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Abandon Stereotypes, Muslims in America Say
The New York Times ^ | September 4, 2007 | NEIL MacFARQUHAR

Posted on 09/03/2007 7:47:09 PM PDT by mdittmar

It is time for the United States to stop treating every American Muslim as somehow suspect, leaders of the faith said at their largest annual convention, which ended here on Monday.

Six years after the Sept. 11 attacks, Americans should distinguish between mainstream Muslims and the radical fringe, the leaders said.

“Muslim Americans feel an increasing level of tension and scrutiny in contemporary society,” said Ingrid Mattson, president of the Islamic Society of North America, the largest Muslim organization in the United States and the convention organizer.

The image problems were among the topics most discussed by many of the 30,000 attendees. A fresh example cited was an open letter from two Republican House members, Peter Hoekstra of Michigan and Sue Myrick of North Carolina, that attacked the Justice Department for sending envoys to the convention because, the lawmakers said, the Islamic Society of North America was a group of “radical jihadists.”

The lone Muslim in Congress, Representative Keith Ellison, Democrat of Minnesota, the keynote speaker here, dismissed the letter as ill informed and typical of bigoted attacks that other minorities have suffered.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: islamofascists; isna; jihad; muslimamericans; muslimsraus; taqiyya; terrorists; wot
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To: Aria

Good post.


61 posted on 09/04/2007 1:53:59 AM PDT by Joe Boucher (An enemy of Islam)
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To: mdittmar
What timing! Funny thing is, I was just thinking about this point regarding the rather widespread and uncalled-for, unfair stereotyping of Muslims, when I went for a short walk after watching a TV report on the most recent SAWING OFF OF SOMEONE'S HEAD BY ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISTS.

Hmmmmm. There just may be something to their complaints. I will give it further thought.


62 posted on 09/04/2007 2:03:50 AM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (Visit this thread 1-hour from now. In that time, an average of 416.6 more ILLEGALS will be in the US)
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To: stillwaiting

Not to mention Bosnia, Southern Thailand, and the Indian state of Assam (which borders Moslem Bangladesh). Here Jihadists are terrorising the mainly Hindu local population.

But of course all of these conflicts listed is everyone elses fault isn’t it ?


63 posted on 09/04/2007 2:20:07 AM PDT by jabbermog
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To: mdittmar

Ah, who has the stereotypes? The FBI asked for help in locating these two men due to their suspicious behavior. Ah, suspicious behavior. The local CAIR muslim group comes out and complains about stereotyping. Ah, the only people, who said that these two men were Muslims was CAIR. Again, who’s stereotyping here? The Muslims at CAIR, that’s who.


64 posted on 09/05/2007 2:24:29 AM PDT by Jabba the Nutt (Just laugh at them!)
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To: Stoat

Sounds like a plan I could live with.


65 posted on 09/05/2007 2:29:52 AM PDT by R. Scott (Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink)
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To: mdittmar

Muslim thinking is warped 90% of time. All because they worship the false god of a false prophet. What good can come from such delusion and idiocy? That’s right, only idiots worship, revere, emulate this charlatan Muhammad


66 posted on 09/05/2007 2:34:28 AM PDT by dennisw
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To: R. Scott
Sounds like a plan I could live with.

thank you for your kind words  :-)

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"Toasting our Victory against Islamofascism"

67 posted on 09/05/2007 2:45:40 AM PDT by Stoat (Rice / Coulter 2008: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
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To: mdittmar

Imposing irrationality on individuals and the rest of the world for nearly 1400 years. To those converts into slavery, the mind attacking self is death. To those born into slavery who have left, I welcome you.


68 posted on 09/05/2007 3:00:13 AM PDT by PGalt
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To: mdittmar

So-called ‘moderate’ Muslims remain silent because they want to keep their heads and, if they live in the west, various perks such as education, health care, literacy for all, decent jobs, etc.. But if Jihadists make continued gains, they’ll fall right in line. They’re fifth columnists who shouldn’t be trusted if they don’t condemn violence loud and often.


69 posted on 09/05/2007 3:13:07 AM PDT by hershey
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To: sonic109

“I’m a free man and I have the right to like or dislike whomever I choose.”

Bravo, sir, bravo.

My favorite movie quote: “I’m a free man, there’s nothing you can do about it!”

Allow me to add this: “Hear me, O Muslim! The bullets in my pistol are lubricated with pig grease!”


70 posted on 09/06/2007 6:59:06 PM PDT by elcid1970
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To: Stoat

Looks like good whiskey! What brand?

BTW, I’ll lift a toast anytime against Islam’s bloody agenda!

Long live LIBERTY!!


71 posted on 09/06/2007 7:03:56 PM PDT by elcid1970
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To: elcid1970
 
Looks like good whiskey! What brand?

BTW, I’ll lift a toast anytime against Islam’s bloody agenda!

Long live LIBERTY!!

hehe!

It magically becomes your favorite brand; such is the mystical nature of the internet   :-)

Something that you (and others here) may be interested in:

Hardline takeover of British mosques

72 posted on 09/06/2007 7:07:36 PM PDT by Stoat (Rice / Coulter 2008: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
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