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Objection

Show Time: Live on Thursdays at 6pm

Repeats: Fridays at 9am (PST)

Hosted by: Reem Salahi

Produced by: Reem Salahi and Marya Bangee

SHOW DESCRIPTION

On this show, Reem identifies and unpacks legal issues and events that affect your civil rights and liberties as Muslims. A better tomorrow will only occur with a more educated today.

HOST BIOGRAPHY

Reem Salahi

is an activist and attorney specializing in national security and civil rights. She is a member of the National Lawyers Guild and the President of the Muslim Bar Association of Southern California (MBASC). Formerly, Reem was a Bridge Fellow at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Southern California and a Fulbright Fellow in Amman, Jordan. More recently, Reem was one of seven attorneys to travel to Gaza on the National Lawyers Guild delegation directly following Israel's 22-day-attack in February of 2009. Reem's legal findings were published in an article, titled "Israel's War Crimes: A First Hand Account of Israel's Attacks on Palestinian Civilians and Civilian Infrastructure," available here. Reem blogs regularly at reemsalahi.wordpress.com.

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