This episode Anthony is joined by Qasim Rashid, a human rights lawyer, author, former Democratic nominee for US Congress, and Founder and Executive Director of Common Purpose, an organization dedicated to electing more women and underrepresented candidates to office. They discuss what it’s like to grow up Muslim in America, Racism and integration, and Hate crime and the effect of the ‘war on terror’.

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