Posted on 07/30/2016 9:59:12 PM PDT by TigerClaws
Muslims Expected 100,000 to Attend Anti-Terror Rally in DC – Only a Couple Dozen Show Up
Kristinn Taylor Jul 30th, 2016 11:05 pm 11 Comments Muslims against terror rally DC 07232016 State Dept 2
A rally organized by Muslim groups held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on July 23 was planned with the goal of drawing 100,000 attendees. Only dozens showed up according to media reports.
Al Jazeera reported on the planning for the rally for 100,000 that was initially planned as being anti-ISIS but was also billed as anti-Trump.
A group of American Muslims, joined by interfaith leaders, have launched an initiative to get thousands of Americans to take part in a march in Washington DC on July 23, in what they call a stand against bigotry, “extremism”, and gun violence.
The American Muslim March will take place at the National Mall – home to various large-scale historical gatherings – to also condemn “terrorism” and vocally eschew the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS), organisers said.
Rally sponsors include more than 20 organisations representing the three monotheistic regions, as well as the Buddhist, Sikh, Hindu, and Bahai communities.
The initiative comes at a time when anti-Muslim sentiment is high, in part driven by the rhetoric of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who has called for the banning of foreign Muslims from the United States.
Trump has made his Muslim ban a centrepiece of his candidacy: he recently reiterated his proposal following an attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando, which left 49 people dead. He also suggested profiling Muslims, citing Israel as an example, and implied that US President Barack Obama was complicit or sympathetic to radicalised Muslims.
Some Muslim groups have been more vocal about terrorism, gun violence and Islamophobia, since a married couple, inspired by ISIL ideology, killed 14 people in San Bernardino, California.
“We were motivated to take action after San Bernardino,” said Khaled al-Mufti, a member of the rally organising committee. “We wanted to denounce ISIS as an ideology that claims to be representative of Islam, but it’s not. That’s not the religion we practise. We want to make it loud and clear to all the world: This is not Islam.”
The rally is being organised by the Islamic Society of Central Florida, and the All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS) in Washington DC, which recently hosted Secretary of State John Kerry and Hollywood actress and activist Angelina Jolie with Syrian refugees in recognition of World Refugee Day.
For the event, organisers are reaching out to renowned Muslims such as Yousef Islam, previously known as Cat Stevens, retired basketball legend Kareem Abdul Jabbar, and influential Islamic scholar Hamza Yusuf. They are hoping to attract about 100,000 people from the Muslim and immigrant communities and anybody “affected by the recent surge in hostility towards minorities”, Mufti told Al Jazeera.
“The rhetoric going on in the presidential campaigns is creating an atmosphere of bigotry,” he said. “This is not only towards Muslim, but also towards immigrant communities. We therefore wanted to provide a platform for everyone to speak about those issues…”
The Eventbrite page for the rally listed almost as many sponsors as attendees. One of the sponsors, ISNA was named as an unindicted co-conspirator in the 2007 Holy Land Foundation terror funding case, according to Wikipedia.
“In the 2007 Holy Land Foundation terrorist financing case, the United States Department of Justice named ISNA, along with Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the North American Islamic Trust, as an unindicted co-conspirator and one of a number of “entities who are and/or were members of the US Muslim Brotherhood.”[18][19][20] ISNA, along with NAIT and CAIR, filed motions seeking to be removed from the UCC listing, and the District Judge found that the government had violated the organizations’ rights by listing them as Unindicted Co-Conspirators.[21] Judge Solis, as affirmed by the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, held that the government should not have listed CAIR and ISNA, but that “the government has produced ample evidence to establish the associations of CAIR, ISNA, NAIT, with the Islamic Association for Palestine, and with Hamas”.[22]”
THE RALLY WAS A DUD.
The media tried to blame the attendance failure on the summer heat in Washington.
Do those 12 share the 72 virgins?>> raisins is a possible interpretation. i like raisins.
This Epic Fail Proves that it is an Invasion Plan and not a Religion.
Was Glenn Beck there ???
You got that right - Islam is a political system cloaked as a religion !
>>>The media tried to blame the attendance failure on the summer heat in Washington<<<
As we all know, only Eskimos live in the Middle East.
The truth often hurts.
Yes, I believe this is the second time the Muslims have achieved this level of turnout for anti-terrorism rallies.
wait. “the summer heat” ??????
where are they from,
Alaska????
And I bet the majority that did show up were delusional liberal Jews, catholics, atheists, etc. making themselves feel good about how inclusive and tolerant they are.
Yeah right.
It's always hot in DC in late July!!
summer heat...
yeah they were all inside with john Kerry, nice and cool by the air conditioner...
“What was that old Paul Anka song? “Leave My Head On My Shoulders”?”
LOL!
“The media tried to blame the attendance failure on the summer heat in Washington
How unusual that it would be hot in Washington DC in July, just a shame.
Wouldnt the group have to put up a lot of money upfront, security, sanitation, crowd control. Something stinks about this.
Sad but very predictable. Makes you wonder how many “moderate” American Muslims really want at least partial Sharia law to rule in their communities.
That was pathetic.
Trump is right. Shut down immigration from ALL Muslim nations and tell them, clean up your own terrorist mess by giving them no home or support and chasing them out of your countries if you want us to take your immigrants again. Otherwise, no more immigration from your country. Period.
Dozens
Still a record turnout for muslims.
This tells you something
It’s impressive that they were able to find several dozen Muslims willing to pretend they don’t approve of terrorism. Nice work by the organizers - exceeding expectations.
Coincidentially, no goats were seen on farms within a 50 mile radius of DC that day........
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