US Muslim Teenagers Lead March Against Police Brutality

The death of George Floyd has brought many American Muslims to the frontline, joining the fight against racism and supporting the call for justice.

In Milwaukee, teenagers Dana Sharqawi and Sumaya Abdi brought people together at the Islamic Society of Milwaukee on Wednesday, June 3, to remember George Floyd and to protest police violence.

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“Our religion tells us that if one part of your body’s in pain, then the whole body’s in pain,” said Abdi, now 19 and a student at UW-Madison, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.