When They Fight the Community…
A coalition of Muslims, Jews and Christians voted to ban alcohol from their neighborhoods and fought to keep the ban in place. However, it was fought by liquor store owners Bakhos El-Khoury, Hamdallah “Jimmy” Mohammed, Ata “Tony” Badwan, and Riyad Fallaheen who opposed the people and struggled tooth and nail to continue to distribute poison in the community.
Whether or not these guys are actually Muslim (and sadly they probably are), because they are apparently Arab, it will be seen as a blackeye to Islam because of their names. They stood up AGAINST the people to bring back the selling of alcohol. I contend to all of you that this is the kind of thing that we absolutely CAN NOT defend or whitewash or try to explain away. More below the fold (more…)
Is it THAT Bad in Detroit?
According to this story, on 32% of Detroit students graduate from High School. This story goes to show how the numbers can be twisted either way, but I just see no good in whitewashing a bad situation. Two studied versus one (by people with a vested interest in protecting their jobs) does not look good. More below the fold (more…)
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