Local Muslim school taken aback by letter (Houston)

Houston Chronicle ^ | EDWARD HEGSTROM

[Jalapeno]

Local Muslim school taken aback by letter

Its request to join a state group is met by 'hostile' queries

By EDWARD HEGSTROM
Copyright 2004 Houston Chronicle

A national Islamic organization has demanded an apology from a Texas-based private school association after claiming its director took an "alarmingly intolerant and hostile attitude toward Islam and Muslims."

The protest by the Washington, D.C.-based Council on American-Islamic Relations was prompted by a letter sent by the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools to the representatives of an Islamic school in Houston.

Dar-Ul-Arqam, which enrolls more than 300 students at three area locations under the supervision of the Islamic Education Institute of Texas, has been seeking membership for its Adel Road campus in the private school association, known as TAPPS. The association includes 238 schools across the state, including Awty International School, Incarnate Word Academy, Northland Christian School and St. Thomas High School in the Houston area.

Membership typically expands opportunities for private-school students to compete against other schools in academic and athletic events.

The letter, apparently signed by TAPPS Director Edd Burleson, has the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas calling for an investigation, according to Alamdar Hamdani, a Houston member of the ACLU board. The Anti-Defamation League also has expressed concern.

In his correspondence, Burleson quoted a verse from the Quran as calling on Muslims to be violent toward Christians and Jews. He noted that most TAPPS member schools are Christian. "Why do you wish to join an organization whose membership is basically in total disagreement with your religious beliefs?" he asked in the two-page letter, which included 10 questions.

He asks about the school's attitude toward "the spread of Islam in America" and the goals of the school "in this regard."

Finally, he suggests that some TAPPS members may not be tolerant of Muslims: "Why do you think that the current member schools of TAPPS will not be biased against your school, based on the fundamental difference in your religion and Christianity, since about 90% of TAPPS schools embrace Christianity?"

Both the TAPPS office and most member schools were closed Wednesday because of the holiday. Burleson did not return phone messages or e-mails this week. Charles Price, the chairman of the TAPPS board, declined to comment, referring all questions to Burleson.

Iesa Galloway, the executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations' Houston office, said Burleson sent a similar letter to an Islamic school in the Dallas area. He said he was awaiting details of that case.

Besides demanding an apology, Galloway's group has asked for reprimands against those responsible for the letter.

"The TAPPS letter, a symbol of religious intolerance, has no place in a nation that was originally built by those seeking asylum from such intolerance," Galloway said in correspondence he sent this week to the TAPPS board.

Dar-Ul-Arqam's Adel Road campus enrolls some 175 students and already participates in the Grapevine-based Private School Interscholastic Association, according to Khaled Katbi, a school representative.

But that association's programs are only available through middle school. So representatives of Dar-Ul-Arqam began looking for an association that would offer scholastic competition for its 19 high school students.

On Nov. 4, Katbi went before the TAPPS board to seek membership for his school. Board members asked him if the school taught from the Quran, and Katbi said it did.

"Their questions were reasonable," Katbi said. "I did not sense hostility."

A week later, Katbi got a letter from Burleson that included questions Burleson said the school needed to answer before it could be admitted to TAPPS.

"Do you teach your students to 'Make war on them (Christians and Jews) until idolatry is no more and Allah's religion reigns supreme' (Koran 8:37)?" Burleson asked.

Katbi said he was "astonished" by the letter. He did not reply to the questions.

The bylaws of TAPPS do not indicate that the organization is open only to Christian schools.

Hamdani, the ACLU representative, said the organization would come under special restrictions if it accepts federal funding. But the TAPPS Web site indicates that the nonprofit organization relies on dues from member schools and sporting-event fees.

"It's the venom in that letter that's so disturbing," Hamdani said. While the letter is structured as a series of questions, he said, "they're really more assumptions than questions."

Martin B. Cominsky, regional director of the Anti-Defamation League, said the letter "assumes some offensive stereotypes about what Islam is all about."

Ibrahim Hooper, spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Washington, D.C., said he was not aware of any other cases in which Islamic schools had difficulty joining private-school organizations.

He said the letter reflects "the rise in anti-Muslim sentiment" that has emerged since the terrorist attacks of 2001.

[tkathy]

This is why vouchers are such a terrible idea. They will be immediately used by the Islamists to isolate and brainwash their children.

[CindyDawg]

What does "private" mean?

[ClearCase_guy]

"Do you teach your students to 'Make war on them (Christians and Jews) until idolatry is no more and Allah's religion reigns supreme' (Koran 8:37)?" Burleson asked.

