ISLAMOPHOBIA & AMERICAN-MUSLIMS

Real or imagined?Compiled by:

Gulten Ilhan and Sheila Musaji

It’s REAL to some.

The British Runnymede Trust described Islamophobia in 1997

• as the view that Islam has no values in common with other cultures; is inferior to the West; is a violent political ideology rather than a religion; that its criticisms of the West have no substance; and that discriminatory practices against Muslims are justified

INTRODUCTION

What Is the Image of Islam & Muslims?

• Where does this image come from?

• Where does this image lead?

• What can we do about this.

What is the Image of Islam and Muslims in

the U.S.?

Could most Americans identify this photo?

• American Muslim soldiers praying at Camp Taji in Iraq

According to PollsAmericans Believe American Muslims …

• 57% … should undergo more intensive security checks at airports. (Gallup)

• 52% … are not respectful of women. (Gallup)• 44% … are too extreme in their religious beliefs. (Gallup)

• 40% … are not respectful of other religions (Gallup)

• 39% … should be required to carry a special ID (Gallup)

• 34% … are sympathetic to al-Qaida (Gallup)

• 33% … religion – Islam - stokes violence (Wa. Post/ABC News)

• 27% … should be required to register their location with Fed. Govt. (Cornell)

• 26% … Mosques should be monitored by law enforcement agencies (Cornell)

• 22% … should be profiled as potential threats. (Cornell)

• 46% … of Americans have a negative view of Islam (Wa. Post/ABC News)

• 40% … would be less likely to patronize Muslim owned businesses (Zogby)

Where does this image come from? …

• The actions of some Muslims

• Not differentiating between Islam and Muslims

• Media and popular stereotypes

• People who should know better

…TELEVISION

… COMIC BOOKS

… CARTOON FILMS

For example: SONG LYRICS from ALADDIN:

"Oh, I come from a land, From a faraway place, Where the caravan camels roam. Where they cut off your ear if they don't like your face. It's barbaric, but,

hey, its home." 1993

… CARTOONS

… Movies

… BOOKS

… One-sided news reports –negative emphasized, positive ignored

One-sided news reports – double standards

• Robert Cottage arrested for possession of largest amount of chemical explosives ever found in Britain. 10-4-06

• Demetrius Crocker of Tennessee, who told undercover FBI agents of his desire to explode a briefcase bomb while Congress was in session. 4-06.

• In all the fuss about the Dubai ports deal did you ever hear that another Dubai company already runs 12 U.S. ports – and a Chinese company runs port terminals on West Coast?

• Has anyone heard about Robert Goldstein, a Florida podiatrist who was caught in the act with 30 explosive devices, 40 weapons, and a list of Muslim targets in his hands. He had planned to start his killing spree at a Muslim school near his Seminole, Florida home.

One-sided news reports –what happened next?

• Brandon Mayfield - cleared• Capt. James Yee - cleared• 3 men accused in Walmart ‘Cellphone’ case - cleared• 2 brothers in Britain - released with no charges• Newspaper apologizes for false Iran badge story• Webmaster al-Hussayen - cleared • Indian inquiry clears Muslims of 2002 train fire• Sami Hammoudeh - acquitted• Sami al-Arian - acquitted• Dr. Bassem Hussein - acquitted• Muslim charity Interpal - cleared• Salman Hamdani cleared – actually a hero of 9/11• Etc. etc. etc

… Distorted View of American Identity

America is different. We have no king but

Jesus. John Ashcroft

“This is a religious war, not against Islam but

for Christianity, for a Christian nation.” Ann Coulter

Those who believe the Judeo-Christian values are better qualified to govern America than

Hindus and Muslims. Rev. Pat Robertson

… Prejudiced RHETORIC by:

• Media personalities

• Government leaders & political figures

• Religious leaders

The man on the street

WHAT ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO LEARN

ABOUT ISLAM, MUSLIMS AND ARABS

FROM THESE SOURCES?

