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               Muslim US Congressman Responds to IS Death Threat

   by Wayne Lee

   U.S. Representative Keith Ellison, a Muslim, has responded forcefully
   to Islamic State militants after they called on followers to murder
   Ellison and other Muslim targets in the West.

   In a statement Wednesday that referred to IS with the Arabic acronym
   "Daesh," Ellison said, "Daesh is a collection of liars, murderers,
   torturers, and rapists. No Muslim I know recognizes what they preach as
   Al-Islam."

   "The fact that I am on Daesh's bad side means I am fighting for things
   like justice, tolerance, and a more inclusive world," added Ellison,
   the co-chairman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

   The threats from IS were published online.They include a list of people
   it calls "politically-active apostates" in the United States, Britain,
   Canada and Australia. Ellison, one of two Muslims in the House of
   Representatives, is among them.

   Included in the IS article is an image with a blood-stained knife, and
   remarks from IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who said those on the list
   "will receive amnesty if they "surrender themselves to the Islamic
   State."

   Other powerful Muslims in the West that are on the Islamic State's
   latest hit-list are Hillary Clinton's aide Huma Abedin and former U.S.
   envoy to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Rashad Hussain.
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