Reflecting on the London/Canada Attack on Muslim Family

Kamil Ahmad

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The recent terrorist attack on Islam has caused racism and fueled hate towards Muslims. The root causes include media coverage of terrorist attacks, media coverage of Muslims who are attacked, and the lack of actions taken to address problems. The speakers emphasize the need for pride in Islam, actions to address mental health issues, and protecting Muslims and their institutions. protecting Muslims and their institutions is crucial to preventing racism and achieving goals.

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In Alhamdulillah

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medu one is

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still futile. Whenever lubi lahemaa Shu Rudy and fusina wanting say he, Lena,

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when you

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wanna you believe who fell?

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Why she had to Allah Lola who I forgot who it

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was she had to

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outdo Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa. He was Harvey woman 37 in Isla Yomi de

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Yeah, you heard larina taco la haka Ducati. watamu. Tune in to Muslim Moon. Yeah, you hella Deena. Taco la kulu Colin Salida You're welcome.

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Well, if you don't know back home, when you will be a la hora Sula, who

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was in Hawaii.

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My dear brothers and sisters.

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We gathered here today.

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Once again,

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joyful, happy

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that Allah subhanahu wa tada

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has allowed us to once again congregate

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in the in his houses in these massages.

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But this event,

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today of the opening of lemma Sajid

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has been overshadowed

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by the gruesome

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terrorist attack

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on a Muslim family

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in London, Ontario.

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And so as today we gather here

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happy there is a community who is in grief.

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And so my dear brothers and sisters,

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that family that was more down

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in the way that it was, they were killed and targeted for no other reason.

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Then there he man under Islam,

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one man aka Moomin whom

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minoo Villa al Aziz al Hamid, they didn't have resentment for them hatred for them,

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except because they believed in a loss of Hannah who went to heart.

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And so my dear brothers and sisters, we are reminded once again, about the reality of the world that we live in,

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of how this hatred

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for Islam and the Muslims, it runs deep in society, and how this event

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is not an isolated incident.

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That wasn't a lone wolf.

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But rather,

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it is another example of numerous examples of how Muslims are being targeted.

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And the worst part of it,

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how they are being targeted. And these attacks are being more and more common, and then how the perpetrators

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are not being dealt with in the way that they should be.

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My dear brothers and sisters,

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this hatred for Islam and Muslims,

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it runs deep called the better till baba baba will mean him want to feel sudo room.

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This hatred that they have, has only appeared in the form of words

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and what they hide

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in their hearts is far worse. Let us not be deceived

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by the politicians

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who we hear today

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trying to assure us

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that this is in Canada

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that this isn't who we are.

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that these are isolated incidents.

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No rather This is what Canada is about.

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Have we forgotten?

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Have we forgotten

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about how recently they discovered the 215 bodies of those indigenous children?

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Have we forgotten

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that the previous Prime Minister of this country

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would target Islam and Muslims trying to band in upon

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passing laws, specifically targeting the Muslim community? Have we forgotten that the current prime minister sided with that

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terrorist Zionist regime of Israel? Seeing that we are with you, we are your ally.

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When it is that same, reside in a state,

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that is the embodiment of racism, and Islamophobia, in our world today,

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my dear brothers and sisters, it is these government policies

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and the media that backs them.

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That is the root cause of Islamophobia. There is a root cause that is fueling this hatred for Islam, and Muslims. Don't let us be fooled by these politicians who come and tell us that sama phobia is real.

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And then they do nothing about it. They know they do nothing to address the root causes.

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Don't let us be fooled. When these attacks, they take place. And then

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they offer lip service without taking any solid action to treat the problem at the government level, as well as at the judicial level. And so we have example, upon example

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of how when the perpetrators are Muslims,

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we find a harsh response by the government by the media, by the judicial system that passes severe and harsh,

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severe and harsh sentences to criminalize Muslims. But then when it comes

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to the perpetrators, who are non Muslims who attack our Muslim brothers and sisters. We find

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how likely the problem is dealt with.

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And so soon after this attack, we heard in the news, how this

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how the attacker has a mental issue

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starting to give him excuse after excuse.

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It was only a few months ago

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that that terrorist attacker

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who entered that Masjid in Quebec City A few years ago

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and killed our brothers and sisters. It was only a few months ago,

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that his sentence was reduced.

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Example upon example,

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and then when Muslims are attacked.

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When Muslims are attacked the judicial system it gives them fever. We have example upon example,

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that brother Yousif appearing, who was killed at the hands of prison guards, they were let off until today, his family is seeking justice.

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It was only a few days ago, after the London attacks.

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There are Muslim who was killed

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his attackers

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only a few days ago, his attackers were found not guilty.

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This was the case of a young Muslim man

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who came to defend an elderly person outside of a Masjid in Hamilton

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a few years ago.

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And he was shot and when the paramedics arrived, they didn't give him the medical attention that he needed. And so he passed away.

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And so a few days ago,

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the criminal who killed him

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He was telling

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how many examples we have to mention

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of how Islamophobia

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it runs deep and it is systematic. It runs deep at the government level at the judicial level and then it is fueled and backed

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by the media.

