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SYDNEY: Australia said on Wednesday that it had asked the country’s tax office to investigate reports that hardline Islamic clerics were urging Muslims not to pay taxes on the grounds that it was contrary to Islamic law. Islamic leaders had told Australian media that some hardline imams, opposed to western ideologies including the Australian way of life, were urging followers to be tax cheats. In a statement received on Wednesday, Australia’s Assistant Tax Treasurer Peter Dutton confirmed that he had written to the Australian Tax Commissioner asking him to investigate the reports, adding: “The vast majority of hard-working Australians won’t...

You could call it an annual rite of passage for CBN News--sort of our version of March Madness. The Council on American-Relations (CAIR) holds a press conference in Washington, D.C. CBN News, in good faith, sends a reporter and camera crew to record the event and ask CAIR's representatives the relevant questions. After all, CAIR bills itself as America's leading Muslim civil rights organization and a shining beacon of interfaith goodwill. So who better to ask about Islamic affairs here and abroad? And yet, like a vampire to garlic, time and again, CAIR spokesman Ibrahim Hooper has ushered CBN News...

Six Muslim imams ordered off a US Airways flight at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport last November want to hold the airline responsible for how it treated them, one of the imams on the flight said at a press conference today at the Council on American-Islamic Relations' office in Washington, D.C. The imams filed a discrimination lawsuit Monday against the airline and the Metropolitan Airports Commission, claiming they were removed from the plane because of their race and religion.

Six Islamic leaders who were removed from a U-S Airways flight say they'll sue the airline for discrimination. The Council on American-Islamic Relations says it will provide details on the lawsuit tomorrow at a Washington news conference. Six imams returning to Phoenix from a religious conference in November were taken off a plane in Minneapolis, handcuffed, and questioned. They had prayed in the airport before the flight, and after they boarded, a passenger who considered them suspicious passed a note to a flight attendant. When the men returned to the airport the next day, the airline refunded their fares and...

Six Islamic leaders who were removed from a US Airways flight say they'll sue the airline for discrimination. The Council on American-Islamic Relations says it will provide details on the lawsuit tomorrow at a Washington news conference. Six imams returning to Phoenix from a religious conference in November were taken off a plane in Minneapolis, handcuffed, and questioned. They had prayed in the airport before the flight, and after they boarded, a passenger who considered them suspicious passed a note to a flight attendant.

When six Muslim men were pulled from a plane in the Twin Cities last November it attracted worldwide attention. Passengers called their actions “suspicious,” but the men said they were the targets of discrimination. 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS spoke the passenger who alerted the flight crew.

Muslim leaders fear thousands of children are abused at madrassas Independent, The (London), Mar 22, 2006 by Robert Verkaik Legal Affairs Correspondent Thousands of Muslim schoolchildren are being physically and sexually abused by their religious teachers every year, according to a report into the Islamic education system in this country. The potential scale of the abuse has led to fears among Muslim leaders that Britain's Mosque-based schools will face the kind of child abuse claims that has recently scandalised the Roman Catholic Church. Up to 100,000 children are taught at 700 Islamic schools, or madrassas, of which almost a half...

Muslims face hatred in US heartland http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=42559 CINCINNATI: Tala Ali, 25, has seen the good and the bad of being a Muslim in heartland America. People have leaned out car windows to scream at her: “Terrorist go home.” But strangers curious about her headscarf have also approached her apologetically to ask about Islam. “I love it, actually, when people ask me questions,” said the pink-scarved Ali, who came to the United States with her Jordanian father and Palestinian mother when she was five. “Out here, I’m the only Muslim some people may meet,” said Ali, waiting for friends after Friday...

From the hit television show '24', to the annual gathering of Democrats in winter retreat and stretching even to the university campus, Imams be playin' us. Radical ones are amused at our blatant display of weakness on our televisions, amongst our elected leaders, and at the spineless provosts in educational arenas. Director of the Karbalaa Islamic Educational Center, Imam Husham Al-Husainy, speaks about the impending execution of Saddam Hussein in Dearborn, Mich., Friday, Dec. 29, 2006. Al-Husainy, from Iraq but now living in Dearborn, claims to have family and friends who were killed during Hussein's reign. The image opposite Al-Husainy...

