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Junaid Afeef
Land of Lincoln
I am an advocate for peace and justice and I believe that religion is a force for good in this world.
Interests: movies, reading, writing, chicago bears football, iowa hawkeyes football, iowa hawkeyes wrestling
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Palestine succeeds at U.N., Israel cries foul, then announces more settlements...
The current Israeli government and those Israelis that support this current government's policies towards Palestine are evil***. Here's what Israeli spokesman Mark Regev is quoted as saying on the Palestinians' pursuit of non-member observer STATE status: "I think we're going... Continue reading
Posted Nov 30, 2012 at An American Muslim Journal
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Sabeel Food Pantry, American Muslims for Activism and Learning (AMAL): Turkey Drive
Posted Nov 11, 2012 at An American Muslim Journal
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President Obama Wins, Duckworth wins, American Muslims active
Posted Nov 6, 2012 at An American Muslim Journal
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Why Romney is the Better Choice for Muslims
As the child of immigrants from Mexico, Governor Romney understands the value in promoting legal immigration and opportunity. via www.illumemagazine.com Com'on man! Really? Damn, that's some hard "truth" right there... Continue reading
Reblogged Nov 5, 2012 at An American Muslim Journal
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Joe Walsh - Enemy of Moderate, Muslims, Women, Immigrants, Middle Class, Diversity
Congressman Joe Walsh is an extremist. I suppose he's the product of his own pathetic life experiences. He's a dangerous influence in our nation's capitol and he's out of touch with the citizens of the 8th congressional district. That he... Continue reading
Posted Nov 4, 2012 at An American Muslim Journal
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New Indian SuperPAC jumps into Duckworth-Walsh race - DailyHerald.com
The formation of a new Indian American SuperPAC supporting Congressman Joe Walsh’s campaign illustrates the political division within the Asian community in the 8th Congressional District. Indian Americans for Freedom, a group founded by Carol Stream businessman Shalli Kumar in... Continue reading
Reblogged Nov 2, 2012 at An American Muslim Journal
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American Muslims & grassroots politics in 2012
I'm ecstatic about the uptick in political engagement among American Muslims in the metropolitan Chicagoland region. We are slowly but surely getting more engaged and that's a very good thing. Last night I was at a family dinner in Elmhurst,... Continue reading
Posted Nov 2, 2012 at An American Muslim Journal
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Rep. Joe Walsh is a great divider but not much else
One of the things I love most about America is the promise that this is a country where people from diverse backgrounds come together. There are very few places in today’s world as diverse as America. In one sense, we... Continue reading
Posted Oct 28, 2012 at An American Muslim Journal
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Working With the Muslim Brotherhood - NYTimes.com
CAIRO — Perhaps the most radical change in U.S. foreign policy under President Obama has occurred here in Egypt, where the Muslim Brotherhood, long shunned as a collection of dangerous Islamist extremists, is now the de facto object of American... Continue reading
Reblogged Oct 27, 2012 at An American Muslim Journal
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Afghan Suicide Bomber Kills Dozens of Worshipers - NYTimes.com
KABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide bomber struck in northern Afghanistan on Friday morning, killing at least 45 people, just as worshipers were emerging from a mosque to celebrate the first day of Id al-Adha, the most important Muslim holiday, officials... Continue reading
Reblogged Oct 27, 2012 at An American Muslim Journal
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National Indian American Public Policy Institute hosts a meeting with Joe Walsh and pretends it's a debate
Posted Oct 23, 2012 at An American Muslim Journal
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Informant: NYPD paid me to 'bait' Muslims - WSJ.com
NEW YORK — A paid informant for the New York Police Department's intelligence unit was under orders to "bait" Muslims into saying inflammatory things as he lived a double life, snapping pictures inside mosques and collecting the names of innocent... Continue reading
Reblogged Oct 23, 2012 at An American Muslim Journal
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8th District congressional candidates Joe Walsh vs. Tammy Duckworth First-ever debate to focus on Indian-American issues
The entire country is waiting to find out what two congressional candidates know, and don’t know, about issues that matter to Indian-Americans. The debate will focus on issues ranging from the economy, terrorism, immigration, visas, (including Narendra Modi visa denial),... Continue reading
Reblogged Oct 21, 2012 at An American Muslim Journal
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Pakistan Rage at Girl Shooting Gives Way to Skepticism - NYTimes.com
“We have mixed feelings about Malala,” said the man, Raja Imran, 30, his eyes shaded by sunglasses, fiddling with a pack of Marlboros. “Was it the Americans who shot her or was it Al Qaeda? We don’t know. Some people... Continue reading
Reblogged Oct 20, 2012 at An American Muslim Journal
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Muslims, Hindus & Sikhs in America - Bound by Culture, History & an Adopted Homeland
Posted Oct 18, 2012 at An American Muslim Journal
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Bangladeshi man on student visa tries to blow up Federal Reserve Bank of New York: Seriously?
