Daniel Haqiqatjou

dissidents that we see today, Muslims were really targeted.

Muslims were targeted after 9-11.

So a lot of these kinds of restrictions that you see on banking, I've had relatives back 15 years ago, 20 years ago, actually, that were debanked.

My own dad, he wasn't debanked, but his money in a bank, like this is even before 9-11 because I have an Iranian background.

My dad is from Iran.

I was born in the US, but because of his background, his money was frozen for a while at one of the banks.

It was very difficult for him to unfreeze that, even though like he's

Wasn't charged with any kind of crime.

Has been working actually in NASA, working for the space program as an engineer.

But still, that's not enough because of suspicion.

And you're kind of like a political outsider.

This fifth column, oh, you're Muslim, Iranian.

Because of the whole conflict between the U.S.

and Iran since 1979, his money was frozen for a period of time.

My pleasure.

Thanks for inviting me.

Nothing much.

Just continuing with debating.

I have a show that I do regularly talking about religion and politics and things related to what is happening in the U.S.

with Israel and the Middle East.