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Letter to Editor | July 4, 2010
Source: Willimantic Chronicle
By Sohail Hussain
On this Fourth of July, I salute the flag and our founding fathers for allowing all Americans to practice their faith freely. In fact, it was in a letter to Baptists in Connecticut that in 1802 then President Thomas Jefferson coined the phrase ‘separation of church and state.’ He assured them of the first amendment to the Constitution, which states that, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” Now almost nine years since 9/11, I appreciate more than before the country to which I belong. This is because despite the finding that the terror was perpetrated by renegade Muslims, our government protects my right as a Muslim to openly preach the true and peaceful message of Islam that I and millions of American Muslims uphold. As we wave our stars and stripes, lets us all honor our Constitution and its authors. Let us also pray that our nation continues to flourish on these principles of religious freedom and that the rest of the world follows suit.
Sohail Hussain
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Muslim thanks America
Source: Long Beach Press Telegram
By: Mansoor Ishfaq | Norwalk | July 4, 2010
On Independence Day, on my way to the mosque for morning prayer, I passed a fireworks stand. I stopped and prayed, "May God bless America," the country where I can pray without fear.
I belong to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, whose members endure systematic state-sanctioned persecution in much of the Muslim world. Accordingly, many Ahmadi Muslims have migrated to America and thus are able to practice their faith without any fear.
I would like to salute America's founders, who established this great country, where people from all over the world, regardless of their religion, color or creed, can live side by side in peace.
For more information about Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, visit www.alislam.org
Mansoor Ishfaq | Norwalk
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