98 Quotes by Linda Sarsour

There's a conflation between the critique of the state of Israel and their policies with anti-Semitism, which I think is really flawed and inaccurate.

I have no problem with people challenging my views and my positions. I want to be clear that I'm not asking anybody to stop challenging me. But I will not accept being called an anti-Semite.

You've probably seen that any visible Palestinian-American woman who is at the forefront of any social-justice movement is an immediate target of the right wing and right-wing Zionists. They will go to any extreme to criminalize us and to engage in alternative facts, to sew together a narrative that does not exist.

Being a Muslim American activist, I've been targeted by the right wing in a way that is very dangerous.

Wearing hijab made you know that I was Muslim.

I haven't given up on my country. I believe in the potential. I believe in the Constitution.

I'm a Palestinian-Muslim, but I'm also a progressive.

I'm going to make mistakes. I'm going to say things I may not understand have hurtful impact on people. I always call people to call me in, to educate me. And to love me enough and to see my contributions in a way that, when I become better, our country becomes better.

When you're trying to inspire individuals across the country, you have to have a reflection that people can see themselves in.