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Islam Awareness Week kicked off last night with a speech by the director of the International Union of Muslim Women, Chicago-based activist Aminah Assilmi...
More than 50 people came to Sever Hall last night to hear Assilmi's speech, "Islam: a Threat or Gift to America." The activist focused on the ways in which Islamic laws and beliefs could benefit American society...
...Islam, you wish for your brother that which you would wish for yourself," she said. "We are to see to the needs of our brothers before we see to our own needs." Assilmi said such compassionate attitudes strengthen Islamic families...
...Assilmi also discussed divorce under Islamic law, and argued that many Americans hold a misconception that terrorism is related to Islam...
...hope we will learn to listen to each other, to respect the beliefs of each other, and to recognize that we as Muslims are no one's enemy," Assilmi added. "We choose to be Muslim. It is a choice we make every...
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