joining me ahmed younis. and zainab salbi. welcome to both of you guys. thanks for joining me on this. really, you know, as we commemorate 9/11 i think it was incredibly important to have this conversation about muslim-americans in this country and the islamophobia they've faced over the last 20 years. i want to start with you, ahmed, and get your personal experience as a muslim-american here and what you have experienced. >> well, i was a third-week law student in lexington, virginia, having just arrived from cuba and i looked up to people like zainab salbi, and seeing her cry -- we've been through a lot. despite that, we've shown extreme beauty. we've shown radical love in an attempt to bring together all of those who are incorrectly disposed in front of, taliban supremacy, isis supremacy, white supremacy, heteronormative supremacy. the muslims of america are much stronger than they were on 9/11 despite our pain and trauma. >> zainab, obviously getting emotional watching this thing, and i will be completely transparent obviously with my audience. i am a