Posted on 03/28/2007 7:32:00 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
Dr. Zuhdi Jasser of Phoenix was deeply troubled after 9-11. A Muslim, he saw his faith threatened by extremists seeking to hijack it for political ends. "Islam is a spiritual path," he says. "The mixture of politics and religion is toxic to our faith." In 2003, Jasser founded the American Islamic Forum for Democracy with several like-minded Arizona Muslims. "We are pro-Islam and anti-Islamist," he says. In Jasser's view, Islamists believe that governments should incorporate Islamic law, and that spiritual leaders should also be political leaders.
Though he is well-known in Arizona, he has not been visible outside the state. But that changed a few weeks ago, when he publicly challenged the six imams who filed suit after being detained at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Five of them are from Arizona, and Jasser knows several of them, he says. He has volunteered to raise money to help any passengers they sue for reporting their behavior, as they have threatened to do.
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"Flyin' Imams" ping.....
Good!!!
Got to admire his guts. I hope he's proficient with a sidearm, though. It's only a matter of time before the radicals try to take him down.
Good to see you, BG!
He's been at this for some time. If they wanted him dead, he'd be gone by now....
You too!!! :)
Zuhdi needs a lot of exposure. Mark Levin had him on last week. Looks like some people were listening!
Thanks for posting this.
"Thanks for posting this."
I'm in it for the looooooong haul.
The more people like him speak, the more people like him will speak. Now it's time for liberals to support "liberal" islam instead of shouting them down.
Thank you for the ping ButThreeLeftsDo.
bump for later
I'm away until at least late Sunday.
Cindy will be at the helm.....
You know, I see Muslims defending the extremists amongst them more than I see Muslims defending the United States.
Most people have jobs and lives. They don't have time to go to rallies all day.
Besides, these jihadist rallies probably have a ton of rent a mob people anyway. Or participation is "reccommended" (a la Saddam).
Does Mr. Jasser in any way believe that the Imams intended to mimic 9/11? Was there any intent to provoke an incident? If so, these aren't overly political preacher guys. They are enemy combatants involved in a conspiracy to weaken air travel safety. In a more sane host society, none of them would be roaming around Arizona today.
Bump!
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