Referencing the King hearings a few weeks ago, Deborah Jacobs, the head of the New Jersey ACLU enforces the belief that it is those who ask questions of a Muslim's behavior who are the problem, not bothering to address the fact that those who shout "Allahu Akbar" create the problem.
So what do you do when confronted with the unpleasant aspects of Islam? Why, hold a gathering to talk about Islamophobia, anti-Muslim hate-mongering and the victimization of Muslim s through hate crimes. Why not white-wash the realities of those who murder in the name of Allah by making it all about themselves through name-calling and obfuscation. In the military we call that SOP.
From NorthJersey.com March 28 by Melissa Hayes
So what do you do when confronted with the unpleasant aspects of Islam? Why, hold a gathering to talk about Islamophobia, anti-Muslim hate-mongering and the victimization of Muslim s through hate crimes. Why not white-wash the realities of those who murder in the name of Allah by making it all about themselves through name-calling and obfuscation. In the military we call that SOP.
From NorthJersey.com March 28 by Melissa Hayes
500 attend Muslim tolerance luncheon
When Mohamed Younes selected "Religious Freedom and Tolerance" as the theme for the American Muslim Union's annual brunch, it was long before New York Rep. Peter King decided to hold hearings on "radical Islam."
Younes, president of the union, said the luncheon Sunday at the Glenpointe Marriott in Teaneck came at the right time.
"It just happened to be the right subject for the right moment," he said.
Younes, who founded the Paterson-based grass-roots organization in the hopes of serving the American Muslim community and promoting equality, told the roughly 500 attendees that religious freedom is a constitutional right.
"With the wave of hate speech we hear too much these days, I hope it does not destroy the fabric of our nation and to turn one American against the other," he said. "We need to put the doubt behind us for good in order to participate and to contribute with the well-being of America, our homeland."
Allahu Akbar is hate speech which has turned Americans against Islam. Care to fix that one, Younes?
Politicians, former judges and state officials including Bergen County Executive Kathleen Donovan, state Sen. Brian Stack, Sen. John Girgenti, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman, Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli, as well as representatives from Homeland Security and the FBI sat alongside community members and religious leaders from various faiths.
Sen. Loretta Weinberg, D-Teaneck, jokingly thanked the Muslim community for welcoming a short Jewish woman with open arms.
"It is important for us to grow understanding with one another and to continue the dialogue," she said.
Islam understands you all too well, Sen. Weinberg, the problem is you do not understand Islam.
On the theme of religious freedom, Ambassador H.E. Youssef Zada of the Egyptian Consulate noted that during the recent protests in Egypt, it was Christians who guarded the Muslims as they prayed in Tahrir Square.
And now that the crisis is over, it is back to killing and persecuting those same Christians.
During the four-hour event, many speakers referenced the House Homeland Security Committee hearings earlier this month.
Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-Paterson, said he didn't have a problem with the hearings because he "knew there would be no evidence presented at the hearings that would embarrass anyone in any shape or form from the Muslim community."
In other words, the good dhimmi Pascrell has learned to "shut up a little"
"This is the greatest country in the world because people from all over the world came here. That's what makes it great. We have to protect that," he said. "It's tough to get to the dining table, but there's a place there once you get there. Every group has had to fight through this."
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Younes, president of the union, said the luncheon Sunday at the Glenpointe Marriott in Teaneck came at the right time.
"It just happened to be the right subject for the right moment," he said.
Younes, who founded the Paterson-based grass-roots organization in the hopes of serving the American Muslim community and promoting equality, told the roughly 500 attendees that religious freedom is a constitutional right.
"With the wave of hate speech we hear too much these days, I hope it does not destroy the fabric of our nation and to turn one American against the other," he said. "We need to put the doubt behind us for good in order to participate and to contribute with the well-being of America, our homeland."
Allahu Akbar is hate speech which has turned Americans against Islam. Care to fix that one, Younes?
Politicians, former judges and state officials including Bergen County Executive Kathleen Donovan, state Sen. Brian Stack, Sen. John Girgenti, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman, Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli, as well as representatives from Homeland Security and the FBI sat alongside community members and religious leaders from various faiths.
Sen. Loretta Weinberg, D-Teaneck, jokingly thanked the Muslim community for welcoming a short Jewish woman with open arms.
"It is important for us to grow understanding with one another and to continue the dialogue," she said.
Islam understands you all too well, Sen. Weinberg, the problem is you do not understand Islam.
On the theme of religious freedom, Ambassador H.E. Youssef Zada of the Egyptian Consulate noted that during the recent protests in Egypt, it was Christians who guarded the Muslims as they prayed in Tahrir Square.
And now that the crisis is over, it is back to killing and persecuting those same Christians.
During the four-hour event, many speakers referenced the House Homeland Security Committee hearings earlier this month.
Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-Paterson, said he didn't have a problem with the hearings because he "knew there would be no evidence presented at the hearings that would embarrass anyone in any shape or form from the Muslim community."
In other words, the good dhimmi Pascrell has learned to "shut up a little"
"This is the greatest country in the world because people from all over the world came here. That's what makes it great. We have to protect that," he said. "It's tough to get to the dining table, but there's a place there once you get there. Every group has had to fight through this."
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