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  • Ghazala Khan in blue hijab next to Khizr Khan in black suit with blue tie and white shirt

    Muslim-American Women Clap Back at Trump's Islamophobic Rhetoric With #CanYouHearUsNow

    The hashtag—a clarion call for Muslim women who are sick of the stereotype that says they have no voice—emerged after Donald Trump criticized Ghazala Khan’s silence during the Democratic National Convention last week.

    Sameer Rao Aug 2, 2016 11:12AM EDT
    Ghazala Khan in blue hijab next to Khizr Khan in black suit with blue tie and white shirt

    Ghazala Khan on Trump: 'He Knows Nothing About True Sacrifice'

    The Republican presidential nominee alluded to Khan’s silence during her husband’s moving speech about their son’s military sacrifice at the DNC as something dictated by Islam. She skillfully responded via The Washington Post.

    Sameer Rao Aug 1, 2016 11:38AM EDT
    William Barber in Black clerical robes with blue background; Ghazala Khan in blue hijab and Khizr Khan in navy suit with blue and black background

    ICYMI: William Barber, Khizr Khan Deliver Rousing DNC Speeches

    The Christian theologian and the father of a killed Muslim-American solider uplifted their respective communities’ concerns during well-received speeches last night in Philadelphia.

    Sameer Rao Jul 29, 2016 12:21PM EDT

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