Linda Sarsour

Overview

Linda N. Sarsour born Brooklyn, NY March 19, 1980. Palestinian-American; co-chair Women’s March 2017; Executive Director Arab American Assn. of NY. 2011; arrested at Day Without a Woman protest 2017.

Quotations

“We’re going to stand up to fascism and racism and xenophobia. And we’re not going to allow this administration to roll back the rights that many people have fought for so that we can be here today. . . we promoted Kingian nonviolence, the six principles of Kingian nonviolence. We are here in the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King.” (Democracy Now, Jan. 27, 2017; photo muslimobserver.com)