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In FrontPage this morning, the indefatigable Joe Kaufman uncovers more goings-on in Tampa that ought to be gaining the notice of law enforcement officials and the mainstream media. (Many good links in the original.)
From March 11th through the 12th, the Muslim American Society of Tampa will be holding its MAS Olympics 2006. The two-day event will comprise of the standard kids sports – basketball, football, soccer, volleyball – things certainly that would appear wholesome and not present the general public with any grounds for pause. However, given this group’s propagation of radical Islamist beliefs, there are a number of reasons why this event should concern everyone who cares about the welfare of children and the safety and security of the United States.The Muslim American Society of Tampa (MAS-Tampa) was incorporated as a “Domestic Non-Profit,” in October of 2003. The registered agent of the group was/is Mohamed Moharram, and he has since acted as MAS-Tampa’s President. The group was created as a subsidiary of the national Muslim American Society (MAS), which was founded ten years earlier.
According to its website, MAS is “a charitable, religious, social, cultural, educational, and not-for-profit organization… a pioneering Islamic organization, an Islamic revival, and reform movement that uplifts the individual, the family, and the society.” However, to those involved in the war against terrorism, MAS is nothing more than an American arm to the violent Muslim Brotherhood, the organization from which such groups as Hamas, Al-Qaeda and the Egyptian and Palestinian Islamic Jihads were brought into being.
In a full-length investigative report by the Chicago Tribune, entitled ‘A rare look at secretive Brotherhood in America,’ it is stated: “In recent years, the U.S. Brotherhood operated under the name Muslim American Society, according to documents and interviews. One of the nation's major Islamic groups, it was incorporated in Illinois in 1993 after a contentious debate among Brotherhood members… When the leaders voted, it was decided that Brotherhood members would call themselves the Muslim American Society, or MAS...”The fact that this group is operating within America’s borders (with apparent immunity) is alarming to say the least. But when one discovers how much involvement with and influence this group has over children, that alarm becomes even more heightened.
One of the main thrusts of the Muslim American Society is to provide intensive forums for young Muslims. This is done through the MAS Youth Division, which has established dozens of youth centers across the United States, one of which is in Tampa.When perusing through the website of MAS-Tampa, one finds that the majority of material located on the site is devoted to children. There is much information about past and future MAS-Tampa youth events. This includes numerous pictures of a previous Olympics, a youth retreat, a picnic and a career workshop.
Within these pictures, there are color photos of children shooting rifles. This is disturbing, given the fact that there is a flyer located on the site, advertising paintball for 13 to 16 year-olds, with the following statement: “We’re trying to separate the men from the Boys, The guns from the toys, The real ones from things that just make noise.”
This is only the beginning though, as the amount of unrestrained violence and hatred contained on the site is so voluminous one has to wonder how this organization was ever able to fly below Homeland Security’s radar screen.
On MAS-Tampa’s website, in the “e-Library” section, there are many Islamic-oriented texts, some much larger than others. Found inside these texts is an overwhelming amount of material with respect to the subjects of jihad (holy war) and how Muslims should deal with members of other religions.
