Trying to get a copy of the open letter to world leaders to post. In the meantime, here’s a brief write up.
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Read this article about a man who is fighting for freedom for the killer of his son. I don’t know if I would have that strength in me to forgive. This is forgiveness is not of the tongue or the mind, but of the heart. Azim Khamisa is also open that it was his faith that lead him through the dark time. More details on the foundation website.
my final word on @Park51 – City of Brass
my final word on Park51 – City of Brass. When you combine the emotional impact of 9-11, the undercurrent of prejudice against Islam borne of fear of the unknown/centuries of Orientalism marking it as the quintessential Other, and then layer onto that the background signal of racial intolerance that is America’s original sin and persists to this day, then you are basically confronted with a pretty skewed playing field, against which the idealized rhetoric of universal rights and freedoms has a disadvantage. It’s to the credit of our national character however that we are actually having a debate. That suggests…
July 11, 2009 is #BahaiRights Day on Twitter
You can follow along with the hashtag #BahaiRights, The Bahais are a persecuted minority throughout the Muslim-majority world.