Editor: So, are you still a journalist or a novelist?
Tom Friend: Same thing out here....
Editor: Make something out of it. And if you can't do that, sir, then make it up! -- From the cinematic classic Masked and Anonymous
In reality, hate crimes against Muslims are infrequent:
Just-released New York 2009 report: Hate crimes against Jews: 251. Hate crimes against Muslims: 11.
And so in order to deflect attention away from jihad activity and try to portray Muslims as victims, so as to shame non-Muslims into not investigating or even being suspicious of further jihad activity, Islamic supremacist groups have resorted to making it up. Hamas-linked CAIR and other Muslims have not hesitated to fabricate "hate crimes." CAIR and other groups like it want and need hate crimes against Muslims, because they can use them for political points and as weapons to intimidate people into remaining silent about the jihad threat.
And so if they can't find enough real stories to fill out this new website, they can always call on a few novelists.
"Website aims to show post-9/11 discrimination against Muslims, Sikhs," from CNN, September 5 (thanks to Ab):
(CNN) - Showcasing alleged hate crimes, physical threats and profiling, a diverse group of ethnic organizations has coalesced to bring attention to what they call discrimination against Arabs, Muslims, Sikhs and others in the wake of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.The project, titled "Unheard Voices of 9/11," officially launched online Friday with a call for people to share their experiences about being discriminated, targeted and demoralized because of their spiritual and cultural beliefs. [...]
Some memories posted on unheardvoicesof911.org are from the days immediately after the attacks. Within six days of the attacks, the FBI reported that it initiated 40 hate crime investigations into alleged murders, attacks and arson directed at Americans who are Muslims, South Asians and Arabs. [...]
Rabia Sajid described a man pulling up in a car in New York and yelling, "Go back to your country, otherwise I'm going to kill you." She said the pastor of a church where she was being tutored, and later police, suggested the best thing to do was not wear her Muslim headscarf so she wouldn't be targeted - something her parents likewise promoted, for her safety.
The New York resident, who is affiliated with the South Asian Youth Action group, said one of her biggest regrets is that she and others took that advice - not wearing clothing that was part of her Muslim heritage, for fear of being discriminated against.
"We didn't face the problem, but we were running away from it by trying to change our identity and who we are," Sajid said at an August hearing in New York City, portions of which are now on the "Unheard Voices" website. "We don't know how to face the problem ... I don't know what we can do."
There have been several high-profile cases of alleged hate crimes and cases in which Muslims and Sikhs faced opposition to projects due to their religion and heritage.
One that received significant international attention was Park 51, an Islamic community center proposed for two blocks from ground zero in Lower Manhattan. Many city residents opposed the effort, characterizing the location of the center - which would mostly house cultural, social and recreational programs, as well as a prayer space - as inappropriate given lingering feelings about Muslim militants' role in the 9/11 attacks. [...]
Whatever CNN says, opposing the Islamic supremacist victory mosque at Ground Zero is not a hate crime.
Anoop Prasad, a northern California resident who works for the Asian Law Caucus, said he's known many people who have been visited in recent years by FBI agents, claiming that such treatment sows widespread distrust against authorities among Muslims and others."In my community, people are very afraid - that's the reality," he said.
You'd think non-Muslims would be afraid. There was Naser Abdo, the would-be second Fort Hood jihad mass murderer; and Khalid Aldawsari, the would-be jihad mass murderer in Lubbock, Texas; and Muhammad Hussain, the would-be jihad bomber in Baltimore; and Mohamed Mohamud, the would-be jihad bomber in Portland; and Nidal Hasan, the successful Fort Hood jihad mass-murderer; and Faisal Shahzad, the would-be Times Square jihad mass-murderer; and Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad, the Arkansas military recruiting station jihad murderer; Naveed Haq, the jihad mass murderer at the Jewish Community Center in Seattle; Mohammed Reza Taheri-Azar, the would-be jihad mass murderer in Chapel Hill, North Carolina; and Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the would-be Christmas airplane jihad bomber; or so many other jihad murderers and would-be murderers in America. Because of these Muslims and others like them, many non-Muslims are very afraid -- that's the reality.
That being the case it shows utter lack of serious thinking by Western leaders and intellectuals.No doubt the new website will always used the intellectually bankrupt phrase "Islamophobiais is a Crime!"
Is it?NO,read here to know why,plus 7 little videos about Islamophobia,of 2 min duration each.Really,it is absurd to arrest and legally punish those why are guilty of an irrational or "irrational" fear of X thing:like Capitalism,Communism.Atheism....and Islam
http://www.antisharia.com/2011/09/05/is-islamophobia-really-a-crimeto-be-legally-punishedas-muslims-affirm-all-the-time/
Although the Muslims danced in the streets immediately after the attacks, they are now realising that 911 might have been bad for Islam in that it threatened to wake the West up to the viciously aggressive nature of the Death-Cult, while it still had time to stop it. They need to put the kuffars back to sleep for a few years.
