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Mónica Ramirez

For more 15 years Ramirez has been an activist for farmworkers and immigrant rights. She is currently acting deputy director at Centro del los Derechos del Migrante, Inc. (Center for Migrant Rights), based in Baltimore, Md. She was senior staff attorney and project director of Esperanza: The Immigrant Women's Legal Initiative at the Southern Poverty Law Center. She is the daughter and granddaughter of migrant farmworkers.
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Conclusion

What is the Truth About American Muslims? Conclusion Throughout American history, people of many faiths have come to these shores seeking religious freedom. Despite periodic outbreaks of nativism, anti-Semitism, and
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Religion
October 11, 2012
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Sharia

What is the Truth About American Muslims? Sharia 19. What is Sharia? Sharia stands for Islamic or sacred law. It is an Arabic word meaning “the way” or “the path to water.” For centuries, Muslim scholars have given a
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Religion
October 11, 2012
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Misunderstood Terms and Practices

What is the Truth About American Muslims? Misunderstood Terms and Practices 14. What does “jihad” mean? Isn’t it a “holy war”? “Jihad” literally means striving, or doing one’s utmost. Within Islam, there are two basic
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Religion
October 11, 2012
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The Law of Religious Freedom

What is the Truth About American Muslims? The Law of Religious Freedom Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof … Religion clauses of the First
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Religion
October 11, 2012
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The Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation

The Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation (DTPF) helps people and societies create cultures of peace by developing programs that focus on young people.Programs use new media and traditional methods to model ways young people can work, as Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has, to foster peaceful living and implement proven reconciliation and restorative practices.
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Gotcha Day Celebrates Becoming a Family

Each March 7, Stephanie and her husband John will invite immediate family members to the house to celebrate their son, Alexander, now 3. And every year, she’ll ask people not to bring gifts, but she knows the grandparents will not listen. She will serve cake. Friends will send cards and messages of congratulations. Pictures will be taken and loaded into photo albums.