On November 5th, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan went on a shooting rampage in Fort Hood, Texas killing 13 and injuring 30 fellow soldiers. After it was revealed that Hasan was a Muslim Arab American, Islam is being put on trial. Of course, as a Muslim Arab American, I’ve been asked how I feel about it.

As an American, it breaks my heart that our soldiers were attacked by one of their own.

As an Arab, it saddens me to think of his family who thought they were contributing to a nation they immigrated too.

As a Muslim, it angers me that the media has made Hasan a representative of Islam.

Let’s be clear on something, a criminal should not be defined by their faith, culture or race… a criminal is a criminal, period! What happened in Fort Hood was a crime committed by a criminal!

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