So the Muslims have now put a different spin on the events, at least for kuffar consumption. In future, all 911 anniversaries will be Muslim victimfests, with the Muslims dreaming up ever more heart-rending sob-stories about the ongoing effects of Islamophobia.
The attack will be increasingly portrayed as a motiveless impersonal disaster like a hurricane, that was no-one's fault. The hijackers, in so far as they are mentioned, were deranged solitary loners who had nothing to do with Islam and just happened to be Muslims, in the same way they could equally well have been Methodists or Quakers.
The fact that Mohammed, the perfect model of conduct for all Muslims, said 'I have been made victorious through terror' , is completely irrelevant.
Had there been a large Muslim contingent that was both horrified about 9/11 and sincerely condemnatory towards the attacks, organizations, and attitudes that fostered the attacks, there would be no "Islamophobia" today. Had the Muslim street overseas expressed a similar horror and had some band of Afghan tribesmen walked in with Usama Bin Laden's head to claim the $25 million within a few months of the attacks, Islam would just be seen as another religion, and dhimmitude and all those other features part of an "unfortunate history".
I accept that Muslims were among the victims of terror. I will not condemn all Muslims for terrorism; and I'm the first to recognize that there are many, many, many Hindus, Sikhs, Mideastern and South Asian Christians, Mizrahi Jews, and whatnot who "look like Muslims", and condemn gratuitous attacks on them for it. But since these attacks, the ugly theology of Islam had become visible, and it's inevitable that non-Muslims will ponder the links between it and terrorist ideology and practice.
The great thing about this new "unheard voices..." website is the fact that anyone can post anything they want without any witnesses, proof or anyone vetting the truth.
Who says anyone yelled anything at "Rabia Sajid" ? What is the name of the "pastor" she talked to about this? Did he witness it? Was there a police report made?
I doubt any of this. All this is asking for unsubstantiated claims of victimization.
Something Muslims are already good for.
The great thing about this new "unheard voices..." website is the fact that anyone can post anything they want without any witnesses, proof or anyone vetting the truth.
A mischeivous kuffar might be tempted to start a competition to see who can post the most bizarre and improbable 'hate crime'.
Unheard voices: 'I was minding my own business when a car driven by a Muslim yelling Allahu Akbar drove at speed into the crowds on the sidewalk. I'll never forget the carnage.'
'I was reading a newspaper on the metro when I saw an article about a young Muslim woman who had been murdered by her family for deciding to leave Islam. I began to wonder how a 'religion of peace' could be the cause of such violent behavior. Then I found out about FGM!
I have nightmares about a world ruled by Islam.'
These 'voices' and others may never be heard. But they exist, because these events have taken place and people have witnessed them.
And there are so many more, for sure!
I am reminded of the title of the book - something like "Are the voices inside my head bothering you?"
um, yeah. Now that you mention it. They do.
(sarc off)
How dare they use the anniversary of 9/11, a terrorist murder of approx 3,000 innocents by muslims as a vehicle to promote sympathy for the perpetrators? Has everyone lost their collective minds or are they simply locked in step with the whiners whose butts they've been licking & kissing for fear of the safety of their cars and their lives or being called a name?
I have no compassion or care for muslims, my thoughts are for the victims and the American friends & American families and for every loyal American who suffered that day, not for a bunch of whiners who relish in the role of victim. As far as I'm concerned you haven't nearly been paid back properly yet.
I await the day the "unheard voices" are wailing in grief over the destruction of Mecca. Those are the only unheard muslim voices I ever want to hear.
@Sean....
I was thinking the exact same thing! LOL! That would surely put a kibosh on their victim hood....
Anyone up for some fun?
LOL, at least the nazis never tried to play the victim card as they slaughtered and persecuted Jews and Christians en masse.
Funny how the islamonazis don't ever have anything to say about the persecution of people of other faiths practiced in all their islamonazi pigsties. Well, maybe not funny, maybe more sick, twisted and depraved.
The project, titled "Unheard Voices of 9/11," officially launched online Friday with a call for people to share their experiences about being discriminated, targeted and demoralized because of their spiritual and cultural beliefs.
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*What crap*. All we've heard since 9/11 is Muslims whining, obfuscating, and—as always—threatening us.
And now we are supposed to wallow in guilt because some Muslims might feel "demoralized". When you realize that the only thing that would prevent many Muslims from feeling "demoralized" is the imposition of Shari'ah and the running of Infidel blood in the streets, perhaps a bit of "demoralization" might be in order...