Regarding jihad, one can view the following quotes in MAS-Tampa’s “e-Library”:
* “A Muslim must always worship Allah and wage jihad until death in order to reach his ultimate goal… Therefore the steadfast Muslim will achieve this goal either through a lifetime of effort or through sudden death as a martyr… Regularly make the intention to go on jihad with the ambition to die as a martyr. You should be ready for this right now, even though its time may not have come yet.” (Fathi Yakan, ‘To Be a Muslim’)
* “First: we Muslims have not discharged the duty of jihad that is compulsory for everyone of us in many Islamic countries to liberate the Muslim land from usurpers and aggressors in Palestine, Eritrea, the Philippines, Afghanistan, Tashkent, Bukhara, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and other Muslim republics (and cities) of the Soviet Union, and other similar places in China, Ethiopia and Thailand, etc… no force can stand in our way today if we act in earnest and devote our efforts to conveying our Call to the whole world.” (Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, ‘Priorities of the Islamic Movement’)
* “…the Movement has never forgotten and will never forget the Palestinian cause… [This] has been crystallized in the steadfast, brave, aware Islamic resistance movement "Hamas". Hamas is an embodiment of the Palestinian People's belief in its Muslim and Arab origins, and a testimony that this people is still alive and will never die and that its jihad will be carried on by pure hands and clean hearts until victory is achieved with the will of Allah.” (Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, ‘Priorities of the Islamic Movement’)
* “The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: He who does not join the warlike expedition (jihad), or equip, or looks well after a warrior's family when he is away, will be smitten by Allah with a sudden calamity.” (‘Partial Translation of Sunan Abu-Dawud’)
* “…the Mujahidun who return safe and sound from the battlefield and get their share of booty are inferior in reward to those who are martyred or wounded in Jihad and do not get any share from the booty… when the situation calls for Jihad then the foremost priority of a Muslim should be Jihad.” (‘Riyad-us-Saliheen’)Regarding non-Muslims, one can view the following quotes in MAS-Tampa’s “e-Library”:
* “The Holy Prophet (and through him the Muslims) has been reassured that he should not mind the enmity, the evil designs and the machinations of the Jews… In view of the degenerate moral condition of the Jews and the Christians, the Believers have been warned not to make them their friends and confidants.” (Abul Ala Mawdudi, ‘Chapter Introductions To The Quran’)
* “God will cause the jews to be defeated. Earth shall be filled with muslims as a vessel is filled to the brim with water-the entire world shall recite the same Kalima (Islamic declaration of belief) and worship shall be offered to none else except God Almighty.” (Abul Ala Mawdudi, ‘The Finality of Prophethood’)
* “The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: ‘May Allah destroy the Jews, because they used the graves of their prophets as places of worship.’”… “The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: ‘May Allah curse Jews and Christians for they turned the graves of their Prophets into places of worship.’” (Sayd Sabeq, ‘Fiqh-us-Sunnah’)
* “Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace be upon him) once said: ‘He who possesses sufficient provisions and means of journey for the performance of Hajj and yet does not do so, let him die the death of a Jew or a Christian.’” (Sayd Sabeq, ‘Fiqh-us-Sunnah’)
* “A Jew came to the Prophet asking for his debt and said: ‘You are from the tribe of Abd Manaf whose tribe likes to delay paying debts.’ When Umar heard this, he swore that he would cut off the Jew’s head.” (Fathi Yakan, ‘To Be a Muslim’)
* “The Hour will not be established until you fight with the Jews, and the stone behind which a Jew will be hiding will say. ‘O Muslim! There is a Jew hiding behind me, so kill him.’” (‘Sahih Bukhari’)These Islamist imperatives show that the agenda of MAS-Tampa is to create an exclusively Muslim American Society ‘by any means necessary.’ It is clear that young children subjected to this form of indoctrination have a good chance of becoming radicalized.
The kids attending MAS-Tampa’s Olympics 2006 will be aged 9 and up. This includes both the beginning and latter stages of adolescence, what is arguably the most impressionable time in a child’s life. According to the National Institute of Health, “The adolescent experiences not only physical growth and change but also emotional, psychological, social, and mental change and growth. During this period, adolescents are expected to become capable of adult behavior and response.”
It has to be noted that suicide is the third leading cause of death of adolescents. This is of interest, when considering the ages of suicide bombers. In a November 2003 piece put out by the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, entitled ‘Israel, the Conflict and Peace: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions,’ it is stated, “Youth groups and official PA summer camps teach young people to become holy warriors, actually training them in the use of firearms. This cult of martyrdom has inspired Palestinian children to take an increasingly active role in the violence. The average age of suicide bombers has dropped and attacks carried out by teenagers have become more and more frequent.”
