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Article: Iftekhar HaiL: Taking a stand against radical Islam
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- Oakland Tribune
- Article date:
- September 10, 2008
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TWO WEEKS AGO, the message during the Republican National
Convention was: "Radical Islam is the number one threat to the USA."
American Muslims are not surprised that this kind of rhetoric has
gone national and global.
It has made them, however, more determined to do something about
radical Islam because it has taken on a more aggressive stand.
During Ramadan Holy Days, we concluded that radical Islam was the
enemy, not only to the United States, but also to all American
Muslims.
All over the Bay Area, Islamic centers declared, "We American
Muslims must join the fight against radical Islamists. They are the
scourge for all people."
We are in a unique position to defeat radical Islamic ...