Imam W. D. Mohammed Radio Broadcast Oakland, Ca. 11/3/81

"We think that this democracy, this belief in freedom and free enterprise offers Muslims and everybody that comes here to establish their life-or that are here and want to establish their lives-an opportunity to do so. We believe that we can have a good life in America. We believe that we can have growth for Islamic life and Muslim communities in America and we are realizing that even now! Because times have changed in America and we believe that the future promises even more justice, more opportunity, less racial prejudice, and religious bigotry, etc., and that we will have an even better life here in America...We don't want to see freedom lost and we don't want to see Christian values lost. You're the majority in this country. Our Prophet (Muhammed) told us to defend the holy places of other people and he mandated that Jews and others would have the right to practice their religion under Islamic government just as they did before Islamic government was established in Madinah. When we know these facts of Islam then we have to be the same in this day and time.