Katbi said he was "astonished" by the letter. He did not reply to the questions.

Couldn't answer the question, eh?

[Noachian]

"The TAPPS letter, a symbol of religious intolerance, has no place in a nation that was originally built by those seeking asylum from such intolerance," ...

For muslims to speak of religious intolerance is laughable considering how Christians are treated in muslim countries.

That letter askes pertinent questions about Islam that muslims can't truely answer without showing the dark side of Islam.

[Conspiracy Guy]

In his correspondence, Burleson quoted a verse from the Quran as calling on Muslims to be violent toward Christians and Jews. He noted that most TAPPS member schools are Christian. "Why do you wish to join an organization whose membership is basically in total disagreement with your religious beliefs?"

Sounds good enough to me.

[Texan5]

I thought the whole point of private schools was to avoid all the PC diversity garbage-this person needs to just go away.

[G.Mason]

"It's the venom in that letter that's so disturbing," Hamdani said. While the letter is structured as a series of questions, he said, "they're really more assumptions than questions."

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[OXENinFLA]

He asks about the school's attitude toward "the spread of Islam in America" and the goals of the school "in this regard."

GOOD FOR HIM!!!!

[Kolokotronis]

"This is why vouchers are such a terrible idea. They will be immediately used by the Islamists to isolate and brainwash their children."

Agreed.

[BOOTSTICK]

Once again the Muslim is handcuffed to the Idiotic Koran, and their only tactic is to feign shock at Islams detractors. Too bad!

[Kuksool]

CAIR is a bunch of whiners. I guess that is what the group has to resort to when they have no political influence. Let's hope it stays that way.

[Bahbah]

"It's the venom in that letter that's so disturbing," Hamdani said. While the letter is structured as a series of questions, he said, "they're really more assumptions than questions."

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS!!!!

[NittanyLion]

"It's the venom in that letter that's so disturbing," Hamdani said.

Sounds like the letter mostly quoted the Koran.

Then again, the Koran is a pretty venomous book, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised.

[OXENinFLA]

Is there any where we can read the entire letter?

[Aquinasfan]

"Do you teach your students to 'Make war on them (Christians and Jews) until idolatry is no more and Allah's religion reigns supreme' (Koran 8:37)?" Burleson asked.

Katbi said he was "astonished" by the letter. He did not reply to the questions.

You'd have to be blind, deaf, and idiotic not to see what's going on here. But I guess that's why we have liberals.

[fishtank]

Diagree completely with you.

NOW, my tax dollars are used by the NEA-Islamo-fascist wannabes to "isolate and brainwash" children.

At least under a voucher program, the parents can CHOOSE which school to send their kids.

I see NO DIFFERENCE between the current public school and an Islamic madrassa.

[Aquinasfan]

This is why vouchers are such a terrible idea. They will be immediately used by the Islamists to isolate and brainwash their children.

1) They're already brainwashing their children.

2) Voucher legislation could be written to exclude institutions where the violent overthrow of the US government is advocated, or institutions that militate against Constitutionally protected freedoms.

3) 90% of the school-age population is sent to government schools. The vast majority of these children will graduate without understanding the threat posed by militant Islam. Under a voucher program, a large number of these children will be transferred to Christian or Hebrew schools where they will be more likely to learn about the true nature of Islam, and be better equipped to deal with it.

[ArGee]

"It's the venom in that letter that's so disturbing," Hamdani said. While the letter is structured as a series of questions, he said, "they're really more assumptions than questions."

So answer them and dispel the assumptions. Without seeing the letter I can't comment on whether there was actual "venom," but I can say that I have been underwhelmed at the chorus of condemnation of American Muslims to the terrorist tactics of Muslims in the rest of the world. This is a great opportunity to tell the members of TAAPS that all of Islam isn't like that.

Unless it is.

Martin B. Cominsky, regional director of the Anti-Defamation League, said the letter "assumes some offensive stereotypes about what Islam is all about."

Stereotypes encouraged by such things as the bombing of the World Trade Center, shelling markets, and beheading innocents? Why would anyone hold such stereotypes? Whatever we do, let's not spend a minute looking at where those stereotypes might come from. Blaming the religious group for the impression it has given the world is only allowed for Christians.

Shalom.

[ArGee]

TAAPS = TAPPS.

Shalom.

