Courage needs a companion
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Submitted by Raphael, Jul 13, 2012 01:01

Dr Ahmed is to be commended for her very brave stance, on countering a threat that many of us don't even fully appreciate, namely the failure of our own judicial systems to fully back our own law enforcement officials over some of their "controversial" programs e.g NYPD's much publicized Surveillance and spying programs.

I'm not a Muslim, but I can't imagine its much fun have your every move, even religious practices scrutinized by outsiders who are bound to miscalculate and perhaps even make mistakes, but with the goal of helping the US protect is citizens from exposure to Islamic Extremism and possible terror attacks.

One can only imagine that Dr Ahmed has been called a traitor, and accused of "selling out" by some of her own faithful, perhaps even by the liberal "Do Gooders" our naive liberal society has spewn, who have chosen the outrageously noble path of defending these radicals, as victims of our own constitutions oppression, playing rather dangerously into the hands of future jihadists.

Rather, Dr Ahmed has chosen a self-directed but increasingly popular path of devout or Moderate Islam, and thus becoming part of a mosaic of wonderful people, slowly coming forth, crawling out from beneath the shrouds that Radical Islam has buried itself in, and proclaiming "This is not what our faith asks of us."
These are everyday people, just like you, just like me, who acknowledge openly that the current radical and popular genre of their faith, is very much on trial in the US right now, and besides for being active, as she is in her own professional life, helping 9/11 first responders deal with their everyday scars from that day, is also extremely involved in giving us as much (and more) transparency into their religious lives and beliefs, to allow us all to appreciate once and for all the great contribution these people make in all our lives, allowing us to reassure ourselves of a future as a great but diverse society.

It is incumbent on us to take notice. It may not be easy for us to turn our cheeks, but their bravery is no small matter on their part either.


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