Roots: On Kamala Harris, Islamophobia and Bangladeshi Grassroots
12/09/20 • 25 min
In the fourth episode of Roots with South Asian Today, we speak with Bangladeshi-American Muslim organiser and artist, Sharmin Hossain. Sharmin is the political director at Ambedkarite organisation, Equality Labs, and the co-founder of Bangladeshi Feminist Collective.
We dig deep into US elections, Kamala Harris, Islamophobia among South Asians and how grassroots organising needs to grow now more than ever.
Visit www.southasiantoday.com.au for more global and progressive content.
In the fourth episode of Roots with South Asian Today, we speak with Bangladeshi-American Muslim organiser and artist, Sharmin Hossain. Sharmin is the political director at Ambedkarite organisation, Equality Labs, and the co-founder of Bangladeshi Feminist Collective.
We dig deep into US elections, Kamala Harris, Islamophobia among South Asians and how grassroots organising needs to grow now more than ever.
Visit www.southasiantoday.com.au for more global and progressive content.
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Roots with South Asian Today - Roots: On Kamala Harris, Islamophobia and Bangladeshi Grassroots
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Welcome to roots with South Asian today where we bring you diverse, progressive and brave South Asian voices from across the globe. today. I'm so excited. And more than that, honoured to be speaking with Sharmin Hossain. Sharmin is a Bangladeshi American Muslim organizer and artists from Queens, New York. She's also the political director at one of our favorite organizations, Equality Labs, Jai Bhim into that, and also the co-founder of the Bangladeshi
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