Siblings Asad and Nadia Butt delve into a range of topics from global protests in support of Palestine and Cornel West's Martin Luther King Jr. Day solidarity speech, Trump’s big election polling updates, bias faced by presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy, and controversial actions by a Texas GOP activist. They also discuss CAIR’s efforts in a police officer's victory in a discrimination lawsuit and they introduce listeners listeners to Qariyb, a Muslim community events calendar. Finally, they share a clip from the Halal Gap podcast covering the Mosquers Opening Credits event.

For more information on the topics discussed in this episode, you can visit the following articles and websites:

• March for Gaza: At D.C. rally, thousands demand war cease-fire | The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/01/13/march-for-gaza-dc-rally-israel-hamas-war/ | Global News | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxf-7wIzSCo | 


• Professor Cornel West delivers passionate plea for Palestinian rights in Washington DC rally | Middle East Eye | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzQIy0d52rA
  


• The sermon where MLK spoke candidly on the Arab-Israeli conflict | Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2024/01/15/martin-luther-king-israel-palestinians/
  


• Cornel West courts Muslim and Arab-American voters in quest for presidency | ABC News | https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/cornel-west-courts-muslim-arab-american-voters-quest/story?id=106109608
  


• Voter tells Vivek Ramaswamy’s wife that Iowans don’t support him because ‘they think he’s Muslim’ | The Independent | https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/vivek-ramaswamy-iowa-muslim-wife-b2478270.html
  


• Texas GOP activist blasts Dade Phelan for being “pro-Muslim” | The Texas Tribune | https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/24/texas-conservative-muslim-mailer-ramadan-dade-phelan/
  


• Muslim former North Chicago officer who says he was called 'terrorist' by fellow officers wins almost $500K settlement | Lake and McHenry County Scanner | https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2024/01/15/muslim-former-north-chicago-officer-who-says-he-was-called-terrorist-by-fellow-officers-wins-almost-500k-settlement/
  


• Qariyb - The Go-To Events Calendar for the Muslim Community | https://www.qariyb.com/
  


• Episode 52 - Opening Credits 2023 Panel | The Mosquers | https://www.themosquers.com/the-halal-gap/2024/1/8/episode-52-opening-credits-2023-panel
  

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