Alamoudi helped President Clinton"-interesting verb that. helped-"Alamoudi helped President Clinton and the American Civil Liberties Union develop a Presidential guideline entitled Religious Expression in Public School. which established a legal justification upon which the ACLU would file lawsuits restricting Christmas celebrations and removing Nativity scenes from public schools. "Alamoudi made numerous controversial statements during the 1990s and early 2000s. including these: "In 1994 he said: Hamas is not a terrorist group . . . I have followed the good work of Hamas. "In March 1996. Alamoudi said he was honored to be a member of the committee that is defending Islamic Association of Palestine"-or IAP-"founder Musa Abu Marzuk. who in 1997 would be deported from the United States because of his Hamasrelated activities. I really consider him to be from among the best people in the Islamic movement. "-that is a quote from Alamoudi-"Alamoudi added. Hamas . . . and I work together with him." In December of 1996. as Alamoudi continued to work with the Clinton administration to find good Muslims to work in the government.
Identified stereotypes
Generalizing about Muslims working to undermine American values and institutions.