From the Heritage Foundation website:
The Truth About Muhammed
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Date: November 14, 2006
Time: 12:30 p.m.
Speaker(s):Robert Spencer
Author
Host(s):John Edward Hilboldt
Director,
Lectures and Seminars,
The Heritage Foundation
Details:Location: The Heritage Foundation's Lehrman Auditorium
New York Times bestselling author and Islam expert Robert Spencer offers an honest and telling portrait of the founder of Islam – perhaps the first such portrait in half a century – and draws out what his life implies for reforming Islam and repulsing Islamic terrorists. He relies solely on primary sources considered reliable by Muslims and evaluates modern biographies to show how Muhammad has been changed for Western audiences, lulling them into consoling but false conclusions. With extensive documentation, Spencer details Muhammad’s development from a preacher into a political and military leader and recounts a life that has come to affect our world today. Recognizing the true nature of Islam, Spencer argues, is essential for judging the prospects for large-scale Islamic reform, the effective prosecution of the War on Terror, the democracy project in Afghanistan and Iraq, and immigration and border control protection of the United States from terrorism.
ROBERT SPENCER, the Director of Jihad Watch, a project of the David Horowitz Freedom Center, is a writer and researcher who has written six books, eight monographs, and well over a hundred articles about jihad and Islamic terrorism. He earned his Master’s degree in Religious Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and has been studying Islamic theology, law, and history in depth since 1980. He serves as an Adjunct Fellow with the Free Congress Foundation. Widely published in the print media, he has also consulted with U.S. Central Command on Islam and jihad and has discussed jihad, Islam, and terrorism at a workshop sponsored by the U.S. State Department and the German Foreign Ministry as well as on major national and international television networks and radio programs.
Good luck and keep on telling it like it is!
For those near DC: encourage friends, influencers, and politicians to attend!
Keep this posted EVERYDAY!!!
If C-Span records it, it would be great to see. They don't always show these things live, so check C-Span's schedule.
good news in a depressing landscape.
Robert Spencer is inside the citidel!
(But actually Robert Spencer has been influencing top decision-makers for a while now.)
Has Spencer ever been invited to speak by the Heritage Foundation before? I gather they are a huge influence in Washington.
ommitting a Manifest Error.
Just see; what Robert Spencer wants to achieve by writing of this book.
He wants to spread an elusion about the character of a most revered person on this God’s earth. He wants to prove and portray advertently; to world in general and to Muslims in particular that they are following a false prophet.
With the same coin-what does he think about Jesus, Moses and Abraham? Were they also… some how characterless and false?
Jesus would be the most controversial one. He lived among his disciple just for three years only . For this duration he was among 3 out of 12 tribes(sheep). Rest were already driven out by the invading armies. The gentle and kind hearted person as he was; what reformation he could have done. He lived a persecuted life for his entire stay and was put on cross to die a cursed death by his very own people. He was humiliated by the people among whom, he had come. He could leave only three followers behind. Rest all is just hear say. Christianity developed a myth out of this; to live on. They are even unable to trace Jesus trail that after all, where he migrated? The myth does not want to believe that he migrated to north east and after passing through north Iran, went to Herat, Afghanistan and found other Judaic tribes (sheep); He reached his final destination in Kashmir. He died at the age of 120 years. His tomb is located in Khan Yar- Sirinagar, Kashmir.
Leaving the Christian myth aside, question arises that who selected these prophets. We all believe God chose his prophets for all the denominations.
If God had selected theses prophet and today as per Robert Spencers claim; We find them; a wrongly selected personalities for prophet hood by God; then;
Prophet Muhammad may not be his target; rather he is targeting God Almighty.( Nahaoz billah) and.....
Robert Spencer: A wolf trying to dress up in sheep clothing. With the policy of run deep run silent; he can be most dangerous person for inter societies, inter faith relations; widening the cracks and pitching them against each other.
A special culture of arrogant and ignorant is in making through this website. The entire effort is to obliterate the route of peace and make it foggy to reach for the summit of truth called-Islam..
This is also not unusual that we find Islam being mocked at. All the prophets have been mocked on their declaration as messengers of God. There are hordes of slanderers every where; including quite a few on this website. Rather; I shall say; the entire set up of this website is meant to serve this purpose. They are; but bent to attack Islam from all sides and defame it.
What a useless exercise and waste of talent?
Just to pursue; a mere conjecture.
All in vain.
He may be committing a manifest error.
Who has, ever been able to frustrate the plan of God.
Love for all, Hatred for None
I hear Naseem is available for a new Shor. Just tell her Ahmadiyas are Muslims.
Excellent!
Yes, write to C-SPAN and try to get this recorded and aired.
A Khokar: There was no Jihad Watch before America was viciously attacked on September 11th, 2001, killing 1000s of innocents. So just who do you suppose is responsible for the growing lack of peace between Islam and the rest of the world?
