The Moth

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Amir has a ​“chat” with a government agent, in windowless room, at the airport.

Tags Civil Rights Adversity Funny Thought-provoking Off the cuff Serious

Storyteller

Amir Baghdadchi

Featured on

December 8, 2015

Recorded Date

July 21, 2015

“He says to me, 'So, I see you have a beard. Are you Muslim?'”

Photo by Liz Mackinder
Amir Baghdadchi

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