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Showing posts with label Activist Mike Ghouse. Show all posts
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Saturday, January 9, 2016

Why I love America! Congressman Sessions and Veasey

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This is what makes America great; big men being ordinary with no air of arrogance. 

January 8, 2016, Reagan Airport, Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Pete sessions is a charming political leader, as I walked towards him at the airport, he stretched his arm to shake hands and called my name out!  He has always done that. No wonder he is unshakable in the 32nd Congressional District in Texas. He has an incredible memory!

He then introduced me to Congressman Michael Burgess and another prominent Congressman.  I am embarrassed not to remember his name, especially after extolling Sessions for his memory.   We were all flying to Dallas.

Long time ago, I had introduced Sessions to the Desi community on my Radio Show in Dallas, and have been a supporter of him ever since, when you meet him once, there is no way you will walk out without liking him.  

Sessions,Burgess
Ghouse, Sessions
Veasey | Sessions


I was a Republican for most of my life in America, but chose to become an Independent in 2014 to allow me to support the right candidates be it Republican or Democrats.  The only regret of my life is voting for Ted Cruz, I wish he represented values of inclusion,  and the most joyous and heartfelt vote was for Obama twice! Remember, I am a moderate like most Americans and we don’t have bias towards either Republicans or Democrats, it is because of the struggle between the two in contributing towards a stable Republic, oops, Government!  


Pete Sessions and I had a good conversation, and he appreciated and encouraged what we did at the Lincoln Memorial. “Rally against ISIS and Terrorism” and celebrating “Jesus and Prophet Muhammad’s birthday jointly.”He and I will get together in a few weeks; I want to hear him out, to find solutions for the perceptions about Muslims in America and what he has to offer to fix the problem.  As Americans, we are all committed to the safety and security of America. 

Sessions also mentioned about passing away of Dr. Hasan Bukhari, his neighbor, and a community leader in Dallas, and I'll have to call Niki Bukhari his daughter and Talat Bukhari his wife to express my heartfelt condolences to them. I have been to their house.

What I love about America is the unassuming simplicity we all live with. They stood in line like everyone else, and walked in after the first class passengers boarded. I was in group 2, they were in group 1, as I walked into the plane towards row 18, I saw Congressman Mark Veasey on row 16, another great congressman from Fort Worth, and we are friends as well and communicate on Face book. 

Sessions and I were in the same row, and little later, the man sitting next to him in the aisle seat went to the rest room, Veasey came to talk with Sessions, after a while he turned to me and wanted to introduce me to Sessions, we laughed. We all knew each other. It is so good to see the Democrats and Republicans sit together, there are a lot of things that are bi-partisan and I hope a day will come when most of the things would get bi-partisan support. 

I thanked Veasey for signing H.Res.569 - Condemning violence, bigotry, and hateful rhetoric towards Muslims in the United States.  He was not sure what I was talking about, but was graceful about it.  I came home and checked, he has not yet signed it, so I am going to request him and Pete Sessions and Michael Burgess to consider signing it.   

Then I walked the plane to see if I will run into Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, Congressmen Ralph Hall and Kenny Marchant, all my friends from Texas. By the way Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson has signed the HR. 569.

In all, there were 4 senior congressmen, all flying economy!  The other day our Surgeon General Dr. Murthy flew in economy from Phoenix to DC in economy. I was expecting them to fly First class, and glad they fly economy, that is wisely using the tax dollars.  This is what makes America great; big men being ordinary with no air of arrogance. 

I asked Congressman Sessions, what he wants to see Muslims do. He was ready, integration and be a part of the society; inculcate the values to be patriotic Americans. Report any bad elements and make America safer for everyone. That is what my friend Sean Hannity would have said.

It's an amazing coincidence, I wrote this note a few days ago that I shared it with Congressman Sessions,  "American Muslims are more patriotic than an average American, and they have more at stake in defending and preserving the freedom and will do every right thing to make sure America is safe for everyone.” Indeed, I have made a statement on Sean Hannity Show on Fox News that the only thing I will fight for in my life is to defend our freedom, to me nothing is greater than the God given freedom to each one of us, and I will die for it, if I have to, to protect it for all of us. That is indeed an inalienable right.

