My Name is ISLAM

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At a time when the word Islam draws fear from everyone, one girl is proud to be Muslim. She says her name is Islam, and she is an extremist. 

This is a Must Watch, the best slam poetry I have heard so far. Oh my, and she's so fluent, never before have I heard a Somali (apart from Warsan Shire) be so eloquent. 


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