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Black Voters Matter Co-Founder LaTosha Brown joins to discuss Black buying power, big box boycotts, and beating billionaires back Subscribe to Let's Address This On Episode 199 of The Qasim Rashid Show: This week I welcome LaTosha Brown, co-founder of the dynamic national organization Black Voters Matter. We
Elevating discourse in the face of vitriol If you’ve followed my work over the years, you’ve likely seen the volume of vitriol I receive in response to my human rights advocacy. The insults come in many forms—my Muslim faith, my Pakistani heritage, my identity as a naturalized
A response to Nationalist Christians harassing American Muslims while they prayed Across the United States, a disturbing trend is accelerating: nationalist Christians targeting Muslim Americans simply for existing in public spaces. From college campuses to family picnics, Muslims are being harassed for their faith. In Dallas, one recent video captures
Tim Whitaker on why his faith as a Christian calls on him to counter attacks on Muslims Today I publish a guest post by Tim Whitaker, Creator of “Tim Whitaker Speaks,” and Founder of The New Evangelicals. This powerful piece shares Tim’s journey growing up as a conservative evangelical
Mother Fletcher's legacy will live on as the epitome of honor, courage, strength, and resilience in the face of violent terrorism, white supremacy, and cowardice Subscribe to Let's Address This Last summer I had the opportunity to visit the location of Black Wall Street in Tulsa,
Subscribe to Let's Address This On Episode 198 of The Qasim Rashid Show: This week I welcomed back the President of the Working Families Party, Maurice Mitchell. Coming hot off the victories of Zohran Mamdani to Mayor of New York City and Ghazala Hashmi to Lt. Gov of
Jihad is not a scary word, but it is often maligned to instill fear in people Subscribe to Let's Address This As a Muslim American, my jihad begins in the quietest moments—long before any external struggle. It begins with the discipline to sleep on time so I
We've lived to see the day when a newspaper excuses the man who butchered their journalist By November, 2018, the CIA had concluded that Saudi Arabia was responsible for the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. And moreover—that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman personally ordered
Social and governmental attacks on American Muslims are increasing rapidly—here's what you need to know Right wing Christian nationalists are targeting American Muslim students in Florida, more such nationalists are targeting American Muslims in Michigan, Texas Governor Abbott is banning American Muslim civic organizations like CAIR, and
The climate catastrophes we face aren’t an Act of God, they’re an Act of Greed Subscribe to Let's Address This Did you know that for more than two decades, I’ve been a first responder to climate catastrophe? I was in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina, in
On Episode 197 of The Qasim Rashid Show: This week Let’s Address This was on the road! I had the privilege to interview newly minted First Deputy Mayor of New York City, Dean Fuleihan. We discuss what inspired him to accept Mayor Elect Mamdani’s nomination, how this administration
It's more critical than ever we overcome culture wars and stand united against Trump's actual wars Anne Frank wrote in her diary: Terrible things are happening outside. At any time of night and day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are