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NOW's young feminist chair, N. Jerin Arifa, falsely claimed woman's death was a hate crime

The young feminist taskforce chair at the National Organization for Women (NOW), N. Jerin Arifa, wrote one of the most misleading articles about Islamophobia I've every read.  In Arifa's piece titled Islamophobia Encourages Violence Against Women, she writes in the first sentence "There is significant and well-justified concern within the feminist community and beyond about Muslim women’s rights"  This is true but it doesn't have anything to do with Islamophobia (a non-recognized phobia that's hurled at just about any criticism of Muslims or Islam by Muslim activists). She might want to review a recent decision by the Assocated Press: AP Drops ‘Homophobia’ And ‘Islamophobia’ From Its Style Guide.  She went on to say this concern for the treatment of Muslim women was used by the US government as justification to go to war.   Say what?

Arifa admitted in her article she's been accused of using the term Islamophobia too much and was misquided: 

These “feminists,” who have spent decades working in the anti-domestic-violence field, are using the same tactics as abusers to shut me up when I point out oppression. They minimize and deflect their racism, accusing me of bringing up Islamophobia too often, although I work  on everything from sexist Halloween costumes to the labor movement. Coupled with the racism, they tell me I am misguided because of my young age and just need time to be enlightened to leave my faith, since being “a religious feminist is an oxymoron.”

She said the Quran denounced violence against women and that extremist have hijacked it for misoginist purposes. She failed (purposely, I presume) to mention the verse in the Quran that allows for hitting or beating of a wife if she's difficult which most all the Islamic sharia rulings back this up. Check out Verse 4.34 for your self.  Arifa went on to say when violence does happen to a Muslim woman it is discussed in terms of the religion or the culture rather than the victim which then (somehow?) makes it possible for hate crimes against Muslim women to take place and linked to the story of an Iraqi woman in California who was beaten to death and a hate note left behind as proof. 

Arifa failed miserably here, either by purposeful omission or just not doing her homework,  because this woman's husband was charged in the crime.  He was the one who tried to frame his wife's death as a hate crime.  This horrible and senseless death had absolutely nothing to do with Arifa's allegation.  She went on to claim that it was a false notion that other cultures treat their women differently.  Then she says if you need convincing that racism against Muslims is un-feminist she link to an article about rape.  The big problem with this accusation is Islam isn't a race, at all.

Seriously, this has got to be one of the worst articles I've ever read.  Yes, N. Jeri Arifa, your critics are right, you are misguided - and I would add - very.

Jillian Holzbauer Frazier - CAIR Oklahoma's unlikely new spin-master tackles Islamophobia

Within a month of being hired for a newly created position as CAIR Oklahoma's communication director, Jillian Holzbauer Frazier tackled Islamophobia In an opinion piece published by a liberal Tulsa paper - who pretty much just publishes what CAIR gives them - titled Extreme rhetoric can nurture violence.

Holzbauer Frazier implied what appears to be legitimate concerns expressed by three public officials was extreme rhertoric.  U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann who merely inquired about possible Muslim Brotherhood infiltration into our government and simply asked how people are vetted if they have ties to it.  Rep. Joe Walsh, R-Ill who stated there are radical Islamists who want to kill Americans and Oklahoma Rep. Rex Duncan who helped bring to a vote of Oklahomans a constitutional amendment that would not allow foreign law, which also included sharia law - the law used by a number of Islamic countries - to be considered in state court decisions.  This amendment passed overwhelmingly in the fall of 2009. It was CAIR Oklahoma's new director, Muneer Awad, who within days of moving here, sued the state.   I should point out Muneer Awad recently became the director of CAIR New York although the CAIR Oklahoma website makes it a point to state he still lives in the state. 