American Muslims are …• Dirty, have poor hygiene• Not loyal, a 5th column in the U.S.• Silent, don’t speak out against terrorism• Breed like rabbits• Violent• Intolerant of other religions• Ragheads Sen. Conrad Burns

• Not really human Michael Savage

• Preoccupied with sex• Afraid of work that ‘dirties’ their hands• Pigs and murderous scum• Incapable of being moderate Oliver North

• Worse than Nazis Pat Robertson

ISLAM IS …• The enemy

• Repelled by modernity• A worthless, dangerous Satanic

religion• A cancer that destroys the body it

infects• A murderous organization

• A car burning cult• At best false, at worst bloody &

dangerous

“If Western civilization is to survive, Islam must be destroyed.”

“Islam must be eradicated because it cannot be reformed.”

The Qur’an is …

“Strictly a theft of Jewish theology.” Rev. Pat

Robertson

The source of Islamic terrorism. according to a speaker

sponsored by the Simon Wiesenthal Center. 

Comparable to Hitler’s Mein Kampf and teaches Muslims to lie.

The prophet of Islam is …

A demon-possessed pedophile The Rev. Jerry Vines

A wild eyed fanatic and a killer Rev. Pat Robertson

A terrorist Rev. Jerry Falwell

Therefore …

“A virulent hatred of Muslims is not racism because people have a CHOICE TO BE MUSLIM and nobody is a member of a race by choice”.

“They Have forfeited their right to be accepted as loyal citizens”

What should ‘we’ do about ‘them’

• Don’t allow them to have holidays honored by public schools• Don’t allow the call to prayers from mosques• Stop printing the Eid holiday postage stamp• Make them carry special I.D. cards• Profile them• Have Muslims only check in lines at airports• Don’t allow conversion to Islam• Put them in internment camps• Ban Islam and deport Muslims• Invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to

Christianity• Kill the Muslims – The only good Muslim is a dead Muslim

SOUNDS CRAZY – BUT LOOK AT JUST A FEW OF THE

‘RESPECTABLE’ AND INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE WHO

HAVE MADE SUCH STATEMENTS

RESPECTED LEADERS IN THE GOVERNMENT,

MILITARY, AND POLITICAL LIFE

S. Carolina Board of Education member Dr. Henry Jordan

"Screw the Buddhists and kill the Muslims."

“… the religion of Islam is a "cult" that worships "Lucifer."

North Carolina State LegislatorSam Ellis

"I don't want the students in the university system to be required to study this evil.“Referring to college assignment to read the Qur’an

RepresentativePeter King (R-NY)

“No American Muslim leaders are cooperating in the war on terror.

"80-85% of mosques in this country are

controlled by Islamic fundamentalists.”

RepresentativeFrank Lasee

Islam is NOT a religion of peace.

Islam IS a religion intent on conquering the world … this is a

central theme in the Koran.”

Attorney General of the U.S.John Ashcroft

• "Islam is a religion in which God requires you to send your son to die for him. Christianity is a faith in which God sends his son to die for you."

GeneralWilliam Boykin

Representative Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)

• “Arrest every Muslim that comes across the state line.”

CongressmanTom Tancredo (R-CO)

• “If a terrorist attack were to occur in the USA by Muslim extremists then our response could be to bomb Mecca.”

• “you cannot integrate some people into your society.”

U.S. Civil Rights CommissionPeter Kirsanow

“I can foresee a scenario in which the public would demand internment camps for Arab Americans …

If there's a future terrorist attack in America … you can forget about civil rights.''

30th annual Conservative Political Action

Conference in Washington, D.C. anti-Islam paraphernalia being sold at a right-wing conference

kicked off by Vice President Cheney.

MEDIA PUNDITS, CELEBRETIES & PERSONALITIES

Media pundits & celebrities …

• Ann Coulter• Sean Hannity• Michael Savage• Glenn Beck• Daniel Pipes• Jackie Mason

Media pundits & celebrities …

• Neal Boortz

• Oliver North

• Bill O’Reilly

• Imus in the Morning show

• Laura Ingraham

• Dr. Laura Schlessinger

Paul Weyrich et al

• “Would our country have issued a swastika flag stamp in 1941? Would our country have issued a hammer and sickle stamp in 1955?”

Saddest of all

RELIGIOUS LEADERS AND

REPRESENTATIVES OF FAITH

COMMUNITIES

Signs at Churches

Signs at Churches

Clergymen & religious leaders

“Muslims are worse than Nazis.”

“Islam is a violent religion.”

