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Muslim Center Director 'Sick To My Stomach' Over Prayer Uproar At Duke
Los Angeles Times ^ | January 16, 2015 | DAVID ZUCCHINO

Posted on 01/16/2015 10:38:40 AM PST by Steelfish

Muslim Center Director 'Sick To My Stomach' Over Prayer Uproar At Duke

By DAVID ZUCCHINO

The director of the Islamic Studies Center at Duke is 'sick to my stomach' over Muslim prayer controversy

The director of the Islamic Studies Center at Duke University, which canceled plans to broadcast a weekly call to Muslim prayers from its famed chapel amid intense controversy and threats, said Friday that he was "sick to my stomach" and disappointed by the episode.

"I am disappointed, because I’d like to think we are better than this...better than being intimidated and pressured, '' Omid Safi, director of the program, said in an email to the Los Angeles Times.

Duke University cancels Muslim call to prayer from its famed chapel Duke University cancels Muslim call to prayer from its famed chapel Safi said threats were made against Duke faculty, staff and students.

"It makes me sick to my stomach that there are those in the world who find it appropriate to make recourse to violence—even threats of violence—to justify their means,'' Safi said.

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: duke; muslimstudents
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To: Steelfish

Good I’m sick of Christians not getting the Lord’s prayer over the loudspeaker everyday.


81 posted on 01/16/2015 3:00:24 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: donna
Islam is a political system, not a religion.

Primarily... but the 'religion' part shores up the political part. If you disagree with a politician in this country you're disagreeing with a person. In Muslim cultures when the Imam gives his 'blessing' you're disagreeing with Allah. It's an evil system.

82 posted on 01/16/2015 3:05:32 PM PST by GOPJ (NYT "Free Speech" - ISIS can post severed heads to twitter but we can't post Mohammed cartoons.)
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To: Steelfish
Dear Muslim center director:

The outcome of any such situation at your level is totally dictated by Duke's WEALTHY CONTRIBUTORS and what they WANT and DON'T want.

83 posted on 01/16/2015 3:15:40 PM PST by VideoDoctor
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To: exit82
In regard to your post #55

STANDING OVATION and ongoing APPLAUSE.

Very well stated.

84 posted on 01/16/2015 3:19:21 PM PST by VideoDoctor
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To: Dilbert San Diego

“”Do liberals ever think through how inconsistent their positions are on various issues???””

Don’t think so. Like opposing the death penalty but advocating/supporting abortion.....


85 posted on 01/16/2015 3:28:47 PM PST by Thank You Rush
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To: GraceG

Yes and where are all the women who try to go into a mooselimb place of a$$ hi worship and pray with the men?

I thought so. crickets


86 posted on 01/16/2015 3:30:57 PM PST by US_MilitaryRules (The last suit you wear has no pockets!)
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To: GOPJ

Nevertheless, Islam, the political part, wants to replace our Constitution with Sharia Law. That’s treason.

If we want to save America, that’s got to be our reasoning.


87 posted on 01/16/2015 4:09:56 PM PST by donna
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To: VideoDoctor

You’re very kind—thanks.


88 posted on 01/16/2015 5:32:49 PM PST by exit82 ("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
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To: Parmy

I am so tired of hearing Muslims whine, I could throw up as well.

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Upon removing their heads from their bodies the whining seems to subside somewhat.........


89 posted on 01/16/2015 7:12:33 PM PST by S.O.S121.500 (Had ENOUGH Yet ? ........................ Enforce the Bill of Rights ......... It's the LAW !!!)
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To: Steelfish

Better than pressure and intimidation? Maybe Muslims should stop pressuring, then. And killing.


90 posted on 01/16/2015 7:18:46 PM PST by Colonel_Flagg (You're either in or in the way.)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

Invaders.


91 posted on 01/16/2015 10:35:07 PM PST by Henry Hnyellar
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To: donna

They can ‘want’ anything. it’s our job to make sure it doesn’t happen.


92 posted on 01/17/2015 11:05:04 AM PST by GOPJ (NYT "Free Speech" - ISIS can post severed heads to twitter but we can't post Mohammed cartoons.)
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To: GOPJ

I’m trying to suggest the only way America can deal with them legally that still respects freedom of religion. I’m not trying to fight you for an opinion.

I’m saying, charge Muslims with treason and get them out of our country or in federal prisons because they ARE committing treason. They are not practicing freedom of religion.


93 posted on 01/17/2015 11:34:49 AM PST by donna
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To: donna

I don’t want to disagree with you but it’s not against the law for people to want changes in the law. That would include changes by any group. If we want that different we would have to pass a law making it different.


94 posted on 01/17/2015 11:39:48 AM PST by GOPJ (NYT "Free Speech" - ISIS can post severed heads to twitter but we can't post Mohammed cartoons.)
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To: GOPJ

Okay then. There is nothing to stop Islam from replacing the Constitution with Sharia Law.


95 posted on 01/17/2015 11:50:54 AM PST by donna
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To: donna

Of course there’s something to stop them. There’s you, me, and millions of other Americans who aren’t going to put up with that crap... We can assume every freeper is with us too...


96 posted on 01/17/2015 12:19:25 PM PST by GOPJ (NYT "Free Speech" - ISIS can post severed heads to twitter but we can't post Mohammed cartoons.)
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To: Steelfish; John Semmens

You’d swear this is John Semmens semi-news/semi-satire. But you’d be mistaken.


97 posted on 01/17/2015 12:28:14 PM PST by EDINVA
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To: GOPJ

How?


98 posted on 01/17/2015 12:38:40 PM PST by donna
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