In a New Video Series for Slate, Aymann Ismail Fights Islamophobia With Information and Conversation

"When I talked to people—really talked to them—I could tell meeting a real Muslim face to face made some kind of impact."

The name of photojournalist Aymann Ismail’s new video series for Slate is not a mere nod to Edward Albee’s classic play. Ismail is Muslim-American, and the answer to the series title, “Who’s Afraid of Aymann Ismail?” is, a lot of Americans.

“Usually when I talk about Islam, people ask me if I force my wife to cover herself, or, they’ll ask me about Sharia law. You know, the stuff they see on TV,” says Ismail in the promo.

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