It's not an open-ended edict to go out and kill people. There are hundreds of thousands of verses that talk about peace.

Once you're in the immigration system, it's a much different ballgame.

It's a clearinghouse for defamation and attacks against Muslims.

While the Al-Arian verdict was a turning point for our community, I'm not sure it has the same significance for politicians.

They have the authority to do it (levy immigration charges), although they usually don't in most cases.

I'm not going to let bigots like that define who I am.