[Ksnavely]

I disagree, vouchers is an outstanding idea, if nothing else it will break the strangle hold the liberal institutions have on the education system (remember liberals achieve their power through big government, you break up the governments power and hold over something and you break the liberals power). It will also break up the power of the NEA which is reason in and of itself to go through with it.

And I haven't even touched on the wonderful educational benefits for our children that will be brought about by a little competition in the market place of education (competition breeds excellence). Plus it will also give urban minority populations a chance to send their kids to better schools. I could go on and on.

[SolutionsOnly]

I'm with you. Vouchers restore freedom of choice. There's no reason why a person who opts for private eduction should have to pay twice - one for public schools through taxes, the private school tuition on top of it. It's simply wrong.

[misharu]

I am in agreement with the majority of the posts that state ANSWER THE QUESTIONS! What I tried to do as I read it was to insert Catholicism or Christianity into the question. IWO, read it as if they are asking questions of a Christian school that is requesting admittance.

If you do this, you see that the questions are not that bad. They were basically asking them WHAT they teach in this school, how THEY believe the other schools would will react, and since all the other schools are Christian, how will THEY react to possible animosity.

I think they were fair questions and I am curious as to what TAPPS sends to Christian or Jewish schools who are requesting admittance.

[dzzrtrock]

Like......there's no "venom" is the bastard book of satan known as the koran? This is typical role-playing by the poor, persecuted moo-slums. Poor F-in babies......And of course the All Criminal Lovers Union is right behind them all the way....

[tkathy]

If people want poor children to go to religious schools, they should form a private foundation to fund this.

I don't want to see big government, federal tax money going into what will be an awful boondoggle.

[yoe]

Koran 8:37:
In order that Allah may seperate the impure from the pure, Put All the impure ones (Non-Muslim), one on top of the another in a Heap and cast them into Hell. They will be the ones to have lost.

"It's the venom in that letter that's so disturbing," Hamdani said

However the ACLU and the Koran see no venom in teaching that infidels must be irradiated?

[Ted]

We are heavily involved in a TAPPS school, my wife has been their librarian for 11 years and our 3 sons are all graduates or still attending. I assure you, this school would not be welcome in TAPPS by the other schools. While TAPPS stands for Texas association of private and parochial schools, it is ~90%+ parochial schools (Christian). TAPPS receives no federal or state monies.

There are some interesting dynamics at play here, I almost hope these wahoos take it to court. The TAPPS folks are not idiots, and I'm sure they would get some strong legal counsel if need be. I tried to find an email or phone link so we can express our support, but tapps.net is down right now. You can see a list of 2002-2003 TAPPS schools here:
http://www.baima.org/OCS/MembershipDirectory.pdf

It's our experience that most folks in TAPPS are not fooled into believing that Islam is a "religion of peace" as we have been told. I think this letter was simply brilliant, and also wish I could read it.

Merry Christmas!

[Non-Sequitur]

He asks about the school's attitude toward "the spread of Islam in America" and the goals of the school "in this regard."

Let me go out on a limb and predict that the school's attitude would be that the spread of Islam would be a good thing, and that their goal is to further that. The same kind of answer I would expect from Burlson if asked about his attitude towards "the spread of Christianity in America" and what his goals were "in this regard."

[Non-Sequitur]

It's our experience that most folks in TAPPS are not fooled into believing that Islam is a "religion of peace" as we have been told. I think this letter was simply brilliant, and also wish I could read it.

So is TAPPS planning on making their 'no Muslim need apply' policy official?

[BloodScarletMinnesota]

I agree with you. Tuition tax credits would be more bitterly fought than nominating Ward Connerly to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Left desperately fears and hates TTC. All the better to fight them hard-core on every front simultaneously.

[Ksnavely]

Okay...

1. It wouldn't be federal tax money, or a federal run program most plans call for a voucher on taxes that pay for your school i.e. your property tax which is local.

2. If a poor person wants to send their kids to a private school right now, not only would he have to pay for a private school, but through his property tax he would be paying for a school he is not (nor wants too be) sending his kids.

3. Um big government boondoggle??? Yeah nice statement without backing it up with any credible evidence. There is nothing big government or boondogglish about the government giving us our money back to allow us to make our own choices. I am actually stunned I am even having this conversation with a freeper. This is a basic tenant of conservatism. Let the marketplace decide, let people have the freedom to choose, get government out of their way.

4. If you want to talk about a boondoggle lets talk about the current public education system. Failing schools get more and more tax money pumped into them when we should be closing them up and refunding parents so they can have access to other means of education i.e. private schools who compete for the students (you want to talk about a sure fire way to improve our education system). The voucher program will be a giant step in this direction.

