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Dubai law firm offers Obama job to learn more about Islam

I know my offer is a little bit weird, but you have to live with Muslims to know them closely, says Bin Haidar

News Desk May 19, 2016

I know my offer is a little bit weird, but you have to live with Muslims to know them closely, says Bin Haidar PHOTO: REUTERS

An Emirati lawyer has offered US President Barack Obama a job in his law firm in Dubai to teach him more about Islam.

“I offer you a job in my office. Salary, housing tickets and travel to Arab countries,” Emirati lawyer Eisa Bin Haidar tweeted on Sunday.

He further clarified by saying that he was offering Obama the job “to get closely acquainted with the meaning of tolerance of Islam,” once his presidential tenure expired.

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President Obama

I offer you a job in my office
Salary housing tickets and travel to Arab countries
— المحامي عيسى بن حيدر ⚖️ (@advocateisa) May 15, 2016

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“A faction of the American and western media has constantly profiled Islam as a religion of terror and categorised Muslims as terrorists. Well, that is absolutely not true. Islam is a religion of tolerance, understanding, forgiveness and acceptance … it is not a religion of terror and Muslims are not terrorists,” Bin Haider said while speaking to Gulf News.

To get closely acquainted with the meaning of tolerance of Islam
— المحامي عيسى بن حيدر ⚖️ (@advocateisa) May 15, 2016

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He added that the best way for others to understand the true meaning of tolerance in Islam is for them to mingle with and socialise more with Muslims in this region. "The only way for westerners to accept and understand Islam and Muslims is to come and live with us and amongst us. Once he [Obama] leaves his office at the White House, I offer President Obama to work in my law firm and then he would come and live amongst Arabs and Muslims and learn the exact meaning of tolerance.”

Tweeting in Arabic, he also said, "I know my offer is a little bit weird, but you [Obama] have to live with Muslims to know them closely and away from political theatrics which are being spearheaded by the US".

As of Monday, Obama has 248 days left in office — a newly-elected US president starts official duties on January 20, 2017.

This article originally appeared on Gulf News

COMMENTS (8)

raw is war | 8 years ago | Reply Not needed. HE is a practicing Muslim.

Mirza Asif Baig | 8 years ago | Reply He is Sincerely Offering him Job. Just Look at flower on his Tweet.

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Fawad | 8 years ago | Reply He should ask people who are running ISIS to come and learn about Islam, people who are giving bad name to it. No one needs to learn about it except people who think themselves as Muslims yet go on killing innocents.

Haramullah | 8 years ago | Reply Hey please learn humanity, you will learn many religions in one go. That is too without paying.

curious2 | 8 years ago | Reply He probably prefer being President of MIT, Harvard or maybe Cambridge ... or maybe he can give guest lectures in Arab Universities about the value of diversity and women's rights?

indian | 8 years ago | Reply good offer it to some of your fellow arabs who are killing the name of allah.

Haji Atiya | 8 years ago | Reply What a stupid offer ! First of all, Obama is rich enough to take a course in Islam if he so wants it, why pay him ?? Secondly, there are a lot of other characters who need it more, ie Trump, Cheney, Tony Blair, etc..

Rambo | 8 years ago | Reply Soon the Arabs will need jobs and they can learn about other religions.

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