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Posted: 29 March 2007 11:36 AM   [ Ignore ]  
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In her Star Tribune column today Katherine Kersten profiles Dr. Zuhdi Jasser of Pho

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Posted: 29 March 2007 12:31 PM   [ Ignore ]  [ # 1 ]

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I heard Jasser on Bennett’s Morning in America the other day.  He was great.  A muslim willing to speak against terrorism in the name of Islam is all too rare.  Jasser is smart and articulate.  I hope he is taking precautions for his personal safety.  Bennett asked him about that and he sort of dismissed it.

 
 
Posted: 29 March 2007 12:56 PM   [ Ignore ]  [ # 2 ]

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Shqeirat brings up an important point about Jasser not representing any Muslim community.  I applaud Jasser for his efforts, but I question how many Muslims—especially those willing to stand up for their beilefs—share his point of view.  The Muslim community at large must prove on its own that it shares either Jasser’s views or those of the flying imams.  Just as it is wrong for the MSM to use Andrew Sullivan as a “conservative” to bash conservatism, it is not for the Strib, PowerLine, or anyone else to select and prop up Muslim leaders.

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Posted: 29 March 2007 02:32 PM   [ Ignore ]  [ # 3 ]

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Dr. Jasser represents the minority for now, but how do we know that his movement will remain the minority? It is good that a reasonable, sane leader has emerged. Perhaps the rest needs the nudge, a beacon from their own group to shake them up!

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