said<\/a> Eide Alawan, a Muslim activist from Michigan. \u201cThrough his doctrines, he did that. He was in total submission to God. And, in that sense, he was a Muslim.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/i><\/p>\n
Zahed Amanullah is associate editor of altmuslim.com. He is based in London, England.\n<\/p>\n
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