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Radical Islam is on the march inside the United States. At the same time that the U.S. government is spending billions trying to dig Islamic radicals out of basements and caves in Iraq and Afghanistan, radical Islam is making dramatic strides inside the United States and nobody seems to care much at all. Not only has a brand new mosque been constructed just steps from Ground Zero in New York City, but now there are reports of Islamic child weddings in Nashville and of a network of militant Islamic training compounds across the United States that appear to operate with...

The Center for Islamic Pluralism (CIP) is that "moderate" Muslim group that people have been looking for. The group is a think tank that challenges the dominance of American Muslim life by militant Islamist groups. The CIP defines the future of Islam in America as a community opposed to the politicization of of their religion, its radicalization, and its marginalization, which has taken place because . They see their job as fighting the the imposition on Muslims of radical attitudes that are opposed to American values, traditions, and policies. The CIP has weighed in on the controversial rejection of the...

Just like in the UK we are seeing more of our citizens joining the Islamic jihad. To try and combat this the FBI has launched a nationwide investigation.

American Somali children join jihad Friday, 20th February 2009. 11:40am By: Judy West. Several Somali children have left the US to join the ‘jihad’ against foreign forces in Somalia, it has been reported.

For several months now I have been documenting the comparisons between the UK and the USA in regards to Islam and Muslim immigration. Now another disturbing comparison has come to light. That both of our countries have numerous Islamic training camps set up right under our noses. All while our governments are too politically correct to take action. The Islamic training camps here in America were exposed by The Christian Action Network. Here is what they have uncovered.

NEW YORK (CNN) -- At least nine protesters were arrested in a pro-Palestinian rally Sunday afternoon in New York that injured seven police officers, authorities said. The extent of injuries varied from minor to serious, New York police said. Two officers sustained head injuries. Detective Cheryl Crispin said the protesters taken into custody faced charges ranging from disorderly conduct to reckless endangerment. In a statement, the NYPD said the officers were injured when trying to break up a fight between two demonstrators. "While attempting to separate the males, several others joined in and began to assault the officers," the statement...

Things have been rough in the "other" Jewish ancestral homeland (Florida) and across the US. Since Israel began its counter offensive last week, the have been demonstrations in major cities across the US (see the video above). These Muslim protesters have not only attacked Israel but Jews, calling Jews apes and pigs, calling for Israel to be nuked and putting Jews in ovens . Now that Israel has moved its ground troops into Gaza, these demonstrations are bound to get worse:

When two Muslim students were arrested late last year in South Carolina CAIR called it racial and religious profiling. Well the judge has called it terrorism and has sentenced one of them to 15 years in jail.

No, not in a protest against the recent Islamic terrorist attacks. They are gathering in Kansas City to pray for their holiday of Eid. To pray they are turning a community college into a Mosque. This is nothing more than a display of power and attempt to gain more followers.

American Muslims Justify, Equivocate Mumbai Massacre [UPDATED, Bumped] Samir Khan emerges from his parents' house in Charlotte, NC Our nemesis Samir Khan [aka, "inshallahshaheed"] over at the "Ignored Puzzle Pieces of Knowledge" is talking about the Mumbai massacre over at this blog. I don't think long time readers will be shocked that he offers no words of condemnation. Only equivocation and justification. The crux of his argument is the same used by Salafist extremists of his ilk in their routine justification of al Qaeda and Taliban attacks on civilians: okay, so, you people kill innocent Muslims all the time. Classic...

One can hardly walk into a masjid in America these days without seeing information on how to register to vote or meeting someone eager to help you to register. Perhaps it is due to the sense of disfranchisement many Muslims in America have felt over the last seven years or maybe it is due to the fact that American Muslims are a maturing community and along with numerical growth and age comes political sophistication. "It is time for Muslims to step up to the plate in 2008 and take their souls to the polls," Imam Mahdi Bray, the Executive Director...

