by Stephen Schwartz*
In an important development for the fight against extremist Islam in the West, the Dutch city of Rotterdam and Erasmus University Rotterdam have dismissed Tariq Ramadan, the Swiss-born Islamist academic, from his two local jobs.
Last week’s arrest of the “Zeitoun terror cell” was a significant moment in the ongoing battle between the Egyptian security forces and homegrown Islamist extremism.
The cell, we are told, plotted to assassinate the Israeli ambassador to Egypt, Shalom Cohen. It is also thought to have been involved in a series of acts of terror in Egypt earlier this year.
By Andrew Whitehead
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is protesting the “unconstitutional subterfuge” and “unjust trick” used by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to gain entrance to the home of a terrorism suspect.
Sabrina Boyd claims she was “tricked” out of her house by a ruse that her husband and three sons had been involved in a serious car accident and that the North Carolina State Police would provide a lift to the local hospital. Boyd stated that when she arrived at the hospital 30 agents surrounded her and handcuffs were slapped on her wrists.
by Brendan Goldman and Shireen Qudosi*
“Our Koran is off limits,” said Hussam Ayloush, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Los Angeles chapter. “Our youth, who they try to radicalize, are off limits. Now is the time to tell them, ‘We’re not going to let this happen anymore.’”
by David Bukay*
In 1975, Freedom House ranked only 25 percent of the world’s countries to be “politically free.” Three decades later, the proportion had increased to 46 percent, with 122 electoral democracies.[1] Democracy may have taken root in Eastern Europe, East Asia, Latin America, and much of sub-Saharan Africa, but the Middle East has largely been left behind. Except for Israel, Middle Eastern countries have long histories of authoritarianism, influenced by both culture and religion. In modern years, this has manifested itself in the rise, if not of direct military rule, then of states supported by militaries focused more on inward threats than on external enemies. Middle Eastern militaries, whether in Algeria, Egypt, or Turkey, have served as the main bulwark against the spread or empowerment of Islamists. However, Western policymakers must prepare for the day that the regional militaries will switch sides, casting their lot with Islamists rather than more secular autocrats.
By Andrew L. Jaffee
Opponents of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad clashed with police in the heart of Iran’s capital Saturday, pelting them with rocks and setting fires in the worst unrest in Tehran in a decade. They accused the hard-line president of using fraud to steal election victory from his reformist rival. …
AP, 6/13/09
A “2-to-1 landslide for Ahmadinejad?” I doubt it, and obviously many Iranians do to, as they are willing to go up against the notorious Islamist security apparatus, which has kept the mullah’s in power since 1979’s “revolution.” Here’s how the “authorities” dealt with protesters today:
by Anti-CAIR
CAIR Chairman Emeritus & Co-Founder Resigns:
Omar Ahmad, (Top Member Of The “Palestine Committee” Exposed On FBI Wiretaps Plotting To Support Hamas) Has Resigned from CAIR’s Board
By Fern Sidman
Despite the pouring rain, over 300 concerned citizens representing a diverse group of political, religious, ethnic and racial groups convened in New York City’s Times Square on Sunday, May 3rd, to attend a rally sponsored by the Human Rights Coalition Against Radical Islam. The HRCARI is a grassroots global action movement that is dedicated to educating and mobilizing people of all backgrounds and persuasions to the inherent dangers of the burgeoning radical Islamic movement and to supporting freedom, democracy and tolerance.
MUSLIM, JEWISH, CHRISTIAN, HINDU, SIKH, AND BUDDHIST HUMAN RIGHTS LEADERS TO UNITE IN MASS RALLY CALLING FOR DEFEAT OF RADICAL ISLAM
MUSLIM DARFUR LEADER, ESCAPED JIHAD SLAVE, VICTIMS OF TERROR FROM INDIA, U.S. AND ISRAEL TO ADDRESS RALLY
EVENT WILL HONOR U.S. DEFENDERS AGAINST TERROR, 9/11 FAMILIES AND FIRST RESPONDERS
Contact: Beth Gilinsky (212) 726-1124 actionalliance1@yahoo.com, Matt Abelson (914) 806-7884 mattabes@gmail.com, or Narain Kataria (718) 478-5735 KatariaN@aol.com, or info@hrcari.org
For more information, see A Defining Moment in History: Civilians Unite Against Radical Islam by Phyllis Chesler. Press release provided by IsraPundit.
by Michael Rubin*
On Apr. 9, Gholam Reza Aghazadeh, the head of Iran’s atomic energy agency, announced that the Islamic Republic had installed 7,000 centrifuges in its Natanz uranium enrichment facility. The announcement came one day after the U.S. State Department announced it would engage Iran directly in multilateral nuclear talks.
