San Diego’s Muslims, a mosque, and a city shaken
The Take
Al Jazeera
4.7 • 748 Ratings
🗓️ 22 May 2026
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
We hear how San Diego’s Muslim community is grieving, supporting one another, and trying to move forward after an attack that shattered their sense of safety. How does a community begin healing after unimaginable loss?
In this episode:
- Sarah Hassaine (@shassaine), Community Leader
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Chloe K. Li and Sarí el-Khalili, with Spencer Cline, Catherine Nouhan, Tuleen Barat, and our host, Malika Bilal. It was edited by Noor Wazwaz.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer.
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| 0:00.0 | Al Jazeera Podcasts. |
| 0:10.7 | Today, a community shaken by tragedy. |
| 0:15.9 | My dad was the number one advocate for safety and keeping our community safe. |
| 0:20.1 | He stood against any form of hate. |
| 0:24.2 | How San Diego is remembering the three men killed |
| 0:27.1 | while protecting a school and Muslim community center. |
| 0:32.9 | I'm Malika Bilal, and this is The Take. |
| 0:48.1 | Hey there, as details about the shooting in San Diego, California continue to emerge, |
| 0:52.5 | we know many of you have thoughts about what you've seen in the reporting of it, |
| 0:54.7 | and questions still to be answered. |
| 0:56.2 | We want to hear them. |
| 1:02.0 | Use the comments to let us know and tell us if there are any perspectives you wish were being covered. |
| 1:03.1 | And before we go on, be warned that this episode will deal with death and gun violence. |
| 1:09.0 | Here's the show. |
| 1:11.4 | My name is Sarah Hussain. |
| 1:13.2 | I run my own business, focusing on AI, the integration of AI and culture. |
| 1:18.8 | And I'm also a community leader here in San Diego, supporting six nonprofits on their |
| 1:23.0 | boards and then volunteering on many others. |
| 1:25.9 | Sarah, welcome to the take. |
| 1:28.2 | It's good to have you, though I wish the circumstances for different. |
| 1:32.4 | You and I go way back. |
| 1:34.7 | We've been friends for years. |
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