American Muslims Must Learn To Accept Free Speech http://outsidethewire.mensnewsdaily.com/2007/10/20/american-muslims-must-learn-to-accept-free-speech/ And I'm not just talking about Muslims. A lot of people need to take a time-out instead of getting all upset anytime someone says something you don't agree with. Almost every day, I read about some group upset something was said. It's called racist, insensitive, intolerant, and I'm finding I'm repeating myself on these points every few columns. At the same time, liberals call conservatives every name they can think of, because when THEY do it, that's okay because THEY are the enlightened. Local Muslims upset by UW campus event Seattle...

After the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Muslim immigrants were seen as a potential threat in the United States. They have since become model citizens -- and now they want a greater say in politics. Why shouldn't we wear head scarves? It is almost 1 p.m., time for noon prayers, and Abdul Malik Mujahid, 55, is in his office on the second floor of Chicago's Downtown Islamic Center, preparing for his sermon. On his desk are a Koran, a pad of paper and a Blackberry. A telephone rings in the next room as people hurry through the corridors. Soon Mujahid...

ADL Responds To Open Letter From CAIR; Releases Photo Of Group's Leader Speaking Next To Hezbollah Flag http://www.adl.org/PresRele/Teror_92/5122_92.htm ADL Responds To Open Letter From CAIR; Releases Photo Of Group's Leader Speaking Next To Hezbollah Flag New York, NY, August 30, 2007 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), in response to an "open letter" from the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) suggesting that their organization has "acted numerous times … to condemn terrorism," today released a photograph of CAIR's executive director speaking at a podium next to a known anti-Semite and the flag of the terrorist group Hezbollah. Glen S. Lewy, ADL...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,,-6691822,00.html Thursday June 7, 2007 Young U.S. Muslims Face Mistrust A show of sympathy for suicide bombers among some young, American Muslims has raised new concerns about homegrown extremism, but also is highlighting calls to engage the nation's growing Muslim population.

NORTHRIDGE - The Muslim university student was listening to his biology professor when the lecture sharply digressed from evolution. "Don't talk to Muslims about religion," the California State University, Northridge, teacher reportedly said. "Because they turn to a different animal." The unidentified student reported the incident to CSUN's Muslim Student Association, which sent a letter to university President Jolene Koester, demanding that the teacher apologize and that the university conduct sensitivity training. "The school needs to provide a safe environment for our students' education," said Zabie Mansoory, Muslim association president. "It is a biology class, for God's sake. Religion shouldn't...

The Shock of Islamic Indoctrination in American Classrooms By Adrian Morgan Part One The First Amendment to the US federal constitution was written in 1789, and was ratified by the States in 1791. It states: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances." The interpretation of the First Amendment and in particular its first clause, referred to as the "Establishment of Religion" or...

http://www.commentarymagazine.com/contentions/index.php/schiffren/160 The Muslim Lobby Lisa Schiffren - 2.16.2007 - 9:01AM Europe’s democracies have changed dramatically in recent years in response to Islamic population growth, growth fueled by immigration and birth rates substantially higher than local norms. Great Britain, France, Italy, and other nations have been forced to accommodate the needs and preferences of their Islamic citizens, often at the expense of the global conflict with radical Islam.Can it happen here? Suppose that the writer Mark Steyn is right to argue that “demographics are destiny.� What number of Muslims, agitating for their self-defined interests and agendas, would constitute a critical mass...

Circle of Six: The True Story of New York's Most Notorious Cop-Killer and The Cop Who Risked Everything to Catch Him. http://www.amazon.com/Circle-Six-Notorious-Cop-Killer-Everything/dp/1932857397CIRCLE OF SIX The True Story of New York's Most Notorious Cop-Killer and the Cop Who Risked Everything to Catch Him In 1972, New York City was plagued with protests, riots, and general unrest. It was during this defining year that one of the Police Department's most scandalous cases occurred: the murder of Police Officer Phillip Cardillo. On Friday, April 14, 1972, the police were summoned to Mosque Number 7 in Harlem, led at the time by the Nation...

