Samah Assad writes a letter to fellow Muslim-Americans at a time where many are living in fear following the murder of Deah Barakat, Yusor Abu-Salha and Razan Mohammed Abu-Salha in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Samah Assad was detained in Ben Gurion airport as she visited her family home in Palestine for the first time in 13 years. Upset and angry, she asked her father how he can deal with the discrimination and abuse year and year when he visits. His answer: “When we return every year, that is how we fight. If we keep returning, we show them that this is our home. And we’re not giving it up.”