I'm not just a token Muslim.

My Pandora station is Boyz II Men.

I think Bernie Sanders is a realist.

We are rooted in Kingian nonviolence.

People see whatever the media first reports.

I've been working with Jews for over 20 years.

I'm impacted by my women's reproductive rights.

I am the most optimistic organizer in this country.

I'm Muslim. I'm Palestinian. I'm a woman in a hijab.

I believe in the liberation of the Palestinian people.

We have our own agency; we should be judged by our own work.

I'm the national co-chair for the Women's March on Washington.

I didn't wake up one morning and become some important person.

This idea of me being anti-Semitic is the most ludicrous of them all.

I believe in a nonviolent movement of boycott, divestment, sanctions.

I'm not going to hide my positions to make anyone else feel comfortable.

There is no country in this world that is immune to violating human rights.

I have my own support network of other organizers, activists, and attorneys.

We, as Palestinian-Americans... will not change who we are to make anyone comfortable.

Slavery was legal. Japanese interment was legal in this country. Segregation was legal.

I have been part of fights where we have been told, 'You will not win,' and we have won.

I was on the steering committee of the New York City Coalition on Muslim School Holidays.

We will protect our constitutional right to boycott, divest, and sanctions in this country.

The Palestinian people were governing themselves before the creation of the State of Israel.

My work has always been rooted in nonviolence, as espoused by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Americans - in general, we are very steadfast people: we know what we want; we get what we want.

The way you raise the profile of an issue is by making the issue cool and relevant in pop culture.

None of us live single-issue lives... That is why intersectionality is a strength, not a weakness.

We are taught to attack the forces of evil and not those doing evil. That is what we are trained in.

I was the head of fundraising for the Women's March, and I chose not to take money from corporations.

Being a Muslim American activist, I've been targeted by the right wing in a way that is very dangerous.

Jared Kushner is the last person that should be trying to bring peace to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

BDS has been used as a tactic to raise awareness for Palestinian people, including women and their children.

Our obligation is to our young people, is to our women, to make sure our women are protected in our community.

Reading a teleprompter is not what makes you presidential. It's your actions that you take, and it's democracy.

Time and time again, organizers have proved that when we work together, when we organize together, that we can win.

I began my work as director of the Arab American Association of New York in the wake of the horrific attacks of 9/11.

I have a very resilient Brooklyn personality that allows me to stay thick-skinned and focused on my mission and goals.

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.

We must stand together united in solidarity against the targeting, demonization, and vilification of any group of people.

When you're trying to inspire individuals across the country, you have to have a reflection that people can see themselves in.

One of the things that makes me horrified about a Trump administration is the continued use of code words like 'law and order.'

Intersectional organizing is the new agenda. And if we're gonna lose, we're gonna lose together. If we win, we're gonna win together.

We will continue to organize. You have seen consistent organizing since the Women's March on Washington in every corner of this country.

Our number one and top priority is to protect and defend our community. It is not to assimilate and please any other people and authority.

Since when can somebody tell me a time or a case where there has been a Syrian refugee in this country who has committed an act of terror?

When I stand up here, and I'm fighting for your rights and the rights of all people in these United States of America, I am a true patriot.

You have to understand when you're organizing with women of color, you can't use words like 'marginalized' and 'second-class citizen' loosely.

One of the areas that many of us, including the Women's March organizers, are focusing on is starting mass voter registration and voter engagement.

People have been skeptical of the Women's March on Washington. Our legitimacy only came from us proving to the rest of the world that we're capable.

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