Nadeem AslamThe bullet that has hit us Muslims today left the gun centuries ago when we let the clergy decide that knowledge and education were not important.
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The greatest tragedy of our nation is that for decades, we have lived in the shadow of the clergy. The clergy’s ignorance, superstitions and prejudices have kept us from developing as a nation.
Source: The Wasted Vigil
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