"Islam is essentially a Christian heresy“

“Muhammad Was a Terrorist.”

Clergymen & religious leaders

• Rev. John Hagee• Rev. Pat Robertson• Rev. Jerry Falwell• Rev. David Clippard• Lord Carey• Rev. J. Grant Swank• Rev. Franklin Graham

POP CULTURE -

THE MAN IN THE STREET

Bumper stickers

Billboards …

Tee shirts … • That’s Allah Folks!

Boeing ad

Showing

Helicopter

attacking a

Mosque

Restaurant sign

Blogs …

• The only good Muslim is a dead Muslim http://wizbangblog.com/2005/10/26/the-only-dead-muslim-is-a-good-muslim.php

• http://waronjihad.org/muslims151005.html • http://www.catch.com/comments/44025_0_17_0_C/ • http://bbayne.com/2006/09/a-lott-of-sand-n-s/ • http://www.familyfriendsfirearms.com/forum/showthread.php?p=547444

This seems to be a popular idea and turns up many times

There are thousands of anti-Muslim blogs and sites online

• Here are a few images taken from these blogs …

…

• Text says: How things would be if Islam had to obey truth in advertising laws.

INCIDENTSThe rhetoric is becoming increasingly more violent

…

And now we are seeing the result …

One of these on a tee-shirt could keep you from boarding a plane

• שלום• शा�न्ति�� • Мир

• Pace

• سالم• Peace

Arabic writing on Tee-shirt keeps man from boarding plane

"You can't wear a T-shirt with Arabic script and come to an airport. It is like wearing a T-shirt that reads 'I am a robber' and going to a bank," was the security man's statement.

One of these prayers could keep you from boarding a plane

PRAYING WHILE MUSLIM

• Passengers refused to fly on a plane until ‘Asians’ were removed. 

• A Muslim doctor was put off a plane because other passengers were alarmed to see him quietly praying in his seat. August 2006

•  5 Muslim men were detained and questioned for praying at Giants Stadium in New York. November 2005

• 6 Imams were removed from a plane because passengers had seen them praying and speaking in Arabic before boarding. November 2006

Mosque vandalism in Ballwin, MO

Second Shooting at Florida Mosque

• On the first day of Ramadan, an unknown gunman shot into the crowded mosque in Brevard, Florida. October 2006

Muslim school vandalism

U.S. Mosque Incidents …

• U.S. mosques are becoming dangerous places. There have been:

• 11 threats• 51 vandalisms• 1 cross burning• 2 vehicles driven into mosque• 1 bomb plot and 5 bombings• 2 assaults• 6 shootings• 7 arsons

Being a Muslim student is not safe

• UCLA TASER Incident

Wearing this peace of cloth could get you KILLED

• Religious hate seen as motive in killing

A mother of six was killed Thursday by a single bullet to the head as she walked with her 3-year-old daughter on a well-to-do residential street in Fremont, California.

Being mistaken for a Muslim could get you KILLED

• Balbir Singh Sodhi, a Mesa, Arizona gas station owner was shot to death. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balbir_Singh_Sodhi

•WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT

AMERICAN MUSLIMS?

American Muslims …

Vote run for office dialogue

CONTRIBUTE IN LOTS OF WAYS …

SERVE THE NATION

• Muslim military members at White House Iftaar dinner in 2006

• Muslim military members participate in commemoration of 9/11

SERVE THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES

• Keith Ellison - Congressman MN

• Yaphett el-Amin – State Rep. MO • Mohamed Khairullah – Mayor Prospect

Park NJ

• Saqib Ali – State Rep. MD

• M.J. Khan – Houston City Council TX

• Malik ibn Noel, Navy’s 1st Muslim Chaplain

Zakia Mahasa, Circuit Court Judge MD

Omar T. Mohammadi, NY Civil Rights Commission

Shirin Tahir-Kheli, 1st American Muslim Woman Ambassador

Shahram Hashemi a Hero of 9/11

ENRICH OUR LIVES …

• Fazlur Khan, Architect of Sears Towers, Chicago

• Ismael Merchant,

filmaker

• Emad Al-Turk Co-founder

International Museum of

Muslim Cultures, Mississippi

• Mustapha al-Akkad

filmaker

• Dr. Edward Zarhounim, head Nat’l Instit. For Health

• Bijan, fashion designer

• Iman, fashion model

Inspire us …

• Anousheh Ansari, 1st Muslim woman in space - 2006

PARTICIPATE IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES

Touch our hearts …

Daniel Moore Mohamed Zakaria Poet Calligrapher

Coleman Barks Poet

Peter Sanders, photographer

Muslims Voices Against Extremism & Terrorism

• Muslim voices have been loud and clear – they are simply not heard or ignored.

