brilliant!!! have been saying that for yrs about muslims in america: we must join together with others in the struggle for civil rights – african americans, latino immigrants, the LGBT community, etc. we only win when everyone wins.
“One year ago, we witnessed – perhaps for the first time ever in Israel – groups of Muslim women from the Negev holding green flags marching alongside groups of gay activists from Tel Aviv with rainbow pride flags. Different flags, different struggles, proclaiming a single message of shared values: all human rights for all people! The Human Rights March is an expression of partnership between multiple groups marching under a host of different banners, finding commonality in their difference and unity in our shared values. These different voices combine and resonate with a message of humanism, pluralism, and democracy – declaring that these are the defining values of our society.” Full article.