Illinois Sermon By Professor Emeritus At Western Illinois University, Mohammad Ahmadullah Siddiqi: Why Are The '185,000 Jews Who Were Killed In Germany By The Nazis' Still Remembered, While Anyone In
Siddiqi further asserted that while "the 185,000 Jews who were killed in Germany by the Nazis" are still remembered, this was over the course of seven years, whereas, he claimed, 186,000 Muslim Palestinians were killed in seven months.
Dr. Siddiqi is an interfaith leader and a founding member of the World Council for Muslim Interfaith Relations (WCMIR), and he is the founder and former president of the Islamic Center of Macomb.
Dr. Mohammad Ahmadullah Siddiqi: "Why did it happen that the 185,000 Jews who were killed in Germany by the Nazis – they are still remembered, and 186,000 Muslims... Those 185,000 Jews were killed in seven years, and in seven months Israel has killed more than 186,000 Palestinians. In this country, you cannot raise your voice. [If you do], you are being deported, you are being arrested."
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