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First they came for the muslims. My neck aches. First they came. First they came for the muslims and we said by rabbi robin podolsky feb 9 2017 blogs. First they come for the muslims tarek mehanna a u s.

These people might have trouble naming all five pillars of islam but they can paraphrase martin niemöller s first they came for the socialists warning about civic cowardice in the face of slow moving injustice. Then they came for the shi ite and i did nothing because i am not shi ite. Tick this box to receive our shinefest newsletter. The rohingya muslims have suffered horrific persecution in burma at the hands of the burmese government or on their authorisation and hundreds of thousands of them.

I have been standing in one spot for too long. First they came for the muslims and i did not speak out because i was not a muslim. First they came for the rohingya muslims. Over recent months if not years we have seen a significant media focus on the plight of the rohingya muslims in burma and rightfully so.

Then they came for the feminists and i did not speak out because i was not a feminist. Then they came for the kurds the sunni and pashtuns but i am not any of those. First they came for the salfists and was happy because i don t like salafists. Published in amnesty.

Now when will they come for me because i was too busy and too apathetic to defend my sisters and brothers. If my lower back could cry it would. Negative stories about muslims have become a regular news feature. Niemöller originally intended to warn against passive detachment in believing dangerous power persecuting one group wouldn t eventually seek to target all as occurred during the nazis rise to power.

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