Responding to Sheryl Siddiqui's criticism of Oklahoma "Islamophobes"

Islam doesn't allow killing of "innocent people" Sheryl Siddiqui wrote in a commentary published in the Oklahoma Gazette on September 20th. Last year in another interview, Siddiqui claimed only God has the right to take life.  I wonder if she could possibly enlighten me and other misinformed and ignorant Okies just how The Atlas of Islamic Conquests, which is sold at Islamic bookstore in the U.S., fits in the context of her claim. I assume these battles for power involved fighting, which is messy and many people were, I'm sure, killed. Were these conquests islamically sanctioned or were they a stain that reflects badly on Islam's history?  This book could be a useful resource about Islam's history of of supremacy. No matter how you spin it Islamism dominated.

Islamophobia conference at University of California at Berkeley and the Saudi's OIC

Tomorrow there will be an Islamophobia conference at the University of California at Berkeley.   CAIR's co-founder and executive director, Nihad Awad, who was a former leader of the Islamic Association of Palestine, an over arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, will be speaking.  Also speaking will be CAIR's San Francisco director and self-described anarchist, Zahra Billoo and others. 

Chuck Guzak in "Who's Afraid of the Big-Bad Sharia" slams Oklahoma

Chuck Guzak blamed the right wing in Oklahoma for the passing of SQ 755 and fueling Islamophobia in his opinion article, Who's Afraid of Big-Bad Sharia in the Cornell Daily Sun today.  He argued that allowing Sharia courts in the U.S. would change nothing here. 

CBS News reports anti-Muslim propaganda also drives homegrown Islamic terrorism!

NewsBusters, an anti-liberal organization owned by Media Research Center,  wrote a great piece today about a CBS News segment that aired over the weekend which conveyed the sentiment of unnamed American Islamic leaders who said that young people here are being DRIVEN to homegrown Islamic terrorism by anti-Muslim propaganda.  In addition, they pointed out the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan help our enemies use this as an attack against ALL of  Islam, itself.  No mention was made about the multitudes of jihadists material easily available all over the Internet, especially on YouTube. 

Americans, I dare say,  are overwhelmingly against Islamism - the political component of the literal interpretation of Islam which can and does ferment terrorism to help move their supremacist agenda forward which can leads to Islamic law or Sharia - the absolute ruling authority over others.   U.S. Islamic leaders could do a world of good to help Muslim youth understand secular Islam versus Islamism - but you don't hear that talked about,  do you?  Well, you should.   

Historically, most Muslims were always under the rule of an Islamic caliph for the entire history of Islam until 1924 when the last caliph was defeated.  This history should not be ignored.  Today, large global Islamist forces want to reestablish a caliphate.

So, the poor CBS News coverage here is a great example how the media is not being honest with you.

Billboard in Detroit warns about Sharia Law danger in U.S.

 

 

I found this picture in the Organization of Islamic Conference November Islamophobia report:

Detroit billboard says religious law imposed by Islam threatens rights. Shariah, or Islamic law, may be spreading around the world, but it isn't going to be established in the United States without opposition, vow members of the United American Committee (UAC). Officials with the non-profit have erected a 48-foot-long billboard just outside of Detroit, home to one of the largest groups of Muslims in the U.S.

The UAC says it's "dedicated to awakening the nation to the threats of radical Islam" and works to "educate Americans on the nature of Islamic extremism." The group's mission is to battle against "the ideological aspects of the war on terror to counter elements of radical Islam in America." The announcement about the sign comes as Islam expert Daniel Pipes warns in a report in the Jerusalem Post Shariah is advancing one step at a time into Western Europe and North America.

In: http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=82062 retrieved on 29.11.2008

OIC November Islamophobic Report

Saudi king seeks global interfaith respect while public practice of non-Islamic faiths in own country banned!

What a joke:

The head of the UN General Assembly decried the West's "unbridled greed" yesterday as he opened a conference on religious tolerance that appeared to be full of contradictions.

Reverend Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann spoke just before Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, who called for inter-faith respect despite laws in his country permitting the practice of only one narrow sect of Islam.

