{"id":3442,"date":"2012-05-14T09:10:23","date_gmt":"2012-05-14T07:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.radioislam.org.za\/wordpress\/2012\/05\/14\/tarek-mahanna-a-voice-for-the-oppressed-silenced\/"},"modified":"2012-05-14T09:10:23","modified_gmt":"2012-05-14T07:10:23","slug":"tarek-mahanna-a-voice-for-the-oppressed-silenced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/tarek-mahanna-a-voice-for-the-oppressed-silenced\/","title":{"rendered":"Tarek Mahanna &#8211; A Voice For The Oppressed, Silenced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Monday 20120514 &#8211; In one of the most blatant violations of the First Amendment?s guarantee of free speech, Tarek Mehanna, an American Muslim, was convicted in a federal court in Boston, USA and then sentenced to 17 years in prison. His &#8216;crimes&#8217; you may ask? He was found guilty of supporting &#8216;Al Qaeda&#8217; (by virtue of translating documents into English and expressing &#8216;sympathetic views&#8217; of victims of US terror.&nbsp; Also, for his vociferous disapproval and condemnation of the Invaders of Muslim lands, the U.S. Army, and their war crimes.&nbsp; It?s certainly no surprise that, in this climate of tyrannical reign, Muslims are prosecuted for their criticism of the tyrannical regimes, their inhumane activities and obvious double-standards.&nbsp; I urge you to take a listen to Tarek&#8217;s speech in this podcast, which he delivered at his sentencing hearing, or obtain a transcript thereof.&nbsp; This amazing and heart-wrenching speech, courtesy of brother Ejaz Khan, is sure to resound and echo for years to come&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/a\/radioislamlive.com\/radio-islam\/mbilal2012-01\/20120511_ca_tarek_mahanna_speech_audio.mp3?attredirects=0&amp;d=1\" mce_href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/a\/radioislamlive.com\/radio-islam\/mbilal2012-01\/20120511_ca_tarek_mahanna_speech_audio.mp3?attredirects=0&amp;d=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/mbilal\/download.jpg\" mce_src=\"images\/mbilal\/download.jpg\" alt=\"download\" title=\"download\" height=\"38\" width=\"40\"><\/a>  <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Monday 20120514 &#8211; In one of the most blatant violations of the First Amendment?s guarantee of free speech, Tarek Mehanna, an American Muslim, was convicted in a federal court in Boston, USA and then sentenced to 17 years in prison. 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