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<iframe src=”https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FPersonsofint%2Fvideos%2F200459677112761%2F&show_text=0&width=560″ width=”560″ height=”315″ style=”border:none;overflow:hidden” scrolling=”no” frameborder=”0″ allowTransparency=”true” allowFullScreen=”true”></iframe> Produced by Persons of Interest, an upcoming News and media platform dedicated to conversations about social justice, Six Muslim Women speak directly to Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a star of the global Islamophobia Industry. In this powerful video, the women say “Ayaan Hirsi Ali, you do not speak for us. You are not our ally. You’re not interested in our lives or our freedom. You’ve described Muslim women as being irrational, docile, having no minds of our own. You’ve called us slaves.Advertisements How can you claim to stand for our liberation when you simply repeat the language of our oppressors? This is not the language of solidarity, or understanding, or freedom. This is the language of patriarchy and misogyny. This is the language of white supremacy. This is the language used to justify wars, invasion and genocide. You’re not here to help us or stand with us. You’re here to profit from an industry that exists to dehumanise us. An industry built on selling hatred, misinformation and stereotypes. This hatred you feed puts us in danger every day. It encourages fear, persecution and violence. This is not brave. This is not progressive. This is...

A video of a fight between two young teenagers with their friends looking on, recording on their phones has gone viral, but not for the reason you think. A man stepped up, stood in between the two boys and stopped the fight. The man said “Ya’ll almost men, Ya’ll ain’t kids no more. Ya’ll don’t shake hands, I’m not leaving, bro.” This peacemaker is a Muslim man, Ibn Ali Miller who spotted two boys getting into a fight and immediately intervened.Advertisements He told the boys that their friends who were recording and laughing were cowards. Ibn Ali Miller said “What made me stop is because before I had mentors and before I had people to help me out in my life, I was like those kids. So when I saw those kids, it’s a true reflection of myself and who I used to be.” Ibn Ali is a lifelong resident of Atlantic City and knows many of the kids. “The main thing that I was trying to convey to them was to respect themselves” said Miller. His actions attracted celebrity praise and he was honoured by the city’s...