Qur'anic truth comes to the New York subways

It's anti-Islam now to quote the Qur'an? "New Anti-Islam Ads to Debut This Month, Now With 25% More MTA Disclaimer," by Emily Anne Epstein for the New York Observer, December 7:

Pamela Geller is at it again.
The outspoken blogger and Executive Director of the American Freedom Defense Initiative has just purchased a slew of advertising space in several subway stations and on numerous Metro-North platforms in order to display her newest anti-Islam message.

Is that quote in the Qur'an or isn't it? It is. Has it ever inspired Muslims to commit mass murder? It has. Is it important for Americans to be aware of the causes, motives, and goals of the jihad against the U.S.? It is.

Her latest ads, shared exclusively with The Observer, will feature a panorama of the sky the moment the World Trade Center burst into flames in 2001, accompanied by a quote from the Quran that reads “Soon shall We cast terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers.”
Ms. Geller’s various websites, AtlasShrugs.com, JihadWatch.org and TruthAboutQuran.com are listed on the top—making no details of the design particularly shocking (for her).

What was shocking about the other ads? And by the way, Ms. Epstein, Jihad Watch is actually my site, and is on the ad because I am associate director of AFDI, but since when did the mainstream media ever need to be concerned with accuracy?

However, an MTA disclaimer taking up 25% of the ad space will be presented in conjunction with Ms. Geller’s message for the first time.
“This is a paid advertisement sponsored by American Freedom Defense Initiative. The display of this advertisement does not imply MTA’s endorsement of any views expressed,” it reads.

The MTA’s new disclaimer policy came in September of this year following an incident in which protestor Mona Eltahawy, 45, was filmed spray-painting another AFDI advertisement, which equated Muslims with savages.

No, it equated those waging violent jihad against Israel with savages. This is a point that is rather obvious from the text of the ad, but forever eludes the agenda-driven media.

The ad stated: “In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man.” It added, “Support Israel. Defeat Jihad,” in between two Stars of David.
Ms. Eltahawy was arrested, and every single advertisement in the series was defaced by the end of the day—a fact that did not go unnoticed. The MTA addressed the issue of salacious advertising at its monthly board meeting. The MTA had previously tried to amend its advertising guidelines so it could refuse “demeaning” ads, a rule that would prohibit “images or information that demean an individual or group of individuals on account of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, gender, age, disability or sexual orientation,” but that modification was deemed unconstitutional. With its hands tied, it opted to include a disclaimer on ads that expressed a particular viewpoint on “political, religious or moral issues or related matters.”

“A cost of opening our ad space to a variety of viewpoints on matters of public concern is that we cannot readily close that space to certain advertisements on account of their expression of divisive or even venomous messages,” the MTA’s statement at the time read. “The answer to distasteful and uncivil speech is more, and more civilized, speech.”

Following the September incident, Ms. Geller has been busy crafting new advertisements for her campaign beginning December 17. The new ads will be plastered across at least 50 different locations, the MTA confirmed, the result of an ad buy worth more than $10,000.

“I refuse to abridge my free speech so as to appease savages,” Ms. Geller told The Observer. “Thousands of anti-Israel ads have run across the city and not one has been defaced. My ads, 10 went up in New York City, and they were destroyed in hours. You don’t agree with me, fine, run an ad. I have no problem with other people’s ideas.”

She is prepared, however, for the people who disagree with her to take out their frustration on her ads. This time around, she printed twice as many.
(MTA)

"You don’t agree with me, fine, run an ad. I have no problem with other people’s ideas." Here again, an elementary idea that eludes Left-fascists like Mona Eltahawy and Reza Aslan.

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Hellbat44 | December 7, 2012 9:01 AM | Reply

Robert & Pamela,

Your best ad to date!

If you have not already watched it, may want to check out the following documentary that will shed light on why there is virtually no resistance to Islamic stealth jihad in America. All part of the Progressive Agenda in America.

It is called "Agenda: Grinding America Down"

http://vimeo.com/52009124

You can also go to the following website and view the trailer and other items associated with the movie.

http://agendadocumentary.com/

Durandal | December 7, 2012 9:58 AM | Reply

Are you still going ahead with a lawsuit about the disclaimer size ? 25% in AFDI case unreadably small tucked away in a upright corner in the case of Hamas-Cair Qu'ran adds?

GayZionist | December 7, 2012 10:05 AM | Reply

Please, please, next time do 4:34. It's so incredibly embarrassing to Muslims and so hard to dissimulate. No other "holy" book says you should beat your wife.

Ima Freeman | December 7, 2012 10:07 AM | Reply

"Her latest ads, shared exclusively with The Observer, will feature a panorama of the sky the moment the World Trade Center burst into flames in 2001........"

Really? So, the Twin Towers just spontaneously burst into flames???????? This is just sloppy, agenda-driven reporting at best, and treasonous, cognitively disonant at worse. These people make me want to puke!!!

Ima

traeh | December 7, 2012 10:28 AM | Reply

Brilliant ad by Pam Geller.

My request for the next ad series would be something like the following:

In Sahih al-Bukhari, Islam's most canonical hadith collection, Muhammad says,

"Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill him." * * * *
People recently killed for leaving Islam:
Farhan Mose, Somalia, killed November 16, 2012
Etc.
Etc.

(the list of people killed or injured for leaving Islam could be extended from recent news story links here, half way down the page when you get there: http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/Quran/012-apostasy.htm

Islofob IS-1 | December 7, 2012 10:53 AM | Reply

Best add to date, and brings the connection of islam's version of the "bible" ,to the actions of those who follow its teachings.

Much more effective than just calling them names, every add should follow this format.

You may find the adds will survive better as defacing this will be "attacking" the qur'an, the words are protected, and not to be defaced, and those who do so will find this out.

Use the enemys views, to protect your message that exposes the teachings of the death cult that is islam.

Very effective.

miriam rove replied to comment from Ima Freeman | December 7, 2012 11:09 AM | Reply

here comes the threats to AFDI. Take cover.
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Paul | December 7, 2012 12:21 PM | Reply

"She is prepared, however, for the people who disagree with her to take out their frustration on her ads".

But, but ... surely you can't mean that people are going to DEFACE verses from the Koran? Wouldn't that be anti-Islam?

undaunted | December 7, 2012 2:22 PM | Reply

"panorama of the sky the moment the World Trade Center burst into flames..."

WTF?

That's not a panorama of the sky: it's a photo properly depicting Muslim savages actually flying a perfectly good airplane into a building filled with innocent people in an attempt to kill each and every one of them.

And the WTC did not "burst into flames" like a dry Christmas tree hung with cheap lights. It was intentionally set ablaze by jet fuel, spilled and spewed when those Islamo-savages flew that plane into the building.

traeh | December 7, 2012 6:26 PM | Reply

You may find the adds will survive better as defacing this will be "attacking" the qur'an

Good point.

John a. Camardo Jr replied to comment from Hellbat44 | December 8, 2012 11:55 PM | Reply

Thank you for posting the video. I'll be passing it along !!!!!!!!

2016 the movie was good, this tops it. I valued the research conecting 1930s to present.

I purchased a book a few years back "A Conservative History of the American Left by Daniel J. Flynn.It too is a great read and backs every thing posted in this movie and more.

Adjutantshalom | December 10, 2012 2:04 PM | Reply

'Savage' 'Philistine', the name given to the Palestians by the Romans.

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