Perspective: The champion of peace | Rabia Salim

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As a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, I believe in what Obama said — that my faith in America will be confirmed.

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By Rabia Salim | January 14, 2017

Tuesday, when President Barack Obama spoke with trepidation of the state of our democracy right now in his farewell speech, it struck me how iconic his presidency was. As Martin Luther King Jr. Day approaches and countless across America will be celebrating the life of this great man, Obama's words seem all the more fitting. Obama phrased it: “Show up. Dive in. Persevere. Sometimes you’ll win. Sometimes you’ll lose. ... And more often than not, your faith in America — and in Americans — will be confirmed.” What was even more symbolic was that as he leaves office, he will become the citizen himself that he once addressed.

King was a man of peace, and his beliefs mirror Islamic beliefs that champion peace. As I grow older, I realize that his cry for unity amongst diversity is in fact a universal belief held by compassionate people of faith or no faith. As a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, I believe in what Obama said — that my faith in America will be confirmed.

— Rabia Salim, Plainfield




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