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It鈥檚 All Political

She was a refugee from Afghanistan. Now she鈥檚 running for state office in the US.

At a point of strong political division in the US, where everything from 鈥渕igrant caravans鈥 to global trade is being politicised, Safiya Wazir is running for office in New Hampshire, a state that鈥檚 94 percent white. 27 year-old Safiya says she is not interested in pursuing a career in politics, but in the short term she feels that she can make a difference on issues like education, senior care and paid family-leave.

Also: HIAS is one of the oldest refugee assistance groups in the US, we hear about the group's reaction to being named in social media posts by the alleged perpetrator of the mass shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh; Australian political observer Bruce Hawker talks about political division in the US leading up to the midterm elections; In solidly Republican Tennessee we learn whether President Trump鈥檚 tariffs are swaying voters at the polls; Finally we look at foreign and domestic disinformation campaigns leading up the midterm elections in the US.

(Safiya Wazir speaks with a resident of Concord, New Hampshire, during her campaign in a race for the New Hampshire House of Representatives. Credit: Steven Davy/The World)

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Mon 5 Nov 2018 09:32GMT

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