...Mr. Brockmann, a Nicaraguan priest and president of the 192-country assembly since September, organized the conference. It is "sponsored" by Saudi Arabia, which had sought a UN follow-up to its efforts aimed at promoting interfaith dialogue through a conference held in July in Madrid.

...The Saudi monarchy's critics dismiss the campaign, claiming such statements are frequently made on the international stage while the practice of restricting religious observance continues domestically.

Saudi Arabia enforces a strict and conservative version of Sunni Islam, while its more than two million Shiites face discrimination in education and employment. Public worship for all other religions is banned and religious police ensure Muslims pray five times a day.

National Post

Update 8:25 PM:  "...One delegate announced the plan to establish an Islamic peace foundation in the US by the end of this year, adding that the foundation would work for translating the king’s initiative into action.  Oh, oh...

...Jordan’s King Abdallah said it was impossible to talk about interfaith harmony without resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

“I can think of no more effective way to ease East-West and interfaith tensions than to end this divisive conflict,” he said.

A string of Arab leaders said Islam was falsely accused of backing terrorism. They said their religion calls for moderation and tolerance and eschews extremism, violence and bigotry.  Sure...

Arab News

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See also:

• UN:  High-level meeting on the culture of peace 

• Saudi king calls for unity in face of terror

• Secretary-General's remarks at a press conference with Prince Saud Al-Faisal, Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, following the conclusion of the High-level Meeting on Interfaith Dialogue

• Religious freedom is for Ummah to decide

Ahmed Rehab claims Mazen Asbahi resignation is the fault of Islamophobics

Ahmed M. Rehab is the director the Chicago branch of the Council of American Islamic Relations.  His response in the Chicago Tribune (8/10) to Mazen Asbahi's resignation as Barack Obama's national Muslim coordinator claimed it was because he was a Muslim.   Rehab's logic is completely laughable.  His claims of Islamophobia are a joke.

 

Rehab said the person linked to Asbahi, Imam Jamal Said, (Shiek Jamal), was the pillar of the Muslim community in Chicago and not a fundamentalist.  Just take a minute to read about Imam Said in a fine piece of investigative work by the Chicago Tribune in 2004 called Hard-liners won Battle for Bridgeview Mosque.

 

...In December, at an Islamic conference in Chicago, Sheik Jamal said that Muslims should not listen to contemporary music and that women should not travel long distances without chaperones. He also praised Sayyid Qutb, whose writings helped lay the foundation for Muslim Brotherhood beliefs. The mosque remains so conservative, several former leaders said, because more and more mosque officials are Brotherhood members.

 

There are ample facts that supports some American Muslims and Islamic organizations, including CAIR, are or were linked to the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas.  This is MAJOR!  Americans do not take kindly to these Islamists associations.

Asbahi stepped down on his own immediately when he was approached with questions about his associations. That ought to tell you something.

Less known, and only brought out by zTruth that I'm aware,  is that Asbahi is the publication director (near bottom) for the Nawawi Foundation. One of the board members of this foundation is Ingrid Mattson, president of the Islamic Society of North America - an organization named as an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation terror trial for their connection to the Muslim Brotherhood. Currently, they are trying to ge their name removed with the help of the ACLU. The U.S. government responded very vigorously to their request (review page 12).

The Nawawi Foundation was involved with the Encyclopedia of Islam in America.  Viewing is password protected, even the public section. In a brief description it states it contains ideologies like Maulana Mawdudi, whose work is a most concerning influence on Islam because of his Islamic expansion by jihad ideology.

 

...In the manner of the Muslim Brotherhood, Maududi saw the period between Muhammad's first revelation and the establishment of the Muslim state at Mecca in 630,A.D. as a sort of instruction manual for the formation of revolutionary theory.---That the revolutionary jama'at must be a vanguard, remaining outside the jahiligovernment until society has been islamised, follows from these ideas. The ultimate goal of the jama'at would be the establishment of an Islamic State, which Maududi called a "theo-democracy".

