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liberté, égalité, fraternité: pregnant muslim woman in France violently attacked over hijab; loses her baby
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Aziz Poonawalla
This is a horrific story and the first thought should be duas for the grieving family for their loss: A young pregnant Muslim woman, who was allegedly attacked in the street for wearing a veil has lost her baby, her lawyer announced on Monday. According to reports in the French media, the woman, who was…
The muslim world sends love to Boston
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Aziz Poonawalla
Just wanted to share these two moving images – the first, from two women in Kabul: and the second, two boys in Iraq: Next time you hear or read the Islamophobes’ claim that muslims “dance in the streets” when there is tragedy in America, remember these images. Sources: Afghans send sympathy and love to Boston,…
Saudi national cleared of suspicion in #Boston marathon bombing
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Aziz Poonawalla
Yesterday I posted some facts about a young Saudi national, a student on scholarship, who was injured in the marathon bombings but was “tackled” by another bystander for appearing “suspicious”. Today comes word that he has been cleared of all suspicion. https://twitter.com/BostonGlobe/status/324218614427308032 That is good news for him, but unlike the other victims of the…
President Obama’s remarks at the White House Iftaar Dinner
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Aziz Poonawalla
President Obama hosted the traditional Iftaar Dinner at the White House yesterday evening. Among the attendees was Huma Abedin, aide to Secretary Clinton and who was the target of vicious Islamophobic attacks by prominent Republicans such as Michele Bachmann and Newt Gingrich in the past month. Obama praised Abedin as a patriot, and also praised…
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