Brooklyn’s Linda Sarsour, Muslim activist, faces more threats after Women’s March
Bay Ridge Mother Led March on Washington
Linda Sarsour, a resident of conservative Bay Ridge, is used to slings and arrows, but not like this.
In the days since she helped organize the massive Women’s March on Washington, the Brooklyn-born, hijab-wearing activist has been targeted by Islamaphobic groups on the internet by false reports that she supports Islamic State militants and favors replacing the U.S. legal system with Islamic religious law.
On social media, critics have circulated a photo of her holding up one finger, like a sports fan celebrating a championship, and claimed she’s giving “the ISIS one-fingered salute.” In fact, she is on record as calling the Islamic State a global cancer.