FATWAS BY MUSLIM SCHOLARS Abdulkadir, Dr. Deina FCNA (U.S.) Fatwa against terrorism 7/05 Abdullah, Sh. M. Nur, FCNA (U.S.) minority rights & apostasy 3/06 Abdullah, Shaikh Muhammad Nur (U.S.) FCNA Fatwa against terrorism 7/05 al Abidin, Ali Zain al Jifri Renowned Islamic Scholar (Yemen) 2/06 Danish cartoons Al-Akiti, Shaykh Muhammad Afifi – against killing civilians 6/05 Amjad, Moiz – Refutation of bin Laden’s defense of terrorism (Pakistan) al Alwani, Shaykh Taha Jabir (U.S.) against 9/11 attack 9/01 Al Alwani, Dr. Taha Jabir (U.S.) FCNA Fatwa against terrorism 7/05 Al Alwani, Shaikhah Zainab (U.S.) FCNA Fatwa against terrorism 7/05 al Alwini, Muhammad Head of European Academy of Islamic Culture & Sciences, Brussels (Belgium) 2/06 Danish cartoons al Awda, Salman General Supervisor of “Islam Today” Institution (Saudi Arabia) 2/06 Danish cartoons Al-Awdah, Shaykh Salman (Saudi Arabia) condemns terrorism 5/03 Al Azhari, Muhammad Akhtar Rida Head of Barelwi Ulama (India) 2/06 Danish cartoons Al Bouti, Muhammad Saeed Ramadan Department Chair of Theology, University of Damascus (Syria) 2/06 Danish cartoons ] Al Hanooti, Shaikh Muhammad (U.S.) FCNA Fatwa against terrorism 7/05 al-Hanooti, Sheikh Muhammad Ali - against 9/11 (U.S.) 9/01 al-Hitar, Judge Hamoud (Yemen) he and four other Islamic scholars used Qur’an to challenge Al Qaeda’s views on terror 2/05 Al Husary, Yasmin Mahmud Khalil Head of Husary Islamic Foundation (Egypt) 2/06 Danish cartoons al Jundi, Khalid Renowned Islamic Scholar (Egypt) 2/06 Danish cartoons Al Kahlawi, Abla Muhammad Dean of Islamic & Arabic Studies College at Azhar University, Port Said (Egypt) 2/06 Danish cartoons Al Khalili, Ahmad bin Hamad General Mufti of the Sultanate of Oman (Oman) 2/06 Danish cartoons al Kubaysi, Ahmad Renowned Islamic spokesperson (Iraq) 2/06 Danish cartoons al Luheidan, Shaikh Saleh Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council (Saudi Arabia) against 9/11 9/01 Al Mansur, Muhammad bin Muhammad Islamic Scholar of the Zaydi branch(Yemen) 2/06 Danish cartoons al Mazrui, Hamdan Muslim Assistant Undersecretary for Islamic Affairs in Ministry of Endowments (UAE) 2/06 Danish cartoons Al Milibari, Abu Bakr Ahmad Secretary General of Ahl al Sunna Association (India) 2/06 Danish cartoons Al Mashur, Abu Bakr al Adani bin Ali General Director of Islamic Tarbiya League (Yemen) 2/06 Danish cartoons Al-Munajid, Shaykh Muhammad, against violence Al Mutawwaa, Jasim Head of Iqra Satellite Channel (Kuwait) 2/06 Danish cartoons Al Qadiri, Muhammad Tahir Founder of Minhaj ul Quran International Organization (Pakistan) 2/06 Danish cartoons al Qaradawi, Shaykh Yusuf (Qatar) against 9/11 attack 9/01 Al-Qaradawi, Shaykh Yusuf – condemns Bali attacks 10/02 al-Qaradawi, Shaykh Yusuf - against harming places of worship (specifically a Jewish synagogue) 4/02 al Qarni, A’id Renowned Islamic Scholar (Saudi Arabia) 2/06 Danish cartoons Al Qudat, Nuh Ali Salman Renowned scholar of Jordan, former Mufti of the Jordanian Army (Jordan) 2/06 Danish cartoons al Sabil, Shaykh Muhammad bin ‘Abdallah member of the Council of Senior Religious Scholars (Saudi Arabia) against terrorism, obligation to protect non Muslims 12/01 Agence France Press al Saffar, Hasan Shiite Islamic Spokesperson (Saudi Arabia) 2/06 Danish cartoons Al-Sudeis, Sheikh Abdulrahman – (Saudi Arabia) tells 2 million pilgrims at Hajj that violence is not justified by Islam 1/05 al Suweidan, Tariq Renowned Islamic Spokesperson (Kuwait) 2/06 Danish cartoons Al Tantawi, Shaykh Muhammed Sayyid Imam of al Azhar Mosque (Egypt) against 9/11 attack 9/01 Al-Tantawi, Sheikh Muhammad Syed (Egypt) Condemned suicide bombings against Israeli civilians, and all terrorism 12/01 Alush Shaykh, Shaykh ‘Abdul ‘Aziz Grand Mufti (Saudi Arabia) against 9/11 attack 9/01 Alush Shaykh, Shaykh ‘Abdul ‘AzizGrand Mufti (Saudi Arabia) against suicide terrorism 5/01 al Zuhayli, Wahba Department Chair of Islamic Jurisprudence, College of Islamic Law, Damascus University (Syria) 2/06 Danish cartoons Awwa, Muhammad S (Egypt) against 9/11 attack 9/01 Badawi, Jamal FCNA (U.S.) minority rights & apostasy 3/06 Badawi, Dr. Jamal (U.S.) FCNA Fatwa against terrorism 7/05 Bagby, Dr. Ihsan (U.S.) FCNA Fatwa against terrorism 7/05 Bakri, Shaykh Omar leader of al Muhajirun (a radical group) (England) against 9/11 ** If Islamists did it—and most likely it is Islamists, because of the nature of what happened—then they have fully misunderstood the teachings of Islam. ... Even the most radical of us have condemned this. I am always considered to be a radical in the Islamic world and even I condemn it. ** 9/01 Bayyoumi, Abdel Mo’tei al Azhar Islamic Research Academy, Cairo (Egypt) against 9/11 attack 9/01 Bayyah, Abdullah bin Professor in King Abdalaziz University Jeddah (Mauritania) 2/06 Danish cartoons Belkaziz, Dr. AbdelaouahedSecretary General of the OIC against 9/11 attack 9/01 Bishri, Tariq (Egypt) against 9/11 attack 9/01 Fadaq, Abdullah Renowned Islamic Spokesperson (Saudi Arabia) 2/06 Danish cartoons Fadlallah, Muhammad Husayn Renowned Shiite Scholar (Lebanon) 2/06 Danish cartoons Fadlallah, Muhammad Husayn Renowned Shiite Scholar (Lebanon) against 9/11 9/01 Faqih, Kaya Hajji Abdullah Head of Langitano Academy, Islamic Scholar, East Java(Indonesia) 2/06 Danish cartoons French Muslim Leaders Rioting, 11/05 Ghannoushi, Rashid President, Nahda Renaissance Movement (Tunisia) condemning 9/11 attack 9/01 signed by 46 scholars & leaders Hafeez, Umar bin Muhammad bin Salem bin Dean of Dar al Mustafa Institute, Hadramawt (Yemen) 2/06 Danish cartoons Hammad, Dr. Nazih (U.S.) FCNA Fatwa against terrorism 7/05 Hassun, Ahmad Badr al Din General Mufti of the Syrian Arab Republic (Syria) 2/06 Danish cartoons Hamada, Faruq Professor of Hadith Studies, Muhammad V University(Morocco) 2/06 Danish cartoons Hamza, Mustafa bin Professor of Islamic Law, Muhammad I University,(Morocco) 2/06 Danish cartoons Hijjawi, Saeed AbdalHafizGeneral Mufti of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan(Jordan) 2/06 Danish cartoons Hindi, Shaikh Yahya (U.S.) FCNA Fatwa against terrorism 7/05 Huwaydi, Fahmi (Egypt) against 9/11 attack 9/01 Huzami, Haji Muhammad ShafiRenowned Islamic Scholar of Jakarta (Indonesia) 2/06 Danish cartoons Izzat, Hiba RaoufLecturer in College of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University (Egypt) 2/06 Danish cartoons Jackson, Dr. Abdul Hakim (U.S.) FCNA Fatwa against terrorism 7/05 Jumua, AliGrand Mufti of the Arab Republic of Egypt (Egypt) 2/06 Danish cartoons Kachat, LarbiDirector of Dawah Mosque and Head of the Islamic Cultural Center, Paris (France) 2/06 