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Islam teaches that rights are endowed by the creator, not by legislative assemblies that can then withdraw those rights. The first and foremost basic right is the right to life. The Qur’an says:

"Whosoever kills a human being (without any reason like) man-slaughter, or corruption on earth, it is thought he had killed all mankind." (5:32)

A woman's chastity is also explicitly protected in the Qu'ran. Islam has categorically forbidden the primitive practice of capturing a free man to make him a slave or to sell him into slavery.

And the Qu'ran lays out rights for the destitute and poor as well, and immediately after the verse in the Holy Qur’an which has been mentioned in connection with the right to life, Allah speaks of a duty to save every human life.

So there is a tension between freedom and duty that the Qu'ran lays out as mandated by God.

what can we do to encourage our local mosques to make a statement regarding terorist acts? The moslams I see appear to skitter in and out, and are not part of the mainstream of American life - and I am not talking about the club scene, over-sexed youth-directed activities, but the neighborhood library/support the firemen picnic, etc...

Much as I don't trust 'em now, either, I would encourage them to appear more "with us" than they appear now...

Very enlightening. I appreciate the education. I don't subscribe to the idea that democracy can not be attained in the ME. Nor do I subscribe to the idea that all Muslims are Islamofascists. I do subscribe to the idea that the only way to deal with the 9/11 pigs and the Beslan, Russia pigs is to kill them.

Since 9/11 President Bush has lived up to every hope I had for him. Thank you for wirting your book, I look forward to reading it.