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Podcast: USArabRadio
Episode: New Beginnings for Muslim Candidates in the U.S. — and for Syria?
Description: First Segment:
We explored the recent election victories of Muslim #candidates across the United States, including New York City, Virginia, #michigan , and beyond. These successes come after years of #Islamophobia following the events of 9/11
Our guest
- Professor Raslan Ibrahim, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations, will provide insight into the significance of these results and their impact on Muslim political representation.
Second Segment:
In the next half-hour, we turned our focus to #syria and the #middleeast following President Trump’s recent Oval Office meeting with the new Syrian leader, Ahmed Al-Shar’.
Our guests included:
- Suzanne Meriden, Exec...