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When I started my campaign for the Maryland House of Delegates a few months ago, I knew that eventually right-wing activists would mobilize to defeat my candidacy. After all, I’m an outspoken, progressive, American Muslim — all things they cannot abide. But never in a million years did I expect that these attacks would start […]

I announced my candidacy for Maryland State Delegate on June 28 of this year. I’m humbled to say that since that day, my campaign has been blessed by a massive outpouring of support, well wishes and financial contributions. I wanted to share with you the list of 172 separate donors so far. I’m endlessly grateful […]

 In August of 2015, my maternal grandmother Farhat Jahan Begum visited Washington DC from her home in Pakistan. During that visit, she told me a very compelling story about her truly harrowing trip to Pakistan from India when the two countries split up in 1947. I wanted to make her story available to others […]