10/06/2026
I am an organizer more than a speaker. All my life, I love to plan, to work with others to structure things and build for the community, for the future for our children, supporting others who deserve support. Now making speeches has been added to my plate.
“I believe in saying the truth. That’s the most important thing. I believe what they did to me and others, like Mahmoud Khalil, Mohsen Mahdawi, Leqaa Kordia, Rumeysa Ozturk and others. They want to distract us from the goal, the main work, which is supporting justice, supporting the victims and stopping the genocide, standing for all who are suffering, standing up for our rights and for the future of our children.
“I am not afraid because I feel a big shift happening. Americans, including public officials, community members and organizations are refusing to accept this treatment. I am surrounding myself with this circle—people of justice, people of faith, people of activism. They make me feel strong.
“Last week, I went to meet with our representatives, including senators and congressional representatives. I did not go to beg. I went to wake them up.
“I told them, ‘It’s time to stop sending bombs to Israel to kill people. It's time to stop sending death to Gaza. It's time to send love, to send life, to send medicine, food, shelter, and to open borders, rebuild hospitals and schools.
“That’s our message.”
Salah Sarsour: After the Decision Posted by Sandra Whitehead | Oct 6, 2026 | Featured “I belong here,” Salah Sarsour, the president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, told Americans for Justice in Palestine, who gathered Sept. 22 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. An immigration judge rul...
