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(Click flier to enlarge)PERMIT MUSLIM-ONLY ENCLAVES?
By Daniel Pipes
July 14, 2010
By Daniel Pipes
July 14, 2010
(The following are excerpts from an article published on Pipes’ blog.)
“The Islamic Center for Human Excellence, in Little Rock, Arkansas, has received permission from a local planning commission, reported KLRT-TV and the Arkansas Times, to build an Islamic community to include a mosque, a school, 22 homes, and the adhan call-to-prayer broadcast by loudspeaker five times a day. It appears the community will be open only to Muslims. Further, Imam Aquil Hamidullah explains, the goal is ‘to have a clean community,’ which he describes as one ‘free of alcohol, drugs, and free of gangs’…”
“An undated article on the Muslim Link Paper website tells the story of the Gwynnoaks Muslim Residential Development effort in Baltimore, where 85 to 100 families in an eight-block radius are all Muslim. It was initiated by Yahya Cason, at that time an engineer with a large company, looking for a place to raise his family. Out of his efforts now exists a group of property developers, The Development Group, that claims twenty to thirty employees. Another article, on the American Planning Association website, traces Gwynnoaks to 9/11 and the need American Muslims felt both to ‘protect themselves from the racist backlash that occurred in the wake of the attacks and to reach out to educate the public on the moral and social framework that the vast majority of American Muslims abide by.’ In this case, at least, there seems to be no legal restrictions against non-Muslims, nor any taxpayer monies involved…”
“As-Sabiqun, which describes itself as ‘an Islamic movement/organization’ founded by Abdul Alim Musa and based in Washington, D.C., and Oakland, CA, announces on its homepage an intent to ‘establish Islamic homes and build model communities where Islam is lived.’ A page devoted to the group's mission statement and goals elaborates:
“Through our work and sacrifice, we hope to become a model ‘Islamic community.’ We define an Islamic community as one which is self-sufficient, independent, and well-guided. A community in which true brotherhood and sisterhood is clearly defined and practiced. We do not, however, limit ourselves by defining ‘community’ as one geographical location. Instead, we intend to establish, with the help of Allah, multiple masjid-centered communities across the country.
“Additional Comments: (1) For more on the leader of this group, see DiscoverTheNetworks.org. (2) As-Sabiqun does not make explicit whether it intends to exclude kafirs from its model communities but that would certainly be consistent with its outlook and tactics – attaining ‘total economic independence’ and creating a ‘comprehensive educational system’…”
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THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE
By Alex McCoy
Dec. 6, 2010
By Alex McCoy
Dec. 6, 2010
(The following are excerpts from an article published in The Nation.)
“A soft landing for America 40 years from now? Don’t bet on it. The demise of the United States as the global superpower could come far more quickly than anyone imagines. If Washington is dreaming of 2040 or 2050 as the end of the American Century, a more realistic assessment of domestic and global trends suggests that in 2025, just 15 years from now, it could all be over except for the shouting…“But have no doubt: When Washington's global dominion finally ends, there will be painful daily reminders of what such a loss of power means for Americans in every walk of life. As a half-dozen European nations have discovered, imperial decline tends to have a remarkably demoralizing impact on a society, regularly bringing at least a generation of economic privation. As the economy cools, political temperatures rise, often sparking serious domestic unrest...”
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WHAT WE SAY
The America that we knew as children has long gone. Therefore, it is now our responsibility to establish a safe and nurturing environment for our families and communities. This is our duty as Muslims.
The USS Titanic has hit the global and historical iceberg and refuses to ask Allah (swt) for help. However, this does not mean that our own hopes, dreams, and aspirations should sink with it. Ignoramuses like Daniel Pipes and Steve Emerson would want precisely that. The Qur’an is clear:
“…Tumult and oppression are worse than slaughter. Nor will they cease fighting you until they turn you back from your faith if they can. And if any of you turn back from their faith and die in unbelief, their works will bear no fruit in this life and in the Hereafter; they will be Companions of the Fire and will abide therein.” (2:217)
“O ye who believe! If any from among you turn back from his Faith, soon will Allah produce a people whom He will love as they will love Him—lowly with the Believers, mighty against the Rejecters, fighting in the Way of Allah, and never afraid of the reproaches of such as find fault. That is the Grace of Allah, which He will bestow on whom He pleaseth. And Allah encompasseth all, and He knoweth all things. Your (real) friends are (no less than) Allah, His Messenger, and the (Fellowship of) Believers—those who establish regular prayers and regular charity, and they bow down humbly (in worship). As to those who turn (for friendship) to Allah, His Messenger, and the (Fellowship of) Believers—it is the Fellowship of Allah that must certainly triumph.” (5:54)
“O ye who believe! If any from among you turn back from his Faith, soon will Allah produce a people whom He will love as they will love Him—lowly with the Believers, mighty against the Rejecters, fighting in the Way of Allah, and never afraid of the reproaches of such as find fault. That is the Grace of Allah, which He will bestow on whom He pleaseth. And Allah encompasseth all, and He knoweth all things. Your (real) friends are (no less than) Allah, His Messenger, and the (Fellowship of) Believers—those who establish regular prayers and regular charity, and they bow down humbly (in worship). As to those who turn (for friendship) to Allah, His Messenger, and the (Fellowship of) Believers—it is the Fellowship of Allah that must certainly triumph.” (5:54)
How ignorant and arrogant these people are--people like Steve Emerson and Daniel Pipes, who challenge what we do in the most ignored and neglected communities in the United States, such as East Oakland, CA, and Southeast Washington, DC. We challenge the Daniel Pipes and Steve Emersons of this world to come down here and help keep the people alive, out of prison, and out of drug houses! We ask them, with their billions, to help reunite families, build high-quality educational institutions, and develop an environment where positive expectations about the future are a norm!
There are White communities, Black communities, Mexican communities, Jewish communities, Irish, Italian, etc. Suppose we said to any of these people, “We don’t want you people to live together because it is a threat to American security!” This is how far the hate-mongers inside and outside of America have gone with their Islamophobia! My name is Abdul Alim Musa. I am not intimidated by any Nazi-Zionists. They are setting the Muslims up, just as Hitler set up the Jews in Germany in the 1930s.
With trust in Allah (swt), I call all of you punks out! If you are sure of yourselves, meet me out in the open, face-to-face, on any TV show, lecture hall, university; anywhere, anytime. But you are cowards, calling on others to do your bidding—the FBI, CIA, Homeland Security, U.S. Customs—even getting us banned from the UK, Canada, and other countries. After Zionist Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech before a joint session of Congress, the world really knows who runs America. You can scare Congress into submission—not Imam Musa!
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