Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of Linda Sarsour, a Muslim civil rights activist and one of the organizers of the Women’s March on Washington.
Sarsour was accused of being anti-Semitic following the inaugural march in 2017, and since then,…
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Community On LBGTQ Rights, Linda Sarsour is No Ally
I was riding my bike one summer evening alongside the beautiful, crashing waves and the golden beaches of Tel Aviv. The last rays of sun painted the sky in rainbow colors which echoed the countless multi-colored flags trimming both sides of the streets of the Israeli city that never sleeps. Carefree and anxiously anticipating the…
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Fast Forward Courtney Love Calls Linda Sarsour An ‘Anti-Semitic Terrorist’
(JTA) — Courtney Love called Palestinian activist Linda Sarsour an “anti-Semitic terrorist” in a series of tweets. “I won’t follow anything thats being led by an anti-Semetic terrorist that’s using feminism as a tool to promote her radicalism,” the singer and musician said Wednesday during a Twitter exchange with Sarsour. The criticism was initially in response Sarsour’s…
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The Schmooze Courtney Love Calls Activist Linda Sarsour An ‘Anti-Semitic Terrorist” On Twitter
Sponsored by The Coalition To Make Feminist Anxiety Nightmares Real (probably), rock icon Courtney Love and activist Linda Sarsour engaged in a furious Twitter battle yesterday. “I won’t follow anything thats being led by an anti-Semetic terrorist that’s using feminism as a tool to promote her radicalism,” Love tweeted. unfollowed. I won’t follow anything thats…
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Opinion Why Linda Sarsour Is A Fake Feminist
Linda Sarsour, a Palestinian-American activist and a co-organizer of the Women’s March on Washington, has shaken the Jewish world with a few freakish remarks on Zionism and feminism. In an interview, “Can You Be a Zionist Feminist? Linda Sarsour Says No”, in The Nation in March, Sarsour declared: “You either stand up for the rights…
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Fast Forward Progressive Jewish Group Gives Linda Sarsour $10K For Security
Muslim civil rights activist Linda Sarsour has become a lightning rod for controversy over her political advocacy work and statements about Israel and the Middle East. Because of this, she has received a hefty number of death threats and been forced to beef up on security. So the progressive Jewish group Bend the Arc is…
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News Sarsour At CUNY Graduation: ‘Wrong Is Wrong, No Matter Who Does It Or Says It.’
A speech by Palestinian-American civil rights advocate Linda Sarsour at the graduation ceremony of the City University of New York’s Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy was largely uneventful, despite the controversy that had surrounded Sarsour’s selection as speaker. “I’m from Brooklyn, and I came here to tell it like it is,” Sarsour…
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Fast Forward 100 Prominent Jewish Leaders Condemn Attacks On Linda Sarsour
More than 100 Jewish leaders condemned attacks on Linda Sarsour, the Palestinian-American activist whose Thursday speech at a City University of New York graduation ceremony has become a flashpoint. Signatories to the letter include many of the most prominent left-leaning Jewish communal leaders, including J Street’s Jeremy Ben-Ami, Bend the Arc’s Stosh Cotler, HIAS’s Mark…
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Opinion Linda Sarsour’s CUNY Speech Splits American Jews
After weeks of debate, Linda Sarsour is finally speaking at CUNY’s commencement. Sarsour, whose profile rose as a co-organizer of the Women’s March held in January, is a Palestinian activist who has made controversial statements about Israel and Zionism in the past. While some view such statements and positions as disqualifying her from speaking at…
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