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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Life Jewish Women Must Stand With Our Sister Linda Sarsour
One of the leaders of the history-making Women’s March On Washington has recently come under vicious attack from the right for being an anti-Semite. Newsflash to the skeptical: she may wear a hijab, but Linda Sarsour is a fierce advocate for all marginalized people – including Jews. Sarsour, a social justice firebrand and lead organizer…
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Opinion Women’s March Organizers Should Be More Careful About the Company They Keep
On the day after Donald Trump’s inauguration, women from around the country took to the streets to protest the election and rhetoric of the new President. Women met on the streets of their own towns and cities across the country and around the world, and they traveled from far and wide to protest in Washington…
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Fast Forward Far Right Slams Palestinian March Organizer Linda Sarsour as Anti-Semite
Linda Sarsour, a Muslim civil rights activist, is facing charges of anti-Semitism after she helped organize the Women’s March on Washington. “The anti-Semite who organized the ‘Women’s March on Washington,’” screamed a headline from David Horowitz’s Front Page Magazine. The piece cited her opposition to Zionism, connection to family members who are supposedly imprisoned in…
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