5/8/11, Letter to Editor, The Daily Reflector

Rarely is news so breaking that people halt everything just to follow it. Sunday's news regarding Osama bin Laden was at such a level. I am sure my fellow countrymen felt a sense of relief.

Being an American Muslim I felt two forms of relief. First, I was relieved that the man who was responsible for making the word “Muslim” synonymous with the word “terrorist” within the American psyche was finally put to rest.

Secondly, I was relieved because a major threat to my country has been diminished.

Whether this development will put a damper on terrorist activities or inflame them even more is yet to be seen. At any rate, as a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA, I would like to console my fellow countrymen that they have nothing to fear from us. We take the advice of the Quran to “obey those who are in authority among you” seriously and have proven ourselves to be loyal American citizens since we first established ourselves in this country in the early 20th century.

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