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Local Muslims react to Quran-burning controversy

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Sameer Abufardeh recalls hearing an old proverb in his native Palestine.

“If one man throws a stone into a well,” the saying goes, “it takes 1,000 men to get it out.”

Suona Osman with her son Omar

That axiom reminds the Fargo resident of the furor created by the Florida minister who has threatened to burn the Muslim holy book, the Quran, today. The Rev. Terry Jones’ well-publicized plans for a “Burn the Koran” day on the anniversary of 9/11 have created outrage and protests across the globe.

But Fargo’s Muslim community has opted to keep much cooler heads. Worshipers gathered as usual at their south Fargo mosque Friday…

Read the full story: http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/290748/

NPR: Secretary of Defense called Florida pastor Terry Jones

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Defense Secretary Robert Gates

The Pentagon’s press secretary says that Secretary of Defense Robert Gates called Florida pastor Terry Jones and “urged the Pastor not to proceed with it,” NPR reports.

Press secretary Geoff Morrell released the following in a statement: “Secretary Gates reached out to Pastor Jones this afternoon. They had a very brief phone conversation during which the Secretary expressed his grave concern that going forward with the Quran burning would put at risk the lives of our forces around the world, especially those in Iraq and Afghanistan, and he urged the Pastor not to proceed with it.”

Jones was spearheading a protest in which copies of the Quran, Islam’s holiest text, would have been burned on Sept. 11. He has since canceled that protest.

See the full NPR post: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/09/09/129760129/terry-jones-got-call-from-defense-secretary-gates?ft=1&f=103943429&sc=tw&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Here’s a story on The Forum’s website if you want to know more about the Quran-burning controversial in general and today’s news: http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/290567/

Pastor cancels Quran burning

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The hyper-controversial Quran-burning led by a Florida pastor has been cancelled.

Rev. Terry Jones drew criticism both within and outside the U.S., including from U.S. Pres. Barack Obama, for his plans to burn the books.

Recently, a number of Christian leaders – both liberal and conservative - expressed opposition to the planned action. You can read more about that here.

Here’s a blurb on The Forum’s website: http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/290567/group/homepage/

Here’s a BBC story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11255366?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Here’s some info on the Washington Post about Obama’s appeal to Jones not to go through with his plans: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/09/AR2010090904983.html