Americans together on the road again

Americans together on the road again

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I will be on the road from Friday, October 14 through Sunday, October 30^th. The purpose of the trip is to do interviews with people who are making a difference in building a cohesive America with a focus on Muslims in America. 

It's a 3000 Miles Journey from Dallas, Memphis, Knoxville, Roanoke, Washington, New York, Louisville, Chicago and back to Dallas.

I will be visiting Ground Zero and pray for the wellbeing of those who lost their lives and those who survived; those who are alive and those who are angry; those who are hurt and those who are callous.

A conversation with religious, civic and political leaders will be filmed. Indeed, I am looking for stories where people stood up for each other, did everything they can towards creating a better America. If you know someone who has a compelling story to tell, let me know. It has got to make people think, ponder and want to take an action. My friend Adil Khan has volunteered to run the film during this trip. I am looking for partners to write script, to find stories and fund and participate.

We have to build a cohesive America where no American has to live in anxieties, discomfort or fear of the other.

Ever since we declared our independence, we have been tested time and again by various political, economic and religious forces to divide us, however, at the end we have come out strong as one nation. The Civil War, the Great Depression, the World War, Pearl Harbor, Women's rights, Abortion, the Vietnam War, Civil Rights, Budget Deficits, Unemployment, 9/11, the Iraq and Afghanistan War have all been difficult, but we will make it through and sanity will prevail.

Americans Together is an educational and pragmatic initiative to wean out myths from reality, which is hurting the social cohesiveness of America. The myths are vigorously pumped in by a few insecure souls from among us to disrupt the delicate balance in our society by pitching one American against the other for their perceived gains.

The purpose of "Americans Together" is to remove such myths in an open discussion forum and restore the cohesiveness of our society and work towards building a safe and secure America for every one of the 312 Million of us. I am pleased to quote a Native American chief (1854), "All things are connected. Whatever befalls the earth befalls the sons of the earth. Man did not weave the web of life; he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the webs, he does it to himself."

God willing this documentary will be released by March Next year at the Sharia conference in several cities involving political candidates and influential clergy and business men and women of a given city. Good solid ideas, movie clips and sponsorship is invited. By the way, Sharia is not a Muslim Issue, it is an American issue and we need to find solutions.

It is about Muslims participating and contributing towards the safety, security and well being of America. It's our commitment to build a cohesive America where every one of the 312 Million of us feels safe and free from apprehension of the other.

Prophet Muhammad believed in peaceful co-existence and consistently mitigated conflicts and nurtured goodwill amongst various groups. He wanted to bring about a change and create a cohesive society where no one was to be apprehensive of the other.

Mike Ghouse
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Mike Ghouse is committed to building a cohesive America and offers pluralistic solutions on issues of the day to the media and the public. He is a speaker thinker and a writer on the topics of pluralism, cohesive societies, Politics, Islam, interfaith, India and Peace. Over a thousand articles have been published on the topics and two of his books are poised to be released on Pluralism and Islam. Mike's work is reflected in 4 website's and 27 Blogs indexed athttp://www.mikeghouse.net/ and you can find all of his current articles atwww.TheGhousediary.com

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