Proponents of engagement with Tehran say dialogue provides the only way forward. Iran’s progress over the past eight years, they say, is a testament to the failure of Bush administration strategy. President Barack Obama, for example, in his Mar. 21 address to the Iranian government and people, declared that diplomacy “will not be advanced by threats. We seek engagement that is honest and grounded in mutual respect.”
By Andrew L. Jaffee
U.S. President Barack Obama is repeating the same mistakes made by many Western leaders: Refusing to acknowledge in any way that our greatest enemy, radical Islam, is connected to Islam, and believing that making nice with enemies will make them our friends. Just what did Mr. Obama mean today when he said, speaking before the Turkish parliament?:
… the United States is not — and will never be — at war with Islam… In fact, our partnership with the Muslim world is critical not just in rolling back the violent ideologies that people of all faiths reject but also to strengthen opportunities for all people. …
Who said the U.S. was “at war with Islam?” Certainly not President Bush. Why is Mr. Obama grovelling before the Muslim World, “20, 30, 40 and even 50%” of which is hostile to the West? Islamist homicide bombers use dynamite. Are we at war with dynamite or it with us?
The ruling AKP, led by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has steadily been moving Turkey towards Islamism, and away from the country’s democratic and secular roots, as created by Kemal Atatürk (see here and here).
by Daniel Pipes*
Smack on its 60th anniversary, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization finds itself facing a completely novel problem – that of radical Islam, as represented by the Republic of Turkey, within its own ranks.
Ankara joined NATO in 1951 and shortly after Turkish forces fought valiantly with the allies in Korea. Turks stood tough against the Soviet Union for decades. Following the United States, Turkey has the second-largest number of troops in the alliance.
By Andrew L. Jaffee
… although I did not use the word “terrorism,” I referred to “man-caused” disasters. That is perhaps only a nuance, but it demonstrates that we want to move away from the politics of fear toward a policy of being prepared for all risks that can occur. …
Perhaps only a nuance? Such politically-correct nonsense — pure, unadulterated appeasement of terrorism — seems to be the norm for the Obama administration. According to Der Spiegel, Napolitano “never mentioned the word ‘terrorism’” in her “first testimony to the US Congress as Homeland Security Secretary.” Her absolutely idiotic, morally-relative statement quoted above was in response to the question, “Does Islamist terrorism suddenly no longer pose a threat to your country?” All I can think is, “My G#d, what is happening to the U.S. government?”
by Daniel Pipes*
Why, just two weeks into a 209-week term, assess a new American president’s record on so esoteric a subject as the Middle East and Islam? In Barack Obama’s case, because of:
(1) A contradictory record: His background brims over with wild-eyed anti-Zionist radicals such as Ali Abunimah, Rashid Khalidi, and Edward Said, with Islamists, the Nation of Islam, and the Saddam Hussein regime; but since being elected he has made predominantly center-left appointments and his statements resemble those of his Oval Office predecessors.
by Supna Zaidi*
With the inclusion of Ingrid Mattson, President of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), in the national prayer service this week, it seems it is again time to re-evaluate America’s desire to forge alliances with “moderate” Muslims. Various news sources report that Mattson’s invitation raised criticism due to ISNA’s alleged connections to terrorism. It is a fact that ISNA is a listed un-indicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation terrorist financing case and one of a number of “individuals/entities who are and/or were members of the US Muslim Brotherhood.” It is also a fact that Mattson and heads of other “moderate” Muslim organizations have failed to criticize Hamas by name.
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