Posted on 03/17/2005 6:07:24 PM PST by Nicholas Conradin
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/17/05) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on a prominent national neoconservative magazine to clarify its policy on anti-Muslim hate following revelations that the publication distributed an Internet advertisement for an virulently Islamophobic book.
CAIR's request came in response to a complaint from a member of the National Review's e-mail list who received a message promoting an apparently self-published book that, according to the magazine, is a "guide into the dark mind of [the Prophet] Mohammed."
The National Review's review of the book states: "[The author] explains why Mohammed couldn't possibly be a true prophet, and reveals the true sources of his 'revelations.'"
It quotes the author as claiming: "Mohammed posed as the apostle of God…while his life is marked by innumerable marriages; and great licentiousness, deeds of rapine, warfare, conquests, unmerciful butcheries, all the time invoking God's holy name to sanction his evil deeds."
According to the National Review, the book shows how "Mohammed again and again justified his rapine and licentiousness with new 'divine revelations.'"
"This anti-Muslim screed is the literary equivalent of 'The Protocols of the Elders of Zion' and should not be promoted by a publication that has any sense of decency," said CAIR Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper. "The National Review must clarify its position on Islamophobic hate speech and offer a public apology for promoting a book that so viciously attacks the faith of one-fifth of the world's population."
Hooper said anti-Muslim rhetoric often leads to discrimination and even violence. (See news release below.)
(NOTE: In 2002, CAIR called on an Arab-American publication to apologize for publishing excerpts from "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion," a 19th century anti-Semitic forgery used to justify the persecution of Jews.)
Hah! NR is a NEOCON mag??? Get serious.
And people in hell want ice water.
CAIR = Whiny loons.
I can't believe anybody gives these boys the time of day anymore.
Can someone tell me what constitutes "Hate" speech?
Is it any alternative opinion of a protected group?
cair is using the term "neo-con" as a substitute for their anti-semiticism.
cair@cair-net.org
Tell cair how you feel about them comparing a book of fiction (Protocols of the elders of Zion) and the true srory of mohammed's life.
I'd like to know what book the Religion of Pieces is up on arms about, too. I hope the NR doesn't apologize to the Sinn Fein arm of Islamonaziism.
Everyong not marching in mindless lockstep with the lunatic fringe left is a "neocon" now, I believe.
oh, dear...I've lost track - just WHO is doing these terrible things?
'Islamophobic' ... probably in the same way as not wanting to take your kids to Disneyland on Gay Days makes you 'homophobic.'
It IS accurate.
CAIR have their panties in a wad again? I'm shocked- SHOCKED!
/Scratch head
So, these Muslims are shocked that Christians don't believe Muhammed? They do understand that being a Christian specifically involves disbelieving Islam...right?
Who cares how "offended" they are.
No kidding.
(from a NR subscriber)
"Mohammed posed as the apostle of God"
"His life is marked by innumerable marriages and great licentiousness, deeds of rapine, warfare, conquests, unmerciful butcheries, all the time invoking God's holy name to sanction his evil deeds."
"Mohammed again and again justified his rapine and licentiousness with new 'divine revelations."
Wow! I don't understand whats wrong.
The above statements are true to the best of my knowledge.
I wonder if the book was written by this author. Go here:http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1364938/posts
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