Nation of Islam - An Empty Legacy   By Adrian Morgan    Part Four of Four  Louis Farrakhan has made no public comments about who will succeed him as head of the Nation of Islam. His tenure as leader of the group has been marked by injudicious comments and actions. He reinstated the Fruit of Islam, the bow-tie wearing "soldiers" of NoI. The Fruit of Islam were initially charged to act as security during Jesse Jackson's 1984 presidential campaign. Farrakhan warned the Democratic Party that if Jesse Jackson's demands were not listened to, he would "lead an army of black men...

N.Y. imam sentenced in terror sting Staff and agencies 08 March, 2007 http://www.localnewsleader.com/elytimes/stories/index.php?action=fullnews&id=72974 By MICHAEL HILL, Associated Press Writer 8 minutes ago ALBANY, N.Y. - The former imam of an Albany mosque was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison for his role in a money laundering scheme involving a fictional terror plot set up as an FBI sting. "I never had any intention to harm anyone in this country," the 36-year-old Kurdish refugee said. "And I don‘t know why I‘m guilty." The informant asked Hossain to launder money from the sale of a shoulder-fired missile that would be used...

Charity accused of funneling funds to Iraq By Mark Morris McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A defunct charity and five officers and associates have been charged with illegally sending more than $1.4 million to Iraq while Saddam Hussein was in power. The 33-count federal indictment, which was unsealed Wednesday in Kansas City, is the latest assault on a charity that in 2004 was designated a supporter of global terrorists, including Osama bin Laden, al-Qaida and Hamas. At its core, the indictment alleges the Islamic American Relief Agency-USA solicited cash from U.S. contributors and sent it to "persons and...

Group Wants Congressman Virgil Goode to Explain Comments About Muslims Monday, February 19, 2007 WASHINGTON — A Muslim group said Monday it had invited Rep. Virgil Goode, R-Va., to expand on biting remarks he made last week during debate on a House resolution disapproving of President Bush's decision to send more than 21,000 U.S. troops into Iraq. The Muslim American Public Affairs Council has "extended this invitation to Congressman Goode to give him a venue to explain his recent comments about Muslims and Islam," MAPAC Executive Director Marc Conaghan said in a statement. MAPAC also asked Goode to share a...

AMuslim Student Runs Down Classmates at UNC http://www.theconservativevoice.com/article/12801.htmlUNC attacker: 'I aimed to exact casualties'... And he refers to Mohammed Atta, ringleader of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States, aqs "one of my role models." http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/news/breaking_news/14563079.htmSuspect In UNC Hit-And-Run Smiles, Waves At Court Appearance http://www.wral.com/news/7743390/detail.htmlLetters from a mujahid http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/011397.phpTaheri - Azar ' used an SUV as murder weapon because he could not get a gun' reads Koran in court during victim testimony http://www.militantislammonitor.org/article/id/1795 BUtah killer's father was in Bosnian Muslim army... "That's why I'm convinced the war did this in Utah," said Murat Avdic, a friend of the family....

Political Candidates Receiving Contributions from ARAB AMERICAN LEADERSHIP COUNCIL PAC Political Candidates Receiving Contributions from ARAB AMERICAN LEADERSHIP COUNCIL PAC 41 record(s) Name; Office; Party; State; $ Amount ABERCROMBIE, NEIL HOUSE Democrat HI 1,000BALDWIN, TAMMY HOUSE Democrat WI 1,000BOUSTANY, JR, CHARLES W. HOUSE Republican LA 5,500CASTOR, BETTY SENATE Democrat FL 2,000CONYERS, JOHN JR HOUSE Democrat MD 5,000DAVIS, DANNY K HOUSE Democrat IL 1,000DINGELL, JOHN D HOUSE Democrat DC 4,000DRISCOLL, JOSEPH E HOUSE Democrat PA 5,000HINCHEY, MAURICE D. HOUSE Democrat NY 2,000HOLT, RUSH HOUSE Democrat NJ 1,000HONDA, MIKE HOUSE Democrat CA 1,000HYDE, HENRY JOHN HOUSE Republican IL 1,000ISSA, DARRELL E...

