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. Linda Sarsour More Quotes by Linda Sarsour More Quotes From Linda Sarsour 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. Linda Sarsour will fight things racism When you talk about feminism, you're talking about the rights of all women and their families to live in dignity, peace, and security. It's about giving women access to health care and other basic rights. Linda Sarsour you women health peace 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. Linda Sarsour day me family life 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. Linda Sarsour solution strategy pain suffering 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. Linda Sarsour people-say understand hurt people I believe in the liberation of the Palestinian people. Linda Sarsour i-believe-in i-believe believe people Do you care about climate justice? Are you about women's rights and women's reproductive rights? Do you care about civil liberties and the Voting Rights Act? There are so many opportunities for people to go back and be inspired and plug into their own community. Linda Sarsour you women community people We must stand together united in solidarity against the targeting, demonization, and vilification of any group of people. Linda Sarsour stand group together people If you're on the side of the oppressor, or you're defending the oppressor, or you're actually trying to humanize the oppressor, then that's a problem. Linda Sarsour side you problem trying 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. Linda Sarsour anti-semitism says hate racism 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. Linda Sarsour women power courage work Americans - in general, we are very steadfast people: we know what we want; we get what we want. Linda Sarsour get know want people I will not walk away from the people and communities whom I love deeply. I will continue to raise my voice for justice and equality for all, organize communities who want to defend the rights of black people, stand against policies that target and marginalize Muslims, and advocate for health care for all people. Linda Sarsour walk health love people Dissent is the highest form of patriotism, and I intend to continue to push my country to respect the rights of all its citizens. I will not be silenced. Linda Sarsour will patriotism respect country 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. Linda Sarsour feel me uncomfortable sometimes 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. Linda Sarsour you political morning religion We are rooted in Kingian nonviolence. Linda Sarsour nonviolence rooted You can't be a feminist in the United States and stand up for the rights of the American woman and then say that you don't want to stand up for the rights of Palestinian women in Palestine. It's all connected. Linda Sarsour stand-up woman you women We will not be silenced by Blue Lives Matter, by white supremacists, by neo-Nazis, or right-wing Zionists. Linda Sarsour will matter white blue We at the Women's March tried intersectionality, and we were the group that said we're going to do it right, and we're going to defy our women-of-color elders who told us, 'We did this with the white woman before, and it doesn't work.' Linda Sarsour woman women white work