Send a note to these two gentlemen that you appreciate them:

Congressman Pete Sessions (R) - https://sessions.house.gov/
Congressman Mark Veasey (D) - https://veasey.house.gov/

Thank you,

Mike Ghouse, 
(214) 325-1916
Washington, DC 

Dr. Mike Ghouse is a community consultant, social scientist, thinker, writer, newsmaker and a professional speaker on Pluralism, Interfaith, Islam, terrorism,  human rights, and foreign policy.  Mike is committed to building cohesive societies and offers pluralistic solutions on issues of the day. More about him in 63 links at www.MikeGhouse.net and his writings are at TheGhouseDiary.com


Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Congressman John Lewis from Georgia's 5th District

Congressman John Lewis | www.TheGhouseDiary.com



Monday, January 4, 2015 - Washington, DC -- I walked into my favorite Chinese Restaurant on Pennsylvania Avenue, and spotted Congressman John Lewis, and walked up to him, he was gracious and we carried a conversation. What a joy it was to have this accidental Dinner meeting. 

He is a good listener indeed, and listened to my narrative about speaking from the steps of Lincoln Memorial, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his " I have a dream" speech which gave birth to the civil rights acts fulfilling the founding fathers vision that we are all created equal. 

We chose the same steps to deliver our speech, and our vision where Muslims will be accepted as equals and reach a new milestone of integration. 

He was happy to hear that as Muslims and Christians came together to celebrate once in our life time auspicious birth event of Jesus Christ and Prophet Muhammad on Saturday, December 26th on the very steps where MLK spoke his dream.  The idea of the event was to come together to create a better America for every American. 

He said, he was in Atlanta during that time, and would have loved to join the event. We have many more events coming up this year and we will make sure to invite him.

More about John Lewis - https://johnlewis.house.gov/john-lewis/biography

Mike Ghouse | (214) 325-1916 
 
Dr. Mike Ghouse is a community consultant, social scientist, thinker, writer, newsmaker and a professional speaker on Pluralism, Interfaith, Islam,  politics, human rights, Terrorism,  and foreign policy.  Mike is committed to building cohesive societies and offers pluralistic solutions on issues of the day. More about him in 63 links at www.MikeGhouse.net and his writings are at TheGhousediary.com 




Saturday, September 21, 2013

Humility thy name: Mrs. Rafiqa Hussain and Dr. Muhammad Hussain

September 20, 2013. Louisville, Kentucky – The legends of Louisville; Mrs. Rafiqa Hussain and Dr. Muhammad Hussain were honored in a gathering at Islamic Society of Louisville.


I did not know them personally, but have met Dr. Hussain a few times. However, I have heard a lot of great things about them from my wife Yasmeen. This past week, we have had a luncheon with them and I was glad, I got to know them; humble beings who have served their community well.

Last night, I learned a whole lot more about them at the Louisville Islamic Center – there were two things in particular, that stood out and compelled me to share; a rare quality in individuals.

Do you remember Bill Gates? He is one of the first rich men of our times, who paved the way for Philanthropy while he is alive - His message is, don’t die with all your wealth for someone else to do something with it. Your kids don’t need it, so do something while you are alive and receive the pleasure of seeing the goodness work its way.

Dr. Hussain and Rafiqa are those two individuals. The President of the Center who knew Dr. Hussain spoke for nearly 35 minutes, and each item he mentioned was worthy of mention. I was absorbed listening to it. Indeed, it felt good to hear about good people. There was immense joy to see people like them.

I know many in Dallas, who are wealth accumulating machines and kept “receiving” it, but never got around to “giving”. Life’s emotional and spiritual balance comes from maintaining a balance between receiving and giving.  Some of them missed it, and their kids did not need their wealth either. They sorely missed out the pleasure of seeing their money do the work, and do some good.

Dr. Hussain and Rafiqa are blessed to have given and seen the results of that giving. While they gave, they were humble.  There is a real story from the times of Akbar, the Mogul King that reflects characteristic of this couple.

There was a man named Rahim, who was well known for his philanthropy, no one left his door without any help, he was a great “daani” giver.  The people noticed that he lowered his eyes and head while he was giving, they did not understand why he was not proud of giving, so they to go Tulsidas, the man who wrote Ramacharitmanas (Ramayana- 2nd composition) and wanted to know about this man Rahim. 

Tulsidas was curios so he writes this Doha (couplet) and sends to Rahim.

Aisi deni den ju, kit seekhay ho sain?
Jyoon jyoon kar oonchay , kyoon kyoon niche nain?

Where did your learn this form of giving o brother?
As you rise your hands to give, why do you lower your eyes?

