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Diego Velázquez
Tariq is Hussein’s Muslim friend. Tariq and Hussein go to Starbucks wearing Muslim skullcaps and openly discuss Islam, and a barista (whom Tariq is rude to) assumes that they’re Islamic terrorists when Tariq makes a sarcastic comment about the terrorist organization Al-Qaeda. She calls the police, and the men are arrested and interrogated by the FBI.
Tariq Quotes in Disgraced
The Disgraced quotes below are all either spoken by Tariq or refer to Tariq . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Scene 4 Quotes
Do we want to blow stuff up? How often did I read the Koran? […] Do I hate America?
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When you step out of your parents’ house, you need to understand that it’s not a neutral world out there. Not right now. Not for you. You have to be mindful about sending a different message.
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Tariq Character Timeline in Disgraced
The timeline below shows where the character Tariq appears in Disgraced. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Scene 4
...Emily explains that he got stopped by the FBI. Abe was Starbucks with his friend Tariq, and Tariq tried to flirt with a barista, who got annoyed. Noticing Abe and Tariq’s...
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The FBI agents interrogated Abe and Tariq, asking them if they wanted to blow something up and if they hated the United...
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