Taking Someone's speech out of context does not help the cause of Peace, here is the full speech of Imam Shakir at the Marking of the 1st anniversary of Ethio-Muslims movement in Washington, DC. This is in response to the purported video sound bites of the Imam's address on our January 26 event at TC Williams High School As you all know, our foes are up in arms to distort and distract us from our constructive and non-violent movement. The Seventeen leaders who are in prison while being tortured never wavered from their peaceful movement even under duress and we in the diaspora never advocated a violent movement and simply mimic what the leaders on the ground profess. It is unfortunate, the distractors use sound bites of the Imam's speech and take it out of context to fit their distorted mentality and gain support as well as plant a seed of hatred among Muslims and Christians. I am sure the majority of people who come across the YouTube video will not fall in their trap except those innocent who do not know their treachery. It is a known fact by now that the government is actively persecuting the Muslims on account of their beliefs. The Imam who is not radical by any standard is one of the most respected religious leaders who gave us a historical context by praising Ethiopia as a land of tolerance that accepted the first Muslims who were sent by the Prophet to the land where no one was unjustly governed under that just ruler - Negus. He drew a conclusion by comparing the ...