Rahim was a great admirer of Tulsidas, and knew he was a religious man so he composed his doha in return.

Dain har koi aur hai, bhejat jo din rain
Log bharam hum per karien, taso neechay nain.

Giver (wealth) is someone else, who sends it day and night, 
people give credit to me in vain, and that’s why I lower my eyes


From the innumerable stories I heard in the 35 minutes, that is who Sain Hussain is.
The second aspect of this couple that deserves applause and emulation is their humility in giving.

They have funded many institutions around, but apparently have never made an attempt to “tell” the people how or what to do, even though they were a major donor at places. This is a rare quality that I have come to admire.    

Prophet Muhammad had said something profound – don’t let the right hand know the charity given by the left hand (or vice versa). If you boast of your giving, it humiliates the receiver and puts him/her in a difficult inferior position. Islam is about treating everyone on equal footing. No one should be deprived of his or her dignity from receiving.

Dr. Hussain is one of the senior most Cardiologists in Louisville who has served the community for over four decades. Mrs. Rafiqa Hussain is a CPA. They have decided to move to Washington DC to be around with their Grand Kids. There was an outpouring of love and admiration for this couple. 

If you know someone like that, please let others know.  In the words of Dr. Ali Faraz if one can express gratitude to the individuals, he or she will also express gratitude to the creator, and that is the hallmark of a civil society.   

It is our duty to honor and cherish individuals who have dedicated their lives to building bridges among Americans.

URL -
http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2013/09/humility-thy-name-mrs-rafiqa-hussain.html
Mike Ghouse is a speaker, thinker and a writer on pluralism, politics, peace, Islam,Israel, India, interfaith, and cohesion at work place. He is committed to building a Cohesive America and offers pluralistic solutions on issues of the day atwww.TheGhousediary.com. He believes in Standing up for others and has done that throughout his life as an activist. Mike has a presence on national and local TV, Radio and Print Media. He is a frequent guest on Sean Hannity show on Fox TV, and a commentator on national radio networks, he contributes weekly to the Texas Faith Column at Dallas Morning News; fortnightly at Huffington post; and several other periodicals across the world. His personal site www.MikeGhouse.net indexes his work through many links. 

Monday, July 1, 2013

Sean Hannity, Pamela Geller and Mike Ghouse on Egypt

Here are a variety of clips within 2 hours of the show - a total of 150 items have made it on the search engine, here are a few...Its amazing passion with the people on the right, if they spend half that energy in peace making, they can change the world.

Except the mediaite, none of them are moderate groups... where are the moderates? I am surprised at the missing left


Mike Ghouse

Pamela Geller And Hannity Muslim Guest Erupt In Shouting Match: ‘How Dare You Accuse Me Of Murder!’

 Sean Hannity tonight brought attention to Egyptians taking to the streets to protest the regime of President Mohammed Morsi. Pamela Geller andMike Ghouse got into an angry, heated back-and-forth when Geller confronted Ghouse for claiming her New York subway anti-jihad ads were responsible for someone losing their life in the subway. She shouted at him, “How dare you accuse me of murder!”

After slamming President Obama for helping the Egyptian government, Hannity touted how he said from the very beginning that instituting a president with ties to the Muslim Brotherhood would turn out badly for Egypt. Ghouse said that it’s wrong for the U.S. to be aiding Egypt, and agreed that Obama should not be offering his support for the Morsi regime. He called Morsi a “bully,” Hannity called him an “Islamic extremist” (though Ghouse disputed the necessity of including the “Islamic” part).
Geller noted how Morsi fully believes that Obama will ultimately not side with the protestors, saying the American president is consistently “on the side of jihadic Islamic supremacist regimes” from Libya to Egypt. Geller also explained that she was banned from England for her outspokenness on these issues. She then confronted Ghouse about accusing her and her anti-jihad ads of causing the death of someone in the subway system, demanding an apology from him.
Ghouse refused to apologize, noting that last year he warned of the “dangers of those ads,” but Geller insisted that the ads said nothing about Islam, just about jihad and “savages.” Ghouse shot back, “You owe an apology to the people who you are hurting and saying bad things about it.” Geller countered, “You’re saying the truth hurts people, don’t you see how irrational your logic is?” She shouted, “How dare you accuse me of murder!”
Watch the video below, courtesy of Fox News:
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/pamela-geller-and-hannity-guest-erupt-in-shouting-match-over-islam-how-dare-you-accuse-me-of-murder/#disqus_thread


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