Within CAIR itself, board member Jamal Badawi, was outed by the FBI last year as a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. He is also the Muslim Brotherhood's chosen dawah person (spreading Islam) who, to this day, goes all over North America speaking about a version of Islam that does not exist in one Islamic country. This man's foundation was actually named in the plans of the Muslim Brotherhood to take over our country. He is also an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation terror funding trial.

Badawi is a close associate of Yusef Qaradawi, the spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood who is banned from entering the U.S. for his support of terrorism and martyrdom.

Badawi also support martyrdom as long as it follows Islamic law.

 

Did I mention Badawi was personally invited by the Islamic Society of Tulsa to represent them in a public debate in January?

The fact is Americans are becoming more and more educated about these Islamists associations of American Muslims and Islamic organizations and we are speaking out!  My God, this isn't a liberal or conservative issue.  It's an issue of national security!

 

CAIR has got to stop calling people names for telling the truth.

If there are people who makeup stuff or simple make a mistake about a Muslim or a Muslim organization, CAIR needs to stop calling them a bigot or Islamophobic and provide documentation that clearly shows the error or lie.  Or else people will assume they are just trying to shift the focus away from the truth with their name calling.

 

Enough of their Islamophobic crap.

U.N. Human Rights Council passed resolution against defaming Islam

The deeply one-sided human rights body of the U.N. passed a resolution today that urges members states to take actions to prohibit the dissemination ... of racist and xenophobic ideas" and material that would incite to religious hatred. It also urges states to adopt laws that would protect against hatred and discrimination stemming from religious defamation - primarily Islam.  This body needs to be disbanned like the one it replaced.

The top U.N. rights body on Thursday passed a resolution proposed by Islamic countries saying it is deeply concerned about the defamation of religions and urging governments to prohibit it.

The European Union said the text was one-sided because it primarily focused on Islam.

The U.N. Human Rights Council, which is dominated by Arab and other Muslim countries, adopted the resolution on a 21-10 vote over the opposition of Europe and Canada.

EU countries, including France, Germany and Britain, voted against. Previously EU diplomats had said they wanted to stop the growing worldwide trend of using religious anti-defamation laws to limit free speech.

The document, which was put forward by the Organization of the Islamic Conference, "expresses deep concern at attempts to identify Islam with terrorism, violence and human rights violations."

Although the text refers frequently to protecting all religions, the only religion specified as being attacked is Islam, to which eight paragraphs refer.

The resolution "notes with deep concern the intensification of the campaign of defamation of religions and the ethnic and religious profiling of Muslim minorities in the aftermath of the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001."

The EU said, "International human rights law protects primarily individuals in their exercise of their freedom of religion or belief, not religions or beliefs as such."

Speaking for the EU, Slovenian Ambassador Andrej Logar said the 27-nation body was committed to tolerance, nondiscrimination and freedom of religion. But instead of a one-sided approach, it would be better to engage in dialogue with mutual respect.

The resolution "urges states to take actions to prohibit the dissemination ... of racist and xenophobic ideas" and material that would incite to religious hatred. It also urges states to adopt laws that would protect against hatred and discrimination stemming from religious defamation.

Saudi Arabia said, "Maybe Islam is one of the most obvious victims of aggressions under the pretext of freedom of expression."

"It is regrettable that there are false translations and interpretations of the freedom of expression," the Saudi delegation told the council, adding that no culture should incite to religious hatred by attacking sacred teachings.

Some 15 OIC members hold seats on the 47-nation council. All but Gabon, which abstained, voted for the resolution.

IHT

Organization of the Islamic Conference; don't insult Islam

The death-threats hurled at Geet Wilders for his film critical of the Quran don't seem to help the religion of peace, in fact, they seem to help prove Wilders' point.

Now, the Organization of the Islamic Conference may try to stop the film.  Is this the emergence of a world body of Islamic states which seeks to impose global Islamic standards on others countries?  This is dangerous for the world but the news source is from Iran so it could be propaganda.  I'll try to follow this to see if there is anything to this report. 

