Losing our heads (literally) over multiculturalism

[Gardengirl]

 
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This guy started this radio station so people would learn about "peaceful" Muslims like himself. Guess he proved himself wrong. Do we want this coming to America?
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Losing our heads over multiculturalism

by Joseph Farah

www.wnd.com

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Posted: February 17, 2009
1:00 am Eastern

© 2009 

You don't normally hear about beheadings in the United States.

But perhaps you should prepare yourself to hear more about them in the future.

The day before Valentine's Day, which has always been a holiday associated with maximum repression against women in the Islamic world, a Muslim TV executive in New York decapitated his wife.

Mo Hassan, founder of Bridges TV, a station whose mission was "fostering understanding between cultures and diverse populations," cut off the head of his wife, Aasiya Hassan, 37, who had recently filed for divorce. What she got instead was, what I call, "divorce Islamist-style."

By the way, Mrs. Hassan was listed as general manager of the station. Perhaps the couple should have focused on fostering mutual understanding between themselves rather than preaching to Americans unaccustomed to the concept of divorce through beheading.

Mo Hassan wanted to portray Muslims in a more positive light. That was the goal of his TV station.

   


My guess is he never reported how common beheading is in his former homeland of Pakistan or throughout the Islamic world.

Just a week ago, Taliban terrorists in that country beheaded a Polish geologist abducted in an effort to arrange a prisoner swap.


An American U.N. worker, John Solecki, is currently facing a similar fate at the hands of Islamic terrorists in that country.


Terrorists in Pakistan video recorded the beheading of American reporter Daniel Pearl.


Terrorists in Iraq video recorded the beheading of American Nicholas Berg.


Beheading is a common form of execution in Saudi Arabia.


Beheading is a common way to conduct a so-called "honor killing" – the murder of a wife – throughout the Islamic world.
The question Americans need to consider very carefully is whether they want this kind of "cultural diversity" in their country.

Who was behind Bridges TV? Some familiar names:

Nihad Awad, executive director of the controversial Council on American-Islamic Relations
Iman W. Deen Muhammad, president of the American Society of Muslims
Muhammad Ali
NBA star Hakeem Olajuwon
When the station was founded, Awad emphasized the importance of North American Muslims having "our own media outlets, our own timing and our own kind of programming."

"Therefore, we can decide what kind of messages we send out," he said.

CAIR's communications director, Ibrahim Hooper, said Bridges TV "is just an example of the growing maturity and sophistication of the American Muslim community that people are even at this stage where we can contemplate this kind of network."

"So I think it's a good sign for the community, and we encourage everyone to support it," he said.

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By the way, perhaps you'd like to explore the kind of programming Hassan offered before he was charged with second-degree murder. (I wonder what you have to do to get charged with first-degree murder in New York state?) The Middle East Media Research Institute had monitored Bridges TV to see just what kind of bridges were being built:

One religious figure who appeared Oct. 3 said Muslims have a duty to change America and to increase their numbers to 50 percent of the population from 2 percent. He recommended that Shariah, or Islamic law, be implemented in American courts.


During a roundtable discussion on the Arab-Israeli conflict Oct. 5, one participant offered a solution: "For the Jews to leave and return to Europe."


Bridges TV aired a speech by the influential Muslim scholar Jamal Badawi on Oct. 4. Badawi, who teaches Islam throughout North America, gave an interview to the Saudi Gazette June 24, 2005, in which he raised questions about who was behind the 9/11 attacks and suggested that Americans could be behind the car bombings of Iraqi markets.


Every night, Bridges TV showed a news program, "Talking Points." Its guest Oct. 4 was Imam Mohammad Alo Elahi, whom it described as a leading "interfaith figure." According to his own website, Imam Elahi was a spiritual leader in Ayatollah Khomeini's Iranian navy and also is the leader of "one of the largest mosques in the U.S.," in Dearborn, Mich. The site also describes his meetings with world leaders and shows photographs of him with the spiritual adviser of Hezbollah, Ayatollah Muhammad Hussein Fadlallah; Ayatollah Khomeini; two more recent leaders of Iran and Louis Farrakhan.


Throughout the day, Bridges TV aired segments of Quranic verses, quite a few of which denounce "unbelievers." One notable verse that aired Oct. 9 praised martyrdom.


During the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, the channel showed official, Saudi government-controlled Wahhabi sermons from Mecca's holiest mosque, Al-Haram. The sermons streamed live via Saudi TV Channel, one every day at 4 p.m., and Bridges TV added its own English subtitles. An anti-Jewish, anti-Christian sermon from Oct. 5 included the call, "May God destroy them!"
Well, as they say, who are we to judge?

One culture is not better than another, is it?

We just need to be a little more tolerant.

We just need to build more bridges.

[probus]

garden, i too feel the way u do-- i'm all for freedom of religion but the way it's practiced in the Middle East is beyond the realm of 200-frikkin'-9!!!-- look for the Izzies to do something clandestine in Iran-- i love how they're taking out their nuke scientists, at least so i've heard-- Regards, probus

[me]

One thing for sure those who refer to them as "so called terrorists" and think they can be talked to and will see the error of their ways have hit their heads. 

[Exterminator]

What a bunch of bigoted horse crap.  Should we start assigning blame to Christianity for any atrocity ever committed by a Christian?

[me]

What a bunch of bigoted horse crap.  Should we start assigning blame to Christianity for any atrocity ever committed by a Christian?

Hum, guess you're one of those who would prefer they be called "freedom fighters" and think they're within their rights to behead people who dare speak against them or do anything they don't like.

[Exterminator]

You really don't get it, do you?

[me]

You really don't get it, do you?

Why don't you explain it to me?

[Exterminator]

Why don't you explain it to me?

You are assigning to all muslims, most of whom don't think this way, what one whack job did.  Jeffery Dahmer was a Christian; does that mean you eat people?

[me]

You are assigning to all muslims, most of whom don't think this way, what one whack job did.  Jeffery Dahmer was a Christian; does that mean you eat people?

Think Ex think.....I am referring to the ones in the above article and that particular group of people not Muslims as a whole.

Just a week ago, Taliban terrorists in that country beheaded a Polish geologist abducted in an effort to arrange a prisoner swap.

[Exterminator]

Garbage; the intent of that article is clearly to imply that all Muslims think that way.

[me]

Garbage; the intent of that article is clearly to imply that all Muslims think that way.

Isn't it a little hard to breathe with your head in the sand?

[Exterminator]

Isn't it a little hard to breathe with your head in the sand?

Not as hard as it must be for you with yours up your arse.

[me]

Not as hard as it must be for you with yours up your arse.

Ya know EX...I think you just like to argue....

[Sandy Eggo]

All Muslims are not terrorists and all terrorists are not Muslim.

[Ghost of Jaco]

My thought is that if one thinks their religion calls for the killing of others who do not believe the same as they, then they have seriously misunderstood something very important and are on the WRONG path.

As for the article, it merely point out that what is comonplace in some Islamic cultures is becoming anecdotal here, and we would be wise to take note of that.  At least, that's what I took from it. I certainly did not take it as a "trashing" of the entire religion of Islam; but then again, I seldom over-react and over-emotionalize everything as some others do.