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The first Muslim to be elected to Congress speaks out about what divides Americansâand what can bring us together.I raised my right hand and placed my left on the Quran, which was being held by my wife and mom. Suddenly I was blinded by a cascade of camera flashes. Keith Ellison is the first Muslim elected to Congress. In fact, the first nonwhite that Minnesota has ever elected to Congress. That wasnât why he ran, however. Quite simply, he entered politics because he wanted to make a differenceâto contribute to the future of his children, his community, and his country. This memoir, while filled with delightful family anecdotes and Ellisonâs personal recollections, is far more than that. Ellison speaks from the heart, talking about the ever-changing face of America: his âsweet land of liberty.â In his own family, he sees an illustration of what makes America great. In three generations, his fatherâs family went from slavery to respected professionals. And while being black is a source of pride for the family, they also acknowledge being a âmelting potâ: Ellison ancestors include a white French-Creole merchant and his African-born slave mistress, a Spaniard, and even a Croatian. And he sees in them freedom of religion and expression. The Ellisons have room to love and respect not just a Muslim but also a Baptist, a couple of Catholics, and even an agnostic. Ellison talks candidly of himself and his dreams, his conversion to Islam, and how important his faith is to him. He is proud of his political role in pursuing justice for Muslim Americans whose constitutional rights are being imperiled by bigotry and ignorance. He dreams of his daughter growing into an independent, all- American woman who is also Muslim. But he emphasizes how his private beliefs play no part in his politics, because upholding the separation of church and state is fundamental to who he is. His frank commentary on all that America has the potential to be doesnât pull any punches, because Ellison believes true liberty grows and evolves. Just as our young nation slowly came to realize that we could achieve true liberty only when all peopleâincluding the black onesâwere free, so we must now acknowledge as equals our new and changing population, no matter their color, country of origin, or creed. Ellison sees a country increasingly polarized by politics and religion, and like Martin Luther King Jr., he has a dream. A true United States of Americaâundivided by petty hatred and bigotry and kept strong by unity. Thatâs Keith Ellisonâs dream.
Hardcover:
9781451666878 | Karen Hunter, January 14, 2014, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: The first Muslim to be elected to Congress speaks out about what divides Americansâand what can bring us together.
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9781451666885 | Reprint edition (Karen Hunter, October 21, 2014), cover price $19.99
Product Description: A Word about Centre for Study of Intelligence Operations Agha Humayun Amin Centre for Study of Intelligence Operations Essential Summary Based on inputs from Professor Peter Kassebaum Inspiration for creating this forum goes back to conversations with my father as early as 1969 at height of Vietnam War The tangible inspiration to create such a forum came when I attended Society of Military history USAs annual April 1996 meeting at Arlington Virginia co sponsored by Centre for Study of Intelligence of CIA history staff...read more
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9781495263637 | Createspace Independent Pub, January 19, 2014, cover price $75.00 | About this edition: A Word about Centre for Study of Intelligence Operations Agha Humayun Amin Centre for Study of Intelligence Operations Essential Summary Based on inputs from Professor Peter Kassebaum Inspiration for creating this forum goes back to conversations with my father as early as 1969 at height of Vietnam War The tangible inspiration to create such a forum came when I attended Society of Military history USAs annual April 1996 meeting at Arlington Virginia co sponsored by Centre for Study of Intelligence of CIA history staff.
Product Description: Follow up work to White Cloud's successful and highly acclaimed May 2011 book I Speak For Myself: American Women on Being Muslim. With this second book in the I Speak For Myself series, American Muslim men speak out on their lives and how their Muslim beliefs play out in private and on the public stage...read more
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9781935952596 | White Cloud Pr, June 26, 2012, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Follow up work to White Cloud's successful and highly acclaimed May 2011 book I Speak For Myself: American Women on Being Muslim.
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