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" Muslim women can save the world from ISIS. "

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" The Trump phenomenon shows us how much fear of Muslims there is out there and how easily it can be exploited. "

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" We need to be able to guarantee the safety of all artists and activists for human rights so that it no longer takes extraordinary courage to call for a better world - so that every person with the ability to imagine peace, equality, progress, and justice can express their dreams and hopes without fear. "

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" As a girl, I abandoned a promising singing career due to violent harassment by Islamists. "

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" Living through the intersections of cultural diversity has given me an intimate understanding of the dynamics of living between the dimensions of East and West, traditional and modern, and political and spiritual. "

" Speech, not violence, is how we will bridge the divides between us. "

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