Madrid, Feb 9, 2007 / 02:54 pm (CNA).- A television documentary recorded in secret inside numerous mosques in Great Britain reportedly uncovered disturbing evidence that various British imans preach hatred of Jews and Christians, along with the submission of women and Islamic supremacy. According to the Spanish daily “La Razon,” “Dispatches,” a Channel 4 documentary which aired on January 15, produced by reporter Robert Spencer, has caused great controversy and has Muslims on the defensive. In an excerpt on the subject of women, the documentary shows Muslim leaders saying, “Allah has created the woman – even if she gets a Ph.D....

The real character of Muhammad's religion is Fascistic, fanatical, and violent. Hence, hardly any wonder that, as Muslims rediscover their so-called "heritage" that they are turning to Fascistic values, fanaticism and violence. The only wonder is that it has taken Muslims as long as it has to turn to their warped and diseased past for inspiration despite the powerful hold that their religion has on them. We can only conclude that the core values of the West do, in fact, have very strong intrinsic appeal to people everywhere, including to Arabs and Iranians and still others.

Warning the world about the dangers of 'radical Islam' by former Islamic terrorists offends Muslims but preaching of extreme hatred and exhortation to violence against the Western people and society by Imams doesn't.

The Islamic 'Blood Cult' Drinking the blood of the enemy | Blood Propaganda | Dipping hands in blood of their victims | Dipping their hand in their fellowmen corpses | Portrayal of Blood  | Blood messages | Behavior | Bloody ritual | Ideology | Blood messages | Blood Maiming | Their sick love affair with graphic photos of dead kids Blood - propaganda Cartoons and Hypocrisy in the Arab and Muslim World, The anti-Semitic blood libel has appeared throughout the Muslim and Arab world ... hat slicing the throat of an Arab in front of two weeping Arabs http://www.adl.org/ADL_Opinions/Anti_Semitism_Arab/SDUnionTribune_3206.htm Child Abuse: The New Islamic Cult of Martyrdom Justus Reid Weiner * ... Images of blood and dead children are frequently broadcast......

How the Quran commands the Muslims to murder the Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Hindus, Bahais, Druze, Ahmediyas and all other non-Muslims in cold blood!http://www.historyofjihad.org/quran.html This site is dedicated to frank and fearless reporting and commenting to expose the Islamic Jihad Monday, January 29, 2007 2:37:50 AM The History of Jihad site is brought to you by a panel of contributors. This site is co-ordinated by Robin MacArthur with Mahomet Mostapha and Naim al Khoury, New Jersey. Other contributors to this site include professors and members of the faculty from the Universities of Stanford and Michigan (Ann Arbor), Kansas State University, Ohio...

The repercussions of an airline's decision to remove a group of imams from a commercial flight in Minneapolis could be heard in Congress this year, with civil rights groups pushing Democratic lawmakers to ban racial profiling. The incident happened in November, made national news and reinvigorated an old proposal that got little attention from the GOP. Now, a champion of the legislation, Rep. John Conyers (news, bio, voting record), D-Mich., is chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, which has jurisdiction on the issue. Sen. Russ Feingold (news, bio, voting record), D-Wis., who sponsored legislation to ban racial profiling in the...

Young Muslims are to be taught Australian-friendly Islam under a government plan to stop them being influenced by extremists. An approved curriculum will be introduced at universities in an attempt to counter the teachings of controversial Muslim clerics. Phil Mercer in Sydney reports. The program announced this week is aimed at challenging firebrand clerics in Australia, who preach a radical version Islam that is peppered with intolerance and hate. The university courses, which are intended to help train young Australian imams, will look at Islam with an international perspective. The centers for Islamic excellence will be concentrated at a handful...

