A self-defense class for Muslim women, by Muslim women

In the months following the Paris attacks and the shooting in San Bernardino, California, the backlash against Muslims in America has been a steady hum — online and offline, and on the presidential debate stage. For young Muslim women in America, like Amirah Aulaqi and Mariana Aguilera, every day has brought the possibility of a physical or verbal attack. In this America Tonight excerpt, the two women take us behind the scenes of their self-defense class for Muslim women — and what it’s like to be Muslim in America today