Taking this into consideration, the question must be asked: What is MAS-Tampa contemplating, when it is obvious that the group is so focused on children?
In answering this question, one should look not only at the material on the group’s website, but one should also bear in mind a recent event that was supposed to take place in the town of Lithia, Florida. It was here that MAS-Tampa planned a New Year’s youth retreat, featuring as a speaker the Youth Division Head of MAS-New Jersey, Mazen Mokhtar. Mokhtar, just prior to 9/11, created a website that raised funds and recruited fighters for Al-Qaeda and the Taliban. None of this can be overlooked.
Yet, what may be more telling than any of the above is found on the group’s website, as well. It is a flyer for an MAS youth conference (‘YOUth: Generation with a Mission’) that took place in April of 2004, in Raleigh, North Carolina. On it, there is depicted an adult male’s hand giving over a book into a child’s hand. But this is not just any book. It is a Quran – the same Quran brandished in suicide bomber video ‘testaments’ – the Hamas Quran!
Question answered.
Posted by Robert at February 10, 2006 6:51 AM
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All of this and more, everyday, 24/7, around the world, and we still don't get it, we just don't want to know: "aahw, come on now, they're not all bad..." and so on and so on, and too many among us just can't believe that Islam is nothing but terror and murder, and so they keep chewing the cud about the 'RoP', about the 'tiny minority of extremists" and multi-culti and how we all 'have to get along in a changing world..." while pissing away our freedom, everything our ancestors fought for...
This war must be fought now, decisively, without mercy....who is up to it????
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at February 10, 2006 7:15 AM
I went on the web site and found that indeed they call it an "Olympics". So, I imagine they got permission from the US Olympic Committe (or the International)...the trademark holder for the name "Olympics". I know that gay groups had to change the name of their competition from the Gay Olympics to the Gay Games. Is it that the Olympic Committee hates gay people but doesn't mind terrorists?
Posted by: Seymour Paine at February 10, 2006 8:12 AM
Does anybody here think that passing this information on to Homeland Security would do any good?
I'm thinking that maybe if we let our government officials know that we're very aware of what's going on they may be more likely to do something.
Wishful thinking? Probably.
Posted by: Giggle-Puss the Brave at February 10, 2006 8:53 AM
When will we in the west get it through our heads that the teachings in your local mosque are not just religious. The teachings are political. The muslim world is at war with the christian and jew. We are sitting on our thumbs hoping that these people just want peace. They certainly do want peace ...JUST AS SOON AS THE CHRISTIAN WORLD BOWS DOWN TO THEM AND THE JEWS ARE WIPED FROM THE FACE OF THE WORLD!
This is not just a rant. We have seen these incredible developments in Denmark over what we in the civilized world would call a slight. These people are demanding blood. These are the same folks who fly planes into buildings. These are the same people who send their children into crowded cafes to become martyrs, and take as many innocents with them as possible.
Posted by: Teppy1954 at February 10, 2006 10:03 AM
Constantiople,
Do you own a gun? Are you always armed? even with a knife.Do you have dogs? Installing a TV camera around your house also not a bad idea. Remember, most likely, the mozzie who will attack you will be large, poorly educated,and (of course) enraged. I personally think that the formation of JW clubs is an integral part of the struggle. Does anyone else agree?
at February 10, 2006 10:27 AM
Constantinople .... is there any reason why you can't just change host providers? To me that makes much more sense than having to live in fear or give in to their blackmail.
Do you have evidence of their threats? In other words did you save what they sent you? Who is your host provider? Do they host other sites like yours?
Posted by: fireangel at February 10, 2006 11:38 AM
Is it that the Olympic Committee hates gay people but doesn't mind terrorists?
Yes, that is it. You see, "International" bodies like the United Nations, like the "World Court", and like the Olympics, always come down on four types of people: Jews, Homosexuals, Women, and Children.
