tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83376117915836719062024-03-16T17:26:41.093-07:00AmericansTogetherMike Ghousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01647894600183489442noreply@blogger.comBlogger189125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337611791583671906.post-22329268320855962092020-01-19T08:45:00.000-08:002020-01-19T08:55:35.273-08:00Holocaust and Genocides 2020<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Jewish community has been commemorating the Holocaust event since 1953, known as Yom HaShoah in Synagogues around the world. The general public learns it by visiting the Holocaust Museums and educational institutions.</span></span></span></h3>
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<span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Our format consists of four parts; Interfaith prayers, Holocaust, Genocides, Massacred and the Pledge of Peace. Silently, we will acknowledge all suffering, but physically we are limited to a few Genocides each year. </span></span></span></h3>
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<span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> This year, a Holocaust survivor will share his story, followed by updated Uyghur, Rohingya, and the signs of making of Genocide in India. I urge everyone to watch the Schindler's list and Civil War movies to grasp the signs.</span></span></span></h3>
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<span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I believe, when we acknowledge each other's grief and participate in each other's commemoration, we connect with the humanness within ourselves and seed the relationship of understanding and caring for each other. </span></span></span></h3>
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<span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">There is a shameless cruelty in us, either we shy away or refuse to acknowledge the sufferings of others, worrying that it will devalue our own, or amounts to infidelity to our pain, and every community and nation has suffered through this. To all those who have endured the Holocaust, Genocides, Massacres, Ethnic Cleansing, Land Mines, Hunger, Rape, Torture, Occupation, Expulsion, and inhuman brutality, we must say, you are not alone. The least we can do in the process of healing is to acknowledge every one's pain in one voice. </span></span></span></h3>
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<span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is a Muslim initiative to assure fellow humans who have endured the Holocaust, Genocide, ethnic cleansing, massacres, rapes, injustice and other atrocities that we are all in this together to create a better world. Tikkun Olam is our sacred duty. </span></span></span></h3>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 21.4667px;">You and I have a responsibility to create a world where, you, me, and our grandchildren can live without apprehensions. No matter we go, we should feel secure about faith, race, ethnicity, culture and our political and sexual orientation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 21.4667px;">Would the book American Muslim Agenda bring attitudinal change among Muslims? Yes, it will, it’s akin to planting seeds and nurturing it to give the beneficence to the next generation. I know most American Muslims will wholeheartedly subscribe to the refreshed understanding of Islam, we need to expand it to more Americans.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 21.4667px;">Some of the reservations we have about Muslims and Islam are based on what we have heard from our parents, teachers, clergy, favorite media people and others. We need to find the truth on our own and find freedom from misunderstandings. It is a blessing to be free.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 21.4667px;">Muslims have shied away from confronting difficult issues about their faith, and most of them don't even have a clue about the essence of Islam, it was never articulated before in the history of Islam. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 21.4667px;">A few medieval scholars have reduced Islam to rituals, five pillars, dhimmi, jizya, sharia, externalities, and enforcement of your rules on to others. That is not Islam, and most Muslims can recite verses that Islam is about free will. God uploaded free will into Adam’s DNA, and emphasized it in the Quran, the prophet practiced ‘freewill’ and established examples for it. Sadly, Muslims know the truth but were bullied into silence with fatwa bombs. All I have done is articulated what Muslims believe, but dared not say it. The book is the voice of the majority of ‘American’ Muslims.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 21.4667px;">This book is a product of twenty years of research and thousands of discussions in which Muslims, non-Muslims, and “Islamophobes” have participated in it, including debates on Fox News with Sean Hannity, Stuart Varney, Pamela Geller, Brigitte Gabrielle, Robert Spencer, Jamie Glazov, Raymond Ibrahim, Walid Shoebat, Wafa Sultan, and several others. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 21.4667px;">Islam is about living your life and letting others live theirs. Islam is about building cohesive societies where all of God's creation lives with dignity and freedom. In God’s universe, we are merely a speck, and no one is more privileged than the other. If you are a moderate individual of any faith, you will find the book in tune with you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 21.4667px;">It is time to go beyond the five pillars of Islam, and I hope the Imams and Muslim scholars who are free thinkers would appreciate the contents of the book. This book may indeed become a reference manual for teaching Islamic values that contribute to creating a better world for all humanity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 21.4667px;">The American Muslim Agenda offers guidance to Muslims to be one with all, and it voices what Muslims believe and live with and empowers them to live their lives and let others live with free will. The book opens the door to people of other faiths to shed their biases and join hands in creating a world of safety, security, and harmony for all humanity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 21.4667px;">Islam is a public religion, and Muslims don't own it exclusively. You are invited to participate in discussions, including your faith. The book is expected to initiate conversations about the nature of Islam and fellow humans. I welcome your criticism (after reading the book).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 21.4667px;">You can get the book by calling 1-888-795-4274 x 4528 or get it from Amazon online or a book store. You can find the talking points at </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="line-height: 21.4667px;"><a href="http://www.americanmuslimagenda.com/" style="color: #183e7c; text-decoration-line: none;">www.AmericanMuslimAgenda.com</a></span></span><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 21.4667px;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;">We wish you, your family and friends the very best of 2018. Each New Year is a milestone in one’s life. Indeed, it is as much a day of reckoning as it is of celebrations. Reckoning involves reflecting on the reasons you did not get what you had wanted in 2017, and celebrating for what you got by cheering for the effort you made to be where you are today.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;">Let’s go forward, if I were to ask you on 12/31/2018, that is a year from now, how was your 2o18? You may respond in one of the following ways;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;">1. Nothing Changed, same o same.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;">Let’s focus on two extremes; things that got worse and celebrating the achievements. The question is did you want it to be good or worse? Did you get what you want? Did you work for getting what you got? Did you at least plan?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;">Nothing happens by itself; things happen because someone causes them or drives them to happen. Did you let others drive your life or did you drive it yourselves? You cannot go on vacation unless your dream about it, think about it and plan on it. You cannot buy anything unless your start it with a want. Unlike the planets, stars and many other things in the universe which are programmed to function precisely, humans were given a free will to chart their own course. God does not do anything; He simply cannot do good things for you and not for others, God is not like that, God is an idea about justness, evenness and balance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;">He has laid everything out for you to pursue your own happiness and peace; it is up to you to get it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;">Here is a simple way of getting what you want! The first thing is to know what you want; you should know where you are driving to when you turn the ignition on.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;">At the end of the day or two, take a picture of each card/paper and save it on your cell phone. One evening sit down for a few hours and put it all together. This would be your guideline to go by, and this would be your plan for 2018. The more you stare at it, the more it becomes a part of you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;">If you were to receive my note on 12/31/18, and without any doubt you will. If you’ve received this note, you will get that one too unless you block me. You can proudly say that your life was as planned on 12/31/2017. Why do I do this? It is simply because my mission in life is to build cohesive work places, communities and nations and open people’s hearts minds and souls to fellow beings. Everyone has a purpose in life, find yours now. Mine is to make life meaningful to as many people as I can.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;">I am pleased to share what I do.</span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;">Center for Pluralism is a non-profit organization founded in 1996 (as Foundation for Pluralism). It is based on a simple principle; the more we know about each other, fewer the misunderstandings would be.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;">CFP is committed to vigorously promoting and advancing pluralism in the realm of religion, politics, social and cultural aspects of life. We have published over 3500 articles on promoting harmony and reconciliation, appeared on 300 national TV shows, addressed in 700 national Radio talk shows and produced hundreds of programs. We need your wisdom, wealth and work to continue this work.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;">CFP will continue to focus its energies on ensuring a safe and secure America for all, where no one has to worry about his race, faith, ethnicity or other God-given uniqueness and live her life without apprehensions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;">Our programs are designed to prevent chaos and maintain coherence and stability with the ongoing changes. We need to prepare the next generation to cope with these changes and minimize potential conflicts with ease. No American needs to worry about losing his or her way of life. As Americans we uphold, protect, defend and celebrate the values enshrined in our Constitution.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;">The Center for Pluralism has established over 20 annual programs to bring Americans together on religious, social, political and cultural aspects of life. The more we know each other, the less conflicts we would have. Please review our programs and except the Religious workshops and Unity Day all other programs can be run as your sponsorship for $5,000/year, but you can contribute any sum that is in your budget. Please review them in this mini-Brochure at - <a href="http://centerforpluralism.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/4.-CPF-Programs-4-Pages.pdf" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">http://centerforpluralism.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/4.-CPF-Programs-4-Pages.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;">CFP will be an antidote to Anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, Racism, Homophobia, Hindu phobia, Xenophobia, Misogyny and other phobias. Through research and activism we are establishing a respectful space for Pluralism with the policy makers, interfaith groups, both Republicans and Democrats and of course the media and you!