Khizr Khan
The Guardian
What holds, and what fails, under pressure, standards and accountability.
Khizr Khan is a Gold Star parent who advocates for the values of compassion and dignity in America. This interview reveals his commitment to protecting these ideals and supporting others, particularly children facing adversity, while navigating the complexities of public life.
“After law school, I passed the bar and was licensed and through the recommendation of one of my law professors. He'd recommended that if I am looking for employment and looking to make life little better than practicing in the district courts of Punjab without any resources or recommendations or family influence, he recommended that there…”
“Birthday parties get together, and I would be invited and we would go, Razala and I would go. And people knew that I have practiced law and I know a little bit about the constitution as well. And so they would bring their children, middle school, elementary school, high school children.”
“So, I just want to end that conversation. So that was the reason I had that constitution in my pocket. I always kept it in my code pocket. The original sentence in this speech was not I lend you my copy, not at all. You have not read the Constitution of United States.”
“Yeah, in December of 2015, when that statement that... Most bigoted statement was made by then candidate, then-Republican candidate that I will ban all Muslims and all his fanics will be thrown out of air and judges do no justice and women are not entitled to equal dignity and all of this.”
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