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Sign Petition to Punish Religious Leaders who Preach Violence and Justify Terrorism
Free Muslims Against Terrorism ^ | 11-29-04 | FMAT

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/


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To: Bob J
"Punish" ... did I hear that correct?

We are at war.

61 posted on 12/02/2004 8:46:30 PM PST by expatguy (Fallujah Delenda Est!!)
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To: Happy2BMe

This is a bunch of nonsense...Nawash is not a good guy.

Do a little research on him...check out his connections with Alamoudi, (of American Muslim Council fame- by the way, Alamoudi is in jail now).

Don't be deceived by Taqiyya...


62 posted on 12/03/2004 2:24:59 PM PST by milford421
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To: milford421
Nawash is not a Freeper is he?

:~)

63 posted on 12/03/2004 10:30:59 PM PST by Happy2BMe (It's not quite time to rest - John Kerry is still out there (and so is Hillary))
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To: Happy2BMe

Under Taqiyya, he certainly could be...lol.


64 posted on 12/04/2004 11:47:27 AM PST by milford421
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