Muslim ACLU
Official: ‘I Emphatically Refuse’ to Condemn Islamic Terrorism
by
Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D. 28 Dec 2015
Rana
Elmir, an American Muslim and deputy director of the ACLU
of Michigan, says that she “emphatically” refuses to condemn jihadist
terrorists “just because I’m Muslim.”
In
her provocative article
in Monday’s Washington Post, Elmir claims that she is often asked to
condemn Islamic terrorism, to which she replies: “I emphatically refuse.”
She
then goes on to compare the systematic slaughters wrought under the name of
Islamic terrorism with “the terror advanced by mostly white men at the alarming
rate of one mass killing every two weeks in this country.”
Elmir
draws a parallel between the Islamic State and “Dylann Storm Roof’s attack on
parishioners of a historic black church in South Carolina, Robert Dear’s attack
on a Planned
Parenthood facility, the murder
of 20 children at Sandy Hook Elementary School,” and “the slaughter of
moviegoers in Colorado or Louisiana.”
“I
will not be bullied into condemning terror perpetrated by psychopaths who
misrepresent and distort Islam for their deranged purposes,” she wrote.
“Muslims
across the globe are not threats. They are threatened,” she wrote.
As
an example of the terror experienced by Muslims, Elmir recounts how “an American Muslim woman who wears hijab spoke to me of a paralyzing
fear she feels every time she leaves the house.” Not exactly having your throat
slit, but one can see her point. Sort of.
Elmir
argues that Muslims “contribute to our own oppression by erroneously believing
that if we just apologize, then the anti-Muslim rhetoric will end.”
“Condemnation,”
she says, “becomes our admission of guilt.”
For
all their faults, one cannot help but wonder what the response of Christian leaders
would be if a renegade sect claiming to be Christian began carrying out
atrocities in the name of Jesus. If a so-called Christian “Caliphate” were to
arise, gobbling up territory, demolishing historic monuments, executing
non-Christians, raping non-Christian women, and slitting the throats of “apostates”
while citing Gospel texts, would Christians be silent, afraid to denounce such
actions carried out in the name of the Prince of Peace?
Perhaps,
but probably not. More likely they would scramble to disassociate themselves
from actions that were so egregiously “unchristian.”
Would
the condemnation of such horrific actions be an “admission of guilt”? Hardly.
On
November 21, several hundred Muslims came from all over Italy to protest
the actions of the Islamic State in a public manifestation in
Rome, calling ISIS a “cancer” and insisting that it did not represent the
position of Islam.
The
rally took place under the title of “Not in My Name” as a public refutation of
ISIS as representative of the majority of Muslims, while another similar
protest was taking place in the northern Italian city of Milan.
At
intervals the protesters chanted,
“No ISIS, no terrorism.” A large banner read: “ISIS is a cancer on the body of
Islam. What they did is an attack on the entire community.”
“It
is our duty to assume a clear, non-negotiable position against the promoters of
terrorism. It’s the duty of every Muslim to condemn violence and terrorism, and
in this Muslims must assume their responsibility,” announced the secretary
general of Rome’s Great Mosque, Abdellah Redouane.
This
event garnered much needed goodwill toward the Muslim community in Italy, and
helped people understand that many Muslims reject the actions of the Islamic
State.
It
is unlikely that Rana Elmir’s arrogant and misguided rantings will do the same.
American
Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
Open
Society Foundations was a funder for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Human Rights Watch, and the Planned
Parenthood Federation of America.
Note: George Soros is the
founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society, and a benefactor for the Human Rights Watch.
Foundation
to Promote Open Society was a funder for the American Civil Liberties
Union (ACLU), the Human
Rights Watch, the International
Rescue Committee, and the Children's Defense Fund.
Aryeh Neier was the
president of the Open Society Foundations, an executive director for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU),
the vice chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, and an executive
director for the Human Rights Watch.
Gara LaMarche was
a VP & director of U.S. programs for the Open Society Foundations, an associate director at the Human
Rights Watch, and a director at the White House Project.
Daisy Khan was a
director at the White House Project, and is an executive director for the American Society for Muslim
Advancement.
Muslim
Leaders of Tomorrow is a sponsor for the American Society for Muslim
Advancement.
Alwaleed
Bin Talal Foundation was a funder for the Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow, and the Islamic Development Bank.
Alwaleed bin
Talal is the founder of the Alwaleed
Bin Talal Foundation, and a benefactor for the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding.
Prince
Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding was a center
at Georgetown University.
Madeleine K.
Albright is a professor at Georgetown
University, and an overseer at the International
Rescue Committee.
International
Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE
Campaign.
Michelle Obama
was an advocate for the ONE Campaign,
and married to Barack Obama.
Barack Obama is
married to Michelle Obama, was the candidate
for the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign, and a parishioner for the Trinity United Church of Christ (Chicago).
African
American Religious Leadership Committee was an advisory group for the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign.
Jeremiah A.
Wright Jr. was a member of the African
American Religious Leadership Committee, and is a senior pastor at the Trinity United Church of Christ (Chicago).
Trumpeter
Newsmagazine is a publication for the Trinity
United Church of Christ (Chicago).
Louis Farrakhan
was awarded the 2007 Jeremiah Wright Jr.
Trumpeter award from the Trumpeter
Newsmagazine, and is the acting head for the Nation of Islam.
Oprah Winfrey was
a parishioner for the Trinity United
Church of Christ (Chicago), and a friend of Maya Angelou.
Maya Angelou was a
friend of Oprah Winfrey, a director
at the Children's Defense Fund, and a member of the Rock Bottom Remainders.
Stephen King was a
member of the Rock Bottom Remainders.
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