Nick Kristof had an Op-Ed that echoes what I, among others, have been saying. To call Obama Muslim is the new and acceptable way of “nigger.”
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Conferences, Conferences
As you all know, next weekend is the Progressive Faith Blog Con. I’ll be there, and I hope to you meet you there as well. This weekend, I’m in Copenhagen for a conference called Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow (although they don’t have a website today). The press release is here. No outlets for laptops, so no live blogging, but I’ll try to put summary of the sessions and my thoughts on them as I can. Technorati Tags: MLT, progfaithblogcon
House Resolution on Ramadan
H. Res. 635 recognizing the onset of Ramadan. (h/t World Muslim Congress) Technorati Tags: Islam in America, House of Representatives
Pres. Obama on Eid ul-Fitr 2010/1431
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