Parvez Ahmed: Accusations were absurd Source URL: http://jacksonville.com/opinion/letters-readers/2010-04-28/story/accusations-were-absurd In 2003 and 2004, I was invited with United States Attorney Paul Perez to participate in forums in Florida to discuss the high profile and sensitive issues surrounding the renewal of several provisions of the Patriot Act. This...

Florida Times Union, May 2, 2010 Muslims nearly impossible to elect in Bible BeltBy Jeff Brumley The smart money says a snowball has a better chance you-know-where than a Muslim has being elected to statewide or national office from Northeast Florida – or anywhere else in the Bible Belt. If the recent hullabaloo surrounding Parvez Ahmed’s appointment to...

Jacksonville leaders fear perception of intolerance may carry economic price Source URL: http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2010-05-04/story/leaders-fear-perception-intolerance-may-carry-economic-price By Deirdre Conner In the room when the Jacksonville City Council debated the appointment of Parvez Ahmed, a Muslim scholar and university professor, there were a lot...

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Florida Times Union, April 28, 2010 Jacksonville City Councilman Don Redman said he was trying to prove a point about religious freedom when he asked a Muslim man to pray during Tuesday’s council meeting. But Redman’s own prayer at the beginning of the meeting has raised questions about religion in politics and whether overtly Christian prayers cross the...

Florida Times Union Submitted by Ron Littlepage on April 29, 2010 Opponents of Parvez Ahmed’s nomination to the Human Rights Commission are demanding retribution at the polls after City Council approved his appointment. I agree. There should be retribution – against those council members who voted no on Ahmed’s nomination and shamed the city in...