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Muslim Leaders Slam 9/11 Museum's Unflattering Portrayal of Al Qaeda as "Deeply Offensive"
Pundit Press ^ | 4/23/14 | Aurelius

Posted on 04/23/2014 10:29:07 AM PDT by therightliveswithus

The National September 11 Memorial Museum will be showing a film called “The Rise of Al Qaeda” when it opens next month. The film tries to explain the roots of the terrible attacks and why radical Islamists killed so many people that terrible day.

In an attempt to get feedback from the Muslim community on the film, which portrays Al Qaeda as radical Islamists who were on a jihad against the United States, the museum showed “The Rise of Al Qaeda” to an “interfaith advisory group of clergy members.” This group included Muslim leaders.

After seeing the short film, which only lasts seven minutes, the panel universally lambasted it. At the heart of their criticisms were the portrayal of Al Qaeda as radical Islamists who believed their interpretation of their religion led them to kill civilians.

“The screening of this film in its present state would greatly offend our local Muslim believers as well as any foreign Muslim visitor to the museum,” wrote Sheikh Mostafa Elazabawy, the imam of Masjid Manhattan.

He continued, “Unsophisticated visitors who do not understand the difference between Al Qaeda and Muslims may come away with a prejudiced view of Islam, leading to antagonism and even confrontation toward Muslim believers near the site.”

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TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: 911; alqaeda; islam; islamists; jihadists; masjidmanhattan; muslims; riseofalqaeda; sheikelazabawy
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1 posted on 04/23/2014 10:29:07 AM PDT by therightliveswithus
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To: therightliveswithus

Un-freaking-believable.


2 posted on 04/23/2014 10:30:29 AM PDT by txrefugee
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"Unsophisticated visitors who do not understand the difference between Al Qaeda and Muslims may come away with a prejudiced view of Islam..."

Taqiya on parade.

3 posted on 04/23/2014 10:31:22 AM PDT by william clark (Ecclesiastes 10:2)
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To: therightliveswithus
The screening of this film in its present state would greatly offend our local Muslim believers as well as any foreign Muslim visitor to the museum

But the 9/11 attacks themselves would not.

4 posted on 04/23/2014 10:31:37 AM PDT by 17th Miss Regt
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To: therightliveswithus
may come away with a prejudiced view of Islam

On the other hand

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5 posted on 04/23/2014 10:31:53 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Obamacare: You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.)
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To: therightliveswithus

Islam is the enemy. Without qualification.


6 posted on 04/23/2014 10:32:21 AM PDT by skeeter
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To: therightliveswithus

Islam is the religion of the anti-Christ. Always keep that in mind and then everything these bastards do makes sense.


7 posted on 04/23/2014 10:33:55 AM PDT by pgkdan
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To: therightliveswithus
At the heart of their criticisms were the portrayal of Al Qaeda as radical Islamists who believed their interpretation of their religion led them to kill civilians.

Right. Nothing in their holy books call for violence. /s

The Koran:

Sura (2:191-193) - "And slay them wherever ye find them, and drive them out of the places whence they drove you out, for persecution of Muslims is worse than slaughter of non-believers...and fight them until persecution is no more, and religion is for Allah."

Sura (4:74) - "Let those fight in the way of Allah who sell the life of this world for the other. Whoso fighteth in the way of Allah, be he slain or be he victorious, on him We shall bestow a vast reward."

Sura (4:76) - "Those who believe fight in the cause of Allah…"

Sura (5:33) - "The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His messenger and strive to make mischief in the land is only this, that they should be murdered or crucified or their hands and their feet should be cut off on opposite sides or they should be imprisoned; this shall be as a disgrace for them in this world, and in the hereafter they shall have a grievous chastisement"

Sura (8:12) - "I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them"

Sura (8:39) - "And fight with them until there is no more persecution and religion should be only for Allah"

Sura (9:14) - "Fight them, Allah will punish them by your hands and bring them to disgrace..."

Sura (9:29) - "Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, even if they are of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued."

Sura (9:123) - "O you who believe! Fight those of the unbelievers who are near to you and let them find in you hardness."

