Omar Suleiman
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first heard Jan 2023
last heard Feb 2024
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The racialization of the Muslim community sort of robs us of who we are and how we get to engage them with different platforms and different peoples around us.
So we find ourselves in a very awkward place.
I don't think representation is everything.
I think that representation can actually be detrimental sometimes because you can have people that...
uh, represent you, but that don't actually represent your, your, your priorities as a community, as a faith community.
So we don't want to be tokenized as a community, right?
We want to be engaged and engage fully as Muslims and be respected as American Muslims.
You know, I wrote something at the time actually of Muslim ban.
I wrote an article for CNN called, I am not your American Muslim.
I am not your American Muslim.
because we are not a tool of liberals against conservatives, nor are we simply to be made out to be your villain or your victim.
We're a people of faith.
We're people that have values.
We're people that want to see our places of worship thrive.
We're people that have something to offer to this country, to the people around us of good.
but ultimately we want to engage and be engaged with on the basis of who we actually are not who you need us to be right now and that's been the problem uh that we've had so it's not it's not a lack of representation as much as a lack of authentic engagement you mentioned uh
Sure, absolutely.
Sure, so prayer is the central pillar, if you will, of Islam.
It is the life of the believer encapsulated into a very specific act of devotion that's done at least five times a day.
So there are different types of prayer.
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