<p>Having lived among Muslims and learned about their ancient religion, I have the utmost respect and admiration for the Holy Teachings of the Quran, Islam (which means, “Submission to God”) and the faithful who diligently strive to follow their faith’s teachings.</p>

Thanks to the fact that over 100 million Muslims who would like to see the destruction of Western Civilization, Jews, and the Jewish State of Israel, a long forgotten form of intelligence has gone the way of the dinasours. Common Sense! It’s not the fault of civilized Americans, Christians, and Jews that people of Middle Eastern decent are looked upon with suspicion when they are traversing through Airports in both America and abroad. 19 Islamic men who were shouting “Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar!” as they flew 4 planes into buildings killing thousands of innocent people are at fault for the...

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich told an audience in New Hampshire Muslim clerics pulled off a plane for praying should have been charged criminally. Gingrich made the remark Friday night, as he delivered the keynote speech at the Manchester Republican City Committee Christmas dinner, the Manchester (N.H.) Union Leader reported. "Those six people should have been arrested and prosecuted for pretending to be terrorists," Gingrich said. "And the crew of the U.S. airplane should have been invited to the White House and congratulated for being correct in the protection of citizens." The imams, who had been attending a conference in...

On Dec. 1, a curious report on the grounded-imams incident at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport appeared on the website of the Iranian Quran News Agency. The report quoted extensively from Madhi Bray, executive director of the Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation. The foundation is the American arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, "the world's most influential Islamic fundamentalist group," according to the Chicago Tribune. Bray's initial statement about the incident had an all-American, see-you-in-court ring. He demanded "large financial compensation for the imams," adding, "We want US Airways and any other airline displaying this type of behavior against Muslims to...

The Council on American-Islamic Relations has issued a (call for complaints) of discrimination on the part of airlines by Muslims who travel to Mecca this year: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), citing what it called the "airport profiling" of six imams removed from a recent flight, yesterday said Muslims traveling this month to the holy site in Saudi Arabia need to be aware of their rights. "Given the increase in the number of complaints CAIR has received alleging airport profiling of American Muslims, we believe it is important that all those taking part in this year's hajj be aware...

On Dec. 1, a curious report on the grounded-imams incident at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport appeared on the website of the Iranian Quran News Agency. The report quoted extensively from Madhi Bray, executive director of the Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation. The foundation is the American arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, "the world's most influential Islamic fundamentalist group," according to the Chicago Tribune. Bray's initial statement about the incident had an all-American, see-you-in-court ring. He demanded "large financial compensation for the imams," adding, "We want US Airways and any other airline displaying this type of behavior against Muslims to...

Some Political Tidbits and this week, what with the politicos busy awarding committee memberships to their friends, we've got a few lighthearted notes on the political scene. Which is not to discount my very serious discussion of superstar Barak Obama and the one thing that will surely shoot him dead as to his political future. Updates on the Iraq Surrender Group, and Ted Kennedy's bash for Hillary and Obama. Heh. And the four ladies in red who shook D.C. gossip mavens to their core.

American Muslims making a religious pilgrimage to Mecca are being encouraged to file civil rights complaints if they feel discriminated against by airlines. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), citing what it called the "airport profiling" of six imams removed from a recent flight, yesterday said Muslims traveling this month to the holy site in Saudi Arabia need to be aware of their rights. "Given the increase in the number of complaints CAIR has received alleging airport profiling of American Muslims, we believe it is important that all those taking part in this year's hajj be aware of their legal...

A group of Muslim imams is seeking an out-of-court settlement with US Airways, saying they should not have been removed from a Minnesota-to-Phoenix flight last month and were not behaving suspiciously. Five of the six Islamic religious leaders have retained the Council on American-Islamic Relations for legal representation and are seeking a "mutually agreeable" resolution, said Nihad Awad, CAIR executive director. US Airways scheduled a meeting with the imams on Dec. 4 to discuss the incident, but the men canceled it and hired the activist group to act as legal counsel. "With the hopes of reaching an amicable resolution to...

