Özlem Cekic's email inbox has been full of hate mail since 2007, when she won a seat in the Danish Parliament -- becoming the first female Muslim to do so. At first she just deleted the emails, dismissing them as the work of fanatics, until one day a friend made an unexpected suggestion: to reach out to the hate mail writers and invite them to meet for coffee. Hundreds of "dialogue coffee" meetings later, Cekic shares how face-to-face conversation can be one of the most powerful forces to disarm hate -- and challenges us all to engage with people we disagree with.
Ozlem Cekic is filled with courage! She inspired me, awed me, and in a way, shamed me – all at once. I saw, through her experience, my own intransigence in moving forward to bridge the rift that's opened in the middle of our society. If I don't use my personal power and influence to reach out to those who (erroneously) fear my hijab, I am part of the problem and not the solution. | Adrienne Ertukel, Philadelphia PA, United States |
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