07/23/16: Public Affairs and Religious Liberty Conference!
Public Affairs and Religious Liberty Conference!
via Imam Elahi- "I just came back from this conference which was held at Detroit Airport Marriot Hotel. We had a great panel discussion about race and religious persecution at home and abroad. First I asked all for a moment of silence for the victims of today terrorist crime in Kobold in which more than 80 innocent poor Afghanis lost their lives. I appreciated the initiative of 7-Day Adventist Church for leading this conference and including this panel discussion. I spoke about religious liberty as one of the most central and fundamental features of America’s Constitution, Declaration of Independence and also Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Comparing the Syrian refugees who are fleeing from the religious persecution practiced by Isis and their sponsors with those Europeans who took America as their refuge from religious persecution in Europe almost 400 years ago , I called for a welcoming and helping attitude to the new comers, so they can settle with dignity and peace!. I wish our community show stronger presence in outreach and engagement! It should be a priority in our community! It is not just nice but necessary. The world is getting even messier than what it is now! I am asking every community member to please be part of Ambassadors of Peace and dialogue that we are establishing at Islamic House of Wisdom!"