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President Barack Obama has said the "entire nation" is grieving after a shooting that killed 13 people at Fort Hood in Texas. The President ordered all flags at the White House and other Federal buildings to be flown at half-staff. US Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan, a US-born Muslim opened fire at the Army base on Thursday. His cousin told the media that Hasan had been battling racial harassment because of his "Middle Eastern ethnicity". The tragedy casts a light on Muslims serving in the US military. The World's Matthew Bell reports. Download MP3 (AP Photo:David Morris, Killeen Daily Herald)
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President Barack Obama has said the “entire nation” is grieving after a shooting that killed 13 people at Fort Hood in Texas. The President ordered all flags at the White House and other Federal buildings to be flown at half-staff until Veterans Day. Major Nidal Malik Hasan, 39, a US-born Muslim and army psychiatrist, opened fire at the US Army Fort on Thursday. He was due to be deployed soon to Afghanistan, a military official said. Family members said Major Hasan was strongly opposed to the deployment and had wanted to leave the Army. A cousin told the media that Hasan had been battling racial harassment because of his “Middle Eastern ethnicity”. The tragedy casts a light on Muslims serving in the US military. The World’s Matthew Bell has a report.

]]> http://www.theworld.org/2009/11/muslims-in-the-armed-forces/feed/ 0 11/06/2009,Afghanistan,American Muslims,discrimination,Fort Hood,harrassment,Iraq,Major Nidal Malik Hasan,Matthew Bell,muslims,shootings,US Army President Barack Obama has said the "entire nation" is grieving after a shooting that killed 13 people at Fort Hood in Texas. The President ordered all flags at the White House and other Federal buildings to be flown at half-staff. President Barack Obama has said the "entire nation" is grieving after a shooting that killed 13 people at Fort Hood in Texas. The President ordered all flags at the White House and other Federal buildings to be flown at half-staff. US Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan, a US-born Muslim opened fire at the Army base on Thursday. His cousin told the media that Hasan had been battling racial harassment because of his "Middle Eastern ethnicity". The tragedy casts a light on Muslims serving in the US military. The World's Matthew Bell reports. Download MP3 (AP Photo:David Morris, Killeen Daily Herald) BBC coverage Profile of Major Hasan In pictures: Ft Hood shootings PRI's The World no ft-hood-banner.jpghttp://64.71.145.108/audio/1106091.mp3 2134518 audio/mpeg245735352