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Prejudice and Muslim immigrants (5:00)
October 21, 2008 | download | | permalink


Northern Virginia is home to an estimated 72-thousand Muslim voters. Many of those are immigrants from Arab countries and South Asia. Those voters could play a role in deciding which presidential candidate carries Virginia, and which candidate wins the national election. Muslims in Virginia have become increasingly politically active. But political activism for Muslims can have its perils. The World's Jason Margolis brings us a profile of one of Virginia's Muslim immigrants from Bangladesh.

Bangladeshi immigrant and VA resident Mukit HossainBangladeshi immigrant and VA resident Mukit Hossain



Edina Lokovich of the Muslim Public Affairs Council talks to The World's Marco Werman about the diversity of Muslim Americans
 
 
 
 
 

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