Marseille synagogue to be converted into mosque
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/craig-considine/lets-honor-muslim-america_b_3339838.html
On May 27th, Americans will celebrate Memorial Day, a day of remembrance for the men and women who have died fighting in the United States armed forces. On this Memorial Day, I want to draw attention to the Muslim Americans who have died in battle for the United States. In doing so I hope to honor the Muslim American community for the sacrifices they have made for their country.
In the spring of 2009 I visited Arlington National Cemetery with Professor Akbar Ahmed to stop by the gravestones of Muslim American soldiers who died fighting in the Iraq War. Colonel Martinez of Washington’s Old Guard, a regiment of the United States army, walked us around to see the resting place of several of his “great soldiers,” which made feel humbled and thankful to be in the presence of such brave American citizens.
One of the soldiers was Captain Humayun Saqib Muazzam Khan, a Pakistani-American who received a Purple Heart, a military decoration awarded by the President to those who have been wounded or killed in action. Next to Captain Khan was Ayman Abdelrahman Taha, an Arab-American, who also received the Purple Heart for the courage he exhibited in the Iraq War.
The graves of Captain Khan and Ayman Taha show that Muslim Americans have not only been soldiers in the United States armed forces, but that they have also brought honor to the United States for their courage and bravery in fighting for freedom.
Captain Khan and Ayman Taha are just two of the many Muslim Americans who have died fighting for the country that they love. In fact, the history of Muslim Americans’ service in the United States armed forces goes back to the founding of the country in the American Revolution.
Under George Washington, several Muslim Americans served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Bampett Muhammad, for example, fought for the “Virginia Line” between 1775 and 1783. History also denotes a man named Yusuf Ben Ali, referred to by his slave name Joseph Benhaley. Ben Ali was descended from North African Arabs and served as an aide to General Thomas Sumter in South Carolina.
On May 27th, Americans will celebrate Memorial Day, a day of remembrance for the men and women who have died fighting in the United States armed forces. On this Memorial Day, I want to draw attention to the Muslim Americans who have died in battle for the United States. In doing so I hope to honor the Muslim American community for the sacrifices they have made for their country.
In the spring of 2009 I visited Arlington National Cemetery with Professor Akbar Ahmed to stop by the gravestones of Muslim American soldiers who died fighting in the Iraq War. Colonel Martinez of Washington’s Old Guard, a regiment of the United States army, walked us around to see the resting place of several of his “great soldiers,” which made feel humbled and thankful to be in the presence of such brave American citizens.
One of the soldiers was Captain Humayun Saqib Muazzam Khan, a Pakistani-American who received a Purple Heart, a military decoration awarded by the President to those who have been wounded or killed in action. Next to Captain Khan was Ayman Abdelrahman Taha, an Arab-American, who also received the Purple Heart for the courage he exhibited in the Iraq War.
The graves of Captain Khan and Ayman Taha show that Muslim Americans have not only been soldiers in the United States armed forces, but that they have also brought honor to the United States for their courage and bravery in fighting for freedom.
Captain Khan and Ayman Taha are just two of the many Muslim Americans who have died fighting for the country that they love. In fact, the history of Muslim Americans’ service in the United States armed forces goes back to the founding of the country in the American Revolution.
Under George Washington, several Muslim Americans served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Bampett Muhammad, for example, fought for the “Virginia Line” between 1775 and 1783. History also denotes a man named Yusuf Ben Ali, referred to by his slave name Joseph Benhaley. Ben Ali was descended from North African Arabs and served as an aide to General Thomas Sumter in South Carolina.
I blame Islam for being such fertile ground for the world's largest terrorist threat.
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If you lived in the '60's, would you have blamed Christianity for being a fertile ground for the largest terrorist threat domestically?
Amen.
Thank you, evince for that thoughtful post. Now let's hope you do the same for ALL Americans on this next Memorial Day. I'm gonna hold you to it!
evince
Truthmatters
because you are fucking asshole
evince
Truthmatters
Amen.
Thank you, evince for that thoughtful post. Now let's hope you do the same for ALL Americans on this next Memorial Day. I'm gonna hold you to it!
its your asshole party who holds up the funding for vets
Legion Troll
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No, you asked this:
I can't find anything to suggest that's what Moon is "suggesting".
Can you?
I'll understand if you can't.
FUCK THE POLICE
911 EVERY DAY
How can you say an entire people are "violent"? Would it be correct to say that Americans are a "violent people" because of our record of empire building and aggressive foreign intervention?
You're a racist.
moon
Satire for Sanity
Thank you, goon2012. That's the best part. Let's hope France pulls its head out of its ass before your dear friends turbanize the whole fucking country.
I don't really care if my neighbor wears a turban, carries a cross, bows to Mecca, uses a prayer wheel, prays to the sun or has had the end of his pecker removed. I'm a-religious.
I can't rightly say how anything appears to you, can I . What I said was that it's wrong to believe that altering the usage of a mosque results in the slaughter of thousands of people- as was claimed.
Why don't you pick on the dude you said that instead of somebody who's merely stating plain facts.
Oh yeah-- ' goon2012 ' ? Are you asking for it ?
evince
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is every Christian who ever lived to blame for christian death cults?
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Seriously?
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I misspoke. Chunks of the Muslim people are violent. EXTREMELY violent, so no, I wouldn't say that Americans are a violent people.
You're a sellout, and a mangina.
You bet your ass. I want to see how you link violence to Christians of the 60's.
Well that's because you're bored, you're angry and you're also a total dumbass.
See, there's a reason you're still stuck in mom's basement, with Leon.
christiefan915
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We're violent inside and outside our borders but it's the kind of violence people like granuloma approve of.