5. Bottom line is that there is nothing big government about this, nor will it be a awful boondoggle. It will be a huge advancement for conservative principals of small government and personal choice and freedom.

[Ted]

Non-Sequitur:

Huh? Did I say I was a TAPPS official? No, I did not. I was just expressing my opinions and observations, which last time I checked is OK in this country.

Everybody else:

http://www.tapps.net is back up. Edd Burleson's email is edd@tapps.net, please email him your support if you wish. Thx!

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Prophet of Doom: Islam’s Terrorist Dogma, In Muhammad’s Own Word

[UltraKonservativen]

This is why vouchers are such a terrible idea. They will be immediately used by the Islamists to isolate and brainwash their children....

You got to be kidding? What do you think the NEA is doing to your kids in PUBLIC school?
That my friend is brainwashing of the first order.

[AmericanChef]

-"Do you teach your students to 'Make war on them (Christians and Jews) until idolatry is no more and Allah's religion reigns supreme' (Koran 8:37)?" Burleson asked.

Katbi said he was "astonished" by the letter. He did not reply to the questions.

Couldn't answer the question, eh?-

Maybe the problem was that he could.

[UltraKonservativen]

...I don't want to see big government, federal tax money going into what will be an awful boondoggle....

GOOD!!!!That means you are dusgusted with the present boondoggle called the public school system wich uses double or triple the cost per pupil of private schools to produce crop after crop of barely functional graduates.

[CBart95]

"Law-abiding Muslims" are guilty of crimes of omission,not turning in their radical brethern and sheltering them from apprehension. This is the same as being the criminal...a convenient legal term known as "being an accessory to the fact" sums up this form of criminal behavior.
The consequences of this behavior will not always be swift but they will grind exceedingly fine ultimately.

[Sloth]

This is why vouchers are such a terrible idea. They will be immediately used by the Islamists to isolate and brainwash their children.

It's called freedom, and I have no problem with it.

[hushpad]

If people want poor children to go to religious schools, they should form a private foundation to fund this.

I don't want to see big government, federal tax money going into what will be an awful boondoggle<<<

Aren't Christian parents tax dollars (i.e. big government, federal tax money) now forced to pay for the brainwashing of THEIR children in public, big government schools?

Vouchers are THEIR money as well, they should have choice!

[Aquinasfan]

Let me go out on a limb and predict that the school's attitude would be that the spread of Islam would be a good thing, and that their goal is to further that. The same kind of answer I would expect from Burlson if asked about his attitude towards "the spread of Christianity in America" and what his goals were "in this regard."

Christians don't believe in beheading infidels as a means of attaining the goal in this regard.

[Podkayne]

-this person needs to just go away.

Somehow, the islamites have gotten the idea that raising their voices in protest will effect a positive outcome. This is due to the interference of the ACLU and the American first crowd.

The Islamites need to be shown the door and have the fact explained to them that they have worn out their welcome.

[pierrem15]

What does "private" mean?

Apparently, not much to the fascisti at the ACLU.

[B Knotts]

This is why vouchers are such a terrible idea. They will be immediately used by the Islamists to isolate and brainwash their children.

HELLO???

They're already being brainwashed in the public schools with the same stuff.

[1john2 3and4]

I don't want to see big government, federal tax money going into what will be an awful boondoggle.

It's not "federal tax money".

It's my money. (& yours)

[Happy2BMe]

The '20-Year' plan is moving right along . .

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FROM JOSEPH FARAH'S G2 BULLETIN
Radical Islam's 'plan'
to take over America
Arab-American author outlines secret
20-year strategy to undermine country

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Posted: August 4, 2003
1:00 a.m. Eastern

Editor's note: Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin is an online, subscription intelligence news service from the creator of WorldNetDaily.com – a journalist who has been developing sources around the world for the last 25 years.

© 2003 WorldNetDaily.com

A refugee from the Muslim Middle East thinks he has discovered Islam's 20-point plan for conquering the United States by 2020 – a plan revealed in the latest issue of Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin.

Anis Shorrosh, author of ''Islam Revealed'' and ''The True Furqan,'' is a Christian Arab-American who emigrated from Arab-controlled Jerusalem in January 1967.

''The following is my analysis of Islamic invasion of America, the agenda of Islamists and visible methods to take over America by the year 2020,'' Shorrosh says. ''Will Americans continue to sleep through this invasion as they did when we were attacked on 9/11?''

