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The President and Ramadan
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Aziz Poonawalla
President Obama’s Ramadan greetings were drafted by Muslims in his administration, so they are not perhaps as useful for comparison to President Trump. So instead, without much comment, I am reproducing President George W. Bush’s first Ramadan greeting, issued just a few months after the attacks of 9-11, with that of President Trump. President George…
electronics ban on inbound flights from Muslim countries?
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Aziz Poonawalla
via Lucky – this is not good: Attention all passengers Text of the announcement: Following instructions from the concerned US departments, we kindly inform our dearest passengers departing to and arriving from the United States that carrying any electronic or electrical device on board the flight is strictly prohibited. Cellular phones and medical devices needed…
Be the blade of grass
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Aziz Poonawalla
This evening, I am honored to be a part of the Voices for Freedom celebration at Temple Aliyah here in the San Fernando Valley. This is an annual interfaith event honoring the spirit of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, and features readings from his speeches and writings. My assigned reading is the following excerpt…
Mosque in Bellevue, WA burned down by vandals on MLK weekend
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Aziz Poonawalla
This morning, (January 14, 2017) the Islamic Center of Eastside in Bellevue, Washington was burned to the ground by vandals. There’s a fundraising campaign at Launchgood.com/Bell to help raise funds to rebuild. Please keep the community in Bellevue in your prayers this weekend. There’s no coincidence here that this happened on MLK weekend. And there’s…
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