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#OrlandoShooting – rampage in Ramadan #Muslims4Pulse
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Aziz Poonawalla
The tragedy in Orlando is a harsh return to reality from the fantasy escape of the Muhammad Ali funeral. CAIR Florida launched a donation page at LaunchGood for the victims’ families: Muslim scholars have expressed sorrow and condemnation – Omar Suleiman: #Orlando Senseless. Barbaric. Despicable. As the shouting wars begin on television and social media,…
is ISIS Islamic? Wrong question.
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Aziz Poonawalla
There is an excellent longform essay on ISIS published in The Atlantic, “What does ISIS Really Want?” that lays out an excellent case fore ISIS being genuinely different in ideology, motivation and ethos than Al Qaeda. The real question boils down to, is ISIS “Islamic” or not – and makes an excellent case for why…
Saudi national cleared of suspicion in #Boston marathon bombing
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Aziz Poonawalla
Yesterday I posted some facts about a young Saudi national, a student on scholarship, who was injured in the marathon bombings but was “tackled” by another bystander for appearing “suspicious”. Today comes word that he has been cleared of all suspicion. UPCOMING: Saudi embassy in Washington says US officials have assured them that Revere student…
Statement and Twitter Campaign regarding violence against #USEmbassies in Egypt, Libya, and Yemen
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Aziz Poonawalla
American Muslims stand by President Barack Obama and Secretary Hillary Clinton in strongly condemning the attacks on the US Embassies in Libya, Egypt and Yemen, which took the lives of four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. At this time, American Muslims have the families of those lost in our thoughts and prayers. We honor them…
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