The ambassadors from Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) member states have held a meeting to discuss ways to prevent the production of a controversial film by a far-right Dutch lawmaker that would be insulting to Islam, informed sources told Press TV.

The sources said the diplomats proposed that they hold a meeting with the Dutch Foreign Minister and other senior officials to warn them against the move and set up mechanisms to prevent insulting religious beliefs.

The controversial film is expected to spark worldwide protests similar to those staged after the publishing of a series of blasphemous cartoons by a Danish daily.

Source

Update 2/2/08:  Pakistan:  After the unveiling of a Dutch Parliamentarian Geert Wilders' conspiracy against Islam by Channel 5, the Foreign Office declared they would take the matter to Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC).

Foreign Office spokesman Muhammad Sadiq, in an exclusive interview with Channel 5, said Pakistan had informed the Dutch government about the severity of the outcomes of this plot. We will take the matter to European Union, Pope Benedict.  Read more

Islamophobia: Muslims Must Take Responsibility

When things get too hot for many Muslims, they like to use is Islamophobia in order to blame to others for legitimate concerns about Islam.  It's similar to the tactics used by illegal foreign nationals when they call Americans racists for daring to seek accountability for their illegal presence in our sovereign land.  Both tactics try to shift the blame from themselves onto the backs of those who have raised legitimate concerns. 

Americans must not allow name calling such as this to go unchallenged.  There are numerous legitimate concerns about Islam that must be dealt with forthright.

Muslims in America want to convince us Islam is a religion of peace, right?  Often they use part of a verse from the Koran that says to kill one person is like killing all of mankind to convey the peace of Islam. We hear this verse used all the time.  Quite frankly it is getting old.  This is verse 5.32 which was directed to the children of Israel, not to Muslims, taken from the Bible and retold in the Koran.  It is old because the violent history in the Middle East has gone on since the inception of Islam 1400 years ago, particularly with Muslims killing each other.  Let's not forget, America struggled for decades against Islamic rulers and pirates during the early days of America which claimed American lives and treasury.  And today, with world-wide Islamic movements seeking to create a global Islamic state which are accentuated by daily Islamic violence,  we are all left wondering where is the peace?   

With this in mind, American Muslims have to understand why we find it difficult to put our arms around their message of peace because actions simply speak louder than words.  We have been in Iraq trying to bring forth a democracy,  yet over four years later there's an unending supply of young men and women willing to blow themselves up for Allah!  It seems to me a democracy with all its faults is better than Islamic rule any day of the week.  We hear on the news daily about the killing of Muslims by Muslims.  Why in the heck do your fellow Muslims kill other Muslims?

Quite frankly, none of this speaks too well for this religion of peace.  Do you see why we have concerns, my American Muslim neighbors?  I really do have a number of questions I would like answered.

Linking Islamophobia with anti-Americanism?

Well, my favorite Muslim civil rights group, the Council of American Islamic Relations, is trying to link Islamophobia to anti-Americanism in a new book called "Islamophobia and Anti-Americanism: Causes and Remedies," a new book by Amana Publications.  CAIR says this grew out of a conference they held in 2005.  Don't forget that just a few days ago they accused the Bush Administration of causing Islamophobia in America.  In keeping with their theme of always being the Muslim victim, they will be hosting a book reading to launch the book on Tuesday, August 14th at a bookstore in Washington, D.C.

"The research and analysis outlined in this important book illustrate how Islamophobia and anti-Americanism are interrelated and counterproductive phenomena," said CAIR Research Director Mohamed Nimer, the book's editor and the person who will be conducting the reading. "As Islamophobia intensifies and spreads, so does anti-Americanism."

U.S. Islamic Council is monitoring what's reported about Islam.

Are actions being taken by the Council of American Islamic Relations (CAIR) on a collision course with American's rights to free speech?  Well, I think they are trying.  CAIR is seeking volunteers to report on Islamic negative press in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Well, they did soften this appeal by saying they want a volunteer to look for positive press, too.  Sure.

