Creative Loafing/CLT – A Discussion with Seven Trump Protesters

Posted on March 16, 2016March 17, 2016 by Rose Hamid

A discussion with seven protesters who have faced down Trump and arenas full of supporters not having it By Ryan Pitkin @pitkin_ryan March 16, 2016 Over the last few months, Donald Trump rallies have become disturbing displays of Americana. Internet comment boards come to life. Bastions of bigotry. Emerging from these WWE-like events is a small but rapidly growing group of people who stand against the fascistic rhetoric of Trump to show those watching from afar that he does not repre...

Creative Loafing/CLT – original coverage of Trump rally

Posted on March 14, 2016March 18, 2016 by Rose Hamid

Rose Hamid took a silent stand and turned a mirror on Donald Trump's blind suppporters A rose grows from concrete Published Jan. 13, 2016 By Erin Tracy-Blackwood By now, you've all seen the video. Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump, speaking at Winthrop, begins to rant about "radical Islamic terrorism" and behind him a woman stands. She's wearing a hijab and a shirt that reads, "Salam. I come in peace" She doesn't yell, disrupt or provoke anything besides tho...

CBC News – The Rise and Rage of Donald Trump – The Fifth Estate show

Posted on March 11, 2016March 14, 2016 by Rose Hamid

This is an interesting background of the rise of Donald Trump

Democracy and Islam

Posted on March 5, 2016March 5, 2016 by Rose Hamid

Charlotte Observer 3/5/2016 Elections offer a time for us to seek justice, not people just like us BY ROSE HAMID Guest column Muslims voting in Tunisia 2011. The ink on the fingers is used to indicate the person has voted and prevents them from voting again. Photo courtesy of Mariem Masmoudi As North Carolina enters the primary season folks may wonder if Islamic ideals are in keeping with American democratic ideals. The answer is yes. One should look at the example of the Constitut...

La Presse (Canadian) – “Donald Trump is Dangerous”

Posted on March 5, 2016March 9, 2016 by Rose Hamid

ISLAMOPHOBIA "DONALD TRUMP IS DANGEROUS" BY Nicolas Berube 5 Mar 2016 (English Google translation from original French) Expelled booed at a political rally Donald Trump, Rose Hamid, a Muslim mother, has been the target of Islamophobic attacks on the Net. "He knows that his statements ignite the crowd. What scares me is that he chooses to continue, "she confided to La Presse. NICOLAS BÉRUBÉ LA PRESSE In January, you have decided to get up in silence at a political rally Donald Trump in Rock...

Huff Post – After Protesting at a Trump Rally, I’m Being Targeted By Islamophobes

Posted on February 24, 2016February 27, 2017 by Rose Hamid

Published in Huffington Post 2/24/2016 By Rose Hamid Last month some friends and I stood in silent protest at a Trump rally in Rock Hill SC and were unceremoniously escorted out. As a hijab-wearing Muslim woman, I garnered a lot of media attention. The coverage and response was overwhelmingly supportive and encouraging. However, there was some vile chatter that attempted to paint me as a possible terrorist. I ignored the ridiculous accusations made against me because I thought anyone wh...

Saying goodbye to a loved one in the Islamic tradition

Posted on February 11, 2016February 12, 2016 by Rose Hamid

BY ROSE HAMID Guest column My uncle, Nitham Hasan, passed away recently. He was 88, the eldest of my father’s seven siblings and the first to pass away. As a leader of the Islamic center of South Florida for 30 years he was well loved and respected. He spent his life educating people about Islam and building bridges of understanding with people of all faiths. It was said of him, “He leaves a void that is hard to fill and a legacy that is hard to match.” My father (3rd from the left) and h...

Teen Take with Andrew Demeter

Posted on February 6, 2016March 5, 2016 by Rose Hamid

Der Speigel (English): (longer article about Trump) “America’s Agitator – Donald Trump Is the World’s Most Dangerous Man”

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Rose Hamid

Donald Trump is the leader of a new, hate-filled authoritarian movement. Nothing would be more harmful to the idea of the West and world peace than if he were to be elected president. George W. Bush's America would seem like a place of logic and reason in comparison. BY Markus Feldenkirchen, Veit Medick and Holger Stark, Feb 1, 2016 Donald Trump recently spoke about American football. No other game more fully embodies his country's character. The sport is about capturing territory, and pla...

Muslim Girl: Meet the Woman Who stood in Silent Protest to Trump

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Rose Hamid

MuslimGirl.net Meet the Woman Who Stood in Silent Protest to Trump Rose Hamid has garnered immense support mixed with imminent backlash. 1.14.16 · MARIAM Shortly after beginning our conversation, Rose Hamid cut me off in an electric flurry that would come to define her voice throughout our conversation; “I’m so sorry,” she said, “I just remembered that I haven’t prayed fajr, can I call you right back?” Hamid, the 56-year-old American Airlines flight attendant who made headlines on Friday...