May 2007
by Muhammad Ayub
Most people volunteering to be foot soldiers for the political campaigning of the Republican party have their hearts in the right place; they are God-fearing, patriotic folks who feel that they are doing the right thing. There are not very many opportunities for them to listen and to speak to other people with differing points of views and opinions. This forum was one such opportunity -- a tender baby step towards building bridges in the community.
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May 2007
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The conclusion to an evening of active listening at the local mosque. (Photo by Rik Reynolds)
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September 2006
by Muhammad Ayub
Four local Muslims presented a program Monday evening, August 22 to reach out and connect with local residents. Amnesty International (Olympia Chapter) and Olympians for Peace in the Middle East (OPME) hosted the program at the Olympia Center. The program began with a 10 minute film, Planet of the Arabs , which showed the vilification and demonizing of Muslims and Arabs in the movies and TV serials, usually as villains, terrorists, or stupid fall-guys. It waved the very stereotypes in front of everybody that the seminar was hoping to negate. It was an appropriate introduction, . . .
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