Indonesia and Radical Islam (The Wall Street Journal)

Posted in Letters to Editors, Print on Jan 19th, 2009
Sadanand Dhume is dead on in his depiction of Indonesia’s escalating devotion for Islamist extremism (“Adultery in Aceh,” op-ed, Sept. 16). Whether it is stoning of women or bombing of innocent civilians, radical Islamists have it wrong. As a member of the Ahmadiyah Muslim community, I strongly condemn such flawed understandings of Islam that leave no room for diversity of thought. Radicalism runs counter to the core Islamic principle mentioned in the Quran: “And if thy Lord had enforced His will, surely, all who are on the earth would have believed together. Wilt thou, then,...
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Hate groups will not bring down American spirit (The Baltimore Examiner)

Posted in Letters to Editors, Print on Jan 9th, 2009
As an American Muslim, I am compelled to speak out against two opposite and yet not too dissimilar groups (”Hate groups pose new security concerns for inauguration,” Jan. 13). One is the extremist Muslim cleric, who from outside our borders, threatens to harm American civilians. But the other is the white supremacist, usually belonging to a radical Christian brand, who, from within the confines of our own soil, plots to dispose of our incoming commander in chief, solely because he is African American. To both, I say you cannot (and will not) win support from either religion or nation. The mottos of...
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