Source/Credit: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
By Khola Humayun | July 1, 2011
The United States is a quilt of its own kind. It is a kaleidoscope of colors, prints and patterns — all different, but sewn together by the thread that is pride for America; that is liberty, that is freedom.
My family and I belong to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, and we are proud that we (and our community) are part of this quilt. I recently took my family down to our mailbox with two American flags and some tape. Both flags in hand, I put them on our mailbox. Every time I drove in and out of my driveway, those flags put a smile on my face. I smiled because I realized how proud I am to be an American citizen.
Sometimes I wonder what the forefathers’ vision for America was. George Washington once said, “The name of American, which belongs to you, in your national capacity, must always exalt the just pride of Patriotism, more than any appellation derived from local discriminations.” I hope, in honor of our first president, we will all take pride in being Americans and celebrating this Independence Day.
Khola Humayun, Tunnel Hill
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