Remarks from the Huffington Post Game Changers celebration.
Thank you, Arianna. And thanks also to everyone at The Huffington Post.
It is indeed an honor to be part of the extraordinary group being recognized this evening.
I would like to take to take this opportunity to thank all those who have supported our efforts here in New York and around the world.
Thank you for joining the fight against mistrust and misunderstanding.
Thank you for having the courage to uphold the values on which this country was founded - life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
I especially want to thank Mayor Bloomberg -- a Game Changer himself -- for everything he has done to support Cordoba House at Park51 here in Manhattan.
But Cordoba House at Park51 is just one part of the larger Cordoba Movement.
The Cordoba Movement is a multi-national, multi-faith organization dedicated to tackling tough issues in a practical way in order to build bridges between Muslims, Jews, Christians, and people of goodwill from all cultures and faith traditions.
I founded the Cordoba Movement to help break the cycle of fear, mistrust, misunderstanding, and violence that threatens the peace and stability of the entire world. This misunderstanding is fueling the irrational fear of Islam that we are seeing in the United States and elsewhere in the West. And this, in turn is fueling the extremism and radicalism we see in some Islamic countries.
My father once told me a story about a time he asked his father, my grandfather, "What's the most important thing in life to you?" My grandfather responded, "It may be hard to believe but I care about you, and love you, more than I care about myself. That you are healthy and safe is more important to me than my own life."
Each of us wants more for our children then we want for ourselves. It is up to all of us to work together to help break the cycle of fear, mistrust, misunderstanding, and violence that threatens the peace and stability of the entire world.
Leaving the world a better place than we found it by reversing this downward spiral hatred and ignorance for our children and our grandchildren is truly the "Game Changer" that we all need to strive for.
Thank you again for your recognition of our work and the important efforts of all the game changers honored here tonight.
Brad Hirschfield: The N.Y. Islamic Center Controversy: How People of the Same Faith Can Disagree
They've sold over 30 Million albums, and to date, they're the biggest band out of South Asia (Pakistan/India) - ever.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_agUaE7Ffs
Peace to all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNEGOlGfWQ8
Peace to all.
nothing can match it.
it will do its thing with no respect for any religion or nation.
it is natural law or might be stated as spiritual principles.
it took communism and chewed it up.
now it will take capitalism and do its thing to an economic system of profits over people.
did we really think we could create a system of profits over people and not pay the price of it.
the interesting thing religion and capitalism go together like ducks and water. go figure.
why do some meet him with intolerance and hatred?
There's an obsessiveness about it that rankles. Get a life, folks. Be happy.
"I hope my kids do better then I did..."
Maybe you guys should take a look inside your own hearts.
Thanks for being truthful.
No... what we need is for Islamic terrorist to stop killing in the name of Islam.
LMAO... ROTFLMAO... Classic!!!
As far as giving the world algebra this is false. The concept of "0" and algebra itself is a Hindu conception but was relayed to the West via Islam.
As far as cherishing knowledge-I do accept the fact Islamic culture did a fabolous job of preserving knowledge from the Greeks as there Western counterparts were struggling through their "dark ages."
I'm not quite sure as to the physical products Mormon's have contributed to society but it doesn't mean they are wrong about their religion. (I myself am Agnostic so the record is straight).
To say we attacked Baghdad because they have Muslims is inherantly wrong. Iraq wars have absolutely nothing to do with religion. To elude to or blame the wars as "religious" is irresponsible and takes away from the criminal invasion which took place.
The only ones who don't feel that way, are the extremists themselves.
Peace to all.