[Peace-discuss] wapo interview with al-Awlaki Nov 2001.

[E. Wayne Johnson]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/liveonline/01/nation/ramadan_awlaki1119.htm

*excerpt from interview Monday, Nov. 19, 2001.


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_Adelphi, Md.:_
I just love Muslim people, and I also have lots of friends who are 
Muslims in the school.
They all are so respectful, intelligent and honorful.

But, I have one question that in the religion of Islam is it OK killing 
people
and force women to wear burqas like what Taliban used to do in the 
Afghanistan?
Also, is it bad for women to get education? And if so, why not for men?
Thanks a lot for teaching me about the Islam. - Lisa H.

_Imam Anwar Al-Awlaki: _
The imposing of the Burqa on women by a government never happened in the 
1400 year history of the Muslim world.
  the Taliban have no precedence in this. The Prophet along with his 
companions who ruled over the Muslims after him never did that.
According to Prophet Muhammad: Education is mandatory on every Muslim 
male and female"
That is the teaching of Islam and if anyone does otherwise they have 
disobeyed the Prophet of Islam himself.

About killing, the greatest sin in Islam after associating other gods 
besides Allah is killing an innocent soul.

Thanks a lot.


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at that time:

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.
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