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Three U.S. Media People Attack Islam
islamonline ^ | 5/24/02

Posted on 05/24/2002 2:37:06 PM PDT by swarthyguy

WASHINGTON, May 24 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) – Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Friday urged Muslims, Arabs, as well as those with conscience inside and outside the United States to immediately embark on a media campaign against three most famous U.S. media personalities, due to their abuse of Islam in the media.

CAIR said the three made a habit of attacking Islam, looking down upon Muslims, and describing them as ‘backward’. The three are Dr. Lora Slasinger and Paul Harvy, both well-known announcers, in addition to Joseph Farah, editor of far-right World Net Daily Website.

Slasinger, in her widely listened to program – named after her – used to dub Islam as ‘uncivilized religion’, attack people who live on ‘a big part’ of the world, and teach ‘their babies to kill the infidels’, referring to Islam' CAIR said.

On April, 2002, Slasinger claimed there was “an Islamic plan” to control the world. Also, in handling the Middle East issue, she adopts pro-Israeli extreme stands.

As for Harvy, he used his program to interpret Islam the way he sees fit to attack a Divine religion embraced by over 1.2 billion people worldwide. “According to Islamic culture, being in debt is a shame, while ‘selling your daughters’ is not,” Paul Harvy said.

For his part, Farah repeated accusations propagated by Pro-Israeli lobby about Allah’s last Prophet Mohammad (Peace and blessings be upon him). They accuse the Prophet (pbuh) of violating Hudaybiya Treaty (signed between Muslims and infidels of Macca, then violated by the latter party) . However, anti-Muslim lobby uses the distorted form of the story to refer to Muslims in general, and Palestinians in particular.

“This is the result of more than 50 years of a one-sided, blind, uncritical support for the state of Israel and people are just getting frustrated. You have many members of Congress who are more loyal to the state of Israel than they are to their own country...” said one CAIR representative, commenting on what the pro-Israel lobby propagates for.

Farah wrote, “ You may have never heard of Hudaybiya Treaty, but if you cannot understand (Palestinian President Yasser) Arafat’s gestures, then you cannot get the Islamic rule he uses in his double meaning talk.

“Hudaybiya is a small oasis on the Macca-Medinah road where Mohammad fought Islam’s early battles. During a lost battle, he signed a strategic peace treaty for ten years with the Quraish Tribe that lived in Macca. Two years later, his forces were stronger, so, he sneaked and attacked the secure people of Macca, and seized the city.”

Farah recently rejected criticism to an article he published on his website calling for killing 100 Palestinians in return for each Israeli child. So, he wrote; “I find the suggestion a reasonable and carefully-studied contribution to the debate around the Middle East”.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: balkans; islam; media; usa
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I do think some opinionators are hitting a nerve out there. They should run speelcheck.
1 posted on 05/24/2002 2:37:06 PM PDT by swarthyguy
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To: swarthyguy
Nah - they shouldn't run a speelcheck - they should STFU and GTFO.
2 posted on 05/24/2002 2:39:00 PM PDT by phasma proeliator
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To: swarthyguy
OK, but are they WRONG???
3 posted on 05/24/2002 2:40:24 PM PDT by MarineDad
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To: MarineDad
Is "truth" a defense against a slander charge?
4 posted on 05/24/2002 2:41:10 PM PDT by MrB
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To: phasma proeliator
I should have said 'spielcheck'.
5 posted on 05/24/2002 2:41:22 PM PDT by swarthyguy
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To: swarthyguy
The three are Dr. Lora Slasinger and Paul Harvy, both well-known announcers, in addition to Joseph Farah, editor of far-right World Net Daily Website.

For the record, Farah is a Lebanese Christian, so he might know a thing or two about it.

6 posted on 05/24/2002 2:42:46 PM PDT by Hacksaw
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To: swarthyguy
Ha!Wait till the Arabs figure out that nobody will rent apartments to them anymore,especially after one or two have blown up,that will be interesting.
7 posted on 05/24/2002 2:43:59 PM PDT by alithia
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To: MarineDad
Who are 'they'? If it's the commentators, hey THIS IS AMERICA, and they have the right to say what they think. If its the author herein from IslamOnline attacking them, then I can personally say "I doubt it".
8 posted on 05/24/2002 2:45:54 PM PDT by Paul Ross
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Who are 'they'? If it's the commentators, hey THIS IS AMERICA, and they have the right to say what they think. If its the author herein from IslamOnline attacking them, then I can personally say "I doubt it".

Good point; that was inexcusably vague! "They" are Paul, Joe, and Dr. Slasher the Islam trasher...

10 posted on 05/24/2002 2:50:02 PM PDT by MarineDad
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To: swarthyguy; knighthawk; concerned about politics
I wonder why they didn't complain about Michael Savage's "Islamophobia."

They didn't have to complain about Pim Fortuyn calling Islam "backward." He was killed by a bullet from the left.

11 posted on 05/24/2002 2:50:53 PM PDT by aristeides
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To: swarthyguy
Now now. Islam is a religion of peach, c'mon, say it everybody, Islam is a religon of peace, don't make me beat you into saying it.
12 posted on 05/24/2002 2:50:59 PM PDT by Sonny M
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To: swarthyguy
as well as those with conscience inside and outside the United States

Our conscience is WHY we listen to these reporters. GEEEZZZZZZ. We don't kill people who don't praise Allah. GEEEZZZZ!

13 posted on 05/24/2002 2:57:25 PM PDT by concerned about politics
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To: aristeides
Islam Online did complain about Fortuyn once. They called him Ben For-something, they got his name completly wrong.
14 posted on 05/24/2002 3:14:14 PM PDT by knighthawk
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To: swarthyguy
CAIR will be counting each word spoken by these three as an "incident" in their next report on "Discrimination Against Muslims in America." (The same way they counted each contribution by Muslims to terrorist organizations whose assets were seized as "discrimination.")
15 posted on 05/24/2002 3:23:34 PM PDT by browardchad
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> “According to Islamic culture, being in debt is a shame, while ‘selling your daughters’ is not,” Paul Harvy said.

Paul Harvey was wrong about this. Actually Moslems are prohibited only from paying interest, not from being in debt as such.

16 posted on 05/24/2002 3:24:19 PM PDT by Dialup Llama
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To: Yehuda; 2sheep; Prodigal Daughter; Thinkin' Gal
On April, 2002, Slasinger claimed there was "an Islamic plan" to control the world. Also, in handling the Middle East issue, she adopts pro-Israeli extreme stands.

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17 posted on 05/24/2002 3:29:02 PM PDT by Jeremiah Jr
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To: MrB
Is "truth" a defense against a slander charge?

Under our system of justice but not theirs. For telling the truth about Islam, you get a "fatwa" issued calling for your murder.

18 posted on 05/24/2002 3:30:26 PM PDT by Map Kernow
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To: Dialup Llama
Paul Harvey was wrong about this. Actually Moslems are prohibited only from paying interest, not from being in debt as such.

Actually, the custom of not paying interest comes from the Law of Moses. Many Islamic ideas are taken from the Jews.

19 posted on 05/24/2002 3:30:59 PM PDT by NEWwoman
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To: swarthyguy
Dear CAIR,
Yes Dr.Laura IS a bitch, but she's OUR bitch so you better lay off!
Oh one other thing, another terror attack and you are all toast.
20 posted on 05/24/2002 3:31:40 PM PDT by tet68
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