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Will and Davi are joined by special guest host Dax Ewbanks with the OK-LP and OK Liberty on Tap, along with special guest academic Imam John Yahya Ederer of Tulsa, and OK Muslim activist Priscilla Gaulston Khader.We discusss price fixing, and collaberative effort as a sunnah.

Apr 11 2017

Q&A: Is There a Concept of a State in Islam?

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By Ramy Osman April 2017 The following is a transcript of a question-answer exchange between M4L Director Will Coley and author/journalist Mustafa Akyol at the International Students for Liberty Conference held in Washington DC in February 2017. Mustafa Akyol gave a talk titled “Islam and Liberty: Are they compatible?”, and this excerpt is from the …

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Apr 09 2017

CATO Event: Islamic Liberalism: Real or False Hope?

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By Ramy Osman April 2017 The CATO Institute in Washington DC hosted an event on February 15, 2017 titled “Islamic Liberalism: Real or False Hope?” (see the video at bottom of this page). The event was a discussion/debate between Turkish journalist and author Mustafa Akyol and American author Shadi Hamid, moderated by CATO’s Ian Vasquez. Akyol presented …

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Jan 16 2017

Obama’s Eloquence Fails to Hide His Evil Legacy

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By Ramy Osman January 2017 With another eloquent speech that was the trademark of his 8 years as ruler of the world, Barack Obama brilliantly programmed his faithful disciples one last time. He ignored all of the injustices and horrors that he and his administration were responsible for during his tenure; And he instead mesmerized his …

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Nov 11 2016

Trumps Aggression is an American Profession

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By Ramy Osman November 2016 Trumps win of the presidency has challenged many people’s perception of what America really stands for. People are having trouble coming to terms with what a Trump presidency will mean for this country. There’s no doubt that things are going to change over the next four years. But how …

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Sep 17 2016

A Precedential Limerick

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A Precedential Limerick by Ramy Osman Voting for an American president You’d think is a major accomplishment But people limit their choices Silence their own voices And then choose one of two incompetents

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Sep 11 2016

It’s 9-11 Again

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It’s 9-11 Again by Ramy Osman I can’t escape from the numbers 9-11 Appearing in places like an uncanny obsession Many times it’s just a matter of when That it’ll be 9-11 again It could happen during the morning routine Or in the evening, where it would feel like a dream I glance at the …

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Aug 14 2016

Muslim Libertarian Candidate for Minnesota Senate – District 14

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By Ramy Osman August 2016 Steven Zilberg is the first Muslim candidate for senate in the state of Minnesota (14th District). He’s a native of Minnesota who converted to Islam while studying abroad in South Africa. He hopes to become the first Muslim Minnesotan senator as well as the youngest elected person from the city …

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Aug 04 2016

Muhammad Ali Fought Against State and Religious Violence

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By Ramy Osman August 2016 You don’t have to quote the Non-Aggression Principle to know that violence and aggression are wrong. It’s something that we’re taught from an early age – which is: be kind and considerate to others, and don’t be aggressive or violent. It’s called good manners, it’s called morality.

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Jun 16 2016

The perseverance of Muhammad Ali

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By Ramy Osman June 2016 The below video is an excerpt from a Friday sermon given by Muslim libertarian, Dr Imad ad-Dean Ahmad on 6/9/2016. Dr Imad ad-Dean Ahmad is the founder and president of the Minaret of Freedom Institute, the first Muslim libertarian think-tank. www.minaret.org

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Mar 13 2016

Power Corrupts the People Too

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By Ramy Osman March 2016 I wrote this poem in 2013, two years after the uprisings in the Arab world. It was also two years after the Occupy Movement was born in New York City. These grassroots movements were generally started by people who were politically marginalized and who had little to no political influence. …

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Jun 07 2015

Muslims Share Peace and Food at Porc … fest

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By Ramy Osman June 7, 2015 When Muslims first hear of the “Porcfest” event, their reaction might be to think that it’s Islamically prohibited to participate in such a festival. After all, Muslims are forbidden from eating and dealing with pork and other swine products. So why would a Muslim want to go to …

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May 25 2015

Who’s the Terrorist?

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By Ramy Osman May 2015 Obama’s drone policy continues to assassinate unnamed people while killing thousands of civilians as collateral damage, not to mention the Americans who are killed as well. This drone policy has spread terror throughout the skies of poor and third world countries. Residents in those countries live in fear of American …

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Apr 17 2015

M4L Attends Muslim Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill

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By Ramy Osman April 2015 This past Monday, April 13th , I attended an event that was the first of its kind for the Muslim American community. It was the first ever Muslim Advocacy Day held on Capitol Hill, #MuslimHillDay. Over 250 state delegates from almost a dozen different Muslim national organizations came together to …

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Sep 14 2014

Why Don’t Muslims Condemn Terrorism?

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By Ramy Osman September 2014 This question is frequently posed by non-Muslims in the media and in public forums. At times it’s non-Muslims asking each other this question. And at times it’s a question posed to any Muslim they encounter. Rarely is the questioner genuinely wondering why they haven’t seen Muslims condemning terrorism. More often …

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May 30 2013

When Humanity Has Failed You, The Only Thing Left to Do: A Guantanamo Call to Prayer

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. By Ramy Osman June 2013 It’s not a stretch to say that 90% of Guantanamo prisoners have nothing to do with terrorism. There have been 779 inmates held in Guantanamo since 2002. Over 500 hundred have been released without the government compensating them or attempting to restore their reputation. To this day (June …

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May 03 2013

Obama’s Moral Relativism and the Need for Political Redemption

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By Ramy Osman, M4L-Virginia May 2013 Barack Obama gets his morals from the collective. If enough people exert pressure on him to put an end to evil projects such as the Guantanamo Bay Torture Center or the Murderous Drone Program, then he might just put an end to them. Maybe. After a …

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Apr 21 2013

The Running Man: Boston Episode

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By Ramy Osman, M4L-Virginia April 2013 Note: Marathon runners have nothing to do with politics or war. It is pure evil to target runners and spectators who are getting ready to celebrate the end of a race. Those who kill innocent people are spineless and soulless, no matter if they claim legitimacy from a scholar …

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Apr 19 2013

Joining The Fight Against Anti-Muslim Bigotry

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By Ramy Osman April, 2013 This past February (2013) I had a brief encounter with a well known personality who is one of many people who voice their hatred of Islam. His name is Frank Gaffney (Washington Times columnist, former advisor to presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, and one of the original signers of the …

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