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Obama’s insensitive iftar comments irk American Muslims

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July 26, 2014

Last week, President Barack Obama welcomed American Muslim leaders to the White House for iftar dinner, the meal at sunset with which Muslims break fast during Ramadan. The event is held every year to honor the religious tradition of an estimated 2.6 million American Muslims.

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However, Obama did not strike a unifying tone at this years dinner. Instead, he managed to further alienate the most disenfranchised religious community in the country.

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The president ... reiterated the standard U.S. position, noting, Weve been very clear that Israel has the right to defend itself against what I consider to be inexcusable attacks from Hamas.

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Many American Muslims find that blanket support for Israels interpretation of self-defense difficult to stomach. Tarik Takkesh, a Palestinian-American who attended the dinner, characterized the presidents remarks as a symbolic slap in the face. Elsewhere online, a number of observers described the event as a humiliation for the Muslim guests.

The presidents comments ... sent a clear message that American Muslims can have a seat at the table only when they subjugate their own voices and dissent.

http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2014/7/obama-american-muslimsramadanisraelpalestinegaza.html

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I'm so happy he's keeping up the policies of prior preznits... at least on one front. Yay Barry !

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It'd be a different thing, if there were Muslim lobbies not connected with the Saudi moneys..

oh well. maybe next generation.

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Yay Iftar! I'm drinking a bottle of water as I read this.

“Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated.” – Coretta Scott King

"Oppressive language does more than represent violence; it is violence; does more than represent the limits of knowledge; it limits knowledge." -Toni Morrison

He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it.

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Tell ya what I like about that article!! the link to the pew pole showing Americans feeling towards religious groups.. Atheists did not finish last - How about them apples!

PF_14.07.16_interreligiousRelations_tota

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We Keep Receipts Grand Master

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Congrats! You've made it to the other side...

Eid Mubarak...

Thank you, just glad to be back to normal. It's a humbling experience to be sure.

“Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated.” – Coretta Scott King

"Oppressive language does more than represent violence; it is violence; does more than represent the limits of knowledge; it limits knowledge." -Toni Morrison

He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Tell ya what I like about that article!! the link to the pew pole showing Americans feeling towards religious groups.. Atheists did not finish last - How about them apples!

PF_14.07.16_interreligiousRelations_tota

Catholics rated below Jews. Figures.
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what ever yer fav food is, O Marvin, I hope you had triple portions !

I went through an EID in Singapura one year - that was fun !

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Yay Iftar! I'm drinking a bottle of water as I read this.

You can eat again right ?

Catholics rated below Jews. Figures.

They left of just regular old have a few beers Christians, the evangelicals are a special kind of out there

New common Core Math

5 is more than 7

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what ever yer fav food is, O Marvin, I hope you had triple portions !

I went through an EID in Singapura one year - that was fun !

Bout to destroy Egg and I within a few hours...

You can eat again right ?

They left of just regular old have a few beers Christians, the evangelicals are a special kind of out there

Yep, eating a sandwich as I type this out.

I tried it once and failed miserably after a few days...

And just about now it's dinner time for me!

You have to work your way up to it, First year was half days. I'd break at 1306 in the afternoon. Easy, like skipping breakfast and eating a late lunch. My wife wasn't here so she suggested half day fast. When she got here, I had to go full days. No way I was going to half do it when she was doing full days.

“Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated.” – Coretta Scott King

"Oppressive language does more than represent violence; it is violence; does more than represent the limits of knowledge; it limits knowledge." -Toni Morrison

He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

President-Obama-jpg.jpg

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They left of just regular old have a few beers Christians, the evangelicals are a special kind of out there

I think those were the people taking the survey?

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