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Americans want Muslims expelled from military
Published: 26 November, 2009, 08:26
Edited: 16 February, 2010, 23:57
TAGS: Military, Psychology, USA
A new poll has revealed that one-third of Americans are calling for all Muslims in the military to be expelled.
This follows a recent incident at a Texas army base on November 5 when Major Nidal Malik Hasan killed 13 people. The news created a fiery debate in the United States about the role Muslims should play in the military.
“We should not allow Muslims to serve in the military and we have got to raise questions about whether we can afford Muslins to immigrate into the United States at all,” believes Bryan Fischer from the American Family Association.
Many Muslims who served in the military and risked their lives for the United States are outraged.
Haytham Faraj served in the marines for 22 years and fought in Desert Storm. During his time abroad he noticed the mistrust some Americans have towards their fellow Muslim marines.
“There is general suspicion,” Faraj says. “Not to me specifically, but it exists more at the junior levels.”
Joshua Salaam has become pretty popular traveling the world with his Muslim rap group – “Native Deen”. However, not too long ago Salaam served in the United States Air Force, and during his time there he was deployed twice to Qatar.
He says they were instructed to stay away from mosques.
“I think people misunderstand what Islam is and what its relationship to battle and jihad is. Another stereotype was about the position of women. You know, are they oppressed? Do they have to walk ten paces behind the man?” Joshua Salaam explains.
He now makes it his mission to try to educate Americans about his religion.
“We believe our music is a bridge,” he says, rapping and singing about what it means to be a Muslim in America.
26.11.2009, 03:24
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Maybe we should ask the Indians of this land who they rather have in their country. ITs time for a change.
@ No name, we will probably require all Muslims in this country to wear a cloth "crescent" on their sleeves! It is sad, because a lot of very ignorant people are beginning to say anti-Muslim things, like we said anti-Japanese and anti-Chinese and anti-black things over the years. And may God watch over the Sikh people, who wear turbans and therefore they are attacked by the ignorant as being Muslim. It's not just the USA, either. Everytime there is trouble in the world or an economic downturn, the loud-mouthed imbeciles jump up and shout blame against some group or other.
Sad to say, but the problem, as I see it, is the radical Muslims are making it hard for ALL Muslims no matter where they are in their faith. "One rotten apple will often spoil the whole batch" and that's true of anyone not just Muslims, but in the case of Fort Hood it is certainly true. All the signs were there and were overlooked because everyone was scared to say anything about him bacause of political correctness and for "POLITICAL CORRECTNESS" fourteen people died needlessly. I think political correctness is stupid and I hate stupidity with my heart!!! I think it has caused more harm than it has ever helped anyone!