Anti-Muslim Fliers Cause Uproar

The Washington Post ^ | October 9, 2007 | Susan Kinzie

[khnyny]

Posters appeared all over the George Washington University campus yesterday morning blaring the message: "HATE MUSLIMS? SO DO WE!!!"

Campus police moved quickly to remove the fliers, university leaders began investigating how they got there and student groups met last night to deplore the posters, which had a photo of an Arab and description of "typical Muslim" features such as "suicide vest," "hidden AK-47" and "peg-leg for smuggling children and heroin."

[Hegemony Cricket]

"...students of different faiths will be gathering this week for a community meal with Muslims during Ramadan."

Uhhh - isn't ramadan when they fast? How insensitive!

[khnyny]

LOL. One meal a day. I think pork chops should be on the menu.

[Beckwith]

"I was just really shocked that this sort of hatred exists on our campus," said Najah El Bash, a sophomore from New York who is one of the leaders of the GWU Muslim Students Association.

The Muslim Students Association was organized by the Muslim Brotherhood. The Brotherhoos is dedicated to the credo:

Allah is our objective. The Prophet is our leader. Qur'an is our law. Jihad is our way. Dying in the way of Allah is our highest hope.

[Sidebar Moderator]

Do NOT attempt to get around auto-excerpting of Wash Post or other such sources by continuing to post the article in comment 1. That’s a good way to get a day off from FR.

[khnyny]

What these liberal, lefty, “kids” don’t realize is that fascism attempts to obliterate criticism and debate, just like these libs are doing on campus by attempting to squash a conservative campus group. It's almost comical if it wasn't so sad.

Also, I wonder if there is not more to this story, if these “kids” got any outside help or advise. CAIR, anyone?

[wastedyears]

Yet if somebody posted fliers saying “Down with Christianity,” it would be alright, correct?

[the_devils_advocate_666]

Anyone able to find an image of this offending poster?

[khnyny]

I wasn’t attempting to do anything, but thanks for your “gracious” and “courteous” warning. LOL.

[agere_contra]

There is no place for expressions of hatred on our campus.

Better ban the Koran and ahadith then. 51% of them consist of exhortations to kill Infidels

BTW, its amazing how much venom the GWU lefties have shown in their posters. Painting those who want to warn the world about Islam as a group of intolerant haters, while SHRIEKING their own hatred of conservatives? Not to mention their own ignorance of what Islam truly is.

[montag813]

There is no doubt in my mind this is a CAIR stunt.

[Pyro7480]

This is the Left’s attempt to shut down the Islamo-fascist Awareness Week events.

[Dudoight]

“I was just really shocked that this sort of hatred exists on our campus,”

But was Najah at all shocked at 9-11 or the attempts in Scotland or London recently? I am certain those acts could be called ‘hatred’.

[khnyny]

I imagine they don’t care for any group that would have Newt Gingrich or John Ashcroft speak on campus, lol. That’s really what this is all about.

[Just A Nobody]

isn't ramadan when they fast?

Yes, but only for a lunar month. This meal will probably be at the end of said fast.

Ramadan commenced at dusk on September 13, 2007, and continues for one lunar month:

[2banana]

Funny how this does not cause an uproar:

Saudi Arabia - Conversion by a Muslim to another religion is punishable by death. Bibles are illegal. Churches are illegal. Easter celebrations are illegal. It is punishable by death for a non-mulsim to enter the “holy” muslim cities of Medina and Mecca.

Yemen - Bans proselytizing by non-Muslims and forbids conversions. The Government does not allow the building of new non-Muslim places of worship.

Kuwait - Registration and licensing of religious groups. Members of religions not sanctioned in the Koran may not build places of worship. Prohibits organized religious education for religions other than Islam.

Egypt - Islam is the official state religion and primary source of legislation. Accordingly, religious practices that conflict with Islamic law are prohibited. Muslims may face legal problems if they convert to another faith (up to and including death). Requires non-Muslims to obtain what is now a presidential decree to build a place of worship.

Algeria - The law prohibits public assembly for purposes of practicing a faith other than Islam. Non-Islamic proselytizing is illegal, and the Government restricts the importation of non-Islamic literature for distribution. The country has passed the “Regulation of Religious Practice” law, which stipulates a punishment of two to five years’ imprisonment and heavy fines for anyone convicted of urging a Muslim to change his religion.

