In a recent column for the Dallas Morning News, FSG consultant Rahfin Faruk encourages residents of his hometown of Dallas to build bridges within their community in the wake of the recent executive order barring entry into the United States from 7 Muslim-majority countries.
“I am the son of two caring parents who built their lives in Richardson. If you were to only know my family on paper, my mother, a substitute teacher; my father, an engineer; and my brother, an Eagle Scout, you would find that we are no different than any other American family. The only hang-up in this political environment: I am also the son of two Bangladeshi Muslim immigrants.”
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