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Muslims must condemn jihadists

Thu., Dec. 24, 2015

I read in the paper that Muslims are afraid of being persecuted, and even thinking of changing their appearances to conceal themselves. The best thing they can do for themselves is to persuade their imans to denounce the cruel jihadists who are creating such misery for Muslims, and others.

If the imans preached against this evil activity, in the mosque and on the Internet, young people might not join ISIS, al Qaida and other organizations that promote terror.

Dorothy Carter

Spokane

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