ROSEMONT, Ill. - Karen Hughes, one of President Bush's closest advisers, told a gathering of American Muslims on Friday that part of her new State Department job is to help amplify the voices of groups like theirs that are condemning terrorism and religious extremism. The Islamic Society of North America had invited Bush to attend its annual convention. He sent Hughes, who was recently confirmed as undersecretary of state for public diplomacy. Her tasks include improving the U.S. image in Muslims countries. "We need to foster a sense of common interest and common values among Americans and people of different...

ROSEMONT, Ill. - An American Muslim group said Friday participants in its annual meeting will be asked to endorse a statement that calls terrorism "the epitome of injustice because it targets innocent people." The statement attempting to check the spread of extremism was released by the Islamic Society of North America, which also will send it to mosques around the country. ISNA had invited President Bush to attend its annual gathering, saying his attendance could mark a powerful show of support for mainstream Islam to the world's 1.2 billion Muslims. The administration representative is Bush confidante Karen Hughes, recently confirmed...

The nation's largest Islamic civil rights group plans to launch a public relations campaign on Thursday, to tell Americans that terrorism is incompatible with their religion. At a news conference in Washington, D.C., the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will unveil public service announcements, to be aired nationwide, highlighting the Muslim community's condemnation of terrorism and rejection of those who carry out terror attacks. The campaign is called "Not in the Name of Islam," and it includes an Arabic-subtitled version of the 30-second public service announcement. "We often hear claims Muslims don't condemn terrorism and that Islam condones violence," American...

The Islamic Circle of North America, or ICNA, along with the Islamic Society of North America, or ISNA, and representatives of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, are mainstays of the American Islamic conference circuit, which has featured radical clerics and ideology derived from its overseas forebears. The conference circuit, which is used to recruit and educate Muslims and raise funds, works to portray itself as moderate. It also provides a meeting place where new friends can be found. At the Silver Spurs Arena in Orlando, elegantly dressed women shared meals and mingled with newfound friends from a...

Documents: FBI monitored growth of Tampa terrorist cell for decade By VICKIE CHACHEREAssociated Press Writer TAMPA, Fla. -- FBI agents monitored a group of Palestinian men in Florida for more than a decade and drew the connections between Middle East terrorists and the group of seemingly quiet academics through a web of money transfers, faxes and scanned mail, according to court documents released Thursday. In an affidavit more than 100-pages long, FBI Agent Kerry Myers detailed the long investigation of former University of South Professor Sami Al-Arian and three others who are named in a 50-count federal racketeering indictment. The...

American Muslim Football: An Intifada On The GridironFootball - it's as all-American as apple pie, large SUVs, and invading third world countries. And in addition to keeping couch potatoes firmly planted in front of their large-screen TVs, it's also a great way to keep young people off the streets and out of trouble. So who could complain when a flag-football league of American Muslims organizes a New Year's football tournament to showcase the best of local Muslim athletic talent? Well, when you have team names that include "Intifada" and "Mujahideen" and feature logos of sword-wielding warriors, some people can get...

Two American Muslims who tried to join the Taliban were sentenced to 18 years in prison Monday during a hearing in which they denounced the Bush administration and pleaded in song for freedom. Patrice Lumumba Ford, 32, and Jeffrey Leon Battle, 33, had pleaded guilty in October to conspiracy to levy war against the United States. Both said that in trying to reach Afghanistan, they were fulfilling their Islamic duty to defend fellow Muslims. "The attack on Afghanistan killed and maimed thousands of people without achieving its objective," said Ford, who had traveled to China in an unsuccessful attempt to...

Arab World Studies Notebook lobs Muslim propaganda at teacherse-mail letter of 8 October 2003 from The Textbook League's president,William J. Bennetta, to Stuart Elliott, of Wichita, Kansas 8 October 2003 Dear Mr. Elliott: I have been reviewing schoolbooks and other instructional publications for about eighteen years, and during that time I have developed three general observations. Writing an analysis of a good publication is enjoyable and usually is easy. Writing an analysis of a weak publication is typically a more difficult task, requiring much explication of the publication's failures and follies. Writing an analysis of a patently fraudulent publication is...

