Zain Shafi prepares to put briskets in the smoker at Goldee's BBQ in Fort Worth, Texas.
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Even as anti-Muslim rhetoric rises in Texas, Muslim pitmasters are winning over diners and reshaping one of the state's most iconic culinary traditions.
Zain Shafi prepares to put briskets in the smoker at Goldee's BBQ in Fort Worth, Texas.
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