Linda Sarsour
Author of We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders: A Memoir of Love and Resistance
About the Author
Linda Sarsour is a Brooklyn-born Palestinian Muslim American community activist and mother of three. Recognized for her award-winning intersectional work, she served as national co-chair of the Women's March, helping to organize the largest single-day protest in US history.
Works by Linda Sarsour
We're in This Together: A Young Readers Edition of We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders (2022) 23 copies, 1 review
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1980
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Country (for map)
- USA
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Places of residence
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Occupations
- organizer (Women's March co-organizer|2017)
spokesperson (Bernie Sanders presidential campaign|2020)
activist - Organizations
- Black Lives Matter
Democratic Party
Democratic Socialists of America - Awards and honors
- Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in The World
Members
Reviews
If anything, Sarsour’s book reinforces exactly what the Black Lives matter movement is all about and gives clarity to the anger of protestors who are fed up. What the book also shows is the power of commitment and determination one very determined woman can make in the lives of many people. Now is the time to read it. It helped clarify many things in the protests we are seeing now. Sadly, the people who most need to read this book will refuse and that’s too bad. They might be forced to take their blindfolds off and see what’s happening outside their very white, conservative communities.… (more)
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Statistics
- Works
- 2
- Members
- 81
- Popularity
- #222,754
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 3
- ISBNs
- 10
from her father's Brooklyn bodega to speaking to 470,000 people at the National Mall in Washington, DC. Young
people will be inspired to find their own voices and take steps toward advocating for the things they believe in.