1. Terminate America's freedom of speech by replacing it with statewide and nationwide hate-crime bills.

2. Wage a war of words using black leaders like Louis Farrakhan, Rev. Jesse Jackson and other visible religious personalities who promote Islam as the religion of African-Americans while insisting Christianity is for whites only. What they fail to tell African-Americans is that it was Arab Muslims who captured them and sold them as slaves. In fact, the Arabic word for black and slave is the same, ''Abed.''

3. Engage the American public in dialogues, discussions, debates in colleges, universities, public libraries, radio, TV, churches and mosques on the virtues of Islam. Proclaim how it is historically another religion like Judaism and Christianity with the same monotheistic faith.

4. Nominate Muslim sympathizers to political office to bring about favorable legislation toward Islam and support potential sympathizers by block voting.

5. Take control of as much of Hollywood, the press, TV, radio and the Internet as possible by buying the related corporations or a controlling stock.

6. Yield to the fear of the imminent shut-off of the lifeblood of America – black gold. America’s economy depends on oil and 41 percent of it comes from the Middle East.

7. Yell ''foul, out-of-context, personal interpretation, hate crime, Zionist, un- American, inaccurate interpretation of the Quran'' anytime Islam is criticized or the Quran is analyzed in the public arena.

8. Encourage Muslims to penetrate the White House, specifically with Islamists who can articulate a marvelous and peaceful picture of Islam. Acquire government positions and get membership in local school boards. Train Muslims as medical doctors to dominate the medical field, research and pharmaceutical companies. (Ever notice how numerous Muslim doctors in America are, when their countries need them more desperately than America?) Take over the computer industry. Establish Middle Eastern restaurants throughout the U.S. to connect planners of Islamization in a discreet way.

9. Accelerate Islamic demographic growth via:

• Massive immigration (100,000 annually since 1961).

• Use no birth control whatsoever – every baby of Muslim parents is automatically a Muslim and cannot choose another religion later.

• Muslim men must marry American women and Islamize them (10,000 annually). Then divorce them and remarry every five years – since one can't legally marry four at one time. This is a legal solution in America.

• Convert angry, alienated black inmates and turn them into militants (so far 2,000 released inmates have joined al-Qaida worldwide). Only a few ''sleeper cells'' have been captured in Afghanistan and on American soil.

10. Reading, writing, arithmetic and research through the American educational system, mosques and student centers (now 1,500) should be sprinkled with dislike of Jews, evangelical Christians and democracy. There are currently 300 exclusively Muslim schools in the U.S. which teach loyalty to the Quran, not the U.S. Constitution. In January of 2002, Saudi Arabia’s Embassy in Washington mailed 4,500 packets of the Quran and videos promoting Islam to America's high schools – free of charge. Saudi Arabia would not allow the U.S. to reciprocate.

11. Provide very sizeable monetary Muslim grants to colleges and universities in America to establish ''Centers for Islamic studies'' with Muslim directors to promote Islam in higher-education institutions.

12. Let the entire world know through propaganda, speeches, seminars, local and national media that terrorists have hijacked Islam, when in truth, Islam hijacked the terrorists.

13. Appeal to the historically compassionate and sensitive Americans for sympathy and tolerance towards Muslims in America who are portrayed as mainly immigrants from oppressed countries.

14. Nullify America's sense of security by manipulating the intelligence community with misinformation. Periodically terrorize Americans with reports of impending attacks on bridges, tunnels, water supplies, airports, apartment buildings and malls.

15. Form riots and demonstrations in the prison system demanding Islamic Sharia as the way of life, not America's justice system.

16. Open numerous charities throughout the U.S., but use the funds to support Islamic terrorism with American dollars.

17. Raise interest in Islam on America's campuses by insisting freshman take at least one course on Islam.

18. Unify the numerous Muslim lobbies in Washington, mosques, Islamic student centers, educational organizations, magazines and papers by Internet and an annual convention to coordinate plans, propagate the faith and engender news in the media.

19. Send intimidating messages and messengers to the outspoken individuals who are critical of Islam and seek to eliminate them by hook or crook.

20. Applaud Muslims as loyal citizens of the U.S. by spotlighting their voting record as the highest percentage of all minority and ethic groups in America.

Shorrosh is a member of the Oxford Society of Scholars, has traveled in 76 countries, and is a lecturer and producer of TV documentaries. ''Islam Revealed'' is a bestseller now in its eighth printing. His forthcoming 10th book, from which the 20-point plan is abridged, is titled ''Islam: A Threat or a Challenge.''

