Imam Mohamed Magid: "We have to stand together, committed to compassion, love and mercy"

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Muslims Counter Holocaust Denial
By Adelle M. Banks
Religion News Service

WASHINGTON - In the wake of an Iranian conference held by Holocaust deniers, Washington-area Muslim leaders paid a visit Wednesday (Dec. 20) to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum to state their opposition to hatred.

Imam Mohamed Magid, vice president of the Islamic Society of North America, joined other leaders in the museum's Hall of Remembrance, saying he was moved by stories of Holocaust survivors.

"Many people have lost their lives because of hate, bigotry," said Magid. "We have to stand together, committed to compassion, love and mercy."

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"What is going on there is not about history," said Sara Bloomfield, the Holocaust museum director, flanked by about two dozen Muslims and Holocaust survivors. "It is about hate."

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"Hate is not only about hating Jews, which is anti-Semitism, but it extends to ... Islamophobia," he {Akbar Ahmed, the chairman of Islamic studies at American University} said. "It's like a poison and it spreads."

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/207/story_20720_1.html

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1. Nice to see some good sound thinking.

hate is hate is hate.

[Erika]

2. But Rush, Malkin, Ingraham, Levin and Savage

All say the "Islamofascists" should be killed before they kill us. That's the sublimal message W/Cheney planted into their brains at 9/11. They think Muslims should be eradicated off the face of the earth. Coulter says they they should all be killed if they don't agree to convert to Christianity.

Strange, they are as radical in their views as are the most radical non mainstream Muslims.

They are all a bunch of nuts.

Spare me from religion.

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4. Yes, that's the hate radio personalities' message.

And it seems that hatred & bigotry is their religion.

I prefer Imam Magid's message... and Dr. King's message.

[madrchsod]

3. people turn to men of peace

when it is to late

[Hatalles]

5. Thanks for posting. k/r

[Hatalles]

6. The WaPo actually covered this...

... I'm surprised. I posted it in LBN:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2662129&mesg_id=2662129