I had to read this on my morning commute to work: Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn charged a 21-year-old Bangladeshi man with conspiring to blow up the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, saying he tried to remotely detonate what he... Continue reading
Posted Oct 18, 2012 at An American Muslim Journal
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A Slow and Sensitive Approach by the U.S. in Pakistan Is Best - Room for Debate - NYTimes.com
The near universal outcry within Pakistan against the attack on Malala is a silver lining and should make extremely clear to the Pakistani state that it, and not foreign donors -- or 14-year old girls -- should be leading the... Continue reading
Reblogged Oct 16, 2012 at An American Muslim Journal
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Muslim Rappers, 'Google Ideas': Inside the Flawed U.S. Campaign to Fight Militant Memes | Danger Room | Wired.com
A national security priority of the Obama White House, CVE is supposed to work by using the various government security branches to “empower” Muslim communities at home and abroad. The idea, its advocates explain, is that the U.S. government can’t... Continue reading
Reblogged Oct 10, 2012 at An American Muslim Journal
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Moderate Islamic Preachers Gain Followers in Indonesia - WSJ.com
JAKARTA, Indonesia—When protests against the low-budget, anti-Islam "Innocence of Muslims" video flared across the Islamic world last month, Indonesia's Habib Munzir Almusawa preached a different message to his tens of thousands of followers in Jakarta: Just ignore it. "If we... Continue reading
Reblogged Oct 10, 2012 at An American Muslim Journal
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Pakistan Angry Over Taliban Shooting of Schoolgirl - NYTimes.com
Across the rest of the country, Pakistanis reacted with outrage to the attack on the girl, whose eloquent and determined advocacy of girls’ education had made her a powerful symbol of resistance to Taliban ideology. “Malala is our pride. She... Continue reading
Reblogged Oct 10, 2012 at An American Muslim Journal
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A Model of Inclusion for Muslim Women - NYTimes.com
“I always see Islam in places in China as reminding Muslims of their authentic tradition before it was impacted by petrol dollars and this very gruff and dry form of Bedouin Islam that came out of Saudi Arabia,” said Mr.... Continue reading
Reblogged Oct 9, 2012 at An American Muslim Journal
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Is Islam an Obstacle to Democracy? - Room for Debate - NYTimes.com
As Arab populations “pursue values like freedom, justice, equality, autonomy and pluralism, and new models of democracy and of international relations,” the scholar Tariq Ramadan wrote in The New York Times this week, “they need to draw on Islamic traditions.”... Continue reading
Reblogged Oct 9, 2012 at An American Muslim Journal
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Malala Yousafzai, Teenage School Activist, Survives Taliban Attack - NYTimes.com
KARACHI, Pakistan — A Taliban gunman shot and seriously wounded a 14-year-old schoolgirl and activist in the Swat Valley in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, singling out a widely known champion of girls’ education and a potent symbol of resistance to... Continue reading
Reblogged Oct 9, 2012 at An American Muslim Journal
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Romney Remains Vague on Foreign Policy Details - NYTimes.com
In a speech on Monday at the Virginia Military Institute, Mr. Romney will declare that “hope is not a strategy” for dealing with the rise of Islamist governments in the Middle East or an Iran racing toward the capability to... Continue reading
Reblogged Oct 8, 2012 at An American Muslim Journal
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Muslims, Hindus of South Asian Community Rally for Tammy Duckworth
Posted Oct 7, 2012 at An American Muslim Journal
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