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;">The Center for Pluralism will become the energy to give a solid cohesive social structure to our nation. By the year 2025, there will not be an office, school, playground, college, restaurant, theater, train, bus or a work place where people of different faiths, races, ethnicities and national origins do not work, interact, play, live and marry together. This is bound to create conflicts in airports, public spaces, board rooms, and in bedrooms as well as places of worship, work places, politics, eateries, and schools.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;">We have a responsibility to shape the future of our society so our kids, grandkids and us can retire in peace and live without apprehensions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;">Please donate today: <a href="http://centerforpluralism.com/donate/" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">http://centerforpluralism.com/donate/</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;">Are you ready for 2017 - <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/happy-new-year-are-you-ready-for-2017_us_5866d64fe4b04d7df167d49c" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/happy-new-year-are-you-ready-for-2017_us_5866d64fe4b04d7df167d49c</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;">A Blueprint for a purposeful 2014 - <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ghouse/2014-a-blueprint-for-a-pu_b_4517662.html" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">https://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ghouse/2014-a-blueprint-for-a-pu_b_4517662.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;">Should Muslims Celebrate New Year? It is about building an integrated America<a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fatwa-should-muslims-celebrate-new-year_us_5a465e47e4b06cd2bd03df69" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fatwa-should-muslims-celebrate-new-year_us_5a465e47e4b06cd2bd03df69</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;">Let’s stay focused on peace and prosperity and not conflicts and confusion. In 2018, you will see me a lot more of me on National TV and Radio shows, and lot more activism and research. Of course I will jump with both my feet in political campaigns to work to ensure checks and balances in our system. The House and Senate must be given a simple majority to two different parties and not the same, most of the evil decisions were made by our government when all the three; President, Senate and House were from the same party. We have to break this to make sure America remains the America we all want and dream. An America that is good for every one with no exceptions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;">Mike Ghouse is committed to his life mission of building cohesive work places, communities and nations. He works for an America where every one of the 322 million Americans should feel secure without apprehension or fear of the other.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;">He is one of the 5 people in the world who is actively pursuing research, activism and teaching Pluralism. Just Google and find a tremendous amount of work on pluralism in religion, politics, society and culture. Mike defines Pluralism as an attitude of “respecting the otherness of other” and accepting the God-given uniqueness of each one of us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;">He is a pluralist, thinker, writer, activist and a speaker on Pluralism, Interfaith, politics, Islam, human rights and foreign policy including India and Israel-Palestine. He is a news maker, interfaith wedding officiant and a community consultant and offers pluralistic solutions on issues of the day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;">Happy New Year ya’ll. God bless you and God bless America.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Mike Ghousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01647894600183489442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337611791583671906.post-20352169475504016092017-12-11T17:54:00.001-08:002017-12-11T17:54:39.894-08:00Alabama; why should you vote for Doug Jones?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 13pt;"><br />Full article may appear at "the hill" later tonight or Huffpost in the morning and will appear hear as well. </span><br /><span style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 13pt;">We believe that the best governance happens when we have checks and balances in place and the best thing that Americans can do at this time is to keep the house majority with the Republicans and give the Senate majority to the Democrats. That will prevent slam dunking the bills through the Congress and the Senate and due discussions will take place for the benefit of Americans. If you look back, you will find that all the bad decisions were made when the President, Senate and Congress are from the same party. For the sake of America and integrity of our government, we hope the Alabamians do the right thing. </span><span style="font-family: calibri; font-size: 13pt;"><br /><br />Mike Ghouse, America first and not Republicans or Democrats<br /><br /># # #</span></div>
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Mike Ghousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01647894600183489442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337611791583671906.post-38580392557328220862016-12-09T08:36:00.001-08:002016-12-09T08:36:53.287-08:00Changing the mood in Washington, DC <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So what can we do?<br /><br />Our President John Kennedy had famously urged us, “Ask not what the country can do - ask what you can do for your country.” and Professor William James had written that our actions can change the moods.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Let’s close 2016 on a positive note, let’s come together as Americans, and celebrate our collective Festivals of Hanukkah, Christmas, Milad, Kwanza, Janamashtami, Gurpurab and the festivities of Native Americans, and other traditions including Atheist/Humanist. Each group will get to sing honoring their faith tradition.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="text-indent: 48px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The following video has clips from Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, Milad, Janamashtami and other great celebrations. On the actual day of Festival of Faiths, Americans Together will celebrate their traditions. </span></span></div>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Details <a href="http://centerforpluralism.com/festival-of-faiths/" style="color: #0d0d4a; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0.5in;" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 18.4px;">http://centerforpluralism.com/festival-of-faiths/</span></a></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Attend RSVP – <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrating-america-festival-of-faiths-tickets-30055750559" style="color: #0d0d4a; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="line-height: 18.4px;">Eventbrite</span></a></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Sing? If your group likes to sing <a href="mailto:Register@Centerforpluralism.com" style="color: #0d0d4a; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0.5in;" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 18.4px;">Register@Centerforpluralism.com</span></a><span style="line-height: 18.4px; text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">List? Please send an email to <a href="mailto:Register@Centerforpluralism.com" style="color: #0d0d4a; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0.5in;" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 18.4px;">Register@Centerforpluralism.com</span></a><span style="line-height: 18.4px; text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Op-Ed<span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Ask not what the President can do for us?” will be released soon</span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">More <a href="http://centerforpluralism.com/Workshops" style="color: #0d0d4a; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0.5in;" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 18.4px;">http://Centerforpluralism.com/Workshops</span></a></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Browse<span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Tabs at </span><a href="http://www.centerforpluralism.com/" style="color: #0d0d4a; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0.5in;" target="_blank">www.Centerforpluralism.com</a></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Event<span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Celebrating America –Festival of Faiths on Sunday, 12/18 – 12 to 2 PM</span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Where<span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Jefferson Memorial, Washington, DC </span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.4px;">Dr. Mike Ghouse is founder and president of Center for Pluralism aka Americans Together. He is committed to building cohesive societies and offers pluralistic solutions on issues of the day. All about him in 65 links at </span><a href="http://www.mikeghouse.net/" style="color: #0d0d4a; text-decoration: none;"><span style="line-height: 18.4px;">www.MikeGhouse.net</span></a></span></div>
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Mike Ghousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01647894600183489442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337611791583671906.post-68533906066549143632016-03-10T04:47:00.000-08:002016-03-10T05:09:07.669-08:00Mr. Trump, Islam does not hate us<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Mike Ghouse<br />(214) 325-1916 </span><span style="color: #281b21; font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 17.12px;">Washington, DC </span><span style="color: #281b21; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br />
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D.C. March 10, 2016 – Mr. Trump in an
interview to CNN Anchor, Anderson Cooper said, </span><span style="background: white; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“There’s an unbelievable hatred of us, we have got to
get to the bottom of it, and there is unbelievable hatred of us.”Anderson
interjects, “In Islam itself?” Trump responds, “You have to figure that out,
ok, you will get another Pulitzer.” (</span><a href="http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/272480-trump-islam-hates-us"><span style="background: white; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Video</span></a><span style="background: white; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">)<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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He continues, “We have to be very vigilant, very careful and we cannot allow
people coming into this country with this hatred of us”. <br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I want to assure Mr. Trump that Islam does not hate America,
nor does Islam kill people, just as Guns don’t kill, but individuals do. <br />
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Mr. Trump is seeking guidance when he says, “we have to get to the bottom of
it” and I am pleased to offer my services to coach him in Islam and Muslim
psyche.<br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Jesus
did not give permission to Christians to go on the crusades, inquisitions,
genocides of Native Americans, Holocaust, Bosnia and massacres etc? It is not
Christians, but the men who did not get Christianity committed those crimes. <br />
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Muhammad (pbuh) did not give permission to Muslims to gas the Kurds, commit
9/11, genocide of people in Darfur? He did not give permission to the ISIS
animals to forcibly subject Christian, Yazidi and Shia women to sex abuse? It is not Muslims, but the men who did not get
Islam committed those crimes. <br />
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If we are inclined to believe in that non-sense, we have a serious
responsibility to find the truth, and truth shall set us free. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Bad
things happen because those creeps did not get their religion right.<br />
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If you blame the creeps what happens?<b> </b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> You’ll hunt them down wherever you can find
them, and punish according to restore
trust in the society, </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">s</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">o no
one can live in apprehension or tensions. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">If you blame the religion what happens?</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> Mr.
Trump, nothing happens! It is the dumbest thing to blame the religion! Religion is not a being, it is an intangible
item, and you cannot shoot, kick, beat, thrash, hang, kill or bury a religion.
Let’s not bark at religion, it does not good and no problem will be solved
except aimless barking. <br />
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Problem remains, people will continue to remain apprehensive and fearful of
each other. Let’s find solutions to these problems.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; line-height: 150%;">We are
indeed committed to build a cohesive America, where no American has to live in
Apprehension or fear of each other. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #281b21; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></b><span style="color: #281b21; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Mike Ghouse<br />(214) 325-1916 talk/text<br /><a href="http://www.muslimspeaker.com/">www.MuslimSpeaker.com </a><br /><br />Dr. Mike Ghouse is a community
consultant, social scientist, thinker, writer, news maker, and a speaker on <a href="http://foundationforpluralism.com/">Pluralism</a>, <a href="http://www.mikeghouse.net/InterfaithSpeaker_MikeGhouse.asp">Interfaith</a>, <a href="http://www.worldmuslimcongress.com/">Islam</a>, <a href="http://http//centerforamericanpolitics.blogspot.com/">politics</a>,<a href="http://terrorismcounter.blogspot.com/"> terrorism</a>, <a href="http://www.standingupforothers.com/">human rights</a>, <a href="http://mikeghouseforindia.blogspot.com/">India</a>, <a href="http://www.israelpalestinedialogue.com/">Israel-Palestine</a> and foreign
policy. He is committed to building <a href="http://americatogetherfoundation.com/">cohesive societies</a> and offers
pluralistic solutions on issues of the day. Visit him in 63 links at
www.MikeGhouse.net for his writings at TheGhousediary.com and several blogs
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Mike Ghousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01647894600183489442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337611791583671906.post-11787526353022171382016-03-05T05:56:00.002-08:002016-03-05T05:56:45.809-08:00Adam, freedom and conservatism<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 21.45px;">Adam’s story makes a point that is so relevant today; he was offered a choice to be a conservative or a progressive. He was told, if you do nothing, status quo will not change, you’ll continue to live in your comfort zone (conservative) in the heaven here with me. Or if chose to eat the forbidden fruit, you’ll bear the consequences, a change (progress) will dawn upon you, that you don’t know what to do with it, your body system will produce crap and you’ll have to find a place to dump it. I don’t like the smell of it, and will throw you out of here. </span><br /><br /><span style="line-height: 21.45px;">Adam deliberated on it, there was a challenge for him and consequences for the choices he would make, do I want to remain a conservative or a progressive? He took the bold step, he ate the forbidden fruit. </span><br /><br /><span style="line-height: 21.45px;">What did God do? He could have slapped Adam to behave and be obedient, but he chose to keep his word and set an example. He gave Adam complete freedom to choose and Adam chose to live with the temptation. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 21.45px;">Thank God for giving us the inalienable right to be free, right to choose and the right to act freely. Thanks to Adam for choosing to be a progressive, otherwise we would not have experienced anything all, we might as well have been dead creatures living in that garden called paradise doing nothing, speaking nothing, eating nothing. What a bore!<br /><br />The creator or the process of evolution would not have endowed us with the ability to talk, if it was not meant for us to use. This is all God’s plan. We must honor free speech no matter how difficult it is and we must be progressive to see and experience the world, and conservative enough not to fall of the stratosphere in taking bold risks.</span><span style="line-height: 21.45px;"><br /> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Mike Ghousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01647894600183489442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337611791583671906.post-68965851802409675972016-01-07T11:01:00.000-08:002016-01-07T11:01:06.741-08:00Hundreds of Muslim workers fired after dispute over prayers<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 17.12px;">January 2, 2016, </span><span style="line-height: 17.12px;"><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/hundreds-of-muslim-workers-fired-after-dispute-over-prayers/">CBS News reports</a>, </span><span style="line-height: 17.12px;"> "N</span><a href="http://denver.cbslocal.com/2015/12/31/dispute-over-prayer-leads-to-firing-of-nearly-200-muslims-at-meat-plant/" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; line-height: 20.8px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">early 200 Muslim workers have been fired from a Cargill meatpacking plant</a><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.8px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.8px;">in Colorado, for walking out after a dispute over prayer breaks."</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.8px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.8px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This report has generated some of the following responses;</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />"Company was right in firing them. Today its time off for prayers, tomorrow its
objection to wearing work uniform, next day its objection to facial hair policy."<br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.8px;">"</span>I do not think that it is too much to ask our employees to not go every one to
gather and stop the work. I think we are going on the evil side instead of
goodness."</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Being American is to honor a woman when she
is pregnant, and pay for pregnancy leave. The companies did not say,
don't get pregnant, we don't pay you to get pregnant. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Being American is appreciating our school
cafeterias to respect a child's choice to eat, vegetarian, kosher or halal
foods, good things happen when people start believing in living their lives and
letting others live theirs. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Being American is letting each faith member
practice his or her faith, and build his or her place of worship. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Being American is respecting and believing
in the rights of others, and being American is to value others life liberty and
pursuit of their happiness.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Being American is NOT drawing sadistic
pleasure by denying others rights. The idea of Liberty is; I don't agree with
you, but I'll fight for your rights. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The stupid employer could have gotten more
out of their employees by working with them, and setting a great example.
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For some people their faith is important,
and for some it is not important, and yet there some who will sell their
mothers or faith to have an income. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We have to stand up for the legitimate
inalienable rights for people, no matter what religion they belong to ...<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">First they came for blacks... <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then for gays and lesbians<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Came for Mormons,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then for Muslims <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hindus, Jews ....<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I didn't give a shit, I was not one of them<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But when they finally came for me,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">No SOB was there to defend me.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Is this the world we want?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mike Ghouse, <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong></strong><strong>FORT MORGAN, Colo. --</strong> <a href="http://denver.cbslocal.com/2015/12/31/dispute-over-prayer-leads-to-firing-of-nearly-200-muslims-at-meat-plant/" style="color: rgb(132, 28, 28) !important; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Nearly 200 Muslim workers have been fired from a Cargill meatpacking plant</a> in Colorado, for walking out after a dispute over prayer breaks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Praying five times a day is a must for many Muslims.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But Tony Aden says missing even one of those prayers over a break time dispute caused him and many others to walk away from their jobs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"It don't matter if I don't have a job, my religion is more important," Aden told CBS News.</span></div>
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A Cargill meatpacking plant in Colorado fired nearly 200 Muslim workers after they walked off the job in a dispute over prayer breaks.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Cargill spokesperson Michael Martin says prayer is allowed. But he says a misunderstanding of company policy came on December 18th, when 11 workers asked for a break to pray at the same time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"Coming from that specific work area would have disrupted the workflow so the supervisor told the employees that they could go pray, but they would have to go in smaller numbers than 11," Martin told CBS News. "It would have to be three at a time."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The following Monday, nearly 200 employees from the Muslim community didn't show up to work for three consecutive days. The company fired them all.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"There are times when accommodation is not possible," Martin said. "But in an overwhelming majority of instances, we do everything we can to ensure sure that we do accommodate employees."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jaylani Hussein represents 150 workers who are now without a job.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"Now we are getting supervisors who are telling our clients to go home if they wanted to pray," Hussein said. "If they are denied their basic rights to practice their faith reasonably at their employment, they seem to be losing one of the basic fundamental rights."</span></div>
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The Cargill plant in Fort Morgan, Colorado is hiring replacements for the Muslim workers it fired.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Cargill is now hiring to fill the shoes of those who walked out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Areas have been set up at Cargill since 2009 to accommodate anyone who requested time to pray.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Council on American Islamic Relations is currently working reach an agreement with Cargill so that those fired workers can return.</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Washington, DC, January 5, 2016 -- Perceptions are created through imagery, and the images drive one into taking clumsy actions. Senior Bush had won against Dukakis through the imagery of Willie Horton, and Junior Bush used the speed boat commercial against John Kerry, both were reprehensible actions, but had won them the elections. The new political ad from Donald Trump is no different, except that it may create chaos. <br /><br />The image of Hijabi woman used in this video poses serious security issues to innocent women wearing Hijab at work place, hospitals, Halls of Congress, Senate, buses, cafeteria or in the Public Square. To protect the rights of fellow Americans, we may have to deploy more police in every street corner. That is not the America we want to become. <o:p></o:p></span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 15.301px;">Two CNN shows on Sunday (1/3/15), laid out the profiles of Trump supporters as uneducated middle income Americans, who are </span><span style="line-height: 17.12px;">dwindling in numbers, and</span><span style="line-height: 15.301px;"> were referred to as losers. Americans in general, and Muslims Americans in particular don't like such terms ascribed to fellow Americans. </span><br /><span style="line-height: 15.301px;"><br /><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 15.301px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">As American Muslims, we take this responsibility seriously, and to do our share of work in restoring the glory days by assuring fellow Americans that we are committed to the safety of every American, we believe, whatever happens to one will happen to the other. We will also continue to report any one who is a suspect or a threat to the security of our nation, and finally, we will watch out for the tell tale signs of members who are asocial and isolated for no reason.<br /><br />We are in this together and we will solve our problems together without pitching one American against the other.<br /><br /># # #</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 19.9333px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span style="color: blue;">Results for America Together Foundation, World Muslim Congress and the Foundation for Pluralism. </span></i><br /><br />There are many outcomes we desire. Here is what we have done and continue to do, and if this appeals to you, we ask your support.<br /><br />Conflicts fade and solutions emerge when we learn about each other, and demystify the myths about others. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 19.9333px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What have we done? It’s a successful three fork strategic action plan; engage with TV, Print and Radio Media, engage with polarized minds and, be a catalyst in social integration.<br /><br />All our work is about taking the relationships from detached estrangement to positive engagement with successful outcomes, almost all our activities are bridge building in nature. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 19.9333px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />1. Positive engagement with Fox News, instead of running away from it. We chose to work with Sean Hannity and Stuart Varney, who finally promised not to use the phrase “Muslim Terrorist” or bash Quran. I have been on Hannity for six years and have appeared on 110 TV shows and innumerable Syndicated Radio shows and about 5 times on Stuart Varney Show, and nearly 150 times on Fox News. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDMuE4bdYW4" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Video-1</a>, <a href="http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/4631439376001/american-muslims-speaking-out-against-isis/?#sp=show-clips" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Video -2</a>, </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 19.9333px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2. Unity Day USA, turning a negative 9/11 day into a positive unifying day for over 12 years in a row now. <a href="http://www.unitydayusa.com/" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.Unitydayusa.com</a></span></span></div>
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Mike Ghousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01647894600183489442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337611791583671906.post-71582310634838111342015-12-22T16:17:00.000-08:002015-12-22T16:17:26.895-08:00First time in history – Celebration of birth of Jesus and Prophet Muhammad on the steps of Lincoln Memorial.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 15.301px;"><span style="font-size: large;">PRESS RELEASE</span></span></b><span style="line-height: 15.301px;"><br /><br />Mike Ghouse (214) 325-1916</span><a href="mailto:Mike@AmericanMuslimInstitution.org" style="color: #0c0c0c; text-decoration: none;"><span style="line-height: 15.301px;">Mike@AmericanMuslimInstitution.org</span></a><span style="line-height: 15.301px;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.americanmusliminstituition.org/" style="color: #0c0c0c; text-decoration: none;"><span style="line-height: 15.301px;">www.AmericanMuslimInstituition.org</span></a><span style="line-height: 15.301px;"><br /><br /><b><i>First time in history – Celebration of birth of Jesus and Prophet Muhammad on the steps of Lincoln Memorial.</i></b><br /><br />Washington, D.C., December 22, 2015 – For the first time in the history of Christianity and Islam, the Christians and Muslims are jointly celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ and Prophet Muhammad, and it is on the historic steps of Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20.02px;"><span style="line-height: 15.301px;"><br /></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 15.301px;">Mike Ghouse, the Executive Director of American Muslim Institution, a proactive voice for American Muslims said, “It is a God-given opportunity to further strengthen our bonds with each other on the auspicious occasion of the birth of Jesus Christ and Prophet Muhammad which fall on 25th and 24th of December, respectively. It provides us a great spiritual incentive to know each other for better. We have an obligation to create a safe and secure America for all of us.”</span><span style="line-height: 15.301px;"><br /></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 15.301px;">Dr. Aquilur Rahman, Chairman of the AMI Board said</span><span style="line-height: 15.301px;">, “We chose this location, as it signifies another great event in our history, Rev. </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 15.301px;">Martin Luther King’s dream speech which became a catalyst in fulfilling the vision of our founding fathers that we are all created equal. We have one more step to take towards a cohesive America.”<br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 15.301px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It is a symbolic interfaith event with Christmas Carols and Milaad Nasheeds and a short message from faith leaders, an inclusive event to build a safe, secure and cohesive America. The more we know each other, the fewer misconceptions we will have. “<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="line-height: 15.301px;"><br /></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 15.301px;">Rizwan Jaka, Chair, Board of Trustees & Interfaith Co-Chair, All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS)</span><span style="line-height: 15.301px;"> adds,“ God wants all of us to come together and create a safe and secure America for each one of us, we are all in this together, and let’s appreciate this to uphold religious freedom and beckon a peaceful and prosperous 2016 and more.”<br /><br /><br />Syed Moktadir, President of ADAMS and the Vice Chairman of the U.S. Muslim & Christian Coalition (MCC) for the Protection of Christian and Religious Minorities in Arab World said, "the birth of Jesus and Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Them) brought so much blessing and light to our world that the hearts of the faithful continue to be full of love and passion for both of them and for all the prophets of God who came to guide humanity to worship God alone and unite the humanity through His worship. This event is yet another manifestation of that interfaith unity."</span><span style="line-height: 15.301px;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="line-height: 15.301px;"><br />This is an initiative of American Muslim Institution and </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 15.301px;">the All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS), one of the largest Muslim communities/mosques in the DC Metro Area and in the United States.</span><span style="line-height: 15.301px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 15.301px;"><br /></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 15.301px;"><span style="line-height: 21.56px;"><b>PARKING</b> - Road side parking subject to availability.</span><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="line-height: 21.56px;"><b>BUS & RAIL</b> - The nearest metro stations are</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="line-height: 21.56px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">Foggy Bottom</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="line-height: 21.56px;"> (23rd St. & I St. NW) and Smithsonian (12th St. &Independence Ave. SW). The Circulator Bus also runs to the Lincoln Memorial from the Union Station</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.56px;"> along Independence. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 15.301px;"><br /></span><span style="line-height: 15.301px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">San Bernardino Terrorism is condemned unequivocally and its </span><span style="line-height: 17.12px;">repercussions to be limited</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></span><br />
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go out to the families of the victims and their loved ones, 14 people have lost
their lives to terrorism and another 17 are seriously injured. We pray with our
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backgrounds of the suspected terrorists Syed Farook and Tafsheen Malik to
understand the sources and causes for their behavior, it is a serious breach of
security and we have to take corrective actions. <br />
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It is our duty and collective responsibility <span style="background: white;">to keep law and order and faithfully guard the safety of
every citizen. Hate is one of the many sources of disrupting the peace in a
society and it is our duty to track down the source of such hate and work on
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find solutions to the Gun violence. <br />
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As Americans, our attitude should be, “You murdered innocent people, and you
are going to pay for it, whatever the course of law allows us to impose on you,
we will.” <br />
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We should not be bamboozled into believing that the criminal’s religion
inspired him to do that, and spend time finding faults with his religion. He
not only murdered, but is also making a fool out of us. Why bark at the religion, it is an intangible
which you cannot shoot, beat, kick, slit, hang or bury, what is that futile
exercise then for? Our legitimate goal is to restore trust in the society by
punishing the criminal. <br />
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No one should look to Muslims for the acts of terrorists, just as no one should
slap the blame of a murderer on his family, friends, community, and mayor of
the town or pastor of his church. <br />
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No one is responsible for a criminal’s acts but him. Blaming religion has not
done any good to anyone, but crated greater chaos, distrust and apprehension. </span><span style="background: white; font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Restoring peace and sanity should be our goal.<br /><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">At America Together Foundation, we are committed to building cohesive societies, where no humans to live in apprehension or fear of the other.<br /> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></span></div>
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Mike Ghousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01647894600183489442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337611791583671906.post-19872057858126678712015-11-19T03:26:00.000-08:002015-11-19T04:03:08.103-08:00American Muslims to demonstrate against ISIS on the steps of Lincoln Memorial<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 22.8267px;"><b>PRESS RELEASE</b></span></span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="line-height: 22.8267px;"><br />Mike Ghouse (214) 325-1916<br />Mike@AmericanMuslimInstitution.org<br /><a href="http://www.americanmusliminstitution.org/">www.AmericanMuslimInstitution.org </a></span></span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #c00000; line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="line-height: 22.8267px;"><b><br /></b></span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.02px;"><span style="color: #c00000; line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="line-height: 22.8267px;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">American Muslims against ISIS gather up on the steps of Lincoln Memorial</span></b></span></span><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="line-height: 16.478px;">Washington, DC, October 28, 2015 – Muslims around the world and particularly Americans Muslims have been sick of the terrorists, particularly the ISIS and the Al-Qaeda guys ever since they started terrorizing the lives of innocent people. We mourn the loss of lives in France, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Nigeria and elsewhere in the world and firmly stand against the terrorists.<br /><br />Given the short notice prior to the Thanksgiving weekend, the Muslims of Washington, DC have organized a gathering of Americans of different faiths to come together on the steps of Lincoln Memorial and make the statements of condemnations.<br /></span><span style="line-height: 16.478px;">We hope this event effectively conveys a message to the terrorists that the world is against them, and that we are all in this together; opposing terrorism and condemning ISIS. </span></span><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="line-height: 16.478px;"><br /></span></span><span style="line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 16.478px;">You are all invited to join us on the steps of Lincoln Memorial:</span></span></span><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="line-height: 17.12px;">Date: 11/20/15</span><br /><span style="line-height: 17.12px;">Day: Friday |<br />Time: 3:00 -4:30 PM </span><br /><span style="line-height: 17.12px;">Place: On the steps of Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC</span></span><br style="line-height: 21.56px;" /><span style="line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="line-height: 17.12px;">Website: </span><span style="line-height: 17.12px;"><a href="http://www.americanmusliminstitution.org/" style="line-height: 19.6px; text-decoration: none;">www.AmericanMuslimInstitution.org</a></span><span style="line-height: 17.12px;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 20.02px;"><span style="line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="line-height: 17.12px;"><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 16.478px;">The purpose of this gathering is to send a clear message to the ISIS and their ilk, that American Muslims are angry about their actions. They are to be charged for the violations of human rights, forcing women into slavery, conversions at gun point, harassment of Christians, Yazidis, Shias, Jews, Sunnis and other minorities, and most certainly creating chaos and abusing the name of Islam.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br /><br /><span style="line-height: 17.12px;">We cannot tolerate any of these acts and we urge our president to speak out in behalf of fellow humans, and give them three days notice to back off, surrender, and repent for their actions or face the consequences.</span><br /><br /><span style="line-height: 17.12px;">We invite Americans of all faiths and no faiths to join us in standing up against ISIS. Yes, we the Muslims are as angry as average American. Indeed, we are all in this together.</span><br /><br /><span style="line-height: 17.12px;">We pledge that we are one nation under the flag, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.</span></span></span><span style="line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="line-height: 17.12px;"><br /></span></span><span style="line-height: 21.56px;"></span><span style="line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="line-height: 17.12px;">Please join us on the steps of Lincoln Memorial. </span></span></span></span><br />
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Mike Ghousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01647894600183489442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337611791583671906.post-36018344583489748682015-11-17T07:17:00.000-08:002015-12-02T20:13:10.281-08:00 War on Terror is the dumbest idea ever floated, there is another way to rid terrorism<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Indeed, war on Terror is the dumbest idea ever floated, there is another way to handle it; the Islamic way<br /><span style="border-color: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 1.571em; margin-top: 0.3em;"><img alt="War on Terror will not work" class="wp-image-25515 alignright" height="248" src="http://thearabdailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/War.on_.terror.is_.dumb_-300x169.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: block; float: right; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 0.3em 0px 0.5em 1.571em; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="440" /></span><br />If a thief breaks into your home, would you ask him his religion? And if he were to says, he belongs to your faith; would you let him get away?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When a terrorist attacks and claims to be a Muslim who follows Islam, would you be gullible to buy his alibi, and look for faults with his religion rather than nailing him for his acts?<br /><br />Shouldn’t your attitude be, “Don’t give me that crap, I know your religion; it does not teach you to kill a single soul, let alone yourselves, I have read that myself. Shame on you to attempt to pass the buck to your religion, I am not buying it either! You committed the crime, you disturbed the peace, and you are going to pay for it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">God has created everything in balance and has given us the responsibility and a brain to preserve that balance between various elements of nature for our own good. The universe (planets, trees etc.) runs obediently and precisely as programmed (55:6) within the bounds of the universe (55:7), and he advises us to learn from nature, and not transgress (55:8). We have to act and preserve the balance, and avoid the short cuts (55:9). Mind you, the earth is for all living beings, and for each one of the 7 billion of us (55:10).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Your act of murdering fellow humans is not an act of people who follow the Quran. Your claim to follow Quran is false and baseless. Quran 5:32 says, “If anyone slays a person, it would be as if he slew the whole people: and if any one saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of the whole people.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">God advises how to deal with you; “Enjoin doing what is right and forbid doing what is wrong,” Quran 9:71. The wisdom is simple – God created everything in harmony and you have messed it up. And it is our responsibility to forbid you from doing that, and to restore harmony and cohesiveness of Allah’s creation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are not going to kill you blindly; we will give you ample notice to stop destroying Allah’s planet and his creation, and if you do not heed it, we will find you wherever you hide, ambush and kill you. However, Allah advises in the next verse to be kinder and gentler towards you if you reconsider and surrender.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you repent and bow down toward Allah’s guidance to preserve the balance, and harmony of the world around you, and enjoin doing what is right and forbid the doing of what is wrong, and keep within the bounds (respect all of his creation) set by Allah. He promises glad tidings to “all” believers (9:112), and we hope you would become a believer in the Quran that you claim.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />This will put an end to the recruitment efforts of the ISIS or Al-Qaeda and cut into the roots of terrorism. Misintpretation and mistranslations of God’s word have to be brought to an end. God is not a villain and he loves every one of his creation, period. God does not favor a single soul who is not good to his creation; life and environment.We will gas you guys, not to hurt you, but to capture you and put you on trial and ask you to give up the false claims you are making about Islam. We will give you copies of the Quran and ask you to read and explain – not what is dished out to you by the Ulema (Scholars) of the past, but what the God-given common sense has allowed to you. We will give you a formula to study the Quran, don’t you read a singular verse, but study three before and three after the given verse to understand Quran’s wisdom to build cohesive societies. After all, Islam is about common sense and a faith of nature.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By the way, you don’t own Allah, the Prophet, Islam or the Quran. It is the book of wisdom for the whole humanity and I am not going to let you claim exclusive ownership of it. (Huffington Post -<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ghouse/quran-is-not-for-muslims_b_6174940.html">Quran is not for Muslims</a> ).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blaming the religion is the dumbest thing to do, because you cannot beat, kick, hack, shoot, hang, kill or bury a religion, it’s an intangible thing my friend! You cannot do a thing about it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">War on Islam in the guise of war on terrorism is a stupid pursuit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When God created animals and humans, he gave horns, fangs and paws to the animals to resolve their disputes, but what did he give to humans? He gave us the ability to dialogue to resolve the conflicts. War should be the very last resort and should not be a sadistic venture.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If our objective is to punish the criminal (s), and cut down on more acts of terrorism, then blame the bloody individuals and make them pay for it. Obama did the right thing by nailing Bin Laden</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Restoring peace and sanity should be our goal and not bombing and creating more chaos and terror in the name of busting terror.<br /><br />Dr. Mike Ghouse is a community consultant, social scientist, thinker, writer,
news maker, and a speaker on <a href="http://foundationforpluralism.com/">Pluralism</a>, <a href="http://www.mikeghouse.net/InterfaithSpeaker_MikeGhouse.asp">Interfaith</a>, <a href="http://www.worldmuslimcongress.com/">Islam</a>, <a href="http://http//centerforamericanpolitics.blogspot.com/">politics</a>, <a href="http://www.standingupforothers.com/">human rights</a>, <a href="http://mikeghouseforindia.blogspot.com/">India</a>, <a href="http://www.israelpalestinedialogue.com/">Israel-Palestine</a> Terrorism
and foreign policy. Over 3000 Articles have been published on the subjects. He
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Mike Ghousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01647894600183489442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337611791583671906.post-57930315106134186712015-11-17T07:15:00.002-08:002015-11-17T08:59:55.691-08:00# Terrorism - Islamic way of dealing with Terrorism<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="line-height: 15pt;">Washington, DC, November 17, 2015 -- We have tried the Bush way and Obama way of handling terrorism, neither has worked, the first one created more of it, and second one has not mitigated it either. As a moderate Muslim, I offer the Islamic way of handling terrorism. </span><br /><br /><span style="line-height: 15pt;">Here is the plan.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">After due preparations and consultations, in behalf of the United Nations, President Obama is requested to deliver a three days notice to Mr. Baghdadi and his deputies;<br /><br />“Mr. Baghdadi, you have three days to stop killing innocent people and destroying Allah’s creation; life and environment. If you do not heed the warning, we will hunt you down and ambush wherever you hide. If not, we will gas you guys, few square miles at a time, not to hurt you, but to capture and put you on trial and ask you to give up the false claims you are making about your religion. Mind you, the Muslims soldiers from around the world will be in the front line against you.”<br /><br />President to continue , “ We will give you copies of the Quran and make you read and understand until you get that right - not what is dished out to you by the<i> Ulema</i> (Scholars) of the past, but what God tells you in the Quran.”<br /><br />The Quran tells you in 5:32, "If anyone slays a person, it would be as if he slew the whole people: and if any one saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of the whole people." And “Enjoin doing what is right and forbid what is wrong,” Quran 9:71. The wisdom is simple – God created everything in harmony (55:06-55:10) and you have messed it up big time. And it is our responsibility as fellow humans to forbid you from doing that, and restore harmony and cohesiveness of Allah’s creation. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />You know, Allah advises us to be kinder and gentler towards you if you reconsider and surrender. If you repent and bow down toward Allah’s guidance to preserve the balance and harmony of the world around you, we will be lenient. He promises glad tidings to "all" believers (9:112), and we hope you would become a believer in the Quran that you claim to be.<br /><br />By the way, you don’t own Allah, the Prophet, Islam or the Quran. It is the book of wisdom for the whole humanity and you cannot claim exclusive ownership of it. (<a href="mailto:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ghouse/quran-is-not-for-muslims_b_6174940.htm" style="color: #0c0c0c; text-decoration: none;" title="mailto:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ghouse/quran-is-not-for-muslims_b_6174940.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Huffington Post</span></a>). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />God bless America.<br /><br />Dr. Mike Ghouse is a community consultant, social scientist, thinker, writer, news maker, and a speaker on <a href="http://foundationforpluralism.com/" style="color: #0c0c0c; text-decoration: none;">Pluralism</a>, <a href="http://www.mikeghouse.net/InterfaithSpeaker_MikeGhouse.asp" style="color: #0c0c0c; text-decoration: none;">Interfaith</a>, <a href="http://www.worldmuslimcongress.com/" style="color: #0c0c0c; text-decoration: none;">Islam</a>, <a href="http://http//centerforamericanpolitics.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0c0c0c; text-decoration: none;">politics</a>, <a href="http://www.standingupforothers.com/" style="color: #0c0c0c; text-decoration: none;">human rights</a>, <a href="http://mikeghouseforindia.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0c0c0c; text-decoration: none;">India</a>, <a href="http://www.israelpalestinedialogue.com/" style="color: #0c0c0c; text-decoration: none;">Israel-Palestine</a> and foreign policy. He is committed to building <a href="http://americatogetherfoundation.com/" style="color: #0c0c0c; text-decoration: none;">cohesive societies</a> and offers pluralistic solutions on issues of the day. More about him in 63 links at www.MikeGhouse.net and bulk of his writings are at TheGhousediary.com </span></div>
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Mike Ghousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01647894600183489442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337611791583671906.post-23685832039106490652015-11-14T06:05:00.001-08:002015-11-14T06:05:14.709-08:00Light a Candle for the Parisians<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #373e4d;"><span style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif;">Washington, DC, November 13, 2015 - It has been a difficult evening for the entire humanity to watch terrorists barge in places and shoot people randomly. Over a hundred people have become the victims of terror and another hundred are wounded.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #373e4d;"><span style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif;">While the French authorities have not formally ascribed responsibility for this act of terror to any particular group - it appears to have been committed by Islamist extremists. Regardless of the religious affiliation the perpetrators may claim, we strongly condemn this heinous terrorist crime.<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #373e4d;"><span style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif;">We applaud the French Police for doing their best to cut down on the loss of innocent lives and finally removing the immediate threat to lives. We stand with the people and Government of France as they deal with this tragic event and bring the people behind this terrorist act to account.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #373e4d;"><span style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif;">Our thoughts and prayers go out for the victims and their surviving relatives. May God give them immense patience to cope with this tragedy. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #373e4d;"><span style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif;">As Muslims, we are deeply offended and condemn this act of terrorism against innocent people; they have violated every societal norm as well as the rules laid by the very faith they claim to belong. This is not the act of a Muslim, but of rogues who claim to follow the faith. Quran 5:32 say, "If anyone slays a person, it would be as if he slew the whole people: and if any one saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of the whole people."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #373e4d;"><span style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif;">We have to tackle this issue head on, and cut the roots of extremism, while we are doing that, prayers and a candle vigil gives us some coherence. The children need to be with us to reassure them that God is a higher power and it gives hope and relief to all of us.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #373e4d;"><span style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif;">Lighting a candle is telling ourselves that we have taken the first smallest step that we can actually take, and hope and pray to find larger solutions.<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">“As American Muslims we uphold, protect, defend and celebrate the values enshrined in our Constitution. Our faith reinforces the idea of one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all,” Ghouse has written. </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Since 9/11, talk show hosts, journalists, lawmakers, and thought leaders have asked, “Where are the moderate Muslims to join the debate on social, civic, religious and political issues, including racism and violent extremism?" </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">"Over and over you hear it said: If Muslims oppose terrorism, why don't they stand up and say it? If that has been you, Mike Ghouse ought to be your hero,” according the Steve Blow, a columnist with the Dallas Morning News (Dallas Morning News ). </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Dr. Ghouse defines “moderate Muslim” as someone who respects the otherness of others and accepts the God-given uniqueness of each person in God’s creation. He has published more than 1000 articles on diverse aspects of Islam and maintains a blog on Quran, Sharia, Blasphemy, Apostasy, Hijab, Reforms, Ramadan, Women’s issues and community relations. He is driven by the pluralistic wisdom in Quran, and his mission is authenticated by many a verse from Quran. </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Dr. Mike Mohamed Ghouse has recently moved to Washington, D.C ., and has undertaken to speak up where there is public debate about Islam. He is a proud, unapologetic Moderate Muslim and a passionate advocate of pluralism in religion, society, politics, race, culture, food and governance. He is a public speaker, thinker, writer and a commentator on pluralism and interfaith relations in America, and offers pluralistic solutions on issues of the day. </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">“The Voice of Moderate Islam in America” at </span><a class="mystyle" href="http://www.theghousediary.com/" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-stretch: normal; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><u>www.TheGhouseDiary.com</u></span></a><span style="background-color: white;">. <br /><br />Link for the article at: </span><a class="mystyle" href="http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2015/10/the-voice-of-moderate-islam-in-america.html" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-stretch: normal; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><u>http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2015/10/the-voice-of-moderate-islam-in-america.html</u></span></a><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">About Dr. Mike Ghouse : </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Dr. Mike Ghouse is a community consultant, social scientist, thinker, writer and a speaker on Pluralism, Interfaith, Islam, politics, human rights, foreign policy and building cohesive societies. He offers pluralistic solutions on issues of the day and more about him is in 63 links at </span><a class="mystyle" href="http://www.mikeghouse.net/" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-stretch: normal; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><u>www.MikeGhouse.net</u></span></a><span style="background-color: white;"> and his writings are at TheGhousediary.com </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Media Contact: </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Mike Ghouse </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">214.325.1916</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">He is respected by his peers as a patriotic American and firmly stands for the American values such as the freedoms established by the First Amendment. In fact, Dr. Ghouse considers the U.S. Constitution a sacred document that respects and honors every human being. He exalts America’s immortal Declaration of Independence. While living in Dallas for more than three decades, he became a fixture at Veteran’s-Day ceremonies and </span><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://3/" style="color: black; text-decoration: none;" title="x-apple-data-detectors://3/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">July 4</span></a><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://3/" style="color: black; text-decoration: none;" title="x-apple-data-detectors://3/"><sup><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">th </span></sup></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">parades. He has spoken at innumerable luncheons for homeless veterans and visits with veterans at VA hospitals. Dr. Ghouse drives around the Veterans’ cemeteries on Memorial Day and offers prayers for all those who have defended our freedom. He will fight and defend the freedom of America any time and all the times.<br /><br />Dr. Ghouse also served as a Commissioner at City of Carrollton, Texas for two terms.<br /><br />He has contributed significantly to the richness of America, and his gift to America would be the gift of Pluralism, an old attitude emerging as a new discipline that he intends to teach and promote through workshops. Dr. Ghouse hopes to train America’s candidates for higher office regarding what the founding fathers meant when they declared that “all humans are equal.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Dr. Ghouse believes in building a cohesive America, where no American has to live in apprehension or fear of the other and which will be achieved through personal interaction. To that end, he has organized 17 <a href="http://thanksgivingcelebrations.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0c0c0c; text-decoration: none;">Thanksgiving celebrations</a>; 12 <a href="http://www.unitydayusa.com/" style="color: #0c0c0c; text-decoration: none;">Unity Days USA</a>; and 10 ceremonies to honor victims of <a href="http://www.holocaustandgenocides.com/" style="color: #0c0c0c; text-decoration: none;">Holocaust and Genocides</a>.<br /><br /><b>Dedicated Both to Islam and to ‘the Other</b>’<br /><br />Dr. Ghouse defines “moderate Muslim” as someone who respects the otherness of others and accepts the God-given uniqueness of each person in God’s creation. He has published more than 1000 articles on diverse aspects of <a href="http://www.worldmuslimcongress.com/" style="color: #0c0c0c; text-decoration: none;">Islam</a> and maintains a blog on <a href="http://www.quraantoday.com/" style="color: #0c0c0c; text-decoration: none;">Quran</a>, <i><a href="http://sharialaws.blogspot.com/2013/02/genesis-of-sharia-law.html" style="color: #0c0c0c; text-decoration: none;">Sharia</a></i>, <a href="http://blasphemylaws.blogspot.com/2012/04/blasphemy-laws-go-against-islam.html" style="color: #0c0c0c; text-decoration: none;">Blasphemy</a>, Apostasy, Hijab, Reforms, <i>Ramadan</i>, Women’s issues and community relations. He is driven by the pluralistic wisdom in Quran, and his mission is authenticated by many a verse from Quran, including 49:13, which generally means because each one of us is created to be an unique individual, we are bound to have conflicts between family members, nations, religions and communities, and it is because we don’t know each other and when we start to genuinely learn about the other, myths disappear into thin air and peace dawns on us.” There is a full video of his talk on </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7Tyt7raIXM" style="color: black; text-decoration: none;" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7Tyt7raIXM"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Pluralism in Islam</span></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Print Media</span></b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">: Dr. Ghouse has published more than 3000 articles on a variety of topics, of these, there more than 1000 on Pluralism, including 225 pieces on Pluralism in the “Texas Faith” column in the Dallas Morning News and 130 articles at <i>Huffington Post</i>. He also has published articles on politics, foreign policy, movies, sports, culture and motivation.<br /><br /><b>TV and Radio</b>: Dr. Ghouse has appeared in more than 150 TV shows, including 102 with Sean Hannity alone. He has served as subject expert hundreds of times on nationally syndicated radio. Many listeners have heard his informed opinions at the time of the Quran Burning issue in Mulberry, Florida, and the period of Quran Bashing in Dallas Texas. He notably defended the 9/11 Mosque in Lower Manhattan, and he has blogged on the Peter King investigations and other issues. He is in the forefront of dealing with issues and offering pluralistic solutions.<br /><br />On the day of 9/11, he was on Radio all day, taking calls from Mayors, religious and community leaders across the City to bring coherence to the chaos created on that day, and ever since, he has dedicated that day every year to serve and unite Americans for a strong America.<br /><br /><b>Politics</b>: A political independent, Dr. Ghouse says that he votes for the candidates who put America first, whether he or she is a Republican or Democrat. He refuses to compromise his loyalty to America with loyalty to a political party. He maintains a blog on Politics and has written more than 300 columns on politics in America. He has written about Presidents Bush and Obama, and presidential candidates Clinton, McCain, Romney, Gingrich, Cain, Perry, Christie, Bush, Trump and Carson.<br /><br /><b>Foreign policy</b>: Dr. Ghouse has always taken a moderate approach toward foreign policy issues and offered pluralistic solutions on issues of the day, including but not limited to Israel, Palestine, Iran, Afghanistan, India, Egypt, Malaysia, Indonesia and other nations. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /><a href="http://www.religionnews.com/2013/09/09/commentary-pay-no-attention-to-the-man-behind-the-burning-qurans/#comment-353607" style="color: #0c0c0c; text-decoration: none;" title="http://www.religionnews.com/2013/09/09/commentary-pay-no-attention-to-the-man-behind-the-burning-qurans/#comment-353607"><span style="color: blue;"><b>Religion News Service</b></span></a></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">: " (RNS) A Florida pastor plans to burn a pile of Qurans on the 9/11 anniversary, and interfaith activist Mike Ghouse says, “It is not what (the pastor) will do, it is what we do as Americans and American Muslims that matters.”<br /><br /><span style="color: blue;"><b>Phillip M Ramsaroop</b></span>: "</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 15pt;">I first met Dr. Ghouse in the mid-nineties as Past President and a member of the Board of the Dallas Fort Worth Hindu Temple and as a member of the Chapel Committee of Thanksgiving Square in Dallas, Texas.</span><span style="line-height: 15pt;"> </span><span style="line-height: 15pt;">I was pleasantly surprised, though a Muslim, he participated and volunteered his time and resources on the Hindu Temple’s projects and activities.</span><span style="line-height: 15pt;"> </span><span style="line-height: 15pt;">I later discovered that he did the same for other religious and cultural communities"</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=AAEAAABWAbABE2zru5VVYGigsJ3Z_9GLCnF6ncc&authType=name&authToken=f-zi" style="color: #0c0c0c; text-decoration: none;" title="https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=AAEAAABWAbABE2zru5VVYGigsJ3Z_9GLCnF6ncc&authType=name&authToken=f-zi">Bill Matthew</a>s: </b></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> "Mike Ghouse’ exemplary work for pluralism exudes acceptance to bridge beyond imagined differences to express the exemplary conviction that humanity lives and thrives on working together towards common goals, to overcome fear, suspicion and prejudice."</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 16.1pt;">Muslim Speaker </span><a href="http://mikeghouse.net/MuslimSpeaker.MikeGhouse.asp" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; line-height: 16.1pt; text-decoration: none;" title="http://mikeghouse.net/MuslimSpeaker.MikeGhouse.asp"><span style="color: blue;">http://mikeghouse.net/MuslimSpeaker.MikeGhouse.asp</span></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 16.1pt;"> </span></span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pluralism in Islam - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7Tyt7raIXM" style="color: black; text-decoration: none;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7Tyt7raIXM</a></span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Quran is not for Muslims - <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ghouse/quran-is-not-for-muslims_b_6174940.html" style="color: black; text-decoration: none;">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ghouse/quran-is-not-for-muslims_b_6174940.html</a></span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 16.1pt;">Pluralism/ Interfaith Speaker </span><a href="http://www.mikeghouse.net/InterfaithSpeaker_MikeGhouse.asp" style="color: black; line-height: 16.1pt; text-decoration: none;" title="http://www.mikeghouse.net/InterfaithSpeaker_MikeGhouse.asp"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.mikeghouse.net/InterfaithSpeaker_MikeGhouse.asp</span></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 16.1pt;"> </span></span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 16.1pt;">Criticism of Prophet: </span><a href="http://worldmuslimcongress.blogspot.com/2012/11/criticism-of-islam-prophet-muhammad.html" style="color: black; line-height: 16.1pt; text-decoration: none;" title="http://worldmuslimcongress.blogspot.com/2012/11/criticism-of-islam-prophet-muhammad.html"><span style="color: blue;">http://worldmuslimcongress.blogspot.com/2012/11/criticism-of-islam-prophet-muhammad.html</span></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 16.1pt;"> </span></span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 16.1pt;">My 9/11 Story - </span><span style="color: blue; line-height: 16.1pt;"><a href="http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2014/09/911-my-personal-journey-from-2001.html" style="color: black; line-height: 16.1pt; text-decoration: none;" title="http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2014/09/911-my-personal-journey-from-2001.html">http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2014/09/911-my-personal-journey-from-2001.html</a></span></span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 16.1pt;">Speaker on Israel-Palestine - </span><a href="http://israel-palestine-dialogue.blogspot.com/2014/12/speaker-on-israel-mike-ghouse.html" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; line-height: 16.1pt; text-decoration: none;" title="http://israel-palestine-dialogue.blogspot.com/2014/12/speaker-on-israel-mike-ghouse.html"><span style="color: blue;">http://israel-palestine-dialogue.blogspot.com/2014/12/speaker-on-israel-mike-ghouse.html</span></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 16.1pt;"> </span></span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 16.1pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Speaker on India - <a href="http://mikeghouseforindia.blogspot.com/2012/12/mike-ghouse-indian-american-pluralist.html" style="color: black; text-decoration: none;">http://mikeghouseforindia.blogspot.com/2012/12/mike-ghouse-indian-american-pluralist.html</a></span></span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 16.1pt;">Sharia: </span><a href="http://sharialaws.blogspot.com/2013/02/genesis-of-sharia-law.html" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; line-height: 16.1pt; text-decoration: none;" title="http://sharialaws.blogspot.com/2013/02/genesis-of-sharia-law.html"><span style="color: blue;">http://sharialaws.blogspot.com/2013/02/genesis-of-sharia-law.html</span></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 16.1pt;"> </span></span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 16.1pt;">Fixing Sharia Law</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 16.1pt;">: <a href="http://sharialaws.blogspot.com/2014/01/fixing-sharia-laws.html" style="color: black; text-decoration: none;">http://sharialaws.blogspot.com/2014/01/fixing-sharia-laws.html</a></span></span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Apostasy: <a href="http://www.opednews.com/articles/Fixing-Sharia-Laws-by-Mike-Ghouse-Apostasy_Blasphemy_DNA-Rape-Kit_Divorce-140115-276.html" style="color: black; text-decoration: none;">http://www.opednews.com/articles/Fixing-Sharia-Laws-by-Mike-Ghouse-Apostasy_Blasphemy_DNA-Rape-Kit_Divorce-140115-276.html</a></span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 16.1pt;">Blasphemy</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 16.1pt;">: </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; line-height: 16.1pt;"><a href="http://blasphemylaws.blogspot.com/2012/04/blasphemy-laws-go-against-islam.html" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; line-height: 16.1pt; text-decoration: none;" title="http://blasphemylaws.blogspot.com/2012/04/blasphemy-laws-go-against-islam.html">http://blasphemylaws.blogspot.com/2012/04/blasphemy-laws-go-against-islam.html</a></span></span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 16.1pt;">Free Speech</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 16.1pt;">: </span><a href="http://worldmuslimcongress.blogspot.com/2014/11/let-bill-maher-speak-islam-supports.html" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; line-height: 16.1pt; text-decoration: none;" title="http://worldmuslimcongress.blogspot.com/2014/11/let-bill-maher-speak-islam-supports.html"><span style="color: blue;">http://worldmuslimcongress.blogspot.com/2014/11/let-bill-maher-speak-islam-supports.html</span></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 16.1pt;"> </span></span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Tribute to my Father: <a href="http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2011/06/happy-fathers-day-tribute-to-my.html" style="color: black; text-decoration: none;">http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2011/06/happy-fathers-day-tribute-to-my.html</a></span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Tribute to my Mother: <a href="http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2011/05/mother-my-story-happy-mothers-day.html" style="color: black; text-decoration: none;">http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2011/05/mother-my-story-happy-mothers-day.html</a></span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pope Francis - <a href="http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2015/09/pope-francis-is-my-imam-that-is-my.html" style="color: black; text-decoration: none;">http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2015/09/pope-francis-is-my-imam-that-is-my.html</a></span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Prophet Muhammad: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ghouse/how-i-connect-with-prophet-muhammad_b_2547782.html" style="color: black; text-decoration: none;">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ghouse/how-i-connect-with-prophet-muhammad_b_2547782.html</a></span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Tribute to Dadski - <a href="http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2013/04/in-memory-of-dadski-everett-blauvelt.html" style="color: black; text-decoration: none;">http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2013/04/in-memory-of-dadski-everett-blauvelt.html</a></span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 16.1pt;">America wins</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 16.1pt;"> with the new Muslim Group in Washington, D.C., </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; line-height: 16.1pt;"><a href="http://americanmusliminstitution.blogspot.com/2015/09/america-wins-with-new-muslim-group-in.html" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; line-height: 16.1pt; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="http://americanmusliminstitution.blogspot.com/2015/09/america-wins-with-new-muslim-group-in.html">http://americanmusliminstitution.blogspot.com/2015/09/america-wins-with-new-muslim-group-in.html</a></span></span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 16.1pt;">Holocaust and Muslim Guy - </span><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ghouse/holocaust-and-the-muslim-_b_4629509.html#es_share_ended" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; line-height: 16.1pt; text-decoration: none;" title="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ghouse/holocaust-and-the-muslim-_b_4629509.html#es_share_ended"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ghouse/holocaust-and-the-muslim-_b_4629509.html#es_share_ended</span></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 16.1pt;"> </span></span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">My Name is Mike Ghouse: <a href="http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2010/01/my-name-is-mike-ghouse.html" style="color: black; text-decoration: none;">http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2010/01/my-name-is-mike-ghouse.html</a></span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 16.1pt;">Fatwas: </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; line-height: 16.1pt;"><a href="http://worldmuslimcongress.blogspot.com/2015/05/shia-sunni-takfiris-not-acceptable.html" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; line-height: 16.1pt; text-decoration: none;" title="http://worldmuslimcongress.blogspot.com/2015/05/shia-sunni-takfiris-not-acceptable.html">http://worldmuslimcongress.blogspot.com/2015/05/shia-sunni-takfiris-not-acceptable.htm</a></span></span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 16.1pt;">Intra-faith Dialogue</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 16.1pt;"> - </span><a href="http://worldmuslimcongress.blogspot.com/2013/02/muslim-intra-faith-dialogue-in-houston.html" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; line-height: 16.1pt; text-decoration: none;" title="http://worldmuslimcongress.blogspot.com/2013/02/muslim-intra-faith-dialogue-in-houston.html"><span style="color: blue;">http://worldmuslimcongress.blogspot.com/2013/02/muslim-intra-faith-dialogue-in-houston.html</span></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 16.1pt;"> </span></span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 16.1pt;">Standing up for others – </span><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.standingupforothers.com/" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; line-height: 16.1pt; text-decoration: none;" title="http://www.standingupforothers.com/">www.StandingupforOthers.com</a></span></span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">New Age Islam published this piece at: <a href="http://www.newageislam.com/islamic-personalities/new-age-islam-edit-bureau/dr-mike-mohamed-ghouse-dedicated-both-to-islam-and-to-%E2%80%98the-other%E2%80%99/d/104858" style="color: #0c0c0c; text-decoration: none;">http://www.newageislam.com/islamic-personalities/new-age-islam-edit-bureau/dr-mike-mohamed-ghouse-dedicated-both-to-islam-and-to-%E2%80%98the-other%E2%80%99/d/104858</a></span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">A majority of Mike's articles are at <a href="http://www.theghousediary.com/" style="color: #0c0c0c; text-decoration: none;">www.TheGhouseDiary.com </a> and at WorldMuslimCongress.com, Quraantoday.com, ShariaLaws.com, Foundationforpluralism.blogspot.com, IsraelPalestineDialogue.com, MikeGhouseforIndia.blogspot.com and other sites. </span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Anti-Muslims protests may pave the way for bringing Americans Together.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #202020;">On Oct. 9 and 10, a group of loosely connected protesters plan to host anti-Muslim demonstrations in front of at least </span><a href="http://imagine2050.newcomm.org/2015/09/29/anti-muslim-protests-some-armed-planned-for-at-least-20-sites-across-the-country/" style="color: #183e7c; text-decoration: none;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0070c0;">20 mosques</span></b></a><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0070c0;">,</span></b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #202020;"> community centers and government offices. </span><span style="color: #202020;">While some organizers have urged participants to leave their weapons at home, others are urging protesters to exercise “ALL of your Constitutional Rights.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #202020;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We would like to host a conference call on Wednesday at 2:00 PM EST, and would request your participation. Please confirm to set you up on the call. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Please text me with your email and full name and your role to (214) 325-1916 and I will send the invitation to join the phone conference.<br /><br />Check this link about some of the details: <a href="http://americanmusliminstitution.blogspot.com/2015/10/anti-muslim-protests-on-october-9th-and.html" style="color: #183e7c; text-decoration: none;">http://americanmusliminstitution.blogspot.com/2015/10/anti-muslim-protests-on-october-9th-and.html</a><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #202020; line-height: 16.478px;">Thank you.<br /></span><span style="line-height: 16.478px;">Mike Ghouse<br />(214) 325-1916<br />Executive Director<b><br /></b></span><span style="line-height: 16.478px;"><a href="http://www.americanmusliminstitution.org%20/" style="color: #183e7c; text-decoration: none;">www.AmericanMuslimInstitution.org </a></span><span style="line-height: 16.478px;"><br /><i>A proactive voice for American Muslims</i><br />110 Maryland Av, NE, Suite 508<br />Washington, DC 20002-5606</span><span style="color: #202020; line-height: 16.478px;"><br /></span></span></div>
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Mike Ghousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01647894600183489442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337611791583671906.post-1734515641870460702015-10-02T06:59:00.002-07:002015-10-02T09:14:39.226-07:00Oregon College shooting rampage; what should we do?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #262626;">Washington, D.C., October 2, 2015 – </span><span style="color: #262626;">“This is our collective problem, an American problem, and we have to find a solution as a national priority. We have seen these shootings in Columbine, New town, Virginia Tech, Purdue, Denver, and Oak Creek and now in Oregon, what does it take to change the mindset of these individuals who come from different cultural and religious backgrounds?”</span><span style="color: #262626;"> </span><span style="color: #262626;">Mike Ghouse, President of America Together Foundation expressed his frustration with domestic terrorism. </span><span style="color: #262626;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #262626;"><br />The shooter Chris Harper Mercer was allegedly asking the religion of the person before shooting, we severely condemn this attitude and seek further evaluations for sources of such attitudes and hope to find solutions. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #262626;"><br />President Barack Obama pushed for a change in gun laws when he spoke to reporters about the shooting Thursday.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"Somehow this has become routine. The reporting is routine. My response here at this podium ends up being routine, the conversation in the aftermath of it. We've become numb to this," he said.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #262626;">The President continued: "Our thoughts and prayers are not enough. It's not enough. It does not capture the heartache and grief and anger that we should feel, and it does nothing to prevent this carnage from being inflicted someplace else in America -- next week, or a couple months from now."<br /></span><span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #262626; line-height: 20.02px;">Indeed, this should not become a routine incident, we have to seriously consider the structure of our society. There is a possibility that the shooter is a loner. As a society, we have to make a sincere effort to include loners in one group or the other and have them have normal relations with others. We might be able to mitigate some of these heart wrenching incidents.</span><span style="color: #262626;"><br /><br /># # #</span></span></div>
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Mike Ghousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01647894600183489442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337611791583671906.post-80968229993347513432015-09-26T15:02:00.005-07:002015-09-26T15:50:10.142-07:00Are Muslims an integral part of the American society?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 18.4px;">Yes, we are. Indeed, one of the most exemplary American Muslim stories of the post 9/11 era happened in Louisville, Kentucky just this month.<br /><br />On September 16, 2015, a few miscreants painted hate symbols on the River Road mosque in Louisville. When the local community at large found out about this, nearly 1000 people from main stream and disparate ethnic communities came to the mosque to show their solidarity with Muslims, and they joined in the community cleanup<b> </b>and re-painting the mosque. <br /><br />This act of support was not just out of a sense of justice, compassion or help for the underdog, but clearly out of enduring friendship, which is the most reliable relationship, not bound by time or situation. The America Together Foundation congratulates Dr. Babar Cheema and the Louisville Muslim leadership, which has nurtured a relationship of friendship and trust with the local community over many years.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 18.4px;"><br /></span><span style="line-height: 18.4px;">As time permits, we will write more about this, and we hope it becomes a model for other American Muslim communities, just as different communities have successfully dealt with Rev. Terry Jones in Mulberry, Florida who wanted to burn 2998 copies of Quran, and Rev. Robert Jeffress of Dallas, Texas who called uncivil names about Quran and the Prophet. </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 18.4px;">Indeed, we need to keep a record of our contributions to the well being of America, there is so much to be proud of our work.</span><span style="line-height: 18.4px;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 18.4px;">With love and caring for our neighbors, no American can go wrong. </span><span style="line-height: 18.4px;">The America Together Foundation has assigned me with responsibility to work on building a cohesive America.</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 18.4px;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There are so many Muslims out there who have contributed and are contributing richly towards building a cohesive America, where no American has to feel alienated or fearful of fellow Americans.<br /><br /> In the end, this freedom from fear will bring peace and prosperity to our nation. Indeed, that is the essence of Quranic guidance in verse 49:13 which says God has created us into different tribes and nations and says, the best ones among you are those who learn and care about each other. If we can learn to respect the otherness of others and accept the God given uniqueness of each one of us, then conflicts fade and solutions emerge.<br /><br />Please tell us your story, where your acts have changes the minds of others, bringing us all towards a more cohesive America. Send us the details to us, and will help share it with the widest audience. Join us in our mission.<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 18.4px; text-indent: -0.25in;"><a href="http://worldmuslimcongress.blogspot.com/2009/04/are-muslims-part-of-american-story.html" style="color: #0c0c0c; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Are Muslims a part of the American Story?</span></a></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 18.4px; text-indent: -0.25in;"><a href="http://worldmuslimcongress.blogspot.com/2014/04/reestablishing-right-muslim-attitudes.html" style="color: #0c0c0c; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Terry Jones and changing perceptions of Muslims</span></a></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 18.4px; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://quraanconference.blogspot.com/2012/12/pastor-robert-jeffress-ignites-quraan.html" style="color: #0c0c0c; text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Robert Jeffress attacking Quran</span></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"> (</span><a href="http://www.quraanconference.com/" style="color: #0c0c0c; text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">www.QuraanConference.com</span></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">)</span></span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 18.4px; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDMuE4bdYW4" style="color: #0c0c0c; text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Sean Hannity and Fox News– Positive engagement produces positive outcomes</span></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">.</span></span></span></li>
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Mike Ghousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01647894600183489442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337611791583671906.post-21336738148111896102015-09-22T11:44:00.001-07:002015-09-22T11:44:12.113-07:00AmericansTogether: Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah Greetings from Americ...<a href="http://americatogetherfoundation.blogspot.com/2015/09/yom-kippur-and-rosh-hashanah-greetings.html?spref=bl">AmericansTogether: Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah Greetings from Americ...</a>: Happy Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur | TheGhouseDiary.com Washington, D.C., September 22, 2015 - American Muslims wish a very Happy Yom K...Mike Ghousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01647894600183489442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8337611791583671906.post-66144126908656660772015-09-22T11:42:00.002-07:002015-09-22T11:42:46.060-07:00Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah Greetings from American Muslims<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />Washington, D.C., September 22, 2015 - American Muslims wish a very Happy Yom Kippur to all of our Jewish friends across the globe.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year that takes place in the month of Tishri and celebrates Creation. Jews observe the Lunar Calendar, and as such the festivities occur 11 days earlier in each successive year on the Gregorian calendar. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the day of Rosh Hashanah G-d opens the Book of Life and observes his creatures, and decides their fate for the coming year. What follows for the next 10 days is self-reflection to justify one's existence to God, a period called Shabbat Shuva, and on the 10th day, God closes your book and it is a time for the celebration; Happy Yom Kippur.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Indeed Muslims can relate this festivity with Ramadan where Eid is the capstone celebration at the end of a month long fasting and reflection. Jains with Paryushun, Hindus with Navaratri ending in Dussehra on the 10th day, and Christians with 40 days of lent thru resurrection on Easter.<br /><br />Rabbi Michael Lerner writes, " We engage in honest, wrenching self-evaluation; we create practical strategies for changing in the future; and, as a result, the day cleanses us from the residues of past failures. "Kippur" in biblical Hebrew means "cleansing." We feel reborn, and that is a source of great joy. Indeed, this joyous rebirth is one of the reasons that the holiday of Succos five days later is called "the time of our joy."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rabbi continues, "The same applies to all spiritual rejoicing: it must embrace the whole person, including the body. Of course it is not the food alone. The feast involves love and camaraderie for family, friends, and guests, as well as song and words of Torah inspiration. In that way, the pleasure of eating becomes part of the spiritual joy. But the joy is not complete without the food-without the body. "<br /><br />In synagogues people pray to God to forgive them for their wrongdoings and to give them a good year - during the service a Shofar, or ram's horn, is blown, to alert congregants to the seriousness of the festival and the fact that God is deciding their fates for the coming year - which will be sealed on the Day Of Atonement ten days later.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">May we all reflect on our lives and make a commitment to be a good human for the next year. Happy Rosh Hashanah, and Happy Yom Kippur.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />"Festivals of the World" is an educational series by Mike Ghouse since 1993. When we live in the same communities as neighbors, we might as well learn about each other. The best way to build cohesive societies is for its members to participate in festivities as well as commemorations of each other, or, at least understand each others' joys and sorrows. Please note the simplicity in writing is designed for people of other faiths to learn and to know, so we can function cohesively.<br /><br />America Together Foundation is all about bringing Americans Together for a peaceful, safe and secure America. Foundation for Pluralism is part of America Together Foundation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mike is a speaker, thinker, writer, pluralist, TV-Radio commentator and a human rights activist committed to building cohesive societies and offers pluralistic solutions on issues of the day. His info in 63 links at MikeGhouse.net and writings at TheGhouseDiary.com </span></div>
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