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News to Pray For: October 24, 2008
U.S. Muslims Applaud Powell's Condemnation of Anti-Muslim Prejudice
LOS ANGELES (AP) Former Secretary of State Colin Powell's denunciation of prejudice against American Muslims is being applauded by a religious group that feels it's become a target of hatred and suspicion.
On NBC's "Meet the Press" last Sunday, Powell said, "Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer's no, that's not America."
The executive director of the Muslim Public Affairs Council, Salam al-Marayati, says Powell's words offered much-needed reassurance to American Muslims, especially in this election year.
Al-Marayati says the presidential candidates "don't meet with Muslim organizations, and they shy away from any issue that may link them to the Muslim community."
Al-Marayati also denounced the mass mailing of a DVD titled "Obsession," which warns of Islamic extremism. He said it "basically equates Islam with Nazism."
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