Dear Friends,<\/p>\n
I have become increasingly concerned about the continued rise in anti-Muslim bigotry seen in recent headlines – from the\u00a0violence in New York<\/a> to the\u00a0planned Qur’an burnings in Florida<\/a>.<\/p>\n Intolerance of our neighbors weakens the bonds of a diverse nation. Intolerance is not the problem of any one group \u2013 it\u2019s a problem for all of America.<\/p>\n As I told Mary Snow on\u00a0CNN’s The Situation Room<\/a>, I have not felt this fearful in a long time. A mother came up to me at my Muslim house of worship earlier this week and said to me, “Eboo, when will my 8 and 10 year old sons stop being bullied on the playground because of their names, Ahmed and Akhbar?” And what I said to her is, “very soon,” because the forces of inclusion in America have always defeated the forces of intolerance, and they will defeat the forces of intolerance again.<\/p>\n We need to speak out and show\u00a0that America is a place where people from different backgrounds live together in equal dignity and mutual loyalty.<\/p>\n The time to act is now. See\u00a03 easy ways <\/strong>below and\u00a0tell us<\/a> what you do. As always, thank you for your leadership in this movement.<\/p>\n Best, Dear Friends, I have become increasingly concerned about the continued rise in anti-Muslim bigotry seen in recent headlines – from the\u00a0violence in New York to the\u00a0planned Qur’an burnings in Florida. Intolerance of our neighbors weakens the bonds of a diverse nation. Intolerance is not the problem of any one group \u2013 it\u2019s a problem for read more
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