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SBNation: Dion Waiters skipped national anthem for religious reasons (Islam)
Waiters informed Northeast Ohio Media Group that he is a Muslim and that he plans to excuse himself prior to the national anthem from here on out.
"It's because of my religion," Waiters told NEOMG. "That's why I stayed in the locker room."
Waiters says he is rededicating himself more to his Muslim faith. He appears to be in a happier state.
[snip]
Waiters is not the first NBA player to forego standing for the anthem because of his Muslim faith. Nuggets guard Mahmoud Abdul-Raouf famously drew a one-game suspension from the NBA for his refusal to stand.
UPDATE ---
DION WAITERS CATEGORICALLY DENIES THE STORY.
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NBA Player Dion Waiters Doesn't Want To Stand For National Anthem Because He's Muslim - UPDATED AT BOTTOM OF POST
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SBNation: Dion Waiters skipped national anthem for religious reasons (Islam)
Waiters informed Northeast Ohio Media Group that he is a Muslim and that he plans to excuse himself prior to the national anthem from here on out.
"It's because of my religion," Waiters told NEOMG. "That's why I stayed in the locker room."
Waiters says he is rededicating himself more to his Muslim faith. He appears to be in a happier state.
[snip]
Waiters is not the first NBA player to forego standing for the anthem because of his Muslim faith. Nuggets guard Mahmoud Abdul-Raouf famously drew a one-game suspension from the NBA for his refusal to stand.
UPDATE ---
DION WAITERS CATEGORICALLY DENIES THE STORY.
- Islam's Foothold In Japan
There's an imam in Osaka who's building up Islam's presence on the isle: An Egyptian legal scholar based in Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture, says he is working to increase understanding between the Japanese people and the more than 100,000 Muslims...
- Abe Wouldn't Recognize This Country
How can the Lincoln Memorial be Content Neutral? Fox News: Students at Lincoln Memorial Told to Stop Singing National Anthem By Todd Starnes A group of high school students attending a conservative leadership conference in Washington, D.C. said they...
- Brisbane Islamic College Bans Australian National Anthem
If you want to know how Muslims feel about their "citizenship" in non-Muslim lands, here's an excellent example. Muslims call themselves the Ummah, which means the people of Islam. They divide the world into two, calling one Dar al-Islam (the world...
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I hope Mehboba Ahdyar wins her gold medal for Afghanistan. She will need to run as fast as she can, just to get away from all the menfolk who are threatening to kill her. SUCH an uppity lass. Doesn't she realize that a woman's place is in the...
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