Sura (47:4) - "So when you meet in battle those who disbelieve, then smite the necks until when you have overcome them, then make them prisoners,"

Sura (61:4) - "Surely Allah loves those who fight in His way"

From the Hadith:

Muslim (1:33) - the Messenger of Allah said: I have been commanded to fight against people till they testify that there is no god but Allah, that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah

Bukhari (8:387) - Allah's Apostle said, “I have been ordered to fight the people till they say: 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah’”

Tabari 7:97 The morning after the murder of Ashraf, the Prophet declared, "Kill any Jew who falls under your power."

Ibn Ishaq: 327 - “Allah said, ‘A prophet must slaughter before collecting captives. A slaughtered enemy is driven from the land. Muhammad, you craved the desires of this world, its goods and the ransom captives would bring. But Allah desires killing them to manifest the religion.’”

Ibn Ishaq: 992 - "Fight everyone in the way of Allah and kill those who disbelieve in Allah."

8 posted on 04/23/2014 10:36:12 AM PDT by FatherofFive (Islam is evil and must be eradicated)
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To: pgkdan

moozlums want to murder you and your family. Those who profess they do not are practicing their taqiya and are willing to let the more “active” moozlums murder you all.


9 posted on 04/23/2014 10:37:47 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: therightliveswithus; FatherofFive

So this means that they have gotten it 100% correct.


10 posted on 04/23/2014 10:44:30 AM PDT by verga (Conservative, but leaning Libertarian.)
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To: therightliveswithus
“Unsophisticated visitors who do not understand the difference between Al Qaeda and Muslims may come away with a prejudiced view of Islam, leading to antagonism and even confrontation toward Muslim believers near the site.”


11 posted on 04/23/2014 10:45:02 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (Truth sounds like hate...to those who hate truth.)
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To: therightliveswithus

I haven’t gotten past the title yet. I had to read it a couple times.

I suppose the peace loving religion of Islam is offended by our being offended by the murderous sins committed by muslim terrorists on 9/11/01.


12 posted on 04/23/2014 10:45:29 AM PDT by Tenacious 1 (My whimsical litany of satyric prose and avarice pontification of wisdom demonstrates my concinnity.)
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To: therightliveswithus

Oh? I find the very existence of your death cult “Deeply Offensive”.


13 posted on 04/23/2014 10:47:06 AM PDT by dainbramaged (Don't tell me, I'll tell you.)
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To: therightliveswithus
“The screening of this film in its present state would greatly offend our local Muslim believers as well as any foreign Muslim visitor to the museum,” wrote Sheikh Mostafa Elazabawy, the imam of Masjid Manhattan.

He continued, “Unsophisticated visitors who do not understand the difference between Al Qaeda and Muslims may come away with a prejudiced view of Islam, leading to antagonism and even confrontation toward Muslim believers near the site.”

I must have missed where Muslims around the world openly condemned the terrorists and supported America in the days, weeks, months and years after 9/11.

14 posted on 04/23/2014 10:47:43 AM PDT by Tenacious 1 (My whimsical litany of satyric prose and avarice pontification of wisdom demonstrates my concinnity.)
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To: therightliveswithus

Only bearded savages and their cheerleaders in the American left would praise murderers.


15 posted on 04/23/2014 10:47:57 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Ask me what I think.)
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To: therightliveswithus

Yeah well guess what. I find these Muslim leaders not standing against a group who blows up innocent women and children offensive.


16 posted on 04/23/2014 10:49:43 AM PDT by Durbin
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To: therightliveswithus

Hey bearded savage! Get the hell out of our country.


17 posted on 04/23/2014 10:50:34 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Ask me what I think.)
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To: therightliveswithus

Islam and Western Civilization are incompatible.


18 posted on 04/23/2014 10:50:53 AM PDT by windsorknot
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To: therightliveswithus

It’s coming.


19 posted on 04/23/2014 10:51:29 AM PDT by onedoug
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To: therightliveswithus

Do these “Muslim Leaders” include Obama?


20 posted on 04/23/2014 10:56:46 AM PDT by ozzymandus
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