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She is considering running for the [[New York City Council]] in the future.<ref name=homegirl/> Sarsour lives in [[Bay Ridge, Brooklyn]].<ref name=ny1/> |
She is considering running for the [[New York City Council]] in the future.<ref name=homegirl/> Sarsour lives in [[Bay Ridge, Brooklyn]].<ref name=ny1/> |
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==Controversies and allegations== |
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Following the Women's March, Sarsour was accused by conservative media in [[antisemitism]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Solomon|first1=Daniel J.|title=Far Right Slams Palestinian March Organizer Linda Sarsour as Anti-Semite|url=http://forward.com/fast-forward/360949/far-right-slams-palestinian-march-organizer-linda-sarsour-as-anti-semite/|work=[[The Forward]]|date=24 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Perazzo|first1=John|title=The Anti-Semite Who Organized The 'Women's March on Washington'|url=http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/265552/anti-semite-who-organized-womens-march-washington-john-perazzo|work=[[FrontPage Magazine]]|date=23 January 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128150437/http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/265552/anti-semite-who-organized-womens-march-washington-john-perazzo|archivedate=28 January 2017}}</ref> An article in the ''[[Daily Caller]]'' alleged that she posed for a picture with a member of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee and former [[Hamas]] operative who was jailed in Israel in the 1990s because of his alleged work for Hamas.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ross|first1=Chuck|title=Women’s March Organizer Recently Met Ex-Hamas Operative, Has Family Ties To Terror Group|url=http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/21/womens-march-organizer-recently-met-ex-hamas-operative-has-family-ties-to-terror-group/|work=[[The Daily Caller]]|date=21 January 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128145109/http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/21/womens-march-organizer-recently-met-ex-hamas-operative-has-family-ties-to-terror-group/|archivedate=28 January 2017}}</ref> Sarsour has also been accused in advocating [[Sharia]] law.<ref>{{cite news|title=Women's March Organizer Linda Sarsour Accused of Being Anti-Semitic, Affiliated with Hamas|url=http://www.snopes.com/2017/01/25/womens-march-organizer-linda-sarsour/|agency=[[Snopes.com]]|date=25 January 2017}} cites an article in the website thegatewaypundit.com, which wrote: "Linda Sarsour is very active on Twitter. She is pro Sharia law and a couple of her tweets even have a seditious tone to them where she romanticizes Sharia law.."</ref> Sarsour tweeted about Sharia in 2014: "I don't drink alcohol, don't eat pork, I follow Islamic way of living. That's all Sharia law is."<ref>https://twitter.com/lsarsour/status/460997541925244928</ref> "You'll know when you're living under Sharia Law if suddenly all your loans & credit cards become interest free. Sound nice, doesn't it?"<ref>https://twitter.com/lsarsour/status/598327052727615488</ref> The progressive media watchdog [[Media Matters for America]] called these allegations "[[fake news|fabricated news]]" by "hyperpartisan sites and social media accounts."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Vogel|first1=Pam|title=Fake News Purveyors Run With Bigoted Attacks On Women’s March Organizer And Google Helps Them Profit|url=https://mediamatters.org/blog/2017/01/25/fake-news-purveyors-run-bigoted-attacks-women-s-march-organizer-and-google-helps-them-profit/215109|agency=[[Media Matters for America]]|date=25 January 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128152657/https://mediamatters.org/blog/2017/01/25/fake-news-purveyors-run-bigoted-attacks-women-s-march-organizer-and-google-helps-them-profit/215109|archivedate=28 January 2017}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:32, 28 January 2017
Linda Sarsour | |
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 Sarsour in May 2016 | |
| Born | 1980 (age 43–44) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Kingsborough Community College Brooklyn College |
| Occupation(s) | Activist, writer |
| Known for | Co-chairs of the 2017 Women's March |
Linda Sarsour (born 1980) is a Palestinian-American activist and executive director of the Arab American Association of New York.[2][1]
Early life
Sarsour is the oldest of seven children born to a couple of Palestinian immigrants. She was raised in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, and went to John Jay High School in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Sarsour was married in an arranged marriage at the age of 17. She had three children by her mid-20s.[3] After high school, she took courses at Kingsborough Community College and Brooklyn College with the goal of becoming an English teacher.[4]
Career
After the September 11 attacks, she began to volunteer for the Arab American Association of New York.[3] She worked to achieve recognition of Muslim holidays in New York City's public schools, which now close for Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha.[4] She eventually became the organization's executive director.[5] Sarsour became a fellow at the New York University Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.[3]
Sarsour has appeared in "The Hijabi Monologues", a performance art piece based on stories about veiling.[6]
Political activism
In 2016, Sarsour endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders for President of the United States.[7] Teresa Shook and Bob Bland recruited Sarsour to become a co-chair for the 2017 Women's March, held the day after the inauguration of Donald Trump as President of the United States.[8] After the march, she was targeted with Islamophobia over social media, leading the hashtag #IMarchWithLinda to trend on Twitter.[9]
She is considering running for the New York City Council in the future.[4] Sarsour lives in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.[3]
References
- ^ a b Mitter, Siddhartha (May 9, 2015). "Linda Sarsour: New Generation of Muslim Activists – Al Jazeera America". Al Jazeera America. 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.
- ^ a b c d Mishkin, Budd (July 26, 2011). "One On 1: Arab American Association Director Finds Time For It All". NY1. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ a b c Feuer, Alan (August 7, 2015). "Linda Sarsour Is a Brooklyn Homegirl in a Hijab". The New York Times. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ Wilner, Michael (January 24, 2017). "Linda Sarsour, Women's March Organizer, Works to Link Civil Rights Struggles to Palestinian Cause". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ Sahar Amer (September 9, 2014). What is Veiling?. Edinburgh University Press. p. 228. ISBN 978-0-7486-9684-0.
- ^ Neidig, Harper (April 9, 2016). "Sanders campaign releases Spike Lee-produced ad". The Hill. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ^ Alter, Charlotte (January 20, 2017). "The Women's March on Washington United Progressives". Time. Time Inc. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
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