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Honored to be invited to the State Department Iftar – and grateful for the #WhiteHouseIftar
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Aziz Poonawalla
I am grateful and honored to have been invited to the State Department Iftar hosted by Secretary John Kerry, which will take place tonight in Washington D.C. It is with sincere regret that I am unable to attend due to my other obligations during Ramadan. President Obama will also hold an iftar at the White…
Obama still wants to close Guantanamo #Gitmo
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Aziz Poonawalla
From today’s press conference: 8:15 AM PT: Bill Plante of CBS asks about the Guantanamo hunger strike. Obama says he still wants to close it. “It’s not necessary to keep America safe. It’s expensive. It’s inefficient. It hurts us” with allies and the global community. “Now, Congress has determined that they won’t let us close…
Why Muslim Americans should vote for Barack Obama – 10 reasons #MuslimVOTE
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Aziz Poonawalla
Arguably, the outcome of the Presidential Election tomorrow in the United States matters to every person in the world, not just Americans. As a supporter of Barack Obama, I have laid out my own personal reasons for supporting Barack Obama. But some Muslim Americans are not convinced, which is why the list at Muslim For…
President Obama’s remarks at the White House Iftaar Dinner
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Aziz Poonawalla
President Obama hosted the traditional Iftaar Dinner at the White House yesterday evening. Among the attendees was Huma Abedin, aide to Secretary Clinton and who was the target of vicious Islamophobic attacks by prominent Republicans such as Michele Bachmann and Newt Gingrich in the past month. Obama praised Abedin as a patriot, and also praised…
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