We have been taking steps to embrace the whole nation regardless of faith, ethnic origin or lifestyle.
And over the generations, since the faith's origin 166 years ago, Mr. Tavakkoli's people have paid the price of their devotion.
Of the ceremony to commemorate the victims of the Nice terrorist attack, in which 86 people were killed when a lorry driver ploughed into crowds celebrating Bastille Day, he said: "We saw families that were Christian, Muslim, of every faith and origin.
Every day, people of every color, faith and origin wake up in an American city and go to work or school, attend a place of worship, volunteer with a nonprofit organization, and take care of their families and loved ones.
Parting Shot: If it bothers you that I've lumped the problems of all 50 shades of urban youth, immigrants of every faith and origin, and the problems of the troubled privilege class into the same dog pile of "young men" so be it.
One million people of all faiths and origins marched in Paris, while hundreds of thousands of others staged demonstrations elsewhere.
First, the Muslim expansion beginning in the 7th century CE introduced the Islamic faith from its origin in the Arabian Peninsula.
Lawmakers instead agreed to a statement supporting the principle that "race, faith or ethnic origin" should not be a factor in creating immigration policy.
Those targeted were not well known cartoonists who carried the culture of France's post-1968 generation, but anyone and everyone, of any origin, faith and activity: it was a strike at our society as a whole, a strike at our collective identity.
