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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
"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.

First, I'd like to know if he has a mouse in his pocket...or if this is the Obama 'we,' by which he means, 'you.'

Second, Muzzies are all for intimidation...just ask a certain French satirical magazine.

21 posted on 01/16/2015 10:45:50 AM PST by gogeo (If you are Tea Party, the eGOP does not want you.)
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To: Steelfish
When I hear the amplified Shahada prayer, I hear,

"We're going to rape your women and cut your head off if you don't convert to Islam."


22 posted on 01/16/2015 10:45:55 AM PST by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Steelfish

If you don’t like it, you’re welcome to leave Mr Safi. When Christians can attend church in Saudi Arabia, we’ll talk more about tolerance.


23 posted on 01/16/2015 10:45:57 AM PST by Rummyfan
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To: Steelfish

Poor guy, he should move to a country where the call to prayer is blasted from the minarets.


24 posted on 01/16/2015 10:46:07 AM PST by thorvaldr
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To: Dilbert San Diego

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

If they could think, they wouldn’t be liberals.


25 posted on 01/16/2015 10:46:17 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: Steelfish
"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.

You mean, like Muslims?

26 posted on 01/16/2015 10:47:01 AM PST by Rummyfan
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To: Parmy

Agree. These Muslim asses need to leave this country. The liberal idiots and Obama’s progressive commie pals know zip about this nations history or they would have known what Jefferson said about Muslims.


27 posted on 01/16/2015 10:47:34 AM PST by Lumper20 ( clown in Chief has own Gov employees Gestapo)
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To: Steelfish

Whoever made the decision to play the muslim prayer music at Duke should be FIRED.

Today.


28 posted on 01/16/2015 10:47:37 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: Steelfish
"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".

Well isn't that RICH!

29 posted on 01/16/2015 10:47:53 AM PST by defconw (If not now, WHEN?)
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To: Dilbert San Diego
Do liberals ever think through how inconsistent their positions are on various issues???

There's total consistency.

Western Civilization $ucks.

The rest is like a poker game.

30 posted on 01/16/2015 10:47:59 AM PST by gogeo (If you are Tea Party, the eGOP does not want you.)
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To: Steelfish

When Christians can worship in your mosques, we can talk. That chapel was dedicated to the worship of the Triune God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. That Duke should have even suggested that a heathen god could be worshiped there tells us how far that university has fallen.


31 posted on 01/16/2015 10:48:19 AM PST by txrefugee
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To: Steelfish

“I am disappointed, because I’d like to think we are better than this...better than being intimidated and pressured, ‘’


I was wondering that too, but it turns out we are. They pushed back and cancelled the prayer broadcast.

Who on earth would think it’s A-ok to broadcast a muslim call to prayer from a Christian cathedral? These scholl leaders can’t claim ignorance, leaving stupidity as the only explanation. Either that or they are muslims themselves.


32 posted on 01/16/2015 10:48:19 AM PST by cuban leaf (The US will not survive the obama presidency. The world may not either.)
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To: Steelfish

Well I am sick to my stomach about Muslim terrorism killing so many innocent people. Does he really want to go there and have this pissing contest about how outraged he is vs. How outraged the civilized world is about Islam???


33 posted on 01/16/2015 10:48:27 AM PST by Dilbert San Diego (s)
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To: stephenjohnbanker

Muslim GO HOME!


34 posted on 01/16/2015 10:48:28 AM PST by mason-dixon (As Mason said to Dixon, you have to draw the line somewhere.)
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To: Steelfish
Obama can fluently recite the Muslim call to prayer in Arabic and describes it as "one of the most beautiful sounds ever" or some such.

But he's not a Muslim. You racist.

35 posted on 01/16/2015 10:48:45 AM PST by Dagnabitt (Amnesty is Treason. Its agents and supporters are Traitors.)
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To: Steelfish

“We are better than this.” - Elijah Cummings


36 posted on 01/16/2015 10:49:36 AM PST by Fester Chugabrew (Even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.)
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To: Steelfish

Why can’t these throwback jackasses put their call to prayer on a podcast or short range radio station? You know instead of creating noise pollution everyone is forced to listen to?


37 posted on 01/16/2015 10:49:46 AM PST by GraceG (Protect the Border from Illegal Aliens, Don't Protect Illegal Alien Boarders...)
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To: Steelfish

Let your ‘flock’ show up at a closed hall with soundproof walls and once the doors are closed play you filth for your little terrorists alone to hear

I’m sick to my stomach at the thought that I would have to hear it.


38 posted on 01/16/2015 10:50:49 AM PST by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: mason-dixon

And STAY home!


39 posted on 01/16/2015 10:50:50 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: Lizavetta

Mosques also sexually segregate men and women.


40 posted on 01/16/2015 10:51:33 AM PST by GraceG (Protect the Border from Illegal Aliens, Don't Protect Illegal Alien Boarders...)
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