''The True Furqan'' is also available for viewing on Islam-Exposed.org. Shorrosh's new website is Focusing-on-Islam.com.

The Truth About Islam

Observations by Dr. David R. Reagan

 

Ever since the Attack on America on September 11, 2001, we have heard a never-ending chorus of voices from government, academia, and the media assuring us that the Islamic terrorists who attacked the Trade Towers and the Pentagon are not repre­sentative of “true Islam.” We have been likewise assured by spiritual leaders — even some Christian spokesmen — that Islam is a religion of peace, and that Muslims worship the same God as Christians and Jews.

“Our war is not against Islam,” we have been told repeatedly. “Our war is against terrorism.”

Central Questions

Well, what about it?

• Are Muslims the spiritual brothers and sisters of Christians and Jews?
  
  
• Do we all worship the same God?
  
  
• Are the Islamic holy scriptures, known as the Koran, inspired by God?
  
  
• Is Islam another path to God by which one can attain eternal life?
  
  
• Are the Islamic fundamentalists representative of true Islam, or are they a terrible aberration of an otherwise peace-loving religion?
  
  
• Is our war really a political one against international terrorists, or is it a spiritual battle against a demonic, intolerant, militant, and imperialistic religion known as Islam?

The Intolerant and Militant Nature of Islam

One of the most controversial issues regarding Islam concerns whether or not it is a militant religion. Muslims in the West argue it is peace-loving. Westerners who have experienced it in the Muslim world argue it is inherently in­tolerant and militant.

The Koran itself preaches intolerance toward other religions. Sura 5 contains the following command: “Take not Jews and Christians for friends . . . He among you who takes them for friends is one of them . . . Choose not for friends such of those who received the Scripture before you [Jews and Christians] . .  But keep your duty to Allah” (verses 51, 55, 57). Extreme intolerance is commanded in Sura 5:33 — “[For those who do not submit to Allah] their punishment is . . . execution or crucifixion, or the cutting off of hands and feet, from the opposite sides, or exile from the land.”

The Koran also expresses an intolerant attitude toward any person who decides to reject the Islamic faith or convert to another religion. Such persons are to be executed (Sura 9:12). In the Hadith (the oral tradition of Muhammad’s sayings) it says “Whoever changes his religion, kill him” (Hadith 9:57). These commands are practiced in all Islamic Fundamentalist countries today.

With regard to militancy, the Koran not only condones it, it commands it:

Fighting is prescribed for you, and [some of] you dislike it. But it is possible that you dislike a thing which is good for you, and that you love a thing which is bad for you. But Allah knows, and you know not (Sura 2:16).

Fight and slay the pagans wherever you find them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem of war (Sura 9:5).

Fight in the way of Allah . . . and slay them [the unbelievers] wherever you find them and drive them out . . . and fight them until . . . religion is for Allah (Sura 2:190-193).

Muhammad is quoted in the Hadith as saying, “The sword is the key of heaven and hell. A drop of blood in the cause of Allah — a night spent in arms [war] — is of more avail than two months of fasting and prayer. Whosoever falls in battle, his sins are forgiven, and at the day of judgment, his limbs shall be supplied by the wings of angels and cherubim.”¹²

The Imperialistic Nature of Islam

From its inception, Islam has been committed to what it calls jihad — a word mean­ing holy war. The duty of Muslims is to subjugate or destroy “infidels” — the term the Koran uses for all non-believers.

In the Muslim viewpoint, the world is divided into two regions — those areas controlled by Islam, called Dar al-Islam (meaning the House of Islam) and those called Dar al-Harb (the House of War). The Koran commands Mus­lims to fight non-Muslims until they exterminate all other religions, leaving Islam as the one and only religion in the world (Suras 2:193 and 8:39). Muhammad is quoted in the Hadith as saying, “I have been ordered to fight with the people until they say, none has the right to be worshiped but Allah” (Hadith 4:196).

Regarding terror, Allah orders Muslims to terrorize non-Muslims on his behalf: “Strike terror (into the hearts of ) the enemies of Allah and your enemies” (Sura 8:60). Allah then assures his followers that he will assist them: “I will instill terror into the hearts of unbelievers. Smite them above their necks and smite all their finger-tips off them. It is not you who slay them, it is Allah” (Sura 8:12, 17).

Concerning jihad,¹⁴ the Koran guarantees Paradise to those who fight for Allah (Sura 4:74). It promises instant Paradise for those who die in battle (Suras 9:111 and 47:5-6). Dying for Allah is presented as better than living: “And if you are killed or die in the Way of Allah, forgiveness and mercy from Allah are far better than all that others may amass [of worldly wealth]” (Sura 3:157).

