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Ozlem Cekic on Overcoming Hate Through Dialogue

Published: Dec. 1, 2020, 5 a.m.

Turkish-born, Copenhagen-based activist and former politician \xd6zlem Cekic, author of the new book \u201cOvercoming Hate Through Dialogue: Confronting Prejudice, Racism, and Bigotry with Conversation\u2015and Coffee,\u201d speaks with us about friendship as a vaccination against prejudice, the importance of remembering that people are more than their opinions, and why being on the receiving end of hateful language is opportunity to initiate a meaningful exchange.