Danish cartoons Kashmiri, Anzar ShahHead of Ulama of Deoband (India) 2/06 Danish cartoons Khalid, Rashid, Maulana Darul Ifta Firangai Mahal (Lucknow, India) attacking houses of worship & terrorism 3/06 Khamene’i, Ayatollah Ali supreme jurist ruler of (Iran) ** “Killing of people, in any place and with any kind of weapons, including atomic bombs, long range missiles, biological or chemical weapons, passenger or war planes, carried out by any organization, country or individuals is condemned. ... It makes no difference whether such massacres happen in Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Qana, Sabra, Shatila, Deir Yassin, Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq or in New York and Washington.” ** Islamic Republic News Agency, September 16, 2001, Khatami, Muhammad President (Iran) at U.N. against 9/11 attack 9/01 Khayyat, Haytham (Syria) against 9/11 attack 9/01 Maghraoui, Dr. Mukhtar (U.S.) FCNA Fatwa against terrorism 7/05 Mustafa Mashhur General Guide, Muslim Brotherhood (Egypt) condemning 9/11 attack 9/01 signed by 46 scholars & leaders Mirzayev, Sultan mufti of (Chechnya) declares Jihad on terrorism 8/05 Muhammad, Dr. Akbar (U.S.) FCNA Fatwa against terrorism 7/05 Nasr, Seyyed Hossein – Islam and the question of violence Nizami, Mufti Rahman, Ameer Jamaat e Islami (Bangladesh) condemning 9/11 attack 9/01 signed by 46 scholars & leaders Nour, Fazil President, PAS Parti Islam Se (Malaysia) condemning 9/11 attack 9/01 signed by 46 scholars & leaders Qabbani, Muhammad Rashid General Mufti of Lebanon (Lebanon) 2/06 Danish cartoons Qadri, Tahirul head of the Awami Tehrik Party (Pakistan) against 9/11 attack 10/01 Qazi Hussain Ahmed Ameer, Jamaat e Islami (Pakistan) condemning 9/11 attack 9/01 signed by 46 scholars & leaders Qazwini, Shaikh Hassan (U.S.) FCNA Fatwa against terrorism 7/05 Rabbani, Shaykh Faraz on kidnapping and terrorism Sabri, Ikrimah Mufti of Jerusalem (Palestine) 2/06 Danish cartoons Sayf, Ahmad NurDirector of Islamic Sciences & Research Institute (UAE) 2/06 Danish cartoons Al-Tantawi, Shaykh M. Sayyid condemns bin Laden 11/01 Shah, Dr. Zulfiqar Ali (U.S.) FCNA Fatwa against terrorism 7/05 Shleibak, Dr. Ahmad (U.S.) FCNA Fatwa against terrorism 7/05 Shaltoot, Sh. Mahmood (Saudi Arabia) former head of Al Azhar (Egypt) on permissibility of following Shia schools of law 12/02 Sheikh, Dr. Muhammad Adam (U.S.) FCNA Fatwa against terrorism 7/05 Shinwari, Fazli Hadi Council of Islamic Leaders (Afghanistan) against kidnapping & harming foreigners 5/05 Siddiqi, Dr. Muzammil H (U.S.) FCNA Fatwa against terrorism 7/05 Sultan, Dr. Salah (U.S.) FCNA Fatwa against terrorism 7/05 Taskhiri, Muhammad AliSecretary General of the International Assembly for Understanding between the Islamic Sects (Iran) 2/06 Danish cartoons Taisaruddin Mufti of Darul Ifta Majidia (Varanasi, India) attacking houses of worship & terrorism Ul-Qadri, Tahir – condemns bin Laden (Pakistan) Usmani, Sh.Grand Mufti, Dar ul Uloom (Punjab, India) terrorism 7/06 Yilmaz, Mehmed Nuri Directorate of Religious Afairs (Turkey) against 9/11 attack 9/01 Yusuf, Hamza Renowned Islamic Scholar, Director of Zaytuna Institute(USA) 2/06 Danish cartoons Yassin, Shaykh Ahmad Founder, Islamic Resistance Movement HAMAS (Palestine) condemning 9/11 attack 9/01 signed by 46 scholars & leaders

