Posted on 07/28/2014 9:21:21 PM PDT by lilyramone
Keyla Calix, a 25-year-old Honduran living in downtown Miami, didnt think her friends gift of a Quran would lead her to reject her Catholic upbringing.
But two years later, after a serious evaluation of Islam sparked by the holy book, she will head to a mosque Monday morning for Eid al-Fitr, a celebration that marks the end of Ramadan.
My family thought that Islam was just for Arabs, Calix said, but Islam is for everyone, not just for Arabs or Pakistani.
Miamis Islamic community will celebrate the end of Islams holy month alongside a series of new beginnings, like Calixs. She is part of a growing segment of Miamis population converting to Islam, according to Miamis Islamic leaders.
(Excerpt) Read more at miamiherald.com ...
Unless the Obungler cancels the 2016 election, and declares himself president for life, like Idi Amin Dada did, our enemies have about two years to hit us with nuclear weapons, without having to worry much about consequences. I heard Oliver North say once, that we should warn North Korea and Iran, that if a nuc goes off anywhere in the world, their countries will cease to exist as viable societies. If Harry Truman or Ronald Reagan were in power, the Norks and Iranians might work hard to curtail terrorism. They would be scared sh!tless of another Ronald Reagan.
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