The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the imams' legal representative, is an organization that "we know has ties to terrorism," Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., said in 2003

A Phoenix imam who was one of six Muslim men removed from a US Airways flight in Minneapolis on Nov. 20 once worked with two U.S. organizations accused of having links to terrorism. But Omar Shahin said Friday that he wasn't involved in anti-American activity and no longer is associated with either group. Also on Friday, US Airways said the men's ejection had nothing to do with their backgrounds and stemmed only from passengers' and crew members' concerns about their behavior. Questions about Shahin surfaced in July 2005, when author and terrorism investigator Steven Emerson, author of "Jihad Incorporated: A...

Three parallel investigations into the removal of six imams from a US Airways flight last month have so far concluded that the airline acted properly, that the imams' claims they were merely praying and their eviction was racially inspired are without foundation. An internal investigation by the airline found that air and ground crews "acted correctly" when they requested that the Muslim men be removed from a Minneapolis-to-Phoenix flight on Nov. 20. "We believe the ground crew and employees acted correctly and did what they are supposed to do," US Airways spokeswoman Andrea Rader said. Omar Shahin -- one of...

On a Wing and a Prayer Grievance theater at Minneapolis International Airport. BY DEBRA BURLINGAME Wednesday, December 6, 2006 12:01 a.m. EST Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar! Those are the words that started it all. Six bearded imams are said to have shouted them out while offering evening prayers as they and 141 other passengers waited at the gate for their flight out of Minneapolis International Airport. It was three days before Thanksgiving. Allahu Akbar: God is great. Initial media reports of the incident did not include the disturbing details about what happened after they boarded US...

As we first suspected, the six imams bounced from a US Airways flight misled the public about the incident and likely staged the whole thing as a scheme to weaken security. Their actions undermine any good will and trust Muslim leaders have built since 9/11. And they call into question what we really know about these supposedly virtuous men we invite to the White House and other halls of power in gestures of tolerance. Are they really moderate? Do they really mean it when they renounce terrorism? Do they really have America's best interests at heart? -snip- Both CAIR and...

The facts pretty much speak for themselves. An airline gate agent told the Minneapolis Police Department that six Muslim men began praying very loudly and repeatedly shouting “Allah” as passengers began boarding Flight 300 bound for Phoenix Nov. 20. The six imams refused to sit on their assigned seats, moving around the cabin and arranging themselves in a pattern reminiscent of the Sept. 11, 2001 hijackings. Three asked flight attendants for heavy seat belt extenders, but then didn’t use them to buckle up. Witnesses overheard them talking about al-Qaida and Osama bin Laden. Such obviously suspicious behavior was deliberately intended...

Police Report, Passenger Reveals That Flying Imams Were Up to No Good - The Now Notorious Flying Imams Claim Their Only Crime Was “Flying While Muslim,” But Our Exclusive Reporting Reveals They Are Trying to Sweep Their Real Motives Under Their Prayer RugsSEE ALSO: The first public publication of the official police report on the incident including handwritten statements from witnesses. Download file — PDF 11.8 Mb PLUS: The letter from US Airways passenger “Pauline” to U.S. Airways: Download file PDF 68K [Bloggers are invited to examine these documents and provide theories for what happened. Please notify Pajamas Media. —...

How do you know when you've gone overboard with political correctness? When even the liberal panelists of Fox News Watch chide you for it. Host Eric Burns normally stays above the fray. But for some reason, on this evening's show he chose to criticize US Airways for removing from one of its flights six imams whose actions had made other passengers uneasy.Said Burns, introducing the segment: "There were two stories in the news this week about religion. First, Pope Benedict in Turkey tried to encourage tolerance between Catholics and Muslims. Second, a story of tolerance of U.S. Airways and Muslims...

The case of U.S. Airways flight 300 gets stranger by the minute. When six traveling Muslim clerics were asked to deplane last week, it looked like another civil rights controversy against post-9-11 airport security. Now new information is emerging that suggests it was all a stunt designed to weaken security…. Yesterday I spoke with a passenger on that flight, who asked that she be only identified as “Pauline.” A copy of airport police report, which I also obtained, supports Pauline’s account - and includes shocking revelations of its own. In addition, U.S. Airways spokeswoman Andrea Rader also confirmed much of...