On July 17th CAIR also blamed the White House for Islamophibia in the United States at a recent forum, reports the Washington Times.  It seems anything less than glowing support for Islam does not sit well with CAIR.

"The new perception is that the United States has entered a war with Islam itself," said Parvez Ahmed, chairman of the national board (of CAIR). 

Ahmed appeared on a panel at the National Press Club entitled, "Attacking Islam: Implications for Social Cohesion and U.S. Relations with the Muslim World."  Using the rhetoric of liberals he went on to say:

"Terrorism is a tactic. You cannot eradicate it by declaring a war against it. The war on terror is causing us infinitely more harm than the terrorists could have ever imagined."  He also said the war against terrorists is driven by an "irrational" fear that the Bush administration has inculcated in the American public.

Mr. Ahmed, there are serious concerns and questions that need to be addressed by those who follow Islam.  What about the fact that your prophet allows lying to reconcile people?  Bringing an Islamic state to the US could be your group's idea of reconcilation, as far as I'm concerned.  I find it difficult to take anything you may say at face value in view of this religious practice. 

I'd like to have you answer the following questions:   Does Israel have the right to exist in any form?  Do you declare Hamas or Hezbollah terrorist groups?  If not, why not?  Is there any proof that Palestine existed before the temples uncovered in Israel that date back before the birth of Christ?  You know the temples that Muslims built mosques over?  If there is, can you show me - I just need a source so I can study it.  So far no one has been able to provide this for me and I've been asking for months.  Is the teaching of children by Hamas to hate Jews and that Israel will not exist child abuse in your eyes?  If not, why not. What did Muhammad say about being a martyr (arabic: shuhada)?  Do you dispute any statement on Islamonline regarding martyrdom? 

"It suffices here to quote the Divine Promise for martyrs as stated in the following Qur’anic verses: (Think not of those, who are slain in the way of Allah, as dead. Nay, they are living. With their Lord they have provision. Jubilant (are they) because of that which Allah hath bestowed upon them of His bounty, rejoicing for the sake of those who have not joined them but are left behind: that there shall no fear come upon them neither shall they grieve. They rejoice because of favor from Allah and kindness, and that Allah wasteth not the wage of the believers.) (Aal-`Imran 3: 169-71)"

What does the Quran say about Palestine?  Nothing, right?  Will you recite for me the words and deeds of Muhammad that condones lying?  If you can't or won't, I can.  Why can't Christian go to Mecca?  Telling us Islam is a religion of peace is not going to cut it anymore, Mr. Ahmed.  Until these and other questions are answered and documented in writting by the Muslim leaders in the United States, I will remain skeptical but hopeful that these questions will be answered in writing soon.

Ahmed also said Muslims are misunderstood, feared and shunned.  There goes that victim mentaility trying to shift the blame to others - mainly Americans. I can tell you we are fed up with this crap.  Let's see, how many terror tapes have come out lately from al Qaeda and you have the nerve to tell us we are Islamophobic?  Why aren't the Muslims in the United States marching in the streets for all of us to see declaring Hamas, Hezbollah and al Queda terror groups demanding they stop? 

Now, what was it I just mentioned above about Islam and lying?

Hasn'tAmerica done more for oppressed Muslims throughout the world than any country?  And they are free to practice their religion here in America yet we are always the bad guys:

CAIR's frame of reference is only about their Muslimness and that they are victims:

Anti-Cair has put together a documentation that provides you necessary facts about CAIR.  CAIR tried to sue AntiCAIR (who produced the video below) and Andrew Whitehead,  its founder,  but ended up settling the case which was dismissed with prejudice because it would have forced CAIR to divulge funding information and it relatioship to Hamas as reported by the New York Sun on March 26, 2006

Helping Hamas or Is It Islamophobia?

This week the federal government's largest trial to-date connecting the funding of the terror group, Hamas, with an American Islamic charity begins jury selection. 

"The trial comes at the end of a long-running federal investigation that began with FBI agents surveiling officials of the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development at a 1993 meeting in Philadelphia". 

