Local Muslim Leader Responds To Terrorism, Islamophobia, Donald Trump

KVPR | By Joe Moore,

Published December 15, 2015 at 3:10 PM PST

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Imam Seyed Ali Ghazvini speaking at recent multi-faith prayer gathering in Fresno.

Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno

This week Valley Edition host Joe Moore asks the spiritual leader of the Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno, Seyed Ali Ghazvini, about how the local Muslim community feels about Islamophobia, recent terrorism attacks and comments by presidential candidate Donald Trump. Mark Andrew Le Vine, columnist and UC Irvine Professor of Middle Eastern History, also joins the conversation.

To listen to the discussion click above.

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Joe Moore is the President and General Manager of KVPR / Valley Public Radio. He has led the station through major programming changes, the launch of KVPR Classical and the COVID-19 pandemic. Under his leadership the station was named California Non-Profit of the Year by Senator Melissa Hurtado (2019), and won a National Edward R. Murrow Award for investigative reporting (2022).

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Ezra David Romero

Ezra David Romero is an award-winning radio reporter and producer. His stories have run on Morning Edition, Morning Edition Saturday, Morning Edition Sunday, All Things Considered, Here & Now, The Salt, Latino USA, KQED, KALW, Harvest Public Radio, etc.

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