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Muslims battle to be official voice of U.S. Islam – The Washington Post

May 23, 2011 islamoyankee

Muslims battle to be official voice of U.S. Islam – The Washington Post.

The Jasser/Banna family feud offers a window into a long-simmering debate over who gets to speak for American Muslims, who are more diverse — racially, ethnically, ideologically — than many people assume.

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