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Home Front: WoT
Al-Qaeda calls for the death of US professor
2005-03-23
Yes. It's the predictable "she must be killed."
A call to issue a fatwa (religious edict) for the death of American Islamic Studies Professor Amina Wadud is being circulated on jihadist websites, affiliated with al-Qaeda. The author explains that the fatwa is needed "so some of the brothers in America are encouraged to kill her. This is very easy." Wadud, who teaches at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, led a widely publicized mixed gender prayer service on March 18, 2005 at St. John the Divine, an Episcopal church in Manhattan, New York.

The call for her death asks: "Where is the scholar who can issue a fatwa to kill this converted woman, who changed the Sunna and described the Prophet's followers as extremists and fanatics?" Furthermore, the message says "I am calling upon Sheikh Usama (bin Laden), may Allah keep him well, to issue a Fatwa to kill this woman and those who helped her and supported her."
Posted by:Dan Darling

#13  Thinens E - My neighbor is an episcopal and was delighted with her parish church's foray into the "understanding islam/why can't we all get along" thing. Some Episcopals like to do the interfaith spiel. Her Hindi boyfriend had a very different take on it. Another parish only a mile away wants nothing to do with it.
Posted by: Tkat   2005-03-23 3:49:02 PM  

#12  *Yawn* Call me when they don't want someone to die.
Posted by: Spot   2005-03-23 3:31:32 PM  

#11  Ummmm... why is Islam being practiced at an Episcopal cathedral???

Just asking...
Posted by: Thinens Elmomotch9757   2005-03-23 2:42:03 PM  

#10  It is not unusual for the first leaders of a religion to be killed by opponents of the religion but having so many leaders to be killed by the next guy in the succession order says a lot about the morality of Muhammad companions.
Posted by: JFM   2005-03-23 12:14:30 PM  

#9  Notice that from the five first caliphs, four were murdered, a rare thing in the religion field but a common thing in organized crime.

Nah, being murdered isn't that unusual for the early followers of a faith; lots of the early Christians were murdered, after all.

What's odd is that they did each other in.
Posted by: Robert Crawford   2005-03-23 11:59:24 AM  

#8  In fact she was wrong on the prophet followers. They weren't fanatics. In fact, according to Ibn Warrak, the most illustrious of them were notorious unbelievers who joined because there was money to be made through the plundering of infidels. Notice that from the five first caliphs, four were murdered, a rare thing in the religion field but a common thing in organized crime.
Posted by: Gremble Phump6762   2005-03-23 11:13:50 AM  

#7  LLL, "But we are tolerant! We are holding hands and singing Kuumbia!"

Terrorist, "That is an affront to Islam and the holy prophet (Allah bless him). You must be killed." *BANG!*
Posted by: mmurray821   2005-03-23 10:39:58 AM  

#6  Hmmm... I seem to be having trouble finding sympathy for US college professors right about now.
Posted by: BH   2005-03-23 10:07:23 AM  

#5  This is probably the most press coverage Virginia Commonwealth University has gotten in a long time.

Prof Wadud teaches full time at the School of World Studies. Here is what they say on their web site about Religious studies:

Religious studies

The religious studies program places heavy emphasis on developing students’ abilities to think, read and write critically in their chosen religion courses.

If they actually mean this, just their purpose and objective statement would be enough to tick off every Wahabi on the planet.
Posted by: mhw   2005-03-23 9:49:23 AM  

#4  Maybe they're trying to set up a job opening for Ward if he gets canned at CU?
Posted by: tu3031   2005-03-23 9:29:06 AM  

#3  Yes, this is the tolerant practice of religion I know and love! Hear the great voice of the umah declaiming the few bad apples in the otherwise nice and tolerant faith? Do they have to take her before a Sharia court first or can they just whack all associated without discussing it? Tolerant faith, no thank you. I'll stay a stinkin kafir.
Posted by: Ali McSheik, Supersized   2005-03-23 9:23:43 AM  

#2  The "Prophet" was FALSE! A Murder, a pedophile, a thief, a liar, etc....

Oh he was predicted in the bible (and presumably the Toran) all right -- as a False Prophet who would lead many astay.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2005-03-23 9:01:53 AM  

#1  described the Prophet’s followers as extremists and fanatics

They were.

And the "prophet" was a fucking mad man.
Posted by: Robert Crawford   2005-03-23 8:05:57 AM  

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