Suehaila Amen
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“It’s been tremendously heartbreaking to watch our community constantly have to question why people are maliciously maligning them in public.”
Suehaila Amen · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-29
Amen said it has been heartbreaking to watch her community constantly maligned in public.
“They make immediately post 9/11 look like a walk in the park for us. This has been absolutely disgusting to witness,”
Suehaila Amen · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-29
Amen told Al Jazeera that bigotry against her community is reaching an all-time high.
“It’s not just some loser that lives around the block who may call you a racist expletive; it’s the loser who lives in the White House,”
Suehaila Amen · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-29
Amen said that when the president mocks El-Sayed's name, it legitimises bigotry and racism.
“We’ve seen the increase in hate marches and hate speech and people being very comfortable sharing their hateful views online and coming into our city and harassing people for no reason – people who are just trying to live and function in this country,”
Suehaila Amen · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-29
Amen described the increase in hate marches and hate speech targeting people in the Detroit area.
“We are an integral part of the fabric of this nation, whether people like it or not,”
Suehaila Amen · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-29
Amen told Al Jazeera that Arab and Muslim communities reject attempts to cast them as foreigners or outsiders.