Posted on 05/10/2007 7:14:18 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- The leader of a Muslim center has resigned after telling a newspaper that, in the eyes of the Islamic community, a death sentence was warranted for the best-selling author and critic of radical Islam Ayaan Hirsi Ali, who recently visited the area.
Fouad ElBayly said yesterday he had stepped down as imam and president of the Islamic Center of Johnstown. He said the center's board members requested his resignation.
The request came in response to Mr. ElBayly's comments about Ms. Hirsi Ali, who spoke April 17 at the University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown.
Mr. ElBayly, a native of Egypt who came to the United States in 1976, and Mahmood A. Qazi, the center's founder, had tried to get the university to cancel Ms. Hirsi Ali's appearance, saying her criticisms were unjustified and could create dissension in their community.
"She has been identified as one who has defamed the faith. If you come into the faith, you must abide by the laws, and when you decide to defame it deliberately, the sentence is death," Mr. ElBayly was quoted saying in an April 22 newspaper story.
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Interesting.
Muslims are not Immigrants. They are Colonists.
One of these days people are going to get fed up with these Muslims and what they are doing. We should treat them like the Aussies do.
Maybe that's what he got fired for...telling the truth about Islam.
They board probably agrees with what he said, but were taking heat for his saying it to the press.
If people would bother to pay attention, islam tells us infidels exactly what they have in mind for us come the establishment of the caliphate.
The article doesnt state if he is a citizen or not. If he is - he should be charged with a hate crime for calling for the death of someone who's beliefs are different than his.
If he's not a citizen - he should be thrown the hell out of the USA!
Imagine your priest, monsignor, bishop, cardinal or reverend making such a statemnt. The howling would be long and sustained from coast-to-coast.
I wonder what it would be like to convert to Islam, then convert back to Catholicism, flippin’ the Imams the bird as I walk out.
Would I get shot in the back?
It’s a start I guess. Let’s hope they keep it up.
Reporting stolen tag line.
Sounds like he let the cat out of the bag.
“Would I get shot in the back?”
You’d probably be attacked from behind, held down, and beheaded on the spot.
Excellent comment
If he's not a citizen - he should be thrown the hell out of the USA!
BUMP!
Interesting that this happened in the heart of Murtha’s district and Murtha didn’t see fit to comment on it.
I had the exact same thought. It's more than a little baffling that Islam is so openly violent and oppressive and our leaders continue to call it a 'religion of peace', and allow them to flow into the U.S. as though they were friendly immigrants. Sometimes I swear that God has blinded our leaders as punishment for our collective sins. There just isn't any other explanation for the national suicide that's going on through our open borders and ultra-liberal immigration system.
He should be charged with conspiracy for murder, and his bail should be revoked.
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