<p>THE notorious case of U.S. Airways Flight 300 gets stranger by the minute, as more facts emerge about why six traveling Muslim clerics were asked to deplane.</p> <p>A passenger on that flight - I'll call her "Pauline" - has inadvertently publicized some facts via a much-forwarded e-mail; she gave me more details in an interview this week. The airport police report confirms some of her claims and holds more revelations of its own. And U.S. Airways spokeswoman Andrea Rader also confirmed much of Pauline's account.</p>

Can you believe the six imams kicked off the US Airways flight in Minneapolis are threatening to sue? Can you believe they're walking around free rather than being held and investigated for "probing" on behalf of terrorists? Can you believe most of the media coverage of this incident focuses on possible civil rights violations and inappropriate religious "profiling"? Let's review the facts of the case: Several passengers on the flight complained to the crew about excessively loud "praying" by the Muslim "holy men." They complained that they were moving around the plane. An air marshal characterized their behavior as a...

The Council on American-Islamic Relations is demanding Congress investigate US Airway's removal last week of six imams from one of its flights. The Muslim-rights group claims the imams, who were behaving suspiciously, posed no threat. It's "very, very inappropriate to treat religious leaders that way," a spokesman fumed. According to CAIR, imams are as harmless as Buddhist monks and deserve no less respect. Tell that to flight attendant Kimberly Banducci. According to police reports I've obtained, the Delta Air Lines veteran was assaulted by a Muslim cleric in a bizarre attack aboard a flight from Miami International Airport three years...

Taking a page from the unpublished O.J. Simpson book, if I were a terrorist, what would be my domestic strategy for bringing America to its knees? The recent incident aboard a US Airways plane in Minneapolis exposed one component of my strategy. I would have suggested that six imams shout “Allah” as they approached the plane for boarding and then not take their assigned seats once onboard. I would have told them to sit in seats where they could block every exit, including the one in first class, which is closest to the cockpit. When a passenger raises concerns in...

Definitions of terrorism are many and varied, but they have certain elements in common: using methods of intimidation, the act of terrorizing, threatened use of force or violence with the intention of intimidating, the condition/state of being terrorized. The six imams handcuffed and escorted off a US Airways flight from Minneapolis to Phoenix flight last week said and did several things that fit these definitions of terrorism – therefore, they are terrorists and should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. In her column on the incident, political analyst Mona Charen writes that before the imams boarded the...

The six imams removed from a US Airways flight last week have apparently adopted my suggestion that if they really want to protest the airline, instead of boycotting US Airways, they should start flying it frequently. The spokesman for the imams — or as I believe it's phrased in their culture, "designated liar" — Omar Shahin, staged a protest at Reagan Washington National Airport on Monday, after which, according to The Associated Press, "he and other religious leaders boarded a US Airways flight to demonstrate their determination to continue praying and flying." The original six imams removed from the flight...

You are sitting in the concourse of an airport, preparing for your flight, when out of the corner of your eye, you spot six Arab men praying loudly in Arabic. "Okay," you say to yourself, "that's a bit disquieting. But praying isn't terrorism." You glance at your watch. It's time to board the plane. Sure enough, there's the boarding announcement. Suddenly, you hear the six Arab men chanting loudly. "Allah! Allah! Allah!" "Okay," you say to yourself, "maybe they're still praying." You board the flight and take your seat. You notice that two of the Arab men sit at the...

Air marshals, pilots and security officials yesterday expressed concern that airline passengers and crews will be reluctant to report suspicious behavior aboard for fear of being called "racists," after several Muslim imams made that charge in a press conference Monday at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Six imams, or Muslim holy men, accused a US Airways flight crew of inappropriately evicting them from a flight last week in Minneapolis after several passengers said the imams tried to intimidate them by loudly praying and moving around the airplane. The imams urged Congress to enact laws to prohibit ethnic and religious "profiling."...

