Talat Hamdani: Mother of 9/11 Victim Condemn King Hearing on American-Muslim "Radicalization" 1 of 2

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New York Republican Congressman Peter King—chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security—held a controversial hearing March 10 on what he calls the "radicalization" of the American-Muslim community. Critics call the hearings a modern-day form of McCarthyism.

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Democracy Now! speaks to Talat Hamdani, the mother of Mohammed Salman Hamdani, who died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. Minnesota Democrat Rep. Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress, broke down in tears at the hearing when telling the story of her son. We also speak with Mark Potok, director of the Intelligence Project at the Southern Poverty Law Center.

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• america
• war on terror
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• talat hamdani
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• amy goodman

[JoseCleveland]

GI Jane may have come from this hometown ....10 minutes from Lackawanna NY

and many they say got mad over a religious right-wing discrimination and other unlawful acts to another 1979 graduate.. me...from Lancaster.

It seems that many people made plans and I had not known about them.

Nor did the rel. rightwingers go to courts of law as well.

No laws, no reports written by est' higher ups in organizations/schools/churches­/colleges & I passed out (given drug really).

[xerocada100]

The actions of her son, Mohammad Salman Hamdani, demonstrated his decency and heroism by rushing to the WTC to help fellow citizens. Why isn't the disgraceful conduct of the hateful NY Post being criticized in demonizing a true hero. He didn't have to go the WTC. He is more of a hero than any of the men/women who were paid to be there and do their job.

[DorvellTStewart]

I don't deny that islam is being radicalized: To do so would be ignorant. However, I absolutely refuse to believe every single person who practices Islam supports the terrorists that exist within it. To say every single person who practices islam is either a terrorist or a terrorist sympathiser would be equivalent to saying every black person is a criminal, every white person is in the KKK, every mexican is either an illegal immigrant or in a drug cartell and the list goes on. It's rediculous.

[StoogeWatcher]

Shouldn't Muslims like her WANT to have hearing that would speak out against the very radicals that are the reason Islam is hated?

[dmhtuber]

How can anyone deny that Islam is being radicalized under our very noses. These hearings are simply an effort to awaken those in a stupor or dead sleep to the dangers of Islam's radicalization. It is not only happening here in the U.S., but already in full swing in Europe and Asia. Why aren't Muslims speaking out against this radicalization of Islam?

[LuckyLeftyLuciano]

Thanks for the upload.

[hayden50]

@ramr23 Then how do you explain the Islamic Conquests ? The entire Islamic History is written in blood...

Zionist ? of-course ,any fair minded person would support Israel...

[hayden50]

@ISENTRY in Hadith collections,Jihad almost always refers to armed action.as an example,there are nearly 200 references to jihad in the most standard collection of hadith, Sahih al-Bukhari, and all assume that jihad means warfare.majority of classical theologians, jurists, and traditionalists understand jihad in a military sense. How do you explain the Islamic conquests ?

the Muslim armies were not conquering land by singing Kumbaya & give peace a chance you know...

[ISENTRY]

@hayden50 Do you know that Jihad is a declaring of war on the spiritual enemies of God and/or the believers in Him, the infidels are the evil desires/sin, to fight against evil desires... IT IS A SPIRITUAL DECLARATION OF WAR!!! NOT ON FLESH AND BLOOD, I LOVE HOW MAIN-STREAM NON MUSLIMS KNOW MORE ABOUT ISLAM THEN THE STUDENTS AND/OR FOLLOWERS OF ISLAM THEMSELVES... PATHETIC FEAR/HATE MONGERING!!! STOP THE FEAR/HATE MONGERING, NO ONE IS GOING TO CUT YOUR HEAD OFF!!!!!

[ISENTRY]

The last two administrations built these radical agencies into what they are today...HS, NSA, TSA, these are the true radical extremist/terrorist!!!!