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Daisy Khan, the “Ground Zero Mosque”—and 700 Million Muslim Women
By Jesse Larner — 2011
She explained how, after 9/11, she felt a special responsibility to speak up for the vast majority of Muslims who embrace democracy and human rights, and to address the vexed issues of violence, status of women, leadership, and democracy within Islam. - Jesse Larner
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