To: Mr. Nabil Ahmad

Submitted by Wendal (United States), Mar 15, 2006 at 23:03

You said..."And sometimes I feel like I'm one of the lone voices out there among Muslims who wish to rescue the faith from these murdering beasts. May God help us all."

Let me say this is the first I have ever heard a muslem condeming a fellow muslem for their terrorist behavior. Which is why I can not trust any of you. I am not sorry for this either. This is what happens after 20+ years of terror. Since the age of 10 I have heard nothing but horrible acts committed by people of your faith. All of which I let slide until sept. 11. I feel Its too late for me, there's no turning back. I will take this prejudice with me to my grave and may God forgive me for my distrust/inability to forgive a large group of his children. I will pray tonight that my grandchildren (which are not born yet and hopefully it stays that way for a very long time) will read about a man named Nabil Ahmad who spured a world wide change in muslems.

You have your work cut out for you. If i passed you in the street I would smile and nod as I walked by. ... I hope my children and grandchildren don't have to live with as much fear as I do. I will not teach them to distrust muslems but, I will pass along the bravery needed to react when presented with a situation that is bigger than themselves or own well being.

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