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A Struggle of the Souls of American Muslims

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Submitted by Edward Halper (United States), Jul 14, 2009 at 13:19

ISNA, CAIR and other groups are struggling to capture the souls of American Muslims. They are deeply afraid that Muslims will assimilate and adopt American values. To prevent them from doing so, they must convince Muslims that they are victims of discrimination and that they face real threats. Claims about the Protocols and the nefarious powers of Jews help them to make their case. From their point of view, objections to their message confirms its content: an outcry against antisemitism proves the power of the Jews.
The most important thing we can do to limit the influence of these groups is to refuse to recognize them as spokesmen for Muslim-Americans. Just by recognizing them, we grant them and their message legitimacy and we leave them open to exert a stranglehold over Muslims who would otherwise happily embrace values of freedom and opportunity for all.

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Title Commenter Date Thread
Omision of bigotry in the Arab Muslim masses, leaders, the big elephant in the room [510 words]RaquelMay 27, 2021 07:59267618
1Response to Raquel's message [72 words]PrashantMay 27, 2021 12:22267618
The omision of bigotry in the Arab Muslim masses, leaders, the big elephant in the room [492 words]RaquelMay 27, 2021 07:53267617
What islam does, never mind what it allegedly is. [247 words]gordon weareJul 19, 2009 16:51159029
Islam is not a religion and must be outlawed. [252 words]Ziba ErfanJul 17, 2009 19:07158963
This is a novel line of thinking! [104 words]B.N.GururajJul 19, 2009 05:40158963
Islam is a Religion, but so is Marxism. [236 words]Peter HerzJul 19, 2009 08:42158963
When Enough is Enough [338 words]Nenette Grunberg, nee DemonetJul 17, 2009 15:37158961
Getting more subtle? [153 words]B.N.GururajJul 17, 2009 10:37158952
ISNA rejects all exporession of Racism and Bigotry [44 words]S.C.PandaJul 17, 2009 09:51158950
Enough is enough [326 words]Nenette GrunbergJul 16, 2009 10:51158914
A Struggle of the Souls of American Muslims [144 words]Edward HalperJul 14, 2009 13:19158842
islamists can put on sheeps clothes, [200 words]Phil GreendJul 12, 2009 23:37158790
How about in Arabic in the Middle East [56 words]FreemanJul 12, 2009 21:18158784

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