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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Local Muslims React to Trump

    Donald Trump’s stance on Muslims is galvanizing his supporters, but it’s being condemned by many others, including some in the Republican Party. Senator and presidential candidate Lindsay Graham has called Trump’s rhetoric “race-baiting” and “xenophobic.”

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    By Madeleine Brand • Dec 8, 2015 • 1 min read

    Donald Trump’s stance on Muslims is galvanizing his supporters, but it’s being condemned by many others, including some in the Republican Party. Senator and presidential candidate Lindsay Graham has called Trump’s rhetoric “race-baiting” and “xenophobic.” So how does this kind of speech impact people in the Muslim community here in Southern California?

    The full episode

    1 of 5
    Local Muslims React to Trump, 'Healthy' Food and Defending Selfies
    1. 0:00Local Muslims React to TrumpYou’re reading this
    2. 9:26Middle East Girls’ Schools
    3. 17:19Kind Bars and the Meaning of 'Healthy' Food
    4. 24:38In Defense of Football
    5. 40:22In Defense of Selfies
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Jihad Turk

      founding president of the Bayan Islamic Graduate School

      News

    The full episode

    1 of 5
    Local Muslims React to Trump, 'Healthy' Food and Defending Selfies
    1. 0:00Local Muslims React to TrumpYou’re reading this
    2. 9:26Middle East Girls’ Schools
    3. 17:19Kind Bars and the Meaning of 'Healthy' Food
    4. 24:38In Defense of Football
    5. 40:22In Defense of Selfies
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand