AmericansTogether: Anti Semitism

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Anti Semitism, Anti-Semitism

Content development:

Not a week goes by when someone is making an anti-Semitic remark, and shame on us for not saying a thing about it. If each one of us can stand up against prejudices in the form of Anti-Semitism, we will individually contribute towards a better society that we really want to live in. It is subtle. Should others do that to you?

I am sharing a few personal examples to prompt you to share yours.

1. In Dallas City Council around 2005, someone made a comment looking at a Jewish council person "You People" - and thank God I wrote my outrage about it and published in Dallas Morning News.

2. I have written quite extensively about an incident where a Muslim made such a remark and I was on his tail all over, until he renounced and proved that he will not do that. http://www.foundationforpluralism.com/Articles/Jewish-Muslim-dialogue-a-necessity.asp

3. There are numerous examples I will be listing here that I have dared to speak out against, in the process I have lost many a “friends” but really, they were not friends. It is a choice we make to lose friends or do the right thing. At the end of the day, you have to decide to pile up guilt’s and weaken your soul or…

Please share real examples and link.

Please remember time is of the essence and want succinct, clear information that we can share in a conference or workshops.

Thank you
Mike Ghouse

OUR MISSION

No American has to live in anxieties, discomfort or fear of the other.

America together, Americans Together is an educational and pragmatic initiative to wean out myths from reality that is hurting the social cohesiveness of America. The myths are vigorously pumped in by a few insecure souls from among the right wingers to disrupt delicate balance in the society by pitching one American against the other for their perceived gains.

The purpose of this “America Together” is to remove such myths in an open discussion forum and restore the cohesiveness of our society and work towards building a safe and secure America.

As a society, it is our responsibility 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 mitigating it.

Since our independence in 1776, we have been tested time and again by various political, economic and religious forces to divide us, however, at the end we have come out strong as one nation. The Civil War, the Great Depression, the World War, Pearl Harbor, Women’s rights, Abortion, the Vietnam War, Civil Rights, Budget Deficits, Unemployment, 9/11, the Iraq and Afghanistan War have all been difficult, but we will make it through and sanity will prevail.

We have come a long way to embrace and accept the otherness of other and we have a whole lot more to go; in the coming months we will be holding meetings to understand the complexity of issues such as Gay & Lesbian acceptance, Quraanic Verses, Anti-Semitism, Stereotyping, Racial profiling and hope to find answers that will lead to accepting the otherness of other to co-exists in harmony despite our differences.

To the naysayers, we say, if we don’t do a thing about it, nothing good can be expected to happen.

The Foundation for Pluralism and the World Muslim Congress are taking the initiatives to mitigate conflicts and nurture goodwill in building cohesive societies for America and have planned on two conferences dealing with the issues; the first one is Qur’aan Conference and the next one is on understanding Homosexuality and the role of religion in it.

It is time now to replace the ill-will with goodwill; no American has to live in anxieties, discomfort or fear of the other. Our mission is to restore the cohesiveness of our society and work towards building a safe and secure America.

Mike Ghouse for a cohesive America
America together
http://www.mikeghouse.net/