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This Muslim Marine Vet Wants To Change The Way Americans Think About Islam
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This Muslim Marine Vet Wants To Change The Way Americans Think About Islam
By DAVID LEFFLER on February 13, 2017 T&P ON FACEBOOK
How a Marine Corps veteran has started a national dialogue with one simple statement:
“I’m a Muslim and a Marine. Ask anything.”
In late January, Mansoor Shams, a 34-year-old former Marine corporal, was running through Seattle-Tacoma National Airport when a woman stopped him. She wanted to talk about the whiteboard sign he was carrying. “I’m a Muslim and a U.S. Marine,” it read in thick red and blue marker. “Ask anything.”
He had considered erasing the message. As a Muslim, he’d never felt especially comfortable in airports. But the woman had a big smile on her face. She just wanted to give Shams a high five.
“Here’s this stranger standing by my side and proudly showing her acceptance of people like me,” he told Task & Purpose in an interview.
“She ended up making her own sign that read ‘Muslims welcome here’ and took it on her flight home to Missouri. Crazy, right?”
In truth, Shams might be a little crazy. A self-described introvert, he admits he’s never been the “protester type” or even very political. So why is he