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.
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.
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.