Memo to American Muslims – Shed the Cynicism and Get Engaged

Sep 04

I was there. One of the 84,000 at Invesco Field witnessing history. The day and the moment were as inspiring as it was profound. As the chants of “yes we can” reverberated through the stadium, they re-ignited feelings of optimism about America’s future, which in the last eight years had been jaded by the politics of fear and divisiveness. Perhaps no...

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War with Iran Unnecessary and Avoidable

Jul 29

Pubslihed in the Florida Times Union on Aug 8, 2008 http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/080808/opl_315487458.shtmlhttp://usa.mediamonitors.net/content/view/full/53237By Lawrence Davidson and Parvez AhmedAbout a year and half ago WorldPublicOpinion.org did a survey and found that majority of Americans and Iranians agree with the statement, “Most people...

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American and Muslims Voices: Both Seek Common Ground on U.S. Foreign Policy

Jul 17

http://usa.mediamonitors.net/content/view/full/53018 In the latest Washington Post/ABC poll respondents by 16 points favored McCain over Obama in knowledge about world affairs. In an effort to overcome such perceptions Obama will undertake a major international trip later this month. While details of the trip remain vague, it is the expected that Obama, in addition...

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Chairman of Council on American-Islamic Relations resigns

Jul 12

http://muslimmedianetwork.com/mmn/?p=2489Leadership Changes at CAIRBy TMO July 10, 2008By Ayub Khan, MMNSDr. Parvez Ahmed has resigned from the chairmanship of the Council on American Islamic Relations citing family and professional reasons as well as disappointment with the pace of renewal and change in the organization.Dr. Ahmed has been leading the national...

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Obama and the Pesky Muslim Rumors

Jun 26

http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/062608/opl_295470633.shtml Smear: Barack Obama is a Muslim. Sen. Obama in his justifiable quest to correct the record, so unfairly distorted by viral emails and insidious propaganda, has launched a website titled ‘Fight the Smears.’ He is well within his rights to vehemently deny that he is a Muslim, when in...

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