Ahmad Kaki Interview
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2022-12-21
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Institute for Diversity & Civic Life
Department of Religious Studies
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This interview is with Ahmad Kaki, a legal assistant and law student in Arlington, VA. Ahmad describes growing up Palestinian and Muslim in Texas and how his life changed after 9/11. He talks about his college experiences of involvement in the Muslim Students Association and pro-Palestine organizing. Ahmad shares the trajectory of his career, which brought him to law school and his current work as a legal assistant with the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
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Religions Texas, 9/11, Activism, Bullying, Canary Mission, Colonialism, Community, Council on American-Islamic Relations [CAIR], Family dynamics, Health Careers High School, Hijab, Islam, Islamophobia, Israel, Legal professionals, Millennials, Muslim Students Association [MSA], Muslims, Palestine, Palestine solidarity, Palestinian-Americans, Students, Students for Justice in Palestine, The University of Texas at San Antonio, Texas, TX - San Antonio, US politics, VA - Arlington