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And then we wonder why. We wonder why.

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We wonder why the response is so shallow

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barakallahu li walakum tilaka and alim. Whenever anyone can be my female it would be a team. opponent is Sophia, whatever you want to call me, sir Elan synonymic Litem

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for Sophia who in who will

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hamdu Lillahi Rabbil alameen wa ala peba to Lima Turkey.

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Hello volley mein watershed

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ilaha illallah wa shadow shadow

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shadow Amina Mohammed Abu Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa ala alihi wa sahbihi. Women Ted young, do you know your medium? A mother had *ed up a law? The law he helped Gattaca rocky movie see when Nigeria? Yeah, are you ready and I

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will tell

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you what, what topple water in the lower half of the room D mat and the room. My dear brothers and sisters.

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As we reflect

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over the family that was killed a few days ago,

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we come to the realization

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that that could have been

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any one of us

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walking down the street,

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being targeted and attacked in the way that they were.

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So my dear brothers and sisters,

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a message that I want

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for us to reflect over

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is that

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we should not allow such events to deter us

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from our

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commitment to the dean,

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from our

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practice of the dean

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from showing publicly who we are, because the reality is that such events will make many of us, especially our young ones.

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to want to take a walk to want to take off their hijab,

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the brothers to shave their beards, not to show that they are Muslims, but rather to fit in, to want to fit into the society and not to stand out. Why because no one wants to be targeted.

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No one wants

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to feel

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like they are being targeted.

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And they are being hated on

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and so let us not to allow such events

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to take away our pride

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of this Islam that was handed over to Allah has given to us whereas remember

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that the agenda of the enemies of Islam

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is exactly that. what to look for Runa Khanna cafaro fetter Kuhn as

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they wish that you will disbelieved, just like they disbelieved. So that what, so that you all become equal so that you all become the same.

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Allah has distinguished me and you with this Islam, we should take pride in it and not give it up. Go in the public.

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Take pride in your commitment, and your practice of Islam with confidence with courage, while at the same time taking your guard and being vigilant

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while at the same time, not becoming paranoid, not becoming a free. Why because no one can harm you as long

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As Allah subhanho wa Taala is with you. And when is Allah with you,

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as long as you are with a wasp hunter who will

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remember Allah and Allah will remember you.

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Remember,

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remember, to constantly keep Allah subhanho wa Taala in your hearts and on your tongue at all times, when you leave home, when you are outside, has buena la who are near Milwaukee, these words, Allah is sufficient for us. And he is our guardian. These were the words that were uttered by each and every single Prophet and Messenger of Allah Subhana, who went to Allah,

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Allah subhana wa tada is with us, he is sufficient for us, we don't need anyone else, as long as he is our guardian.

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My dear brothers and sisters, finally,

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we need to keep the pressure up.

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And so after these attacks,

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we found that the Muslim community took steps

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to call

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on all government bodies,

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to take active steps to address the issue of Islamophobia. And so we need to keep that pressure up

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and stand with the Muslim organizations who are taking a leading effort in this regard

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for the government to take responsibility to address this issue, and to take the responsibility to safeguard the Muslims and our Islamic institutions. And so

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enough with the words and the lip service, we need them to take action. Why is it that these events, they repeat one after the other?

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We would have thought that after the attack in Quebec City A few years ago,

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that that would have been the last. But why is it that these events are constantly repeating themselves, it's because the root cause has not been addressed. And it's because the system it protects these criminals they know

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they know that they will be let off easily.

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And so long as they are let off easily. Then they dear commit these acts. On the other hand,

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just one example.

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If something is said, against the Jews,

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we have laws protecting them.

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And so even valid criticism

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of the State of Israel, for example,

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is looked at as being anti semitic.

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And valid criticism of Jews, if

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if they commit wrong is looked at as being anti semitic, and you have laws protecting them. Why is it that we don't have equal treatment for us Muslims?

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It's all the pressure needs to be kept up.

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And let us remember. Finally, in conclusion, let us remember that although we will stand up for our rights, and we need to prove we need to push the government to take action.

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We need to remember that our response and our calls for justice.

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They need to be in line with Islamic teachings. And so one of the problems that we find

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our Muslim community in one of the problems that we suffer from is

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that we look at others.

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And living here in the West, we have adopted many of their wings.

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And so we need to be mindful

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that we don't adopt certain ways

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that are on Islamic. Why Because Allah subhanho wa Taala has given us a complete way of life, our Deen

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that addresses each and every single problem and Allah subhanahu wa tada and His Messenger so along with how to send them have outlined how to address each and every single issue and each and every single problem

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and so

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can do what you need.

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drills are not from our waves

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demonstrating

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in the way hooligans demonstrate,

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yelling and shouting, this is not from our waves and so on and so forth. We ask a lesson kind of went to China

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to have mercy

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upon that family

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that was killed. We ask Allah subhanho wa Taala to show where his mercy upon them to forgive their sins. We ask a loss of China who went to China

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to have mercy upon the son that was injured. We asked a loss of Turner who had to hide

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