Political Rewind: In conversation with Soumaya Khalifa, founder of Islamic Speakers Bureau, Atlanta

Published: May 12, 2023, 4 p.m.

Friday on Political Rewind: Since August of 2001, Soumaya Khalifa has worked through the Islamic Speakers Bureau to educate Georgians on the ins and outs of life as a Muslim woman in America.\n\nThe panel\nSoumaya Khalifa, founder and Executive Director, Islamic Speakers Bureau of Atlanta\n\nTimestamps\n\n0:00 - Introduction\n3:00 - On Soumaya Khalifa's childhood, from Egypt to the U.S..\n9:00 - Khalifa founded the Islamic Speakers Bureau of Atlanta in August of 2001.\n20:00 - What it means to be a Muslim in America.\n33:00 - Americans frequently ask Muslim women if they're oppressed.\n40:00 - On the conflict between Israel and Palestine.\n46:00 - On antisemitism and Islamophobia.