creeping
CAIR along with the ACLU work to eradicate all vestiges of
Christianity and Judaism from U.S. schools and government, yet they have
no qualms submitting politicians and infiltrating U.S. government.
Caliph-ornia. Caliph-ornia.
via Eid in Sacramento | TwoCircles.net.
By Ras H. Siddiqui, TwoCircles.net,
Sacrament, California: Muslims in Sacramento, California ended
Ramadan this year with a high profile Iftar (breaking of the fast) at
the California State Capitol on August 6th followed two days later by
some colorful Eid celebrations to mark the end of the holy month.
The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) hosts “Capitol
Iftar” as it is known every year, this being the 10th event of its kind
at this venue. This event was held a bit late during Ramadan this year
because the state legislature had been in recess for a while and just
returned. On August 8th Eid-Ul-Fitr prayers were held at various
locations in the Sacramento area but the focus points this time are the
Downtown “V” Street Mosque and the large event held by the local SALAM
organization at McClellan Park.
First, just to highlight the Capitol Iftar here since it was quite an
elaborate event; Sheikh Refaat began the formalities by reciting from
the Holy Quran with a translation into English by Mohamed Ali. From the
number of dignitaries present the head of the California State Senate
Darrell Steinberg was the first to speak. A Jewish-American, Senator
Steinberg reminded everyone that this event now in its 10th year was
significant. He wished everyone a “Happy Ramadan” and praised the
accomplishments of pluralistic societies, where we can all gather
together in a beautiful building like this one and send a message out to
the world that there is a better way forward.
Assemblymember Mariko Yamada was fasting on this day and shared some
of that experience with this writer. In her short speech she gave full
credit to (then) Assemblymember Judy Chu for helping to start this
Capitol Iftar tradition 10 years ago at a time not too far after 9/11.
She said in added solidarity, “Today we are all Muslims.”
The faces of elected dhimmitude, center above, and left below.
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