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Queens Muslim Group Says It Opposes Violence, and America
NYTIMES ^ | 06/22/05 | ANDREA ELLIOTT

Posted on 06/22/2005 12:11:14 PM PDT by Pikamax

Queens Muslim Group Says It Opposes Violence, and America By ANDREA ELLIOTT The young Muslim men, with beards and bullhorns, work the streets of Jackson Heights on the weekends. They surface at parades and protests around the city, loudly declaring America the enemy and advocating for an Islamic state. Several weeks ago, they publicly tore up an American flag as payback for the reported desecration of the Koran at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Their own videos of violence against Muslims, one with the title "Muslim Massacres," have recently appeared on Queens Public Television.

In the annals of New York City's political outspokenness and fringe-group culture, the Islamic Thinkers Society may seem unremarkable at first glance. But after 9/11, in the city most damaged and unsettled by the terrorist attacks, the emergence of this young, however limited, Muslim-American voice is strikingly bold. In its fliers and on its Web site, the group describes itself as an "intellectual and political nonviolent organization," but it bears a strong resemblance to Islamist movements in England that try to unite Muslims by inciting anger.

"Wake up and realize that the line has been drawn between the camp of Emaan and the camp of Kufr and there is no middle ground as of right now," reads a glossy publication by the group that is titled "Islamic Revival." In Arabic, Emaan can be translated to mean "faith" and Kufr, "disbelief."

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: americahaters; blackmuslims; bushhaters; dhimmitude; islam; jihadinamerica; koranimals; muslim; muslimsamericans; ny; nyc; religionofpeace; religionofpieces; theenemywithin; trop
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1 posted on 06/22/2005 12:11:17 PM PDT by Pikamax
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Liberals are just gunna LOVE these guys...

http://nyobserver.com/pages/frontpage1.asp


2 posted on 06/22/2005 12:13:03 PM PDT by oolatec
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To: Pikamax

We have terrorist groups within our midsts, why aren't we donig something? THIS is why we have Gitmo.


3 posted on 06/22/2005 12:16:13 PM PDT by Right_at_RiceU (You don't need a gun to kill hippies, just soap or work.)
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To: Pikamax

Let's lock some Islamic-state-wanting Muslims in a room with some socialist-state-wanting liberals and see who comes out alive.


4 posted on 06/22/2005 12:16:36 PM PDT by Outland (Some people are damned lucky that I don't have Bill Gates' checkbook.)
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To: Pikamax

Excuse me, but if they oppose America, then what the f*** are they doing here? Methinks the New York office of the FBI should be making a little visit to these bozos!


5 posted on 06/22/2005 12:18:26 PM PDT by ssaftler (Until recently, California had the worst Senators on the hill. Thank you, Turban Durbin!)
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To: Pikamax
Imams, activists and other leaders worry that the group is misrepresenting Islam...

Maybe the group is representing Islam too well.

6 posted on 06/22/2005 12:18:53 PM PDT by 68skylark
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To: Right_at_RiceU
(1) They have not broken any laws yet.

(2) They are being watched.

(3) There are most likely FBI informants among them.

7 posted on 06/22/2005 12:20:13 PM PDT by wideawake (God bless our brave troops and their Commander-in-Chief)
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To: Pikamax

Um, boys? This land ain't your land. I don't care if some of you were born here, either. This land ain't your land. Not from the California border to NY harbor. This land ain't made for you and me. Now run along and blow yourselves to hell in some backward part of the world.


9 posted on 06/22/2005 12:23:01 PM PDT by Dahoser (The UN makes Mos Eisley Spaceport look like a clean room.)
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To: Pikamax
Queens Muslim Group Says It Opposes Violence, and America

Here's the headline of another story:

America Says It Opposes Queens Muslim Group, and Non-violence

10 posted on 06/22/2005 12:24:36 PM PDT by snarks_when_bored
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To: Pikamax
But after 9/11, in the city most damaged and unsettled by the terrorist attacks, the emergence of this young, however limited, Muslim-American voice is strikingly bold.

And I'm SURE that the Times would ever describe any, say, march by skinheads or Klansmen as "strikingly bold."

11 posted on 06/22/2005 12:28:51 PM PDT by denydenydeny
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To: Right_at_RiceU

Reopen Alcatraz for prison use, and dump them there, preferrably by vertical insertion, without the benefit of a parachute!


12 posted on 06/22/2005 12:28:57 PM PDT by sheik yerbouty
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To: snarks_when_bored

A non violent muslim group? like pro gay Christians and pro choice Catholics they've abandoned the basic tenants of their faith.


13 posted on 06/22/2005 12:30:15 PM PDT by kublia khan (total war brings absolute victory)
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To: ssaftler

"Methinks the New York office of the FBI should be making a little visit to these bozos!"

No one has the @@ to order the FBI to arrest and deport these enemies of America.

America is today in the grip of fear. Fear controls our lives, thanks to changing demographics.


14 posted on 06/22/2005 12:30:33 PM PDT by Baraonda (Demographic is destiny. Don't hire 3rd world illegal aliens nor support businesses that hire them.)
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To: Pikamax

They're just "activists" using their guaranteed rights to express their opinions. I wonder what the response would be if these were Anti-Islam "activists". Can you say "hate speech"? Are we in the Twilight Zone?


15 posted on 06/22/2005 12:30:56 PM PDT by Mr. Keys
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To: Dahoser
In moist other countries around the world if two people were out on the street and offend so many. The people themselves take care of it in short order. No ACLU, no cops, no problem. Put these two idiots out into redneck country and the problem will be taken care of. This only works in areas of mass socialism.
16 posted on 06/22/2005 12:32:12 PM PDT by oldenuff2no (Proud Nam Vet)
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To: Random Nonsense

Yes. Strange, isn't it? Liberals would rather see the country go down then defend it while the Republicans control two branches of government.


17 posted on 06/22/2005 12:36:16 PM PDT by kjo
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To: oolatec
Let's try to find out where the Islamic lunatics are going to protest next and arrange a meeting.

This garbage can't be allowed to stand.

18 posted on 06/22/2005 12:36:57 PM PDT by Reactionary
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To: Mr. Keys

No. There is no such thing as "hate speech" for media designated "minorities" such as this group. "Hate speech" is only what liberals may charge a white christian when that liberal is really pissed-off because Republicans keep winning elections.


19 posted on 06/22/2005 12:38:43 PM PDT by kjo
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To: oolatec
Liberals are just gunna LOVE these guys... http://nyobserver.com/pages/frontpage1.asp

Ohhh, this is good. I wish I could be there to see the Liberals heads explode!

20 posted on 06/22/2005 12:43:32 PM PDT by USMC79to83
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