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Why did Ali refuse to fight in the vitetnam war

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Answer: Ali cited religious reasons, specifically, the Quran's ban on Muslims fighting Christian wars, but his objection was far broader. “My conscience won't let me go shoot my brother, or some darker people, or some poor hungry people in the mud for big powerful America,” he said.

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Refusing induction, Ali cited religious reasons, specifically, the Quran's ban on Muslims fighting Christian wars, but his objection was far broader. “My conscience won't let me go shoot my brother, or some darker people, or some poor hungry people in the mud for big powerful America,” he said

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