Trump's call to ban Muslims from entering US
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by Boxing legend 73-year-old Muhammed Ali, who was born Cassius Clay,
converted to Islam and changed his name in 1964. Also on Wednesday, Detroit
Lions running back Ameer Abdullah, who is Muslim, spoke with reporters about
Trump's proposal. Ali, one of the most famous Muslims in the world, issued a
statement saying, "True Muslims know that the ruthless violence of
so-called Islamic Jihadists goes against the very tenets of our religion."
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali criticised Republican presidential front-runner
Donald Trump's proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States, calling
on Muslims "to stand up to those who use Islam to advance their own
personal agenda." He added, "I believe that our political leaders
should use their position to bring understanding about the religion of Islam
and clarify that these misguided murderers have perverted people's views on
what Islam really is." Ali's statement Wednesday, first reported by NBC News, did not identify Trump by
name but was directed at "presidential candidates proposing to ban Muslim
immigration to the United States
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