The group's intent was allegedly to "effectively reward past, and encourage future suicide bombings and terrorist activities" by Hamas.

"Not only did HLF operate to support the Hamas agenda, but it was created for that very purpose," a government brief contends.

The Holy Land foundation, its chairman of the board, Ghassan Elashi, its secretary and CEO (iand brother-in-law of Hamas deputy political chief Mousa Abu Marzook), Shukri Abu Baker, one of its top fund-raisers, Mufid Abdulqader, its director of endowments (a civil engineer for the city of Dallas until arrested in 04), Mohammed El-Mezain (a 53-year-old San Diego resident and the only defendant who is not a U.S. citizen, is Marzook's cousin. And the brother of co-founder Abu Baker is the current Hamas leader in Yemen, the indictment alleges), and its New Jersey representative, Abdulraham Odeh, are charged with conspiring to aid a terrorist group, Hamas, engaging in financial transactions with an embargoed group, money laundering, and other violations. Holy Land was shut down and had its assets frozen in 2001, but the criminal indictment was not returned until 2004 are listed in the court papers.

The reaction by the Muslim community may surprise you.  Instead of applauding the U.S. government's efforts to weed our country of Islamic forces that help terror groups like Hamas, the Muslim community calls it Islamophobia as reported by the New York Sun.

"The prosecution is trying to criminalize humanitarian aid," the vice president of the Dallas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Khalil Meek, said. "The Holy Land Foundation and its associates are not charged with any violence. They actually did feed, clothe, shelter, and provide medical support to humanitarian efforts all over the world."

Panel says America's leaders exaggerate the threat of terrorism

Dallas:  Last Saturday, the Council of American Islamic Relations, or CAIR held a forum on Islamophobia.  The forum focused a lot of time on the upcoming trial against the Holy Land Foundation which called itself the largest Islamic charity in the U.S.  That is until it was shut down by the U.S. government in 2001.

"CAIR national board chair Parvez Ahmed told more than 200 Muslims and others that federal prosecutors named CAIR and other Muslim groups as unindicted co-conspirators in the case. He said CAIR doesn't condone terrorism. The labeling does not mean the group has been criminally charged.

"It is an attempt to silence the Muslim community," Dr. Ahmed said'

Naturally, we all should assume the defendants are innocent unless they are proven guilty.

Speaking of guilt, "Ghassan Elashi, one of the founding members of CAIR's Dallas-area chapter, was also co-founder and former chairman of Holy Land. He was sentenced last year to nearly seven years in prison for doing business with a terrorist and violating export laws".

Commentator Cal Thomas and the Council of American Islamic Relations

Syndicated Commentator, Cal Thomas, gave a recent commentary ( to listen click on the most recent commentary link ) regarding three British terrorists who were convicted for their cyber-incitement to kill non-believers. They are the first people to be convicted of incitement to murder over the Internet.  "How much longer should we allow people from certain lands, with certain beliefs to come to Britain and America and build their mosques, teach hate, and plot to kill us?"  Thomas asked.

As I see it this commentary was a condemnation of those who believe in Islamic terrorism or fundamental or traditional Islam and it could have been a great opportunity for the Council of American Islamic Relations to join in our nation's unified effort to free us from future terror attacks. Instead CAIR issued an action alert citing Thomas's Islamophobic attitude. I would encourage everyone who believes in Thomas' right to free speech to call the station in support of his commentary at 202-895-5071 or email jfarley@wtopnews.com. 

CAIR's Action Alerts

Monday, July 02, 2007

Action: Contact WTOP-FM About Thomas' Islamophobia

ACTION REQUESTED:  Please call or e-mail WTOP to express your concerns about the Islamophobic attitudes expressed in this commentary. As always, be POLITE. CONTACT: Jim Farley, WTOP Programming Vice President, Tel: 202-895-5071, Fax: 202-895-5088, Email: jfarley@wtopnews.com TO: info@cair.com