by Daoud Abudiab | Dec 5, 2011 | Opinion
As an American, I fear terror plots against my country because terrorists do not discriminate against my blond, blue-eyed son – who does not even pass for a Muslim standing in the middle of the Islamic center. Our fear of extremists is real, but Muslims are not the...
by Daoud Abudiab | Sep 7, 2011 | Opinion
What happened on 9/11 was horrible by any standard. Muslims across the United States and the world spoke strongly against the violence and condemned it as terrorism and an act that is un-Islamic. That is not to say that all Muslims did that, or that all Muslims think...
by Daoud Abudiab | Apr 26, 2011 | Opinion
State Sen. Bill Ketron (R-Murfreesboro) of Tennessee believes there is no reason to delay a homeland security bill now that references to Islam and Shariah have been removed. I was told in the hallways of the Tennessee legislature that the rewrite of Tennessee House...
by Daoud Abudiab | Jan 27, 2010 | Opinion
The ABC documentary “Different Books, Common Word” – produced by the Baptist Center on Ethics, better known by its Web site, EthicsDaily.com – featured stories of positive communication and cooperation between Baptists and Muslims from around the country....
by Daoud Abudiab | Dec 9, 2009 | Opinion
I recall reading once the following statement: “Focus on it, and it will grow.” Our Islamic center was burned to the ground in February 2008. The blessing that followed this heinous act was that many in the community decided to focus on the good. As...
