Yemeni American woman takes part in inaugural prayer service

Debbie Almontaser, a Yemeni American activist, was leading a protest against President Trump’s Muslim ban four years ago. On Thursday, by invitation of the Biden administration, she will recite a Muslim prayer in the presidential inaugural prayer service. She tells host Marco Werman why, as a Yemeni American and as a Muslim, she now has hope for the future.

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