http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2010/01/22/u-s-reverses-course-approves-ramadan-visa/ Essays on politics, culture and ideas about Israeli-Arab peace and world music Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:47:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2010/01/22/u-s-reverses-course-approves-ramadan-visa/comment-page-1/#comment-119469 mary Sun, 24 Jan 2010 05:24:50 +0000 http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/?p=9882#comment-119469 I can't believe how long this idiocy took to end. And I can't believe how asinine it is to deny someone like Tariq Ramadan a visa because he made a donation to an organization, even if it supports Hamas. The overblown stupidity of the whole exercise is what irritates me the most. Muslims, and Muslim organizations, have been unfairly targeted in this way many times, and the only thing that happens is that Muslim charities suffer. In this case, however, it also vilified an innocent man. I'm glad his ordeal is over. I can’t believe how long this idiocy took to end. And I can’t believe how asinine it is to deny someone like Tariq Ramadan a visa because he made a donation to an organization, even if it supports Hamas. The overblown stupidity of the whole exercise is what irritates me the most. Muslims, and Muslim organizations, have been unfairly targeted in this way many times, and the only thing that happens is that Muslim charities suffer. In this case, however, it also vilified an innocent man. I’m glad his ordeal is over.

]]> http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2010/01/22/u-s-reverses-course-approves-ramadan-visa/comment-page-1/#comment-119354 Shirin Sat, 23 Jan 2010 07:23:42 +0000 http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/?p=9882#comment-119354 The phrase too little too late comes to mind. The phrase too little too late comes to mind.

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