Friday, March 18, 2011

USA: King | Protecting Us Or Smearing Muslims? | Letter to Editor

Khalid Aldawsari, a Saudi Arabian living in Texas who allegedly planned terrorist attacks, never attended Friday service at the mosque in Lubbock. Therefore, it is very difficult to find the cause for Aldawsari's radicalization from a second-party source.

Ahmadiyya Times | News Watch | US Desk
Source/Credit: New York Post
By Azhar Hussain | March 13, 2011

The hearings to assess the radicalization of Muslim Americans had several flaws.

First, there are numerous, wide-ranging cultural and ideological differences within the Muslim-American community. The only way to accurately find the roots of fanaticism is to individually speak to each Muslim American.

Second, many suspected terrorists who have attempted to attack from inside the United States do not regularly attend a mosque.

Khalid Aldawsari, a Saudi Arabian living in Texas who allegedly planned terrorist attacks, never attended Friday service at the mosque in Lubbock. Therefore, it is very difficult to find the cause for Aldawsari's radicalization from a second-party source.

As a Muslim American and a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, I believe in the need for national dialogue -- but not at the taxpayers' expense.


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