Syria - The constitution requires the president to be a Muslim and specifies that Islamic jurisprudence is a principal source of legislation. Sharing your Christian faith is discouraged as “posing a threat to the relations among religious groups” and carries a penalty of up to life in prison. A Christian is not allowed to proselytize – ever. Churches who want to hold an extra service must get a government permit. Sermons are routinely monitored, as is church fundraising.

Jordan - Has the death penalty for any Muslim selling land to a Jew.

Sudan - Conversion by a Muslim to another religion is punishable by death.

Pakistan - Conversion by a Muslim to another religion is punishable by death. Bans proselytizing by non-Muslims. Christians regularly put in prison for charges of blasphemy. Islam is the state religion, and in a court of law the testimony of a Christian carries less weight than that of a Muslim. Section 295(c) of the Penal Code calls for a death sentence for anyone who defiles the name of the Prophet Muhammad and requires the testimony of four Muslims for a conviction. This fosters an environment in which Muslims can feel free to use intimidation and violence against religious minorities for personal gain. Also, if any criminal Muslim rape with any Christian female and then take plea that she has accepted Islam and marry with him. Such person is not culpable under Pakistani criminal law

Qatar - Islamic instruction is compulsory in public schools. The government regulates the publication, importation, and distribution of non-Islamic religious literature. The government continues to prohibit proselytizing of Muslims by non-Muslims.

Malaysia - Under Malaysian law, any convert to Christianity must apply to a shariah (Muslim law) court to legally renounce Islam. Many Christians prefer to remain silent converts rather than take their battle to the shariah courts, where apostasy or conversion out of Islam is punishable by whipping, fines, imprisonment and—in the most extreme application—death. In a country where Muslims account for more than half of the population, conversion from Islam is punished with a 5-year prison sentence and a $3,000 fine. A Malaysian Muslim who marries a non-Muslim and who converts the non-Muslim to Islam is rewarded with an apartment, a car, a one-time payment of $2,700, and a monthly stipend of $270.

The Maldives - In the island paradise visited by tens of thousands of tourists each year, Christianity is simply not tolerated. While local Christians – said to number around 300 out of a total population of 300,000 – do get together to worship, they do so at the risk of imprisonment or worse if discovered by the Muslim authorities. Bibles are banned, and tourists can be arrested for trying to bring them into the country.

England - Bradford, Yorkshire, UK. Pop. 300,000 - 20% Islamic. Local police required to tell community elders the location of girls who run away to escape arranged marriages. Bars and liquor stores in the Lumb Lane / Manningham Lane area of the city ‘requested’ to close on Fridays. Schools, colleges, and health clinics have to have separate areas for women, with a copy of the Koran available. Public critcism of Islam or it’s adherents, such as letters to the local paper, emails to friends, speeches etc, can and has led to criminal charges ‘Using words intentionally and wilfully to cause fear, hate, or distress. Christmas decorations not to be put up, as this may make the Moslems feel ‘culturally overshadowed’. Shops ‘requested’ not to display easter eggs for the same reason. The term ‘requested’ means not legally enforceable but local police warn that they cannot intervene if your premises get ‘damaged’ somehow. Local councillors and MPs have encouraged all this for the past 15 years. Bradford Northwest MP Ann Cryer regularly appears with long sleeves and her head covered. She once stated that women in Islam are properly liberated and that Islam is an example to us all.

[khnyny]

This is the Left’s attempt to shut down the Islamo-fascist Awareness Week events.

Bingo. The next step is to have this conservative group labeled a "hate group".

[Vigilanteman]

Anti-Muslim Fliers Cause Uproar . . .

My first thought on reading the headling was "So did the heros on Flight 93."

[Sidebar Moderator]

I wasn’t attempting to do anything, but thanks for your “gracious” and “courteous” warning. LOL.

This is not a joking matter, given the potential legal exposure to FR when posters try to get around the FR auto-excerpting process. There is a very good reason why that process is in place, and most folks understand that and don't try to paste more of the article elsewhere in the thread.