Ahmed Mohamed is just one example of the bigotry American Muslims face". The Guardian. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ↑ Mitter, Siddhartha (May 9, 2015). "Linda Sarsour: New Generation of Muslim Activists – Al Jazeera America". Al Jazeera America. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ↑ Neidig, Harper (April 9, 2016). "Sanders campaign releases Spike Lee-produced ad". The Hill. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ↑ Template:Cite book
- ↑ Template:Cite news