Suzanne Barakat: Islamophobia killed my brother. Let's end the hate
蘇珊娜·巴拉卡特: 伊斯蘭恐懼症殺害了我的弟弟。請讓我們停止仇恨!
With a voice amplified by unthinkable personal tragedy, Suzanne Barakat speaks out against bigotry and violence against those society deems "different." Full bio
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were gruesomely murdered
that it's really difficult
對我來說是非常困難的。
of this talk you will make a choice,
你會做出決定
for his wedding photo shoot.
particularly Steph Curry, fanatic --
斯蒂芬·庫里的瘋狂粉絲-
ready to take on the world.
在牙醫學院學習的美國學生。
have their first dance,
and burst into tears.
忍不住開始大哭起來。
in North Carolina for a short visit,
回到北卡羅萊納的家裡。
I run upstairs to Deah's room,
being a newly married man.
She's an amazing girl."
been accepted to join Deah
and at her urging,
attending their favorite team of the NBA,
sitting there with him --
a basketball-obsessed kid,
into an accomplished young man.
of his dental school class,
community service projects
they were planning
as an architectural engineering student
for the local homeless,
and look at Deah and tell him,
than I am in this moment."
without waking him
at San Francisco General Hospital
text messages expressing condolences.
who calmly intones,
教堂山,有一起槍擊案。“
in Deah's neighborhood in Chapel Hill.
用谷歌搜索”教堂山槍擊事件“。
"shooting in Chapel Hill."
in the back of the head
onto the gritty hospital floor,
冰冷的地板上,
out of San Francisco,
and faint into my parents' arms,
然後無力的倒在我父母的手臂中,
as I did so many times before,
that will never be filled.
eventually revealed
off the bus from class,
他們聽到了敲門聲。
they heard a knock on the door.
to fire multiple shots at him.
and fired a single shot into Yusor's hip,
against her head,
lacerated her midbrain.
who was screaming for her life,
a bullet in the mouth --
一個對他們來說最安全的地方-
to be safe: their home.
had been harassing them:
on a couple of occasions.
anti-religion posts.
他不喜歡她們的樣子
that he didn't like the way they looked.
to be kind to her neighbor,
so numb to the hatred
it turning into fatal violence.
turned himself in to the police
public statement that morning,
without bothering to question it
become the go-to sound bite.
and remember his words,
so freely and with so much love,
to climb through my crippling grief
be diminished to a segment
because of their faith,
they chose to don on their heads,
or Muslim-appearing person
college students execution-style,
acts of violence in the US,
my family voice,
to everyone I know in media.
overflowing with friends and family,
他坐在我父母的旁邊,
sits down next to my parents
of experience in journalism,
並不能運用他作為記者的權利,
there in his capacity as journalist,
of local media interview requests.
at a local community center.
the words to thank him.
所有的本地新聞頻道都到場。”,他說。
all the news channels present," he said.
could not do for ourselves
from the previous night.
by Anderson Cooper.
Chicago Tribune --
Yusor and Razan,
of anti-Muslim hatred.
一件能被社會接受的偏見,
is a socially acceptable form of bigotry.
會被搜身檢查的經歷。
that happen 99 percent of the time.
and financial gains off our backs.
like Donald Trump,
American Muslims,
from entering this country.
by his neighbor --
for a mere 8 months,
Khalid's mother with his car.
Khalid's story,
to national news.
doesn't just happen in a vacuum.
looks over at my colleague,
and says, "San Bernardino,"
失去三名家庭成員,
family members to Islamophobia,
within my program
people in Los Angeles."
我還有做過什麼其他的事嗎?
but treat you with respect and kindness?
you compassionate care?"
what she said was wrong,
她所說過的是錯誤的。
I'm Mexican-American.
of treatment all the time."
microaggressions on a daily basis.
where we've witnessed something wrong
with the tools to respond in the moment.
潛意識中的抱有的偏見。
of our own implicit biases.
is unacceptable,
into the ally zone.
Muslims in America.
of the total population.
the words of our enemies,
Neal's allyship so profound?
his professional expertise and resources
professor at Wheaton College
discrimination every day.
at the University of Virginia,
信仰,和文化有關的工作。
race, faith and culture.
allyship needs to be so serious.
a 15-year-old Muslim girl's mission
subconscious impact
as a part of an "us"
of Women's Running magazine
作為雜誌封面的健身雜誌。
on the cover of a US fitness magazine.
their platforms and resources
do you bring to the table?
into your discomfort
hateful bigotry?
all have a Muslim neighbor,
with them in solidarity.
Deah, Yusor and Razan.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Suzanne Barakat - PhysicianWith a voice amplified by unthinkable personal tragedy, Suzanne Barakat speaks out against bigotry and violence against those society deems "different."
Why you should listen
On February 10, 2015, San Francisco doctor Suzanne Barakat received shattering news -- that her brother, Deah Barakat, his wife, Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, and her sister Razan, had been shot and killed in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. In spite of the noncommittal reaction of the police, Barakat recognized the shooting for what it really was -- a hate crime.
Since then, Barakat's mission has been to counter Islamophobia with her message of inclusivity, while sounding the alarm that unless we can stem the tide of hate, anyone who society marginalizes as “other” faces an increased risk of violence.
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