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  • Muslim leaders stress tolerance

    07/02/2002 2:02:03 PM PDT · by What Is Ain't · 32 replies · 523+ views
    Chicago Sun-Times ^ | 07/02/02 | Kate N. Grossman
    A delegation of high-ranking Muslim leaders from Saudi Arabia, Nigeria and Egypt stopped in Chicago on Monday to offer a voice of "tolerance and moderation" after the Sept. 11 attacks and urge an end to Muslim stereotypes, particularly in the media. "Sept. 11 had nothing to do with Islam and Muslims," said Dr. Al-Shieck Ahmad Lemu, president of the Islamic Educational Endowment in Nigeria. "Don't define Muslims according to them," he said, referring to the terrorists. Lemu is one of a dozen Muslim leaders, scholars and lawyers on a four city "goodwill" tour organized by the Muslim World League, a...