Jumah fizzles at DNC, due to the DNC cancelling it ??

So it looks like Jumah was a fizzle at the DNC..as the Islamic leaders blame the DNC for caving to pressure


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“I feel like they caved into pressure. They caved into bigotry,” Hough said of the DNC host committee. He said the removal from the DNC calendar caused many people to believe the events were canceled.
DNC host committee officials said the listings were removed “because speakers for the event and statements and positions from event organizers were not appropriate and relevant to the host committee.”
Some of the topics included “The Patriot Act: Unjust Legislation,” “Illegal Surveillance & Spying Operations” and “The National Defense Authorization Act.”
Hough also said people were intimidated about attending because the FBI visited local Imam Sheik Bassam Obeid of the Islamic Center of Charlotte on Thursday evening. Hough said as of Saturday afternoon he’d not spoken directly with Obeid.
Hough said he heard the FBI spoke with Obeid about claims that a controversial activist, Zhudi Jasser, allegedly made about Hough – that he is radical and dangerous.
The FBI did not release details of the meeting with Obeid, but spokeswoman Shelley Lynch said, “The FBI’s outreach was in response to a request by a member of Charlotte’s Muslim community.”
Hough said the FBI’s visit scared many in the Muslim community.

Read more here: Muslim Jumah ends with disappointing attendance | CharlotteObserver.com

I hadn't heard of such an event being on the DNC calendar, but it's no big deal....just one event among many. And with 9/11 not to far off...

Yeah, I can certainly understand people being put off by the FBI visiting Muslims who would gather to participate in an event that would cater to the Muslim population right around 9/11. :roll:

Objective Voice said:

I hadn't heard of such an event being on the DNC calendar, but it's no big deal....just one event among many. And with 9/11 not to far off...

Yeah, I can certainly understand people being put off by the FBI visiting Muslims who would gather to participate in an event that would cater to the Muslim population right around 9/11. :roll:

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look at the speakers.. why was it ON the calendar??? to me thats the punchline..

Travis007 said:

look at the speakers.. why was it ON the calendar??? to me thats the punchline..

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Okay...I can get behind the symbolism. Jumah is a White American Muslim who advocates peace between the U.S. and Muslims particularly those in Afghanistan if not throughout the Middle-East.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUM1J2S0cTw

Listening to his message of peace, I can understand how people might have missed out on fostering a bridge of understanding not just between Christians and Muslims but also Middle-Eastern Muslims and Americans.

Objective Voice said:

Okay...I can get behind the symbolism. Jumah is a White American Muslim who advocates peace between the U.S. and Muslims particularly those in Afghanistan if not throughout the Middle-East.

Jibril Hough provides a reaction to Osama Bin Laden's Death - YouTube

Listening to his message of peace, I can understand how people might have missed out on fostering a bridge of understanding not just between Christians and Muslims but also Middle-Eastern Muslims and Americans.

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do you believe that the speakers when vetted are for peace? Id say thats highly questionable

id say the interviewer did a grea job...Im not senseing the "apology" you are seeing..this guy is a double dealer , blames us, claims he has no idea how many followed Osama? and gave it the ole "its our fault".. lots of old double speak I have heard many times.. "osama is politcal" ..people better find out about how Islam ...