Soon after President Joe Biden ended his reelection bid and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, Muslim scholar Najeeba Syeed took to Instagram to offer words of wisdom as it became clear that two South Asian women — including Usha Vance whose husband, J.D. Vance, was picked to join Trump on the Republican ticket — were now at the forefront of the national political discourse.
For Syeed, a Kashmir-born American professor and lawyer, having the spotlight on Harris and Vance provides opportunity for a “fascinating exploration” among South Asians, who embody multiple nations, languages, and identities.“Besides how others describe us, how do we describe ourselves?” Syeed told URL Media.
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