The Minneapolis Six Sabotage Airline Security By Janet Levy FrontPageMagazine.com | November 28, 2006 At the Minneapolis airport prior to the Thanksgiving holiday on Tuesday, Nov. 21, six imams who had been attending a conference of the North American Imams Federation were handcuffed and removed from U.S. Airways Flight 300 bound for Phoenix. The clerics were escorted off the plane at the request of the pilot after passengers expressed concern about the imams’ actions in the Minneapolis-St. Paul terminal and on the plane. According to airport spokesman Paul Hogan, the imams gathered in the boarding gate area and were “praying...

Gee, this sounds almost too good to be true, What if the Muslims go ahead with their "threat"... and boycott US Airways, wouldn't it be then one of the most secured aitlines in the world? Yes I know not every Muslim is a terrorist and yes I also know that almost all terrorists are Muslims. No more problem with racial profiling.The Minneapolis Six Sabotage Airline SecurityFrontPage magazine.com, released from custody, the six Muslims denounced the action as discriminatory and called for a thorough investigation of the incident and a US Airways boycott. ... Ann Coulter: How can I make your...

Muslim religious leaders removed from a Minneapolis flight last week exhibited behavior associated with a security probe by terrorists and were not merely engaged in prayers, according to witnesses, police reports and aviation security officials. Witnesses said three of the imams were praying loudly in the concourse and repeatedly shouted "Allah" when passengers were called for boarding US Airways Flight 300 to Phoenix. "I was suspicious by the way they were praying very loud," the gate agent told the Minneapolis Police Department. Passengers and flight attendants told law-enforcement officials the imams switched from their assigned seats to a pattern associated...

WASHINGTON - Imams, ministers and a rabbi staged a "pray-in" demonstration Monday at Reagan Washington National Airport and demanded an apology from US Airways for barring six Muslims from a Minneapolis to Phoenix flight last week. The religious leaders called for an end to racial profiling, saying it was unacceptable in America. "These things are troubling to us," said Mahdi Bray, executive director of the Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation. "Driving while black, flying while Muslim, traveling with a Torah or getting with Jesus." Imam Omar Shahin, one of the six imams detained last Monday at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International...

Six Seattle-area Muslims gathered in prayer Friday in front of a US Airways ticket counter at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to protest the removal of six imams from a flight in Minneapolis earlier this week. The prayer lasted eight minutes without incident. "We are asserting the right of Muslims to be free of fear, free of apprehension, to take an equal seat at the table," said Jafar Siddiqui, a member of American Muslims of Puget Sound. Afterward, airport patron Frank Meyers, of San Jose, Calif., accused airport terminal managers of being "politically correct" by allowing the prayer service to block a...

Homeland Security: Kudos to US Airways. Risking fines and a boycott, it did the right thing this week by removing a group of Muslim men from a flight to protect its crew and passengers. By most accounts, the six bearded men were behaving suspiciously at a time when airports were on high alert for sky terror during the holidays. "There were a number of things that gave the flight crew pause," an airline spokesman said. According to witnesses and police reports, the men: • Made anti-American statements. • Made a scene of praying and chanting "Allah." • Asked for seat-belt...

Six Muslim imams get on a plane. . . . No, this isn't a set-up for a joke. It's dead serious stuff in a post-9/11 world, whatever your take on what happened on US Airways Flight 300 at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. The six Muslim scholars were among the 141 passengers on a Monday evening flight bound for Phoenix. Before takeoff, three of the imams stood up and started saying their evening prayers. In the end, all six were led off the plane by police after the plane's captain and airport security asked them to leave and they refused. They...

IT SAYS its members brought about the conviction of radical Egyptian-born cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, uncovered insurgent tactics in Iraq and are now working to provide intelligence from North Korea.The organisation is not the US Central Intelligence Agency or Britain's MI6 but Vigil, a shadowy network of retired spies, senior military personnel, anti-terrorism specialists and banking experts. The group's director Dominic Whiteman said he set up Vigil with two other businessmen last year to act as an conduit between retired spies who were still party to good, raw intelligence, and the police and security services. "This evidence was just getting...