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Mirza protests Trump, lesbian actress makes statement
2016-01-13

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Lesbian actress Fawzia Mirza recently made a statement in front of the Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago.

In response to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's comments about Muslims, Mirza posted, " Hey @realdonaldtrump WE ARE ALL MUSLIM #WeAreAllMuslim #MichaelMoore #wetrumpdonaldtrump #nohatespeech #chicago."


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