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Islamophobia. Month after month, year after year. It’s an old enemy that plays games with me, hated but familiar games. “Man Admits to Pulling Hijab From Muslim Woman’s Head During Airline Flight: ‘Take It Off! This Is America!’” – CNN Wire Articles like that make it hard to get out of bed in the morning. “Applebee’s…

“You’re an athlete. Expect to get hurt. But hopefully not by your friends.” Michelle, a dance teacher at the Mesa Arts Center, gently patted one of our students’ arms, which was hurt because a boy had pulled it. I looked pointedly in his direction, scrunching my eyebrows sternly at him for deliberately hurting his classmate….