The challenge we now face as a country is that we have a president who is making every attempt to turn the strength of our diversity into our weakness.
Adam Soltani
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Commentary: Learning from Ahmed Mohamed
Ahmed Mohamed’s arrest shined a light on Islamophobia in Texas, but Oklahoma is not immune.
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Embracing Oklahoma City’s Muslim community
Adam Soltani reflects on anti-Muslim hate in the metro community.
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Commentary: #okcstrong Hope springs from tragedy
Many ask me why I live in a state that vilifies and marginalizes minority groups.
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Commentary: #Ferguson, our problem
Within days following the Nov. 24 decision, groups in Tulsa and Oklahoma City organized vigils and rallies to let Oklahoma and America know that “Black Lives Matter” and we will continue this “Journey for #Justice.”
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Commentary: Seeking acceptance in America’s heartland
I, like countless other Oklahomans and Americans, will never forget where I was the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. Like a typical college student, I was still asleep when news broke of a plane hitting the World Trade Center in New York. I was alarmed when my mother flung the door open to my room, […]
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Commentary: Schools getting it radically wrong
A film shown in an Oklahoma history classroom at Jenks Freshman Academy incorrectly links Muslims to the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.
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Commentary: Hold elected officials accountable
April 30, Oklahoma Sen. James Inhofe took to the Senate floor in Washington, D.C. and alleged that President Obama promotes Islam and suppressed “our Judeo-Christian values.”
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Commentary: Never let us forget
The heart of a city was broken, lives forever changed and the general feeling of safety we all expect in our daily lives shattered.
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Mandating the Pledge of Allegiance
After posting this on my social media, it became painfully apparent that fellow Oklahomans had strong opinions regarding this topic. I realize that the Pledge of Allegiance is a true symbol of patriotism, and for good reason. Have we, however, considered the origins of our pledge and why it was originally introduced into our schooling […]