Muslim women speak out against Trump with #CanYouHearUsNow

''Last week, Khizr Khan, father of an American Muslim killed in Iraq, delivered a powerful speech at the DNC. In it, he directly criticized Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, who at one point suggested the U.S. ban Muslim immigration. Khan held up a copy of the U.S. Constitution and said, “In this document, look for the words 'liberty' and 'equal protection of law.'

"Onstage, Khan was joined by his wife, Ghazala Khan, who stayed silent during his speech. In an interview with ABC, Trump questioned why that was. "If you look at his wife, she was standing there," he said. "She had nothing to say. She probably, maybe she wasn't allowed to anything to say. You tell me."

Mrs. Khan later said she was too grief-stricken to speak. Many have criticized Trump for perpetuating harmful stereotypes about Muslim women with his questioning. In response, Muslim women are now speaking out....''

by Jaya Saxena

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