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6:33	LatoyaPeterson - And here we are with Fatemeh Fakhraie, editor of Muslimah Media Watch, and all around awesome feminist. Welcome!

6:39	Fatemeh - Hey, hey. Thanks for having me!

6:40	LatoyaPeterson - So, what do you know about Nonie Darwish?

6:42	Fatemeh - Let me begin with an eyeroll. That may be a bit dismissive, but she's basically one of the Fox News "I hate Muslims" crew. Because she was born and raised in a predominately Muslim country and family, she gives their hate- and fear-mongering some "insider" cred.

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LatoyaPeterson - Lovely. Now, before we dig all the way into Darwish, let's backtrack. The reason we are having this chat is because Anna received an email tip from a concerned reader. The email the reader received as a forward was using Darwish's book to promote some strange ideas about Muslims and Islam.

6:45	LatoyaPeterson - The email is all about panic, starting out with: *In the Muslim faith a Muslim man can marry a child as young as 1 year old and have sexual intimacy with this child.*

6:45	LatoyaPeterson - (Also notice the creative use of friendly font. But it's bold, so you know the message is serious business!)

6:46	Fatemeh - Heh. "The dowry is given to the family in exchange..for the purchase of the private parts of the woman, to use her as a toy." Heiffer, please.

6:47	LatoyaPeterson - Okay, to go really slowly, for people who need to send this as a reply message, let's clarify. Fatemeh, are the millions of Muslims around the world pedophiles, are has this been misstated?

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