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Islamic & Christian Scholars Denounce U.S. War & Media Blitz
U.S. Islamic Leader Urges CAIR/AMC 'Leaders' to Resign
Massive Islamic Movement in Pakistan Reaches Interior of Sind Province
Powell and Musharraf Dared not Come into Public View
"The fire of hell will not touch one whose feet are covered with the
dust of
jihad in the way of Allah." (Prophet Muhammad, pbuh, Hadith, Bukhari's
Sahih.)
{LOCAL NEWS FIRST: U.S. Islamic leader, Imam Badi Ali, founder of
JUSTICE AND
PEACE FOR AFGHANISTAN, JPA, has urged the officers of CAIR, AMC and
other
bootlicker organizations to resign if they want to be considered
Muslims. Do
not insult Islam and the Prophet, pbuh, by supporting the attack on an
Islamic country, Br. Badi said. It is the height of hypocrisy (nifaq)
to call
yourself Muslim while you support the powers of world-devouring
arrogance.
Who gives Al-Alawani and Hamza Yusuf and others of this shameful tribe
of
traitors the right to give FATWAS against the clear teachings of Islam?
Imam
Badi asked. Who is Al-Alawani in any case? Isn't he the traitor who
misled
the Muslims of America by supporting CAIR and AMC in their call of bloc
vote
for Bush? Isn't he the traitor who supported the genocidal attack on
Iraq?
The "Islam" of these people is kufr with an Islamic label on it, the
Imam
concluded.}
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HIGH POWERED PANEL CONDEMNS WAR and MEDIA BLITZ:
On October 14, 2001, an unusual media event took place when
Islamic
scholars Christian Palestinians were invited by Wilmer Leon of WOL to
join a
panel discussion on his TWO HOUR radio program which covers Washington
and
Batimore (through channels 1450 and 1010 plus areas of San Diego and
Dallas).
The Islamic panelists were Dr. Kaukab Siddique, Dr. Abdul Alim Shabazz
and
Sis. Motisola M. Abdallah. The Christian panelists were
Palestinian-Americans: Dr. Farrah, Fuad Foty and two school students.
Here
are a few points from the Islamic panelists. {The program began with an
essay
on peace by Wilmer Leon.}
WHY BUSH THINKS HIS WAR IS NOT AGAINST ISLAM:
Dr. Siddique:
1. President Bush does not understand Islam. He
thinks
religion means prayer, fasting, charity and pilgrimage. Of course
America
will permit these activities but Islam is first and foremost a
rejection of
false gods and the establishment of power which is just and
people-oriented.
The whole world can see that Bush's war is against Islam.
2. America must talk to the real people of Islam, not the puppet
rulers. Remember ANC and Mandela were considered terrorists. So was
America's
friend Arafat. Sharon, with evidence of systematic terrorism against
him, is
a regular visitor to the White House. Communicate with real Muslims.
3. Bush is insensitive to African and Asian humanity. About 25%
of
East Africa's population is dying of AIDS. Imagine if that were
happening in
a European country: billions of dollars would have been pumped into
medical
sytems, instead of into war.
4. Bush's blood lust is being slaked in Afghanistan. There is
NO
EVIDENCE which could stand up in any court which could prove who
carried out
Sept. 11 attacks.
5. Women-related propaganda against Taliban is a form of
brainwashing
to prepare the grounds for cultural imperial takeover of a Muslim
country.
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MEDIA WAR AGAINST AFGHAN WOMEN:
Sis. MOTISOLA ABDALLAH (Atlanta):
The media blitz against Afghan women's dress is nothing more than
demonization and propaganda. If the media is interested in how women
feel who
wear Islamic outergarments, CNN etc should talk to Muslim women who
wear such
garments. Self-serving propaganda by non-Islamic women against Taliban
ignores the fact that women prefer to follow Islamic law on dress which
protects them from the brutalities of war. I came out of a Christian
background and wore mini-skirts, side-slits, you name it. I know
that Islamic
garb is certainly a blessing for women and not any kind of oppression.
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Dr. ABDUL ALIM SHABAZZ: (DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR, Lincoln
University)
WHY DO THE OPPRESSED HATE U.S. POWER STRUCTURE?
l. The events of 9/11 can best be understood by recognizing the
natural
law: To every action there is a corresponding reaction. Those events
were
not directed against the American people but at the American
government.
They were reactions to the American government's oppression of people
around
the world, especially that of the people of Palestine, the people
of Iraq, the Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan.
2. America needs to look at and within herself to find the answer to
the
question: "Why is there so much hatred of her throughout the Islamic
world?"
She must look at the evil work of her own hands, her deeds and her
actions.
3. A big part of the world-wide problem of oppression, cultural
imperialism, economic exploitation lies in the world not knowing that
humanity is one, that all people are related to each other, that they
are
all in the same human family, and that they all came from a single pair
of
human beings, who came into being in Africa. The false theories of
race
have divided and subdivided people everywhere against themselves and
have
put almost insurmountable barries and animosities among them in
practically
every area of life. America and the West have imposed upon the whole
world
the ideology of white supremacy, which is based upon the false concept
of
race, used to make easier the rape, robbery and economic exploitation
of the
whole of the so-called third world, but which is in reality a
world-wide
system designed to prevent their genetic annihilation.
4. The thinking of the two peoples, the oppressors and the oppressed,
is
quite different, shaped by the lives they both have lived and endured.
To
the degree that each knows self, the greater the difference. Thus,
they
view the events of 9/11 quite differently.
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The Christian panelists did very well and agreed on basic points with
the
Muslims but we were not able to organize their viewpoints for this
presentation.
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POWELL ON A VISIT TO PAKISTAN. HE AND THE MILITARY RULER OF PAKISTAN
DARED
NOT SHOW THEIR FACES TOGETHER IN PUBLIC. Massive demonstrations are
taking
place EVERY DAY in Pakistan, openly supporting Mujahid Osama and the
Taliban.
Every day CNN, MSNBC and FOXNEWS tell lies about Pakistan, trying to
minimize
the rising tide of Islamic peoples' power. (CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR HAS
EVEN
STARTED TEACHING WHAT SHE THINKS ISLAM SHOULD TEACH.)
Let alone the major cities, the general strike to oppose Powell's
visit
reached even into the interior of Sind (an area often quiet on such
agitation).
2001-11-12 Mon 17:51ct