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"I will become the first Muslim president of the United States!" said 12-year-old boy to Presidential candidate who said Muslims cannot be president

09:46 AM | 25 Sep, 2015
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minnesota (Web Desk) - Yusuf Dayur, a 12-year-old boy from Eden Prairie, Minnesota, has a message he wants presidential candidate Ben Carson to hear, reported ABC News.

"I will become the first Muslim president!" Dayur declares in a video that his mother, Shukri Abukar, uploaded to Facebook and YouTube. "And you will see that when I become president, I will respect people of all faiths, all colors and all religions."

The middle-schooler's father, Hassan Mohammed, told ABC News that Dayur felt compelled to make the video after he heard Carson would not support a Muslim as president of the U.S.

"I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation," Carson told NBC's "Meet the Press." "I absolutely would not agree with that."

Mohammed said his son "absolutely does not agree" with Carson and that he was "blown away" when he watched his son in the video.

In the video, Dayur starts by asking Carson a series of questions.

"Mr Carson, what if someone told you that you couldn’t become president because of your colour?" he asks. "What if someone told you that you couldn’t become president because of your race? What if someone told you that you couldn’t become president because of your faith? That’s what you did to me."

He adds that Carson "shattered" his dreams when he said he didn't believe a Muslim should be president.

"People would say that black people couldn’t become president," Dayur says. "Guess what? I’m black and I’m Muslim ... I will break that Muslim boundary. I will become the first Muslim president."

Mohammed says his son is serious and plans to begin his political career as president of his high school.

Nudrrat Khawaja is a journalist and a member of the staff.

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Rupee exchange rate to US Dollar, Euro, Pound, Dirham, and Riyal - 18 April 2024

Pakistani currency continues to gain against US Dollar and other currencies on April 18, 2024. US dollar was being quoted at 277.2 for buying and 280.3 for selling.

Euro comes down to 293 for buying and 296 for selling while British Pound stands at 342.25 for buying, and 345.65 for selling.

UAE Dirham AED was at 75.25 and Saudi Riyal's new rates was at 73.30. 

Today’s currency exchange rates in Pakistan - 18 April 2024

Currency Symbol Buying Selling
US Dollar USD 277.2 280.3
Euro EUR 293 296
UK Pound Sterling GBP 342.25  345.65 
U.A.E Dirham AED 75.25  75.95
Saudi Riyal SAR 73.3 74.05
Australian Dollar AUD 181 182.8
Bahrain Dinar BHD 739.63 747.63
Canadian Dollar CAD 201 203
China Yuan CNY 38.45 38.85
Danish Krone DKK 40.45 40.85
Hong Kong Dollar HKD 35.57 35.92
Indian Rupee INR 3.32 3.43
Japanese Yen JPY 1.86 1.94
Kuwaiti Dinar KWD 902.26 912.91
Malaysian Ringgit MYR 58.24 59.52
New Zealand Dollar NZD 164.75 169.63
Norwegians Krone NOK 25.42 25.68
Omani Riyal OMR 722.1 730.1
Qatari Riyal QAR 76.37 77.05
Singapore Dollar SGD 206 208
Swedish Korona SEK 25.72 26.02
Swiss Franc CHF 307.11 309.61
Thai Bhat THB 7.56 7.76

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