Linda Sarsour, co-organizer of the Women's March, shares an
"unforgettable memoir" (Booklist) about how growing up Palestinian
Muslim American, feminist, and empowered moved her to become a
globally recognized activist on behalf of marginalized communities
across the country. On a chilly spring morning in Brooklyn,
nineteen-year-old Linda Sarsour stared at her reflection, dressed
in a hijab for the first time. She saw in the mirror the woman she
was growing to be-a young Muslim American woman unapologetic in her
faith and her activism, who would discover her innate sense of
justice in the aftermath of 9/11. Now heralded for her
award-winning leadership of the Women's March on Washington,
Sarsour offers a "moving memoir [that] is a testament to the power
of love in action" (Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim
Crow). From the Brooklyn bodega her father owned, where Linda
learned the real meaning of intersectionality, to protests in the
streets of Washington, DC, Linda's experience as a daughter of
Palestinian immigrants is a moving portrayal of what it means to
find one's voice and use it for the good of others. We follow Linda
as she learns the tenets of successful community organizing, and
through decades of fighting for racial, economic, gender, and
social justice, as she becomes one of the most recognized activists
in the nation. We also see her honoring her grandmother's dying
wish, protecting her children, building resilient friendships, and
mentoring others even as she loses her first mentor in a tragic
accident. Throughout, she inspires you to take action as she
reaffirms that we are not here to be bystanders. In this "book that
speaks to our times" (The Washington Post), Harry Belafonte writes
of Linda in the foreword, "While we may not have made it to the
Promised Land, my peers and I, my brothers and sisters in
liberation can rest easy that the future is in the hands of leaders
like Linda Sarsour. I have often said to Linda that she embodies
the principle and purpose of another great Muslim leader, brother
Malcolm X." This is her story.
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