This letter came to me just today. I believe it answers the question, Can Muslims live in a multicultural society? Or does it ask the question!
—
Pardon me, but I chuckle at the thought of having ‘the head Iman’ come to VBS (Valley Beth Shalom is a conservative Jewish congregation). There is no head Iman. Let me tell you of a personal experience of mine:
I am active with the American Jewish Committee, which does internationally what AIPAC does domestically. At one event, our guest speaker was a Muslim Doctor from Phoenix, AZ. I’m going out on a limb here, I feel pretty confident that as a Doctor, he may have come across a Jew or two.
He spoke of his goal to create an organization of fellowship between Muslims, Christians and Jews, a venue to bring about a better understanding of each other; that, in fact, we do share common goals and values.
As he spoke of his endeavors, I had to ask: Doctor, change begins with one. What do you do when, while sitting in your mosque with your family, your Iman begins his vitriolic diatribe against the infidels?
His answer: I say nothing, I am in fear of my life and the life of my family.
This is in America! This is in the land of the free! And yet, one well-educated, upper middle-class American Muslim fears even speaking out! This is a tragedy, this is appalling, and this is his reality.
And this is our reality.
If You Will It – It Is Not A Dream – T. Herzl
ALYSE GOLDEN BERKLEY, Esq.
BERKLEY > BERKLEY
Encino, California
Coast Contact 