Political Rewind: In conversation with Soumaya Khalifa, founder of Islamic Speakers Bureau, Atlanta
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Friday on Political Rewind: Since August of 2001, Soumaya Khalifa has worked through the Islamic Speakers Bureau to educate Georgians on the ins and outs of life as a Muslim woman in America. The panel Soumaya Khalifa, founder and Executive Director, Islamic Speakers Bureau of Atlanta Timestamps 0:00 - Introduction 3:00 - On Soumaya Khalifa's childhood, from Egypt to the U.S.. 9:00 - Khalifa founded the Islamic Speakers Bureau of Atlanta in August of 2001. 20:00 - What it means to be a Muslim in America. 33:00 - Americans frequently ask Muslim women if they're oppressed. 40:00 - On the conflict between Israel and Palestine. 46:00 - On antisemitism and Islamophobia.