Muslim Women in Politics: Part I

Guests Nida Allam and Lela Ali are two trailblazing Muslim women in politics. As Durham County Commissioner, Allam is the first Muslim woman elected to office in North Carolina, and she recently announced her bid for Congress (no big deal). Ali is Policy and Program Director at Muslim Women For, nurturing vibrant Muslim communities through grassroots organizing. In Part I, we discuss their motivations for entering politics and the challenges they face, including Islamophobia. Listener’s note: This episode discusses the anti-Muslim hate crime that took the lives of 3 Muslim students in Chapel Hill in 2015.

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Episode Art by @teddycreates.

Music by Grant Livesay.
Original music in Episode No. 8 includes:

• Much Ado from the album Synaesthetic Experiment 3253

• Craft Confessional

• Calin

• Orphic Black