April 12, 2016
Baroness Uddin, the first Muslim woman to serve in the Parliament of the United Kingdom, reacted to an earlier statement by state Sen. Adam Ebbin saying that the Virginia General Assembly shouldn’t be discussing foreign policy. The comment was made in response to a criticism from an audience member about the Virginia Legislature’s 2016 resolution reaffirming support for Israel and condemning a movement to boycott Israeli products. “I’m shocked to hear people say that they don’t want to talk foreign policy,” said Uddin. “The whole world is aflame. If we don’t talk about foreign policy, we’re missing opportunities. All of these issues are interrelated.”
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Arlington: Community Leaders and Muslims Discuss Islamophobia
Promoting more than just tolerance.
Nader Hasan remembers riding bikes through Shirlington with his cousin. The two of them grew up in the area and watched fireworks together from one of the nearby hills. But the two boys from Arlington grew up into very different men. When Major Nidal Hasan murdered 13 people in Fort Hood in 2009 as part of an attempt to spread fear and hate, it forced his cousin Nader Hasan to confront extremism on both sides of his community and his country.
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