Ahmed Bedier
Ahmed Bedier
Ahmed Bedier is a Florida-based community organizer, speaker and media commentator, who is widely recognized as an expert on Islamic issues. He is a sought-after participant in discussions of this topic, and often asked to present commentary or participate as a panelist on CNN, Fox News Channel, NBC and MSNBC. USA Today, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New York Sun and Time magazine have carried articles about him and by him...
bigots define
I'm not going to let bigots like that define who I am.
lies-and-lying spreading
He's spreading lies, slandering individuals. These are vigilantes.
although authority
They have the authority to do it (levy immigration charges), although they usually don't in most cases.
apart families hurts innocent message profiling racial rather seems sends surface torn types wrong
It's frustrating that innocent families are torn apart because of these types of campaigns. It seems on the surface of it to be racial profiling rather than for security. It sends the wrong message and it hurts everything we are doing overseas.
bring community learn model people responsibility role
That's not what I'm suggesting! People in the community have a responsibility to bring tolerance. We have to learn to get along. ... You're a role model in the community. People will look to you as an example.
dangerous deny entry people treating
There has to be a different way to deny people entry into the U.S. without treating them like a dangerous criminal.
point sure turning verdict
While the Al-Arian verdict was a turning point for our community, I'm not sure it has the same significance for politicians.
common
We have a lot more in common than we think.
mohammed people plays prophet
This only plays right into the stereotypes when people see these images. We see (the protests) as counterproductive and un-Islamic. This is not how the prophet Mohammed would have responded to such attacks.