An Islamic future means manufacturing a Mohammedan past.
One More Offensive Defense of the Faith
By Hugh Fitzgerald
“Anti-Muslim sentiments in the United States have been on the rise for some time, fueled largely by misunderstandings, fear of the unknown, and, of course, active demagoguery. Yet, it bears keeping in mind that Islam has been part of the U.S. from its beginnings.” So starts yet one more Defense of Islam, flying below the radar in a small-town newspaper.
What has fueled “anti-Muslim sentiments” in the United States has not been “misunderstandings, fear of the unknown…and active demagoguery,” but only one thing: an unending series of attacks by Muslim terrorists, both here and in Europe. What have we “misunderstood” about the observable behavior of those 19 Muslim terrorists on 9/11? Was it really “fear of the unknown” that caused us to be horrified by the expressions of delight in most of the Muslim world at news of the 9/11 attacks? No ”active demagoguery” was necessary for us to be infuriated by the killings of soldiers at Fort Hood, by a Muslim unwilling to fight for his country, though he was happy enough to have the American army pay for his entire medical education. The attacks on one recruiting center in Little Rock, and on two in Chattanooga, further demonstrated hostility toward our armed forces. And there have been so many other attacks by Muslims that cannot be forgotten. Attacks on coworkers celebrating a Christmas party in San Bernardino, on runners and spectators at the Boston Marathon, on nightclub visitors in Orlando, on shoppers at the Mall for America in Minneapolis, on passengers at an airport in Los Angeles.
We have all seen, too, the Muslim terror attacks in Europe: in Madrid, Barcelona, Paris, Nice, Toulouse, Magnanvile, Carcassone, Trèbes, London (many times), Manchester, Amsterdam, Brussels, Liege, Berlin, Munich, Hanover, Ansbach, Copenhagen, Oslo, Turku, Helsinki, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Beslan. No wonder that “anti-Muslim sentiments…have been on the rise,” despite the campaign to tar islamocritics as “islamophobes.” And increasing numbers of Americans, dissatisfied with the endless attempts to exculpate the faith of Islam, especially by interfaith healers, politicians, and the media, have been engaged in their own study of the Qur’an, discovering the 109 commands to Believers to wage violent Jihad, to smite the Infidels, and to strike terror in their hearts. Knowledge, not ignorance, is what helps explains “anti-Muslim sentiments.”
Muslims came to these shores in large numbers with the transatlantic slave trade. It’s estimated that up to 20 percent of all African slaves may have been Muslim. Their fate was grim. As El-Hajj Malik Al-Shabazz, formerly known as Malcolm X, aptly observed: “We didn’t land on Plymouth Rock; the Rock was landed on us.” Nevertheless, they helped building America in so many ways. And, as historical evidence (names on the military muster rolls) suggests, Muslims even participated in the Revolutionary War, fighting alongside colonists for freedom and liberty.” Continue reading “Muslim-Americans have helped to build this country”
