Posted on 11/29/2004 11:53:35 AM PST by Bob J
NOTE - Free Muslims Against Terrorism partnered with the Free Republic Network in the "National March Against Terror" and now are a lead organization in the "March Against Terror Worldwide" effort.
The Free Muslims Against Terrorism (Free Muslims) have partnered with progressive Arabs and Muslims to hold religious leaders accountable for justifying violence and encouraging terrorism.
The Free Muslims are petitioning the UN Security Council and the United States government to establish an international tribunal to prosecute religious leaders, including clerics who issue “fatwas” which are religious opinions, edicts, rulings and conclusions that incite violence and justify the use of terrorism. These religious leaders are especially dangerous because some of their followers consider their opinions to be gospel.
This petition is a follow up to the recently adopted UN Resolution 1566 that reads in part:
"...[A]ll members of the Security Council to consider and submit recommendations... on practical measures to be imposed upon, individuals … involved in or associated with terrorist activities…bringing them to justice through prosecution or extradition, freezing of their financial assets..."
It is crucial to hold these religious leaders accountable because most terrorists who kill in the name of Islam rely on the fatwas and conclusions of these religious leaders to convince themselves that they are going to heaven after their death.
The Following is an example of a Fatwa that encourages terrorism:
Sheikh Yousif Al-Qardhawi issued a Fatwa permitting the killing of “fetuses” (unborn) Jews, because (according to him) when Jews are born and grown-up they will join the Israeli army. Furthermore, on September 3, 2004, (at the Egyptian Journalist Union) Al-Qardhawi issued a fatwa to kill all American civilians working in Iraq. And on July 3, 2004, he issued another fatwa permitting the killing of Muslim intellectuals as being apostates, claiming that Islam justifies the killing of such apostates.
These extremist clerics continue to issue fatwas that incite terrorism under the false umbrella of Islam. Join us in stopping these religious leaders by signing this petition requesting the U.N. to create an International Tribunal to prosecute them.
This petition has been organized by Dr. Jawad Hashim (Iraq’s former Minister of Planning), Lafif Lakhdar (A Tunisian Intellectual), and Dr. Shakir Al-Nabulsi (A Jordanian writer and author). The Free Muslims Against Terrorism has joined this effort and we seek 20,000 people to sign this petition. More than 3,000 people have already signed.
All people are invited to sign this petition by sending your name, profession, country of residence and nationality to Jmhashim@hotmail.com and cc: President@freemuslims.org. Write “petition” in the subject line.
For more information visit our website at: http://www.freemuslims.org/
I think my vote on Nov 2nd will suffice on punishing those who preach violence and hate.
Will there be any distinction between a cleric that condones the faithful to defend there land against aggression and those that issue the "fatwas" against the innocent? Will this also be turned upon itself and include anyone, Christian, Islamic....etc, from preaching national protection against combatants or issuing these kind of "fatwas"?
I really don't trust the UN to not corrupt the original intent to something that becomes a "fatwas" of their own.
The UN has morphed into something that is rather self-indulgent.
The Our Positions, What We Believe In is particularly interesting, if we can believe it's not the Muslim camel's nose poking under the American tent.
"In reality Islam is a revolutionary ideology and programme which seeks to alter the social order of the whole world and rebiuld it in conformity with its own tenets and ideals... ...Islam wishes to destroy all States and Governments anywhere on the face of the earth which are opposed to the ideology and programme of Islam..." -- From Sayeed Abdul A'la Maududi, Jihad in Islam
No thanks! I have no use for the UN or its supporters. We seem to be doing very well cleaning up the problem right now.
a petition is not going to do anything. Jail time, ass whipping, or a bullet will suffice.
A good question. FMCAT will be doing a monthly radio program on RIGHTALK.com premiering on Wednesday, Dec 15 at 2pm ET. Maybe you could be their first caller?
"a petition is not going to do anything. Jail time, ass whipping, or a bullet will suffice."
So I take that to mean you are in uniform and will be putting your own ass on the line going into each of these countries that need your ass whipping?
Big talk from somene with nothing on the line.
And which part of Iraq are you in right now?
Each program repeats for 24 hours and again ont weekends. Soon, you will be able to get RIGHTALK on your cell phone, that may help if you want to call in.
Sounds like Christianity 1500 years ago.
Do you think we are failing? The US has a very fierce weapon of war on the ground in Iraq right now.
Okay, but what is FMCAT. I've been perusing but so far me no find.
Speeding up the reverse Darwinism even more.
On another note, I wonder why this petition isn't headline news? </rhetorical question>
That weapon is composed of the men and women of the US Military and our coalition partners as well as companies supporting OIF from around the world.
This arena makes me leery. The decadent and corrupt UN is involved. I don't trust that organization at all.
There's nothing wrong with encouraging moderate Muslims to speak out against the issuing of fatwas for the purposes of justifying crimes against humanity, while at the same time continuing to kill terrorists.
I agree, I just have a problem with involving the UN in the business. If there is a way to do it without involving the UN then I support it.
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