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| 2005-07-30 |
| This is particularly interesting in light of the constant claims that America's Muslim population is moderate and opposed to terrorism and Islamism. Apparently they're not opposed enough to stop hiring the firebrand imams The voice of the new imam at one of the largest mosques on the East Coast rang loud from the pulpit during Friday services: "The call to reform Islam is an alien call." People who do not understand Islam are the ones seeking to change it, said Shaker Elsayed, the new spiritual leader at the Dar al-Hijrah mosque in the northern Virginia suburbs of Washington. "Ignorance comes from outside circles who know nothing about us." Though his role as the mosque's religious leader is a new one, Elsayed is well known as a civic activist in a large Muslim community that has been subject to sharp scrutiny ever since the Sept. 11 attacks. His face is a familiar one at the federal courthouse in Alexandria, where he has lent support to area Muslims he sees as victims of a federal witch hunt - from those prosecuted for immigration violations to soliciting treason. In other words, this mosque picked him despite -- because? -- he's a mouthpiece for those facing accusations. Can we presume, as he is newly picked, that the attendees at that mosque find him and his stance acceptable? Hat tip LGF. |
| Posted by:Robert Crawford |
| #2 Darn! by the headline I was hoping someone.... somewhere... saw one. Gues we have to keep looking.... kind of like watching for Bigfoot or the easter bunny.... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-07-30 23:03 |
| #1 I think you are right Robert. The Moderate Muslim is, for the most part, a myth. |
| Posted by: mmurray821 2005-07-30 20:20 |