Hussain Abdullah Not a Terrorist, Just Hungry

This Wednesday, August 11, 2010, marks the beginning of Ramadan for those of the Muslim faith. It is a spiritual journey where those who partake in the event fast from food and liquid from sun up to sun down. It is a spiritual cleansing process, where those of the Muslim faith ask for their forgiveness for sins and get in touch with their faith. For Minnesota Vikings backup safety, Husain Abdullah, however, it has become a time of explaining as well. “I do not blame them, of course” Abdullah said in between a spirited practice session Wednesday morning, the beginning of his Ramadan fast. “But quite frequently over the past several years while at Vikings training camp I have had to explain to several of these Caucasian midwestern players that yes, I am fasting because I am Muslim, and no, I am not a terrorist that will blow up the Metrodome. Although, if these players refuse to expand their knowledge about world religions and respect other cultures, I will gladly bl...