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CAIR urges Muslims to define themselves
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11/17/08
Seán Kinane
WMNF Evening News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: CAIR, Keith Ellison, John Esposito, Muslims, civil rights, religion
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) held its 6th annual banquet Saturday at the Tampa Convention Center. Speakers included Georgetown University professor John Esposito and U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, the first Muslim in Congress.
Following prayers, about 600 people gathered to hear about the theme American Muslims: Defining Ourselves. Ellison said that during the recent presidential campaign, others groups attempted to define Islam and what it means to be Muslim. Many even tried...
6 commentsKeith Ellison interview, Part 1
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11/17/08
Seán Kinane
WMNF Evening News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Keith Ellison, Muslims
In 2006, Keith Ellison was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from the state of Minnesota. When he took office in January 2007, he became the first Muslim to ever serve in Congress. In the first half of this interview recorded on Saturday in Tampa, WMNF began by asking Ellison about his background.
“… I’m very proud of my country right now – it’s not the first time I’ve been proud of my country, but it is one of those times I’ve been really honored to be an American.”
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