American Muslim’s Reflection on Independence Day

On July 4th, the United States of America will celebrate its birthday. This is a good time to ask and reflect, what does it mean to be an American? As an Ahmadi Muslim, to be an American means loyalty and love for my country. This means I need to become a good citizen, not create disorder and becoming a useful citizen to help this country progress.

Does being loyal mean I cannot criticize the government? I can still make constructive criticism which means if the government does something wrong like if there is injustice or racism, as a good…