FBI target now honored for leadershipBy Rochelle RileyDETROIT FREE PRESS As we continue to look for lessons from Sept. 11, searching for good in the everlasting aftermath of America's greatest tragedy, remember that America's greatest attribute, a love of freedom, survived.Then consider what happened recently to Imad Hamad, who shares that love of freedom.Hamad endured two decades of FBI investigations, false allegations and court fights in his quest to become a U.S. citizen. He finally became one last September. He voted for the first time in November.And this month, Hamad, director of the Dearborn, Mich.-based American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, was...

<p>HURRICANE Isabel is giving the FBI a chance to avoid an injustice.</p> <p>By forcing a delay in the bureau's annual award ceremony (originally set for today), the storm gives Directer Robert Mueller a chance to rescind the award he's set to give to a terror apologist - at the same time he's to honor a 9/11 heroine.</p>

Probe of 2 Groups That Train Muslim Chaplains Sought By John Mintz and Susan SchmidtWashington Post Staff WritersTuesday, September 23, 2003; Page A03 [snip] Six months ago, Schumer asked the Pentagon to launch an internal review of the way the military determines the reliability of Muslim clerics in the armed services, but so far no such effort has been undertaken, officials said yesterday. [snip] Schumer previously raised questions about two institutes that train Islamic chaplains for the military: the Leesburg-based Graduate School of Islamic and Social Sciences (GSISS); and the American Muslim Armed Forces and Veteran Affairs Council, which helped...

Arrest for suspicion of espionage a shock to those who knew chaplain at Fort LewisBy Ray Rivera and Cheryl PhillipsSeattle Times staff reporters Shortly before the United States attacked Taliban forces in Afghanistan, a number of Muslim soldiers stationed at Fort Lewis took a troubling question to their chaplain, Capt. James Yee: Is it OK to kill fellow Muslims? Yee, one of the few Muslim chaplains in the military, said he replied: "It comes down to justice. Whether Muslim or non-Muslim, criminals need to be brought to justice." Today, Yee finds himself behind bars at a military brig in South...

The second anniversary of the 9/11 attacks was a bad day for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), which has been struggling to overcome its reputation as a front group for Islamist terrorists. Senators at a September 10 terrorism and homeland security hearing ripped into CAIR for its ties to the Hamas suicide bombers. As if that wasn’t bad enough, on the same day CAIR’s former community affairs director pled guilty to committing bank and visa fraud while running an Islamic charity that the US calls a front for associates of Osama bin Laden. CAIR Executive Director Nihad Awad canceled...

*10* As I write this from Baghdad International Airport my thoughts drift to an upcoming 4th of July, a time when American Muslims feel that sense of duality a little more strongly than usual (Mansoor Ijaz, Supporting Our Armed Forces: An American Muslim's Perspective): An appreciation for the freedoms we enjoy coupled with a longing for the lands of our heritage; proud of our advancements on these shores and bemoaning the inability of our homelands to re-visit the more glorious days of our past. It's easy in our skepticism to look at cursory reports from the media and dismiss the...

One Muslim American's tough challenge to his community. NEW YORK – In the days leading up to the start of "Operation Iraqi Freedom," a Muslim American civil rights lobbying group, the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) sent out a nine-page "Muslim Community Safety Kit" enunciating a series of largely ineffective steps for Arabs and Muslims living in the US to take if war backlash were to materialize against them. It wasn't the first time such knee-jerk civil rights lobbying had been done by a group purporting to represent America's Arabs and Muslims. But it should be the last. The...

RICHMOND, Va. - Mahdi Bray paced the floor, hands in motion, preaching with righteous fervor."We have nothing to be ashamed of," he thundered. "All our religion has to offer America is good - our ethics, our values, our beliefs."Bray and the Muslim American Society are trying to undo the damage caused by Osama bin Laden and the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks by offering nationwide seminars to teach Muslims what they can to do to change Islam's image in America."From our side, we did not do enough to break out of isolation," said M. Imad Damaj, a Lebanese immigrant who is...

