Missing Tiles in the American Mosaic: The Rumpus Interview with Alia Malek - The Rumpus

By Sean CarmanOctober 11, 201114 min read

In late October 2000, Alia Malek, the American daughter of Syrian immigrant parents, started work as a civil rights lawyer in the U.S. Justice Department.

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