Video by TomVeeTV shot on January 25th in San Fransisco.

One of our readers share his thoughts on Amir Abdul Malik’s speech

It’s quite obvious that Egypt is on the verge of revolution; thousands of citizens protest and call for the overthrow of dictator, Hosni Mubarak. The Egyptian people are gaining support throughout the world. Here in America, Amr Abdel Malek delivers a powerful message at a rally in support of the “Egyptian Revolution”. From the beginning of his speech, one can literally see his passion and energy flow out of him in the form of inspirational words which affect the core of the youth – his primary audience.

Amr Abdel Malek states that, “The young people in Egypt have set an example for you, see that’s why this government (alluding to the US government) wants you distracted you young people, that’s why they want you at the mall…caught up in foolishness, because when young people join a movement, the show is over!” At this point, a feeling of motivation arises within me as I understand that when a group of young people come together to organize something, it’s quite difficult to stop them. When he speaks, I feel inspired, simple as that.

Another important topic I feel I must take the opportunity to comment on, relates to the events which took place at the University of California Irvine’s campus. 11 members of our Muslim community were improperly treated and unjustly dealt with for practicing a constitutional right, of all Americans. I know that the event I’m talking about has been mentioned many times before and you may be overwhelmed with the plethora of opinions about it, but unfortunately here’s one more.

Whether you agree with the approach or not you must admit that the actions taken by the 11 UCI students accomplished an increased awareness of the current situation on the UCI campus, regarding the Palestinian Israeli conflict. It has been brought to light how UCI has become a hotspot for the issue. I not only agree with how they dealt with it I feel it is our duty to support them. Remember, as a Muslim you should always give your fellow Muslim brothers and sisters at least 70 excuses before reaching your final opinion, and you should never pass judgment on anyone for that is not your right, judgment of intention is only determined by Allah(swt).  So for all those who feel this event has caused for us to take two steps back, I recommend for you to reassess your opinions and determine whether it is opinions against our fellow brothers and sisters which will cause for us to stand still.

Salaam Walaikum,

Mohammed Raouf Iqbal