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'We also believe in one God': Muslim and Baha'i respond to religious restriction

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By Andrina Elvira Burkhart 18 January 2026, 8:30PM

The leader of the Muslim faith in Samoa, Husam-Aldin Stanley, says he disagrees with Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt’s proposal to restrict religious practice to faiths “founded on God.” 

By Andrina Elvira Burkhart 18 January 2026, 8:30PM

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