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How Islam took root in one of South America’s most violent cities

Jay Murdock

Jan 23, 2017
4 min

How Islam took root in one of South America’s most violent cities

The Colombian port of Buenaventura is home to a small Muslim community who have successively embraced the Nation of Islam, Sunni and Shia interpretations Sibylla Brodzinsky in Buenaventura/The Guardian – Monday 23 January 2017 04.00 EST Blaring salsa music from a neighbouring bar does not perturb Sheik Munir Valencia as he bows in prayer at a family home-turned-mosque in the poor, violence-racked Colombian city of Buenaventura. His prayers finished, Valencia sheds his brown t

Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus || Spoken Word

Jay Murdock

Sep 12, 2012
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Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus || Spoken Word

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From Muslims to Medicare, Republicans Are Selling Fear Again

Jay Murdock

Jun 15, 2011
4 min

From Muslims to Medicare, Republicans Are Selling Fear Again

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Consultant, Writer, Senior Fellow with The Campaign for America’s Future – Posted: 06/15/11 12:50 PM ET Fear never goes out of fashion. Once again Republicans are dealing in fear instead of facts, and why not? It’s worked in the past, and a nation that’s locked in seemingly permanent recession and high unemployment may be in the market for some scapegoats. Monday’s Republican presidential debate was the opening salvo in a tawdry little war on truth that’s

Rep. Peter King: ‘Are You Now, or Have You Ever Been a Radical Muslim?’

Jay Murdock

Mar 9, 2011
2 min

Rep. Peter King: ‘Are You Now, or Have You Ever Been a Radical Muslim?’

Gustav Niebuhr – Author, ‘Beyond Tolerance: Searching for Interfaith Understanding in America‘ Posted: March 8, 2011 11:45 AM When was the last time a Congressional committee decided to investigate Americans based on their religious affiliation? I thought I knew something about our nation’s history, but I admit I’m coming up empty on this one. So it may well be that Rep. Peter King, a long-serving Long Island Republican, will treat us to something utterly new in American poli

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