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| U.S. Muslim Scholars To Forbid Terrorism |
| 2005-07-28 |
| Posted by:BrerRabbit |
| #7 Look up what they define as terrorism> |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2005-07-28 14:14 |
| #6 I'd bet dollars to donuts the fatwah will say something like "We condemn the murder of innocent civilians". Of course, since Israelis all go thru a period of service in the army, that makes them combatants. And since the Americans re-elected Bushitler(tm) that makes them all war criminals. And yadda,yadda,yadda. Muslim logic, bah! Let's not even mention that some wacky mullah the other day claimed the idea of 'civilians' does not exist in Islam since you either belong to the House of Submission or the House of War. Nothing new to see here, folks. Move along. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2005-07-28 12:50 |
| #5 sorry, didnt see this was already posted. Feel free to delete. |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2005-07-28 11:44 |
| #4 Disagreements among muslims in Britain: BBC Call for mosque chairman to quit A Birmingham MP has called for the chairman of the city's Central Mosque to resign after he said the government could not be trusted. Chairman Dr Mohammed Naseem made the comments after terror suspect Yasin Hassan Omar was arrested in Small Heath on Wednesday morning. Perry Barr MP Khalid Mahmood said Dr Naseem had brought the role of mosque chairman into disrepute. But Dr Naseem said he did not believe he had been offensive or controversial. "To the best of my belief, I haven't said something I thought was unhelpful," he said. "We have got a long tradition of democracy and a rule of law and that's what I think we should uphold." On Wednesday, Dr Naseem said there was no excuse for terrorism, but he said Tony Blair had lied over Iraq. "Now we cannot give our blind trust to the government," said Dr Naseem who has recently actively supported George Galloway's Respect Party. Speaking to BBC Radio WM on Thursday he questioned the existence of al-Qaeda. "I don't think al-Qaeda exists because we Muslims all over the world have not known this organisation," he said. "The only information about this organisation is coming from the CIA. Now, the CIA is not known for telling the truth." Mr Mahmood said: "What he has done is brought into disrepute the role of the chair of the Central Mosque and the Muslim community in Birmingham. "If he wants to make cheap political points then he really ought to relinquish his position as chairman and let somebody who is neutral and has the interests of the community do it." Dr Naseem is one of the elder statesmen of Islam in Britain and has been a leading figure among Muslims for many years in Birmingham. His position in the city arguably means he runs one of the most important Islamic institutions in Britain, the mosque being regularly used by thousands of Muslims from across the west Midlands. However, he has previously clashed with Mr Mahmood as he has been active in Respect, the party led by MP George Galloway to oppose the government's involvement in Iraq. Dr Naseem, who stood for the Respect-Unity Coalition in Birmingham Perry Barr, Mr Mahmood's consitutency, received 2,173 votes at the last election, representing 5.6% of the votes cast. |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2005-07-28 11:35 |
| #3 CAIR's Ibrahim Hooper and radical Islam At the Islamic Association of Palestine's third annual convention in Chicago in November 1999, CAIR President Omar Ahmad gave a speech at a youth session praising suicide bombers who "kill themselves for Islam." "Fighting for freedom, fighting for Islam — that is not suicide. They kill themselves for Islam, " he said. |
| Posted by: ed 2005-07-28 11:30 |
| #2 Ibrahim Hooper, spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, an advocacy group, said the ruling does not represent a new position on terrorism. Which, bluntly put, means this one will be as weasel-worded as all the others. I mean, CAIR? Half their executives have been convicted of supporting terrorism, and they've just dropped three quarters of their complaint against anti-CAIR -- specifically the bits that tie them to terrorism. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-07-28 10:38 |
| #1 Couple years late aren't we?! |
| Posted by: MunkarKat 2005-07-28 10:26 |