Historical rebuttal to political commentator from @zeteonews
The creator, Mehdi Hasan, refutes political commentator Matt Walsh's claim that Islam did not contribute to building America. He begins by referencing his own statement comparing the Muslim call to prayer to church bells, which prompted Walsh's response. Hasan then presents historical evidence, primarily focusing on the fact that up to one-third of enslaved people who built the country were Muslims, and supports his claims with screenshots of their exchange and citations from historians and museums. He critiques Walsh's historical ignorance and proceeds to answer Walsh's challenge to name Islam's contributions by citing the Islamic Golden Age's influence on the Enlightenment and the modern achievements of Muslim American scientists and engineers.
Creator: @zeteonews on Instagram
Transcript
Said in a recent visit to Dearborn I think that if you can play church bells, you can pray the call to prayer. Isn't it okay for Muslim Americans to broadcast a call to prayer? I mean, let me add right no, within reason, of course, and in accordance with all local sound and noise ordinances. But Matt went nuts and said, Christianity built this country. Islam did not at all in even the slightest way. That's why we can have our church bells. To which I responded, one in three of the slaves who bui
Topics: History, Politics, Education
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