Gel Conference Posts Marc Salem Video -- Real Life "The Mentalist"

I've written in the past about the excellent Gel Conference put on by Mark Hurst and his Good Experience Crew. It is, hands down, the most fun, edifying and different conference you will go to in any given year. About two years ago (wow, two years already?), I went to Gel for the second time and one of the speakers made such an impression on me that I have been speaking about this talk for -- basically -- 24 months.

This 20 minute talk by Marc Salem, the "Mentalist", was entertaining, mind-boggling and unbelievable, all at the same time. In much the same way it is difficult to describe the overall Gel Conference in a quick elevator pitch, it's also impossible to fully describe what Marc Salem can do.

Now, finally, I don't have to describe it anymore, because the kind folks at Gel (thanks, Mark!) have posted a video of the full 20 minute talk on their site. I know you see a ton of links to videos posted every day that are "must see", so you're thinking, "Yeah, yeah, whatever." Please, though, at least bookmark this one for later viewing. After all, would I have come out of blog retirement to post this, if I didn't think it was truly outstanding?

Check it out, and think about attending the upcoming Gel in the Spring. I still think it's better than 95.4% of all other conferences.

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[Weivireejab]

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"What is Islam's presence in the United States?"

It is almost impossible to generalize about American Muslims: converts, immigrants, factory workers, doctors; all are making their own contribution to America's future. This complex community is unified by a common faith, under-pinned by a countrywide network of a thousand mosques.

Muslims were early arrivals in North America. By the eighteenth century there were many thousands of them, working as slaves on plantations. These early communities, cut off from their heritage and families, inevitably lost their Islamic identity as time went by. Today many Afro-American Muslims play an important role in the Islamic community.

The nineteenth century, however, saw the beginnings of an influx of Arab Muslims, most of whom settled in the major industrial centers where they worshiped in hired rooms. The early twentieth century witnessed the arrival of several hundred thousand Muslims from Eastern Europe: the first Albanian mosque was opened in Maine in 1915; others soon followed, and a group of Polish Muslims opened a mosque in Brooklyn in 1928.

In 1947 the Washington Islamic Center was founded during the term of President Truman, and several nationwide organizations were set up in the fifties. The same period saw the establishment of other communities whose lives were in many ways modeled after Islam. More recently, numerous members of these groups have entered the fold of Muslim orthodoxy. Today there are about five million Muslims in America.

Question 27 "How does Islam guarantee human rights ?"

Freedom of conscience is laid down by the Quran itself: 'There is no compulsion in religion'. (2.256)

The life and property of all citizens in an Islamic state are considered sacred whether a person is Muslim or not.

Racism is incomprehensible to Muslims, for the Quran speaks of human equality in the following terms:

'O mankind! We created you from a single soul, male and female, and made you into nations and tribes, so that you may come to know one another. Truly, the most honored of you in God 's sight is the greatest of you in piety. God is All-Knowing, All-Aware'. (49.13)

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[Ezgi]

Please check back in around an hour or more. Michael Coren altuacly did a short segment on his show on this. I will add it as a new post when it's ready. Not a lot of new information, but the fact that a national TV broadcaster was even willing to admit it happened is IMO big news.