More clear evidence that there is no difference between a moderate and a radical Muslim except in the methods and means used to reach the same end: World domination.
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyid=2007-04-16T225347Z_01_N16353186_RTRUKOC_0_US-SECURITY-BOOKSTORE.xml
 
"Altaf Ali, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Florida called it a "travesty" that a defendant's religion would take center stage in the courtroom."
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-cpadilla17apr17,0,6343535.story?coll=sfla-news-broward
 
"I don't want her to poison anyone's mind," Mahmood A. Qazi, the center's founder and past president, told the Tribune-Democrat in Johnstown. Yes, of course; they reserve that privilege to themselves.
http://www.centredaily.com/129/story/70826.html
 
The Christians and Jews have always had to pay protection tax whenever Islam has more numbers on the board than anyone else in the area: http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55261
 
We’re all supposed to believe him in his protestations.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1261350,00.html
 
You can go to the Spencer story from here:
http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/016116.php
 
If this weren’t so disturbing, it would be funny:
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23393028-details/Polygamous%20husbands%20can%20claim%20cash%20for%20their%20harems/article.do
 
I DON’T WANT TO VALUE DIVERSITY AT THE COST OF MY COUNTRY AND MY VALUES.
http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/webwatch/2007/04/jihadi_school.html
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070416/ap_on_re_us/arabic_school_1
 
http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/challenges.php?id=909779
 
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/4731058.html
 
The Flying Imams again.
http://www.womenswallstreet.com/columns/column.aspx?aid=1205
 


Don't believe everything you hear about Muslims
Many people are too quick to generalize Islam because of terrorists, says SAFFIA MEEK
12:00 AM CDT on Thursday, October 19, 2006

The average person watches the news on television, hearing about how bad things are in other parts of the world. He sees the murders, abductions and child killings and thinks, "Boy, am I glad I don't live there among those uncivilized barbarians."
Most are probably thinking that this is your opinion of what you see. And your feelings would be justified. However, this is also the image that others around the world would think of Dallas-Fort Worth if all they knew about us was what they saw on our evening news.
 
However, we know that just because we see on a daily basis murders, thefts, child abductions and rapes that this is not a representation of the entire population of Dallas-Fort Worth. Nor do we believe that all parents abuse their children, all men beat their wives or all priests molest young boys. We are capable of discerning the difference between the societal and religious values taught here and the actions of individuals. We should be able to do the same when we evaluate the societal phenomena in other countries and regions.
 
People from all over the world have committed crimes against humanity in the name of religion. History is full of this. Each used their religious doctrine to explain the need for their destructive behavior, that they are doing God's will by committing those actions.
 
Just because a person uses a verse from a religious doctrine incorrectly for his own purpose does not mean that the doctrine is at fault or that it actually supports that heinous action.
 
Islam is constantly accused of teaching hate, intolerance and violence. Verses from the Quran are misstated or taken completely out of context.
 
Some even say that the Prophet Muhammad taught these things. That is untrue. No sayings of Muhammad speak of committing violence against innocent people. To the contrary, his words and his role modeling always encourage patience, understanding, dignity, care and concern for all humanity.
 
In this day and age, much attention is brought to this issue – some of it understandable. Muslims in America are appalled byy the violence we see in other countries. But no one seeks to find out why the violence takes place. Rather, we take the easy route of denial that our foreign policy and military involvement have any effect on the milieu of the Middle East. It is less complicated for some Americans to simply make a judgment that Muslims' religion must teach violence since they claim to be Muslims and claim to act in the name of the religion.
 
While Islam teaches compassion, tolerance and respect, some of its adherents are in need of studying and acting upon those teachings.
 
If you want the truth about what Islam teaches, read the Quran for yourself. The Council on American-Islamic Relations developed the "Explore the Quran" and "Explore the Life of Muhammad" campaigns to offer free Qurans and materials on Muhammad for individuals to discover for themselves the truth about Islam. Visit www.cair.com to place your order. At this Web site, you will also find information about Islam and American Muslims, and the interfaith dialogues that American Muslims participate in, as well as many of the condemnations made by American Muslims regarding violence.
 
Through educating ourselves, we can better understand each other and not fall prey to ignorant generalizations, and thereby treat each other with dignity.
 
Saffia Meek is the Director of Operations for the Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. She can be reached at info@cairdfw.org.