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Is religious liberty, valued by Americans and guaranteed by the 

, becoming yet another victim of partisan polarization?

Religious liberty lawyer Asma Uddin is fighting to make sure that doesn’t happen. But she believes a movement is growing to paint Islam as a political ideology, instead of a religion – and that movement largely stems from conservative Christians, themselves passionate supporters of religious freedom.

” examines that premise and makes a stirring appeal for religious freedom for all. On Tuesday, host Kerri Miller spoke with Uddin about her book and her belief that we are stronger as a country when all religious expressions are valued and protected. It’s one of the final conversations in our 

 is a religious liberty lawyer and the author of the new book, “When Islam is not a Religion: Inside America’s Fight for Religious Freedom”

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Religious freedom is a strongly-held American value – until it gets applied to a religion that some view with suspicion. The latest conversation in our Women of Faith series examines the juxtaposition faced by Muslims in this country who want the same religious freedoms as Christian conservatives.

Religious freedom is a strongly-held American value - until it gets applied to a religion that some view with suspicion. The latest conversation in our Women of Faith series examines the juxtaposition faced by Muslims in this country who want the same religious freedoms as Christian conservatives.

Asma Uddin on Religious Freedom

Asma Uddin is a religious liberty lawyer and author.

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