Davis Imam Addresses Controversy Surrounding Sermon

DAVIS (CBS13) – The Davis Imam whose sermon created international controversy and allegations of anti-Semitism is speaking out for the first time.
Imam Ammar Shahin says he never called for violence between any groups of people.
“My whole talk was directed to spirituality, to bringing people back to their religion, to speak about even the oppressed ones who at the time of pharaoh, and how they came back to their religion,” Shahin said.
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