Posted on 11/07/2009 3:53:41 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
As word spread that a gunman had opened fire at Fort Hood leaving a trail of carnage, a chilling realization swept across the U.S. Muslim community: He has an Islamic name.
From a professor who just testified in Congress, to a White House adviser appearing before a Jewish group and a former Marine driving home from work, Muslims across the country were shocked, angry and afraid that the attack would erode efforts to erase anti-Islamic stereotypes.
Many Islamic leaders said the Fort Hood tragedy that left 13 dead and 30 wounded including the alleged gunman, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, could likely pose the sternest test for U.S. Muslims since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
"A lot of us work very hard for this country, to make America a better place," said Muqtedar Khan, a progressive Muslim scholar who has just given Congressional testimony on U.S. foreign policy in Afghanistan before Thursday's attack. "And this one nut like Maj. Hasan comes along and in one crazy episode of a few seconds he undermines these years and years of hard work we are doing to make American Muslims part of the mainstream in the community."
Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, is a Muslim who attended his former mosque daily and had an "Allah is Love" bumper sticker on his car. Soldiers reported Friday that the shooter shouted "Allahu Akbar!" — Arabic for "God is great!" — during the rampage.
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While a motive remains unclear, the confirmation of Hasan's faith alone prompted major Muslim groups and mosques to issue statements condemning the killings as contrary to Islam and praising the service of the many Muslim Americans in the U.S. military.
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There’s a very easy way to avoid having those fears...ever again.
Quit attacking us.
And rightly so, because my gut tells me it's coming.
I do pity my friend who sold me coffee each and every day for years, who chatted with me about his wife and kids, who wished me the best and, I truly believe, meant it. He is a good guy.
War is hell.
I'd say this to the muslim moderates. Oh, this too: "If anything like this happens in my town, on my watch, your mosque and everything in it will become a smoking ruin."
As Mark Steyn said, the death toll:
non-Muslims 13
Muslims 0
I am more worried about actual deaths than theoretical ones.
Security heightened at North Texas mosques
Yes, mosques are bracing for attacks from evil, oppressive white American men.
They are also calling radio stations and reporting "harassing phone calls." Sure.
I am trying to remain calm.
For the last few days I have been very angry, in rage, at Islam and Muslims. I still am angry that there is no march on Washington by moderate Muslims. have never seen that.
However, we need decent Muslims if we are fighting other Muslims. So, I am trying to keep calm to seperate the hideous aspect of Muslim theology. there ARE former Muslims who are writing about how their religion has been hijacked. There are Muslims who are helping us, here, in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Right now I am still very upset, but trying to be rational.
These whiners need to shut up and get their house in order. The problem is with their culture, not the culture they refuse to assimilate with.
Yes. It's really the muslims I feel sorry for in all of this. /s.
B-o-o. H-o-o.
There the meida goes again, dusting off and reprinting the same article every time Jihadis murder innocent Americans. Maybe if Muslims had real reason to be afraid, this wouldn’t happen. But they know they have nothing to fear from the weak dhimmis.
Maybe they SHOULD fear.
If they are given a good reason to fear, then it’s likely the members of their cult will stop killing innocent Americans.
I agree with you.
I wonder IF there are Muslims who we don’t hear about who are helping us. But I still want large numbers of Muslims to March to Washington to decry this!!To denounce Islamofascism.
They have brought the war onto our land....they started a war if Americans would only wake up..Fear is a good thing for some if they have done something that they fear will start a backlash.
I believe the death toll for non-Muslims is a bit higher here at home.
Another attack leaves Christians fearing another attack.
“There’s a very easy way to avoid having those fears...ever again.
Quit attacking us.”
Yeah, and for a change, why don’t you “peaceful” Muslims start rooting out those ‘few extremists’ in your midst. If you don’t want to be jusdged by the jihadists, then help us fight and defeat them.
Rat them out, including the imams preaching jihad. Clean up your house before someone else decides to do it for you.
“Right now I am still very upset, but trying to be rational.”
I had just finally calmed down a little post-9/11!! This sh!t keeps dredging it all back up to the surface for me.
I cannot be the only one!
Religion and Politics. It’s enough to make ya cry. Or strangle someone.
The Muzzies have this down pat.
1.) Kill us.
2.) Claim victimhood.
3.) Rinse, repeat.
Anything to sell papers. Worthless papers, but papers nonetheless! ;)
That, they do. :(
Apparently they don’t fear a backlash quite enough yet.
good....now move on to a place where the welcome mat or rug is out....
its a start
Only to the clueless.
Kind of hard to ignore who our enemy is.
A moderate muslim is a muslim who did not kill any innocent people yet.
Why would that be. Muslims have been so outspoken against violence.
Truthfully, who did not think this was going to be the case before the A$$holes name was actually released?
How about the 13 dead and dozens of Americans facing the ‘lash, as opposed to a backlash? Any sympathy for them, or do we again have to hear the Muzzies complain about their imaginary demons attacking them?
In about 5 years the Muzzies in Europe will find out EXACTLY what a backlash is, and it will make Hitler look like a girl scout.
“Another attack” says it all.
Tough s#@t!
You’re either with us or you’re against us!
Sitting on the sidelines is not an option!!!
Islam gets blamed as it fails to police its own.
Islam fails to enforce the concept of “religion of peace”.
Islam instead is best represented by the cheering Moslems after 9-11.
And the Moslem schools teaching hate for non-Moslems.
Only the Dems, the Party of Hate, could label Islam as the Religion of Peace.
Aside from a few Republican idiots.
The >normal< muslim has nothing to worry about from me. They ALL have to worry about a backlash from God for knowingly following a hate filled, satanic religion. Nuff said on that.
"Stereotypes." Yeah. That's it. They're just "stereotyped" because really they're just like the Amish - peaceful, hard working, retiring, live and let live. The islamists are just like that. NOT!! If they don't want to be stereotyped, they should stop living up to their stereotype.
Islam was his motive.
It’s all about them, not about the victims and their loved ones.
A non-Muslim "nut's" connections are most definitely scrutinized by the state controlled American media (SCAM) -- a president of the United States even blamed Rush Limbaugh for McVeigh's terrorist crimes!
We non-Muslims condemn the whole lot of "Christian" racists, white supremacist, et al -- we don't whine about being stereotyped. We have no empathy for "Christian" racists and white supremacists and we make it clear!
American Muslims demand that they not be stereotyped Ok but here's the problem. IT'S THEIR OWN FAULT!
Haven't those Muslims heard of Islamism?
Apparently neither have many in the state controlled American media (SCAM).
I expect that few "news" articles say anything about Islamism.
It is American Muslims and SCAM who stereotype Muslims by ignoring Islamism.
.. then again, maybe they are all afraid of being killed if they criticize Islamists.
When have they ever had a backlash? They’re the ones declaring Jihad. They seem pretty well organized for this massacre.
Pray for America and Ft Hood
Good gtfo then.
its the American Christian being slaughtered...
when do WE get to be fearful?....afterall, we are the ones who are being attacked...
and besides, Muslims need only stand up and denounce this and kick anyone with this kind of ideology out of their religion...
waiting for hell to freeze over...
rewrite: Another attack leaves Americans fearing Muslims. Honestly, have they no EYES? No brains? No common sense?
“There’s a very easy way to avoid having those fears, ever again”
And it’s this:
NO MUSLIMS, NO TERROR!!!
NO MUSLIMS, NO TERROR!!!
NO MUSLIMS, NO TERROR!!!
(Repeat as needed)
Where is that photo taken?
It resembles the Hindu attack on the Nepal mosque after 20 Nepalese Hindus were beheaded by islamists in Iraq
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