Voice of America has a short transcript of a piece on American Muslims. Link via Brown=Terrorist. Hijabman, be aware, Asma Hasan appears in the piece, read it with Tums in your mouth.
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Allowing women to choose what to wear and to get an education is a sign of Islamic militantism and must be stopped. The courts must intervene and remove elected officials who believe in freedom of conscience.
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