A Khokar,
Even IF You were right about Mr. Spencer's inaccuracies(NONE of which you list) What would be his motive for lying about Muhammad?
Mr. Spencer is right about Muhammad and you know it.
As for your comments about Jesus: You are either ignorant of the facts or intentionally saying what is not true. Jesus was crucified, laid in the tomb and ROSE from the dead! There were many, many people who were witness to this historical fact. Check here for a short article that begins to broach the overwhelming evidence of this event. http://www.equip.org/free/DR153.htm
Phewwww,
MB
Robert - I had no idea you went to the UNC grad school. I was doing my MA there too at the time you were there! Funny. I knew some folks in the Religion Dept. Small, crazy world.
Hi infidle pride,
Can you please tell; where I can find Naseem!
Regards
Cry for Jihad
Hi Alexon and friends,
This is worth repeating that when ever there is news of any killing or loss of life is involved in some incident. Our Media is always ready to put it on their high held prism of ‘Terrorism’. Media services are always very quick to respond and are happy to present that news in the refined crystal goblet of ‘war on terror’.
There are numerable dissident groups, found operating in the world involved in remorseless killing of innocents. But the word ‘Terrorism’ is mostly restricted to single out the Muslims only and their connection to their religious belief of Jihad is exceptionally maligned.
Term Jihad is used as a catch word and a quick way of ascribing of any news of killing toward Islam, where as this act may or may not be carried out by some black sheep, found in Muslim world….
But we find that Jihad in Islam is described in a very different way. Jihad is an earnest effort; put forward by an individual into reformation of ones self or say; striving in the way of God to reform ones inner self to be a better person. In the process, personal reformation takes the priority over reformation of society. Subject of ‘killing of an oppressor’ or ‘killing in defence’ comes at the very last on the list. So in principle; it may not be fair to ascribe any random killing of innocents to the religion Islam and malign the Muslims as such.
Any how, in the ‘contest of killing and jihad’, we have to see that:
a. Is Jihad fostered and cherished by Muslims only or do we also find some thing equivalent and comparable of Jihad which tantamount to the same meanings in other religions?
b. Are the people leading their lives in other religions i.e. in, Christianity, Judaic, Buddha or Hindu societies have, some how thoroughly been humbled and emasculated or say, removed or civilised to that degree that they don’t have any urge left, to think of killing any one even when they are oppressed or in their self defence, (even as a lost resort).
c. And what are the actual facts and practices found on the ground. Where thousand and thousands of people are being put to death, their properties are destroyed and children and women being massacred and maimed. Is this being done by Muslims only? If not, then it is being done on what account?
The killing prescribed as a lost resort in Islam in defence or to raise arm against the oppressor, is too mild and looks very peace loving than the commandments found in other religions.
Surprisingly, commandments found in other religions are much harsher.
For Instance the Christianity prescribes an instant killing of a person who worships any other god, other than the Lord. (See the links at * & **).
'Eye for an eye’ and ‘killed with the sword to be killed by the sword’ and like wise versions found in other religions are the subjects to be pondered upon, through colour less glasses only.
Today we find that in Middle Eastern countries where, predominantly Muslim nations live are blazing in wars.
The entire Middle Eastern society seems to be engulfed in an atmosphere of anarchy and violence. Killing and destruction is prevalent every where.
Who is the oppressor here? Who is the invader? Who is being killed and who is at rampage to kill?
Why we hear a cry for Jihad from the activists (decedent groups) in the Middle Eastern world!? Why the rulers of the area prefer to remain quite; submissive?
What is the real cause or motivation behind this controversial out cry of extremism?
We all know that leading organisations like, Hamas and Hezbollah that we find in Middle East are the product of continuous oppression, deprivation and persecution; spread over a many long, long years. They are the resistance organisations, fighting for their freedom and liberation of their home land and preferred way of life.
Spirit behind their cause and motivation is worth exploring.
History of freedom is universal and full of writings; written with the blood of freedom fighters. Every sacrifice where the blood flows is counted a positive step forward and glorifiable universly in the eyes of martyrs by all the nations; till the time the oppressor surrenders.
Denial of freedom is death. Means of survival are limitless.
The civilized, advanced world is to think cool for this and respect and reach for the beatified cause behind each suicidal fatality.
Islam is peace loving religion and follows the laws of nature. Nature does not accept any suppression. For any suppression forced beyond the acceptable limit. You are bound to get equal and opposite recoil action.
Links recommended:
*The Bible: The Lord here commands the destruction of all the places where people worship other gods. There appears not a shred of religious tolerance here! ...
http://www.nobeliefs.com/DarkBible/darkbible3.htmihad is never said to be doomed or
**The Bible: Condemns those who worship any other than the biblical god. ... When he's done with the killing everyone will know that he is the Lord. ...
skepticsannotatedbible.com/int/long.html -condemned.
Love for all, Hatred for none