<p>PATERSON -- Anti-war protesters said they had come to show support for the city's large Muslim community Saturday, but only a small group of people from the neighborhood joined them.</p> <p>Some Muslims, watching from across the street, said they were suspicious of the protesters' motives. They remembered the backlash against them after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks when radio talk shows spread apparently false rumors that there had been celebrations in Paterson.</p>

Local Muslims said the war to oust Saddam Hussein has them worried about innocent civilians in Iraq -- and in the United States. Some Muslims are cautiously expressing disagreement with the war. Others decline to comment, and many say they fear that war overseas will spawn hate crimes at home. About 30 Muslim leaders from Fort Worth-Dallas met Sunday with FBI agent Guadalupe Gonzalez, who heads the Dallas field office. "We talked about our security and our security concerns from backlashes, and what measures the government is taking to protect their American Muslim citizens," said Jamal A. Qaddura, a member...

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful MUSLIMS ADDRESS TERRORISM IN NATIONAL AD CAMPAIGN CAIR ad says terrorism is "not condoned by Islam or any other religion" (WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/7/03) - The issue of religiously-motivated terrorism will be addressed in the fourth installment of a national advertising campaign designed to foster greater understanding of Islam and to counter what ad sponsors say is a rising tide of anti-Muslim rhetoric in the United States. SEE: www.americanmuslims.info The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group, launched the year-long "Islam in America" campaign February...

Posted on Sun, Sep. 22, 2002 Florida Muslims try to right some people's tilted viewBy CASSIO FURTADO cfurtado@herald.comOfficials from Islamic organizations in Florida gathered Saturday to look for ways they could influence some Americans' perceptions of Muslims in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks.At a conference at the Signature Grand in Davie, the officials showed visible anger at the detention of three Muslim students on Alligator Alley nine days ago and the media coverage of the incident. The students were arrested after police received a tip that they might be terrorists planning an attack.The officials also complained of unfair...

TAMPA (AP) - University of South Florida officials filed a complaint Wednesday asking a court if it can fire a tenured Palestinian professor accused of having terrorist ties. The professor, Sami Al-Arian, who has lived in the United States since 1975, has never been charged with a crime and denies any connection to terrorists. He has been on paid leave since last fall when he was quizzed on Fox News Channel about tapes from the late 1980s and early 1990s in which he said "Death to Israel," in Arabic. The university complaint asks a federal court for a "declaratory release"...

Islam’s Voice of Hatred, War & Insanity We’ve all heard the continuing harangue that Islam is a religion of peace and love; that despite what we've witnessed and continue to see all around us, Islam and its followers are only victims of misunderstanding. It’s just the “radical element,” we’ve been told, that are trying to expropriate Muhammad’s venerable doctrines, and to corrupt an otherwise beautiful theology. Well, to dispel all notions of the purported peace, love and beauty of Islam, I give you ISLAMIC VOICE, a twenty-year old print (and now also online) publication that professes pragmatism and objectivity in...

<p>In July 2000, the last edition of Assirat Al-Mustaqeem, an Arabic-language magazine published in Pittsburgh, advocated jihad – "holy war" – against the West.</p> <p>Ten months later – and four months before Sept. 11 – the Islamic Assembly of North America (IANA) posted Web-site justifications of "martyrdom operations," such as crashing an airplane "on a crucial enemy target."</p>

<p>IN the pain-filled atmosphere after Sept. 11, I was one of the Muslims who took a public and critical stand regarding the way both my co-religionists and our government were handling the crisis. As a result, I started to receive death threats from Muslim and non-Muslim fanatics alike. The stress my family endured became unbearable when police noticed that my home was being ``staked out'' by ``unknown and suspicious parties.''</p>

Al-Arian supporters take his cause on-line By Rob BrannonNews EditorJuly 15, 2002 Controversial professor Sami Al-Arian stands, speaking into a microphone, with a giant American flag draped behind him. He wears a thoughtful look and a conservative suit. Above him a large sign scrolls quotes from Mark Twain, Albert Einstein, Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. To his left a sign calls for “Free Speech Now!” and below him, a scrolling image projects the rallying cry, “Reinstate Dr. Al-Arian.” That image of an America-loving, First-Amendment-invoking Al-Arian has faced more than 5,000 visitors to a new Web site in support of...