Disabled Arab Writer Overwhelmed by Hate Mail! (Free Republic mentioned

Al-Jazeerah ^ | September 23, 2004

[AmericanMade1776]

Chicago, Illinois / Arab writer and Chicago resident Aladdin Elaasar is overwhelmed by the hateful responses his article on the third anniversary of 9/11 generated in the US. Mr. Elaasar wrote an article titled “Let’s not let fear cripple us” expressing the viewpoint of the Arab and Muslim communities in the US. The article was written for the Progressive Media project and distributed by the Knight Ridder/ Tribune Information Services. The article was published by six newspapers around the US and was posted online by the Free Republic, a self-declared conservative republican activism group in the US. Members of the Free Republic group poured their outright hatred and prejudice against the writer, Islam and Muslims in the USA.

The response of the members of the group has angered and saddened Arab and Muslim Americans. The group posted abrasive hateful commentary referring to Mr. Elaasar’s article and to Islam and Muslims in the US as follows: “There is no god but the moon demon allah and mo-ham-head (piss be upon him) is his prophet”, “Anyone who worships a demon via a book written by a mass murdering baby raper who says the way to heaven is to kill non believers, and that ragheads are the master race can go to hell”, “ There are no innocent muslims”, “If you don't like it, get the Hell out!”, “The people of this planet will only be safe when the lie that is islime is completely destroyed, burned with fire, and it's foul memory obliterated”.

[AmericanMade1776]

Not everyone here may be a Republican, but you can be sure no one here is a Democrat.

[Ciexyz]

Gosh, we didn't know the author was disabled. Guess that means we shoulda given him a pass on his rantings. (/sarcasm)

[Leatherneck_MT]

I'm stressed...

They didn't post mine :(

[pubmom]

Oh, there are a few, but they usually keep a low profile unless they're off their meds. :)

[cwb]

"Disabled Arab writer"

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Wow...and just to add a little more sympathy to the plight of this man, they've already painted him as a victim x2...or 3 if you count his occupation.

[TASMANIANRED]

"Not everyone here may be a Republican, but you can be sure no one here is a Democrat."

Are you 100% sure that Zell is not a Freeper.

[demkicker]

Do you have a link to "Let's Not Let Fear Cripple Us"? I'd love to read it and then respond to his diatribe.

[Toonces T. Cat]

“There is no god but the moon demon allah and mo-ham-head (piss be upon him) is his prophet”, “Anyone who worships a demon via a book written by a mass murdering baby raper who says the way to heaven is to kill non believers, and that ragheads are the master race can go to hell”, “ There are no innocent muslims”, “If you don't like it, get the Hell out!”, “The people of this planet will only be safe when the lie that is islime is completely destroyed, burned with fire, and it's foul memory obliterated.”

Now this is what really pisses me off about Islamic culture and group-think. I did not say the above and I believe that the majority of freepers would not say it either. In their insect-like approach to life, however, they assume that we must all be of a single mind as well.

I have to admit that it has not been easy since 9/11 to maintain a strain of fairness in viewing Islam. In spite of that, I have tried very hard not to lump them all together. Mega-whining on this scale does not help to reinforce that line of thought.

-Toonces

[Ptarmigan]

Sounds like a whiny crybaby to me. Too bad, he did not say anything about Muslims collaborating with the Nazis during World War II and Communists during the Cold War. Also, he forgot to mention how Muslims rushed in the defense of Adolf Eichmann.

[NativeNewYorker]

When the MOSQUES have concrete barriers around them, and SYNAGOGUES don't, I'll feel his f'ing pain.

[cardinal4]

What is so frustrating is that a religion or faith that claims one billion adherents should be able to denounce and uncover the detractors in their midst. But they just dont. The ones that do speak up always preface it with some "Jew" nonsense or add a "but". Its hard to fathom a billion condoners of murder..

[Cinnamon Girl]

Unusually entertaining.

[AmericanMade1776]

I aim to please, Let's not let Fear Cripple Us: http://www.spokesmanreview.com/breaking-news-story.asp?submitdate=200499162230

[Ciexyz]

Hiya, Al-Jazeera, if you're monitoring this thread. (Waving hello)

[Cinnamon Girl]

"Disabled" didn't stop the "blind sheikh" or that warlock in a wheelchair who got a bomb dropped on him in Gaza.

[AmericanMade1776]

Funny the things that Begin with Al...AL Jazeera, Al Gore, Al Sharpton...

[nkycincinnatikid]

"Anyone who worships a demon via a book written by a mass murdering baby raper who says the way to heaven is to kill non believers and that ragheads are the master race can go to hell". Hyberbole but I fear Aljezeera may try to spin this as western religious intolerance somehow.

[AmericanMade1776]

I thought about Zell Miller , after I made that statement, so I guess I should ammend the statement...EVERYONE HERE MAY NOT BE REPUBLIC, BUT YOU CAN BE SURE THEY ARE NOT ANTI AMERICAN DEMOCRATS...

[mrsmel]

For that matter,where was Muslim concern for the disabled when they killed the man in a wheelchair on the Achille Lauro?

[demkicker]

After reading it, my anger rests in the fact that Elaasar missed (maybe intentionally) the opportunity to condemn terrorism and the radical wing of Islam. He chose to ignore it. Crying about racial retaliations or discrimination and bias after 9/11 without ever mentioning specific examples of victimization and abuse smacks of sensational fiction.

I'll continue to be amazed that Muslims in the U.S. seem to hear, see and speak no evil when it comes to Islam and it makes me sick!