STATEMENTS BY NATIONAL & REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS American Muslim Alliance, Agha Saeed statement against 9/11 attacks American Muslim Organizations statement against 9/11 attacks by 15 organizations 9/01 American Muslim CEO’s Fight Terrorism American Muslim Political Coordination Cuncil statement against 9/11 attacks 9/01 American Muslim Alliance (AMA) - against 9/11 (U.S.) American Muslim Foundation (AMF) - - against 9/11 (U.S.) American Muslims for Global Peace and Justice (AMGPJ) - against 9/11 (U.S.) American Muslims for Jerusalem (AMJ) - against 9/11 (U.S.) American Muslim Leaders call for release of journalist in Iraq 1/06 American Muslims & Scholars denounce terrorism (signed by 57 leaders of National Islamic Organizations and 199 International scholars) 9/2002 Arab American Media Syndicate speaks out against extremism 3/04 Amman Conference bans killings in name of Islam (signed by 180 scholars) 7/05 American Muslim Organizations – condemn Berg beheading 5/04 Australian Muslims condemn 9/11 attack British Muslim Council (Britain) condemnation of London bombing & Fatwa against terrorism signed by 500 leaders 7/05 British Muslim Scholars - against terrorism (signed by 500 scholars) 7/05 CAIR Condemns murder of Daniel Pearl 2/02 Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) - against 9/11 (U.S.) CAIR Not in the name of Islam petition (U.S.) signed by 691,531 Muslims 5/04 CAIR Day of Unity and Prayer 9-11-03 CAIR condemns Beslan killings 9/04 CAIR condemns burning of Nigerian churches 2/06 CAIR condemns Philippines airport bombing 3/03 CAIR-CANcondemns attack on Passover celebration in Israel 3/02 CAIR launches TV ad campaign against terrorism 10/06 CAIR-CAN condemns vandalism of Jewish homes in Toronto 3/04 CAIR-CAN condemns rape of Mukhtaran Mai in Pakistan 7/02 CAIR-CAN“ target="_blank" >http://www.caircan.ca/itn_more.php?id=A63_0_2_0_M]CAIR-CAN[/url] condemns killing of innocent Christians in Pakistan 10/01 CAIR-CAN offers condolences to Coptic Christian community 1/05 Canadian Muslims condemn anti-Jewish article 1/04 Canadian Muslims condemn church attack in Pakistan 3/02 Canadian Muslims condemn vandalism of Jewish synagogues 4/02 Canadian Society of Muslims (Canada) against 9/11 attack 9/01 Coalition of Islamic Organizations of Chicago condemn London bombings 7/05 Coordinating Council of Muslim Organizations (CCMO) - - against 9/11 (U.S.) Center for Understanding Islam - Fundamentalism, Extremist and Terrorism Canadian Society of Muslims (Canada) against 9/11 attack 9/01 Council of Senior Religious Scholars (Saudi Arabia) terrorism & responsibility to report 6/04 Council of Ulema (Saudi Arabia) against terrorism 2/03 Dar ul Ehsaan (U.S.) – condemns all acts of terrorism Delhi Muslim Conference condemns terrorism (India) 3/06 Federation of Islamic Organizations (New Zealand) against 9/11 attacks Fiqh Council of North America - against terrorism (U.S.) 7/05 (endorsed by 130 Muslim organizations and leaders in the U.S French scholars fatwa prohibits rioting (France) Human Development Foundation - Call to join the movement for the eradication of terrorism (U.S.) 9/02 Islamic Commission of (Spain) Fatwa against terrorism 3/05 Islamic Society of North America, ISNA (U.S.) Statement Against Terrorism and Religious Extremism 8/05 Islamic Society of North America ISNA (U.S.) Terrorism is not in the name of Islam signed by 72 scholars and leaders 5/04 International Islamic Conference, Amman (Jordan 8 schools of Islamic Law 9/05 signed by 170 scholars Islam America - Overcoming religiously motivated violence Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) - against 9/11 (U.S.) Islamic Circle of North America Condemns London Bombings 7/05 Islamic Media Foundation (IMF) - against 9/11 (U.S.) Islamic Society of North America Condemns London Bombings 7/05 Leaders of Chicago Area Mosques (U.S.) Support FCNA Fatwa Against Terrorism 7/05 League of Arab States against 9/11 attack 9/01 MPAC Mosque Guidelines to Fight Terrorism MPAC National Grassroots Campaign to Fight Terrorism Moscow Conference Against Terrorism (Russia) 250 leaders signed statement against terrorism 6/04 Muslim Brotherhood an opposition Islamist group (Egypt) against 9/11 attack 9/01 Muslim American Society (MAS) - against 9/11 (U.S.) Muslim Arab Youth Association (MAYA) - against 9/11 (U.S.) Muslim Alliance of North America (MANA) - against 9/11 (U.S.) Muslim Council of Britaincondemns lunatic fringe 9/01 Muslim Public Affairs Council (U.S.) condemns London bombing 7/05 Muslim Student Organization MSA (U.S.) Condemns London Bombings 7/05 Muslim Student Association (MSA), Islamic Association for Palestine (IAP) - against 9/11 (U.S.)] Muslim Brotherhoodan opposition Islamist group (Egypt) against 9/11 attack 9/01 Organization of the Islamic Conference Foreign Ministers against 9/11 attack 10/01 Organization of the Islamic Conference Summit OIC Conference against 9/11 attack 12/01 OIC Conference Makkah Declaration on Iraq situation - houses of worship, sunni shia violence, 11/06 Pakistan-American Congress condemns bombing in Pakistan 4/06 Saudi scholars define what is Jihad and what is terrorism Scholars Taskforce Against Terrorism (Indonesia) religious scholars fatwa against terrorism and public education 11/05 Sunni Muslim Groups in Iraq Condemn Kidnapping United Association for Studies and Research (UASR) - against 9/11 (U.S.)

