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Salaam aalakam.

Salaamu.

In the name and al-hhhhālālā and al-Sharah and al-a-a-a-sala. Mismalah, al-hambhala, and al-a-Rasulat, and al-a Rassulah, and all I want to welcome you all.

Ah, al-Hamda-Lah, this is, it's kind of giving some Ramadan vibes, you know, taking us back, except that we have some arbitrators between the esteem sheikh and myself,

you know, that have come to join us, al-hahmdhra but obviously, you know, a lot has happened in the last month and a half.

You know, we've been witnessing a resurgence of sorts in Islamophobia, and we're witnessing

what seems to be almost like a post-9-11 climate, but with a renewed sense of, I guess,

intensity towards the Muslim community, but also a different set of tools that are being used

in this new Islamophobic resurgence. But we also have changed as a Muslim community, but also a different set of tools that are being used in this new Islamophobic

resurgence. But we also have changed as a Muslim community. There's a difference in who we are

than what we look like in the immediate aftermath of 9-11. So al-Handall al-a-Rbal-Ameen, we have several esteemed

guests that are with us. I'm going to start, to my immediate left.

We have Imam Tom Fikini, al-hamd al-hambhala-a-a-a-meen, who's joining us now from Allentown,

Pennsylvania. I say it with a little bit of a smirk on my face, but you know, we appreciate you,

Sheikh. We love your community, al-Hand-a-l-a. We don't look down on your community at all. We just look down on Allentown as a place, but the Masjid itself, the Alentown,

Islamic Center is phenomenal, Masha'u'llah.

So much so that you recruited Imam Tom, al-Handallah.

We have Dr. Oweimer Anjum, and al-Handallarbramian joining us from Toledo, Dr.

Muhammad Abu Talib, joining us from Raleigh,

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