“Why is Congressman Keith Ellison (D-MN), the first Muslim in the U.S. Congress, disgracefully spreading extremist propaganda and aligning himself with controversial Islamist groups? “
He’s just emulating Muhammad.
“And, just in the past few weeks he has made himself readily available to political Islam in Washington.”
Islam’s roots were political and militaristic, so this is unsurprising.
“attendee, Mohammed Sabur, who also hails from Minnesota and stated, “I’m trying constantly to figure out: How can I be a civically involved Muslim, interact with other Muslims as well as the government while not seeming like a sellout, like my allegiance is in one camp or another?””
Your allegiance must be to the Constitution. Islam is antithetical to the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, so it is easy to see your dilemma.
“Young Muslim Americans have a limited number of role models in top-level politics.”
They have plenty of role models. They are just not Muslim - and that is a good thing.
“what’s to ensure that Congresssman Ellison didn’t spew the same hateful propaganda against the Bush administration to the Muslim youth who emulated him in Washington D.C. on July 13, 2007 just 5 days later?”
Absolutely nothing. Within days of President Bush’s rededication of the Islamic Center (which Ibrahim Hooper attended), CAIR was bad-mouthing the President for being anti-Muslim.
“Muslims like himself who do not shy away from their Muslim identity are being called upon in this time in history to ideologically combat political Islam and relegate the ‘Islamic state’ to the dustbin of history.”
Best way to do this? Stay out of government.
“As an individual who has clearly not shied away from the Islamist collectivization of his politics and the Muslim community (ummah), he thus cannot conveniently separate his stance on Islamism from his politics.”
As I stated above, Islam and government are not separate entities according to the Qur’an and Hadiths.
“His own congressional website has virtually nothing about counterterrorism, anti-Islamism, or the recent plots, let alone his unique opportunity to be a leader in Muslim anti-Islamism.”
He blew it immediately by using Thomas Jefferson’s copy of the Qur’an. I wonder if he knows that the foreword written by the translator of that copy of the Qur’an called Muhammad a monster?
“Your public remarks were irresponsible and deserve the censure of your colleagues in the U.S. Congress. “
Don’t hold your breath, Jasser. The Dhimmi Congress critters want the Muslim vote.
http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/27/blogging-the-quran/
http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/03/blogging-the-quran-sura-1-the-opening/
http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/10/blogging-the-quran-sura-2-the-cow-verses-1-39/
http://hotair.com/archives/2007/06/17/blogging-the-quran-sura-2-the-cow-verses-40-75/
“He blew it immediately by using Thomas Jefferson’s copy of the Qur’an. I wonder if he knows that the foreword written by the translator of that copy of the Qur’an called Muhammad a monster?”
Nope he knew, another trait of islam, declare a peace with the enemy and backstab them when you have first chance.