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\"Kareem<\/a>
Image provenance unclear, circulating in social media<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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I thank K. G. Budge for bringing the image above to my notice.<\/p>\n

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Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan was an American soldier, born in New Jersey, who died fighting for his country in Iraq.<\/p>\n

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He was twenty years old.<\/p>\n

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He was a Muslim.<\/p>\n

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Read about him here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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And he\u2019s not the only Muslim soldier in the American military.<\/p>\n

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\"U.<\/a>
A group of American Muslim soldiers mark the end of the fasting month of Ramadan in 2009
(Wikimedia Commons public domain)
Click on the image to enlarge it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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On another, related, topic:<\/p>\n

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Below are links discussing two admirable Latter-day Saint responses to the flood\u00a0of anti-Muslim and anti-Islamic sentiments that has arisen, understandably but regrettably, in the wake of the despicable murders in San Bernardino:<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Specific Reason Why Mormons<\/a> Didn\u2019t Stay Quiet After Trump\u2019s Muslim Proposal\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cGOP Senator Visits Mosque To Show That Republicans Aren\u2019t All Like Donald Trump\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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