If I want to be a, you know, unapologetic Muslim Palestinian woman who wants to speak up about other people's oppression I should be able to do that and not be labeled as some sort of, you know, person that is somehow less American because I speak up for other people's rights or just because of my identity, and trying to use that and fuel that kind of discrimination.
Tlaib emphasizes the importance of speaking out for rights without fear of discrimination.
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