Protocols of Paterson: Born to observant Muslim household, I'll tell the community's guilty secret

frontpagemagazine/SecularIslam.org ^ | December 11, 2002 | Irfan Khawaja

[Catspaw]

Wow. This is truly amazing.

He's going to be excoriated by his fellow Muslims.

[Arkie2]

This is a bold statement by a muslim but I'll bet he's watching his back from now on.

[hchutch]

My advice to him is as follows:

1. Leave New Jersey.
2. Go to a Right-to-Carry state.
3. Establish residency there.
4. Buy a gun.
5. Get the permit.
6. Carry the gun.

[maica]

I wonder what his fellow faculty at Princeton will say about his remarks?

[SJackson]

If you'd like to be on or off this middle east/political ping list, please FR mail me.

[glorgau]

Start the countdown on the time to fatwah pronouncement against Mr. Khawaja.

[hellinahandcart]

This guy's gonna have to leave Paterson, for sure.

No great loss. This was one of the places where Muslims were dancing in the streets on 9/11. The only reason I'd ever even drive through Paterson now would be to roll down the car window and spit.

[GirlShortstop]

As someone born in an observant Muslim household in north Jersey, and who has lived in New Jersey for nearly three decades, I think I know the major reason for the silence.

   This is a bold statement by a muslim...

I don't see the author stating that he's a Muhammadan practicing the Religion of Peace^®.   In fact, I found this at meforum.org:

Comment submitted by Irfan Khawaja on August 23, 2002 at 17:45

I just wanted to clarify a misconception in John Floyd's comment below.
I am not a Muslim. I'm an apostate--I was born in Islam, but left it.

[Clive]

Now comes the fatwa naming Irfan Khawaja as an enemy of Islam.

[Centurion2000]

Hope this guy is well armed and ready for a fight. The islamanutters are going to kill him for apostasy and for speaking out like that.

[john bell hood]

Khawaja is an Objectivist.

[john bell hood]

Khawaja is an Objectivist.

[ewm138]

Arab / Muslim Anti - Semitism is a secret? Wow, I wonder if the world is ready for this news /sarcasm.

[wjcsux]

My prayers for this guys safety.

[Nam Vet]

Neat name ya got there Girl. Welcome to FR.

Nam Vet

[contessa machiaveli]

islam is the religion of peace AND tolerance. somehow this wasn't much of a revelation, judaism has always been a very convenient scapegoat throughout the history. the difference is christianity has evolved and islam has crashed and burned itself back to the dark ages.

[Tailgunner Joe]

bttt

[ArrogantBustard]

Sage advice. I suspect his fellow mohammedans will do more than just "excoriate" him.

[ibbryn]

Bump for one of the good guys.