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<b><font size="2"></font><font size="2">excerpt from interview Monday,
Nov. 19, 2001.<br>
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<u>Adelphi, Md.:</u> <br>
I just love Muslim people, and I also have lots of friends who are
Muslims in the school. <br>
They all are so respectful, intelligent and honorful. <br>
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But, I have one question that in the religion of Islam is it OK killing
people <br>
and force women to wear burqas like what Taliban used to do in the
Afghanistan? <br>
Also, is it bad for women to get education? And if so, why not for men?<br>
Thanks a lot for teaching me about the Islam. - Lisa H.<br>
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<u>Imam Anwar Al-Awlaki: </u><br>
The imposing of the Burqa on women by a government never happened in
the 1400 year history of the Muslim world.<br>
the Taliban have no precedence in this. The Prophet along with his
companions who ruled over the Muslims after him never did that.<br>
According to Prophet Muhammad: Education is mandatory on every Muslim
male and female" <br>
That is the teaching of Islam and if anyone does otherwise they have
disobeyed the Prophet of Islam himself. <br>
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About killing, the greatest sin in Islam after associating other gods
besides Allah is killing an innocent soul.<br>
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Thanks a lot. <br>
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at that time:<br>
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Imam Al-Awlaki of Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center in Falls Church,
Virginia is also the Muslim Chaplain at George Washington University.
He holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Colorado State University, a
M.A. in Education Leadership from San Diego State University and is
currently working on a Doctorate degree in Human Resource Development
at George Washington University. <br>
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