United Muslim Americans Association (UMAA) - against 9/11 (U.S.)

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Shaykh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, chairman of the Sunna and Sira Council, Qatar

Islam, the religion of tolerance, holds the human soul in high esteem, and considers the attack against innocent human beings a grave sin, this is backed by the Qur’anic verse which reads: ‘Who so ever kills a human being [as punishment] for [crimes] other than manslaughter or [sowing] corruption in the earth, it shall be as if he has killed all mankind, and who so ever saves the life of one, it shall be as if he had saved the life of all mankind’ (Al-Ma’idah:32)."

Khamene’i, Ayatollah Ali, Supreme jurist-ruler of Iran

** “Killing of people, in any place and with any kind of weapons, including atomic bombs, long-range missiles, biological or chemical weapons, passenger or war planes, carried out by any organization, country or individuals is condemned …”**

Leader of al-Muhajirun, a radical Islamist movement Shaykh Omar Bakri

Condemned 9/11 attack. “If Islamists did it—and most likely it is Islamists, because of the nature of what happened—then they have fully misunderstood the teachings of Islam. ... Even the most radical of us have condemned this. I am always considered to be a radical in the Islamic world and even I condemn it.”

The Grand Sheikh of the al-Azhar mosque, Sheikh Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi

Condemned suicide bombings against Israeli civilians and

condemned terrorism in all its forms.

• Does Islamophobia exist?

• Is there anything we can do about it?

Pastor Martin Niemoller

Elie Wiesel

• “Unless we safeguard the liberties of all our citizens, the Pledge of Allegiance and the Declaration of Independence mean about as much as a plastic flag bumper sticker.”

Declaration of Independence

“that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”

July 4, 1776

Margaret Mead

• “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it’s the only thing that ever has.”

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• From Terrorism to Global Ethics Conference – Religions and Peace in Turkey

• Masum Kirmizigul singing