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Oh look the reporter said Islamic RADICALS. And who said this guy is the leader of Muslims, I bet Fred Phelps thinks he is the leader of those who follow god .
Oh look the reporter said Islamic RADICALS. And who said this guy is the leader of Muslims, I bet Fred Phelps thinks he is the leader of those who follow god .
Here's a bit more about this "Muslim Leader":
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Choudary has been largely criticised by most UK newspapers, some of whom
describe him as an extremist. In January 2010 Guardian contributor Mehdi
Hasan wrote: "Is Choudary an Islamic scholar whose views merit attention or consideration?
No. Has he studied under leading Islamic scholars? Nope. Does he have any Islamic
qualifications or credentials? None whatsoever. So what gives him the right to pontificate
on Islam, British Muslims or 'the hellfire'? Or proclaim himself a 'sharia judge'?", and claimed
that Choudary was "as unrepresentative of British Muslim opinion, as he is of British
anti-war opinion."
He later met Omar Bakri Muhammad, and the two helped form the Islamist organisation, al-Muhajiroun. The group organised several pro-Islam demonstrations, including a banned protest march in London for which Choudary was summonsed to appear in court.
In November 2008 Choudary organized a meeting of the newly-formed Islam4UK, which, according to its website, was "established by sincere Muslims as a platform to propagate the supreme Islamic ideology within the United Kingdom as a divine alternative to man-made law", and to "convince the British public about the superiority of Islam [...] thereby changing public opinion in favor of Islam in order to transfer the authority and power [...] to the Muslims in order to implement the Sharee’ah (here in Britain)".
What does one have to do to convince anyone that he is a honest Muslim leader who says exactly what his goals are and that violence is condoned?
"UK Muslim Leader: Islam Not a Religion of Peace," by Erick Stakelbeck for CBN News, March 2:
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration has released a review of its strategy in the war on terrorism. The report failed to even mention the word "Islam."
CBN News traveled to London to talk with Anjem Choudary, a leading Muslim radical who says Islamic teachings are what shaped his pro-jihad message.
Although both George W. Bush and Barack Obama have declared that Islam is a religion of peace, Choudary begs to differ.
A Religion of Peace?
"You can't say that Islam is a religion of peace," Choudary told CBN News. "Because Islam does not mean peace. Islam means submission. So the Muslim is one who submits. There is a place for violence in Islam. There is a place for jihad in Islam."
"UK Muslim Leader: Islam Not a Religion of Peace," by Erick Stakelbeck for CBN News, March 2:
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration has released a review of its strategy in the war on terrorism. The report failed to even mention the word "Islam."
CBN News traveled to London to talk with Anjem Choudary, a leading Muslim radical who says Islamic teachings are what shaped his pro-jihad message.
Although both George W. Bush and Barack Obama have declared that Islam is a religion of peace, Choudary begs to differ.
A Religion of Peace?
"You can't say that Islam is a religion of peace," Choudary told CBN News. "Because Islam does not mean peace. Islam means submission. So the Muslim is one who submits. There is a place for violence in Islam. There is a place for jihad in Islam."
I can't believe you guys are calling this radical nutjob the leader of Muslims, is the KKK and Fred Phelps the leader of Christians/Catholics?
I'm going to go along with TrueGritt on this one and recognize this guy as a purported spokesman for the Islamic religion. Why? Because I have not seen any member of the Islamic spiritual community appear on any station or media outlet to condemn this man and to state that this is NOT the way of the Islamics. Putting it into context, I would not say that Joe Barton was THE spokesperson for the Republican Party, but in fairness to that party, when he came out with his apology the other week, he was shut down from his own side fairly quickly. Also, there have been a few outspoken or radical Catholic priests in recent memory that have spoken up on some political issue and then found themselves censored by a Bishop or even excommunicated.
So I am saying what I always say: Where are the majority Moderate Muslims in condeming this man, calling him to task and refuting his claims?
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