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It’s not about Abraham

April 9, 2009 islamoyankee

It’s about Sarah and Hajar.

Rachel points me to this powerful poem by Mohja Kahf.

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<sarcasm>I’m glad we have someone on the USIP who is doing real work with Muslims in the US. Putting his life on the line by going to meet with Muslim who have no greater desire than to skewer him, put on some tahini, and serve him with hummus for a good old fashioned iftaar. </sarcasm> Technorati Tags: SteveEmerson, USIP

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