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Heed King’s, Muhammad’s words of peace

By Nasir Ahmad
In Islam, Letters, United States
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Originally Published in The Philadelphia Inquirer Today marks the 31st Anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. As a Muslim American, I encourage my fellow citizens to reflect on the importance of this day. King famously stated, “I look to the day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” This profound notion has always been a...

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What Pamela Geller Advocates Is Not Free Speech

By Qasim Rashid
In Ahmadiyya, Blasphemy, Islam, Op-eds, United States
3 Min read
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Originally Published in Time There’s an important history behind America’s free speech laws to which the anti-Islam hate group behind the “Draw Muhammad Contest,” is wholly ignorant. While the Islamophobe leading this hate group believes she’s a free speech champion,remarkably comparing herself to Rosa Parks, in reality America’s current free speech model developed as an attempt to protect — not...

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