Martyrs are promised a sensual and luxurious life in Paradise (Sura 52:17-22). According to Al-Ghazzali, one of Islam’s greatest teachers, when a martyr reaches Paradise, he “will marry 500 companions, 4,000 virgins, and 8,000 divorced women.”¹⁵ Commenting on this statement, Randall Price, biblical teacher and Middle East expert, observed that the Islamic Paradise is “just the kind of place that adolescent, unmarried men, isolated through their lives from the opposite sex by rigid cultural standards, would die for.”¹⁶

Fundamentalist Goals

The Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran was the modern day Islamic spokesman who revived Muhammad’s vision of world con­quest. He taught that the re-establishment of Israel was a Satanic miracle allowed by Allah because of the lukewarmness of the Muslim masses. He called for a renewal of true Islam to accomplish three purposes:¹⁹

1. To overthrow the “secular” rulers of Islamic countries (like Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, and Egypt), just as he had done in Iran.
   
   
2. To take back the land of Palestine for Allah, exterminating Israel in the process.
   
   
3. To conquer the rest of the world for Allah.

Notice the first priority was the transformation of secular Islamic countries into religious states ruled by the Koran. Then would come Israel and the world.

In a proclamation made by Osama bin Laden in 1998, he listed the same goals and prioritized them in the same order.²⁰ He then identified the United States as the prime obstacle to the achievement of these goals. Accordingly, he called on Muslims everywhere “to comply with Allah’s order to kill the Americans and plunder their money wherever and whenever they find it.”

It is important to note that the eradication of Israel is not the top priority. Nor is Israel viewed as the major obstacle to world conquest. I emphasize this because many Americans are saying that the key to winning the war against terrorism is to dump Israel. More and more, on radio talk shows, I hear people saying, “Let’s cut Israel loose. Let the Arabs have it. Then they will leave us alone.”

That is utter nonsense. Israel is not the cause of Islamic terrorism toward the West. If Israel were to disappear tomorrow, Fundamentalist Islam would still be determined to destroy America as part of its plan to take the world for Allah. And if we were to abandon Israel, the Muslim world would interpret it as an act of cowardice, proving our word is meaningless and that we truly are, as they say, “a depraved society devoid of values.” Our abandonment of Israel would only whet their appetite. Islamic Fundamentalism cannot be appeased. It must be de­feated.

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[Happy2BMe]

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Poll: Nearly half of all Americans support restricting rights of Muslim-Americans

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In U.S., 44 Percent Say Restrict Muslims

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The Evidence: Chronology of Attacks on the West * * *

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God will destroy America by the hands of the Muslims....God will not give Japan or Europe the honor of bringing down the United States; this is an honor God will bestow upon Muslims." – Nation of Islam Leader Louis Farrakhan

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The Character Assassination of Yassar Arafat by Western Media

(click on Lou's Link)

"We pray that Allah (God) will bless the Palestinian people to honor the goals and strength of Yasser Arafat."

"Do not let the talk of hidden bank accounts, money, corruption or what he gave to his wife and family diminish Yasser Arafat’s role or contribution to the struggle of the Palestinian people."

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Tue Apr 20, 8:09 AM ET

Jermaine Jackson(L), brother of Michael Jackson, Jackson family spokesman Firpo W. Carr(C) and Khawaja Khurshid Reshi hold a rug with a woven picture of Michael Jackson April 19, 2004, in Manama. Jermaine Jackson, in the Gulf to promote understanding between Muslims and his fellow Americans, said Tuesday that Muslims are 'the new Negroes in America.' Jermaine, a convert to Islam and dressed in white Arab garb, has been speaking about Islam and U.S. 'adventures' in Iraq to enthusiastic audiences at Koranic centers and universities in the Gulf Arab state of Bahrain. (Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters)

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AMERICA'S  ISLAMIZATION
CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations) spokesman Ibrahim Hooper indicated in a 1993 interview with the Minneapolis Star Tribune that he wants to see the United States become a Muslim country.

