Town Square

Post a New Topic

Local Muslims organize in face of Trump rhetoric

Original post made on Aug 5, 2016

Propelled by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's recent belittling remarks about the parents of a Muslim U.S. soldier who died while serving in Iraq, local Muslims say they have new determination to organize politically and become better engaged in civic affairs.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, August 5, 2016, 11:12 AM

Comments (4)

Posted by OldTimer
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Aug 5, 2016 at 10:33 pm

[Portion removed due to disrespectful comment or offensive language]
I don't expect this comment to be posted!!!


Posted by No
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Aug 6, 2016 at 2:38 am

Take the courage imparted by Kahn's speech and do something to be in concert with those who live in fear of terrorism done in the name of Islam.


Posted by @OldTimer
a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Aug 6, 2016 at 3:10 pm

So I guess you have *no* idea about what Muslims have done to counter ISIS and Al-Queda, do you?

Read up on the subject sometime. You *might* learn something.


Posted by Hope
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Aug 7, 2016 at 5:04 pm

Hope is a registered user.

The best thing all citizens can do is make sure they are registered to vote, and then vote!

Also volunteering for progressive candidates!


Don't miss out on the discussion!
Sign up to be notified of new comments on this topic.

Email:


Post a comment

On Wednesday, we'll be launching a new website. To prepare and make sure all our content is available on the new platform, commenting on stories and in TownSquare has been disabled. When the new site is online, past comments will be available to be seen and we'll reinstate the ability to comment. We appreciate your patience while we make this transition..

Stay informed.

Get the day's top headlines from Mountain View Online sent to your inbox in the Express newsletter.