Before Americans start pitying the poor Brits (who truly deserve a good bashing from Islam), they should checked their own  neighborhoods!  Besides Louis Farrakan's Nation of Islam, the Black Panther and New Black Panther Parties with all their black wanna-be Muslims, there are also REAL Muslims and their communities are springing up everywhere. In 1970 there were an estimated one-hundred thousand Muslims in the United States. Today, a mere 34 years later, the number is approximately 7-10 million! More than a quarter of a million people of Arab descent live in southeastern Michigan, making the area the second-largest Arab community outside the Middle East (after Paris, France). One frightening example of their prolific growth in American is Dearborn, Michigan. Of a total population of 90,000 Dearborn residents, 25,000 are now Arabs!  And of all the Dearborn children under the age of 18, a full 58% are Arab children! Other developing centers of Arab/Muslim growth are Florida, Texas, New Jersey and California. God Bless America!

Every year huge numbers of Arabs/Muslims from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Kuwaitis, Syria, Egypt, Albania and dozens of other ethnic Muslim states who hate America swarm into the United States and add to the already increasing numbers of Arab/Muslim. And every year hundreds of mosques, which preach the extermination of all non-Muslims and the Islamization of America, are being added to the thousands already pointing their minarets skyward. The vast majority (80%) of American mosques are funded with Saudi Arabian money and most subscribe to 18th century Wahhabism that calls for the spread of Islam through violence. Many mosques, "Islamic Learning Centers" and Arab/Muslim Student Unions are distributing large numbers of pamphlets and leaflets attacking Judaism, Christianity and other non-Muslim religions and urging young Americans (esp. angry black Americans) to convert to Islam! Not surprisingly, a large number of African-Americans convert to Islam while in the prison systems! The National Islamic Prison Foundation, which coordinates a campaign to convert inmates to Islam claim an average of 135,000 such conversions per year. And if thousands of self-hating, Leftwing Jews hadn't already converted to Buddhism, they too might be targeted!

The nerve of these evil people to exploit the freedoms given to them here in America and other democracies when their goal is to extinguish ALL freedom!  

Many Arabs in America are a disloyal fifth column. They work relentlessly to undermine the U.S. struggle to survive in the face of the growing Muslim terrorist threat. The huge Muslim birthrate, Muslim immigration, the massive expansion of Muslim religious and educational institutions that convert Christians to Islam and the purchase of major U.S. companies by Muslim oil sheiks are all also part of their strategy. America's great friend (???), Saudi Arabia, from whose land came fifteen of the nineteen September 11th Arab hijackers (who flattened the World Trade Center, a portion of the Pentagon and made a very big hole in a Pennsylvania field), has for some time been spear-heading the spread of Islamic doctrine. The Saudis have wholly or partly financed some 210 Islamic Centers (check out this one in Boca Raton, Florida!!!), more than 1,500 mosques and 202 colleges and almost 2,000 schools for educating Muslim children in non-Islamic countries in Europe, Asia, South America, Canada, Australia and America. Check out the mosque near you and look for Islamic propagandists exalting the virtues of Islam to appear soon in YOUR kid's school. Speaking of schools, watch them try to infuse Islam and Islamic rights INTO school systems! Did you know that some Islamic schools in America are teaching hatred toward American Jews and Christians? And what about regular North American colleges and universities? Check out one of the so-called "social activities" of the M.S.A. (Muslim Student Association)! And don't forget to pick up the U.S. Postal Service's new 34 cent Eid-il-Mubarak stamp!

Note: For a better appreciation of the colonization of Arab/Islamic terror squads arrive, colonize and flourish in America and how they interconnect, recruit, raise money and use the American freedoms and legal system as a cover. 

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How Islam Will Pull It Off - Call It A 'HATE CRIME'

[Gritty]

the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas (is) calling for an investigation, according to Alamdar Hamdani, a Houston member of the ACLU board.

Naturally, the ACLU (American Communists and Liberals United) is involved in this on the side of the Muslims.

Whatever happened to "freedom of association"? If the TAPPS doesn't want Muslims as part of their organization (think "termites") because they are hostile and probably destructive to their values, why shouldn't they be allowed to exclude them?

[Happy2BMe]

ALARMINGLY INTOLERANT AND HOSTILE - - ping.

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A week later, Katbi got a letter from Burleson that included questions Burleson said the school needed to answer before it could be admitted to TAPPS.

"Do you teach your students to 'Make war on them (Christians and Jews) until idolatry is no more and Allah's religion reigns supreme' (Koran 8:37)?" Burleson asked.

Katbi said he was "astonished" by the letter. He did not reply to the questions.

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If this is a private association of private schools, how can the ACLU or anyone else have any say whatsoever in whom they decide to admit and in the admittance procedure?
This is insane that one can't ask, especially in light of current world events, what are reasonable questions IMHO.

[visualops]

Pretty much answers the question, doesn't it?