Some at the UN tried for years and years to get special declarations to provide for the freedom for women to choose, and for the rights of children. And guess who opposes them? Iran, Saudi Arabia, America, etc. Yes, I said "America."
All "international" organizations are going to be stocked with Israel-bashers, homophobes, and uncivilized cavemen that think that women and children are the property of the closest male relative.
So, in answer to your question. No, they don't mind terrorists, as long as it Muslim terrorists. And yes, they DO hate homosexuals.
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Constantinople: Get yourself well-armed. Keep them out of reach of the young 'uns. Don't expect too much from Spencer in terms of personal replies... his plate is pretty full as it is.
Posted by: kj at February 10, 2006 12:10 PM
My beloveds (Malik and Musa)
May the Creator of the heavens and the earth reward your valiant strivings in the den of inequity of the shaytin.
One ponders the question: Of all the professed religions of the world... WHY has Islam become the chief and sole obsession of so many Americans? Is it purely because of the events of September 11, or are there other reasons? What motivates so many people that are not Muslim to spend countless hours researching Islam if they want nothing to do with it?
Be sure, this is a dedicated, well-orchestrated, totally planned campaign being waged to disuade as many people as possible from their chosen religion (funny, they are not interested in converting the atheists, wiccans or satanists), and turn back as many Muslims as they can from their religion. If this were not so, you would be able to engage in intelligent dialogue with these people and discuss and compare religion respectfully without trading insults.
The tendency to apply today's standards to acts that occurred more than 1,400 years ago is also suspect, given the fact that Muslims are accused of living in the past and following a religion that is archaic and obsolete. The bible, revered by millions as irrefutable truth from God, is never put under similar scrutiny.
For example, Prophet Lot is reported to have slept with his two daughters after the destruction of Sodom and Gomorah at their urging, fearing that the world needed to be repopulated and they were the only survivors as seen in these direct quotes from the bible, NIV:
"Lot and His Daughters" NIV, Genesis 19:30-36
30 Lot and his two daughters left Zoar and settled in the mountains, for he was afraid to stay in Zoar. He and his two daughters lived in a cave. 31 One day the older daughter said to the younger, "Our father is old, and there is no man around here to lie with us, as is the custom all over the earth. 32 Let's get our father to drink wine and then lie with him and preserve our family line through our father."
33 That night they got their father to drink wine, and the older daughter went in and lay with him. He was not aware of it when she lay down or when she got up.
34 The next day the older daughter said to the younger, "Last night I lay with my father. Let's get him to drink wine again tonight, and you go in and lie with him so we can preserve our family line through our father." 35 So they got their father to drink wine that night also, and the younger daughter went and lay with him. Again he was not aware of it when she lay down or when she got up.
36 So both of Lot's daughters became pregnant by their father. 37 The older daughter had a son, and she named him Moab [g]; he is the father of the Moabites of today. 38 The younger daughter also had a son, and she named him Ben-Ammi [h] ; he is the father of the Ammonites of today.
Should we question the morals of Prophet Lot and his daughters for engaging in this obvious act of incest?
Still more distressing passages of immorality can be found in Genesis 38:13-18. I challenge anyone anywhere to find a single passage that says Muhammad slept with his daughters, committed adultery, or fornicated even once outside of marriage:
13 When Tamar was told, "Your father-in-law is on his way to Timnah to shear his sheep," 14 she took off her widow's clothes, covered herself with a veil to disguise herself, and then sat down at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah. For she saw that, though Shelah had now grown up, she had not been given to him as his wife.
15 When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute, for she had covered her face. 16 Not realizing that she was his daughter-in-law, he went over to her by the roadside and said, "Come now, let me sleep with you." "And what will you give me to sleep with you?" she asked.
17 "I'll send you a young goat from my flock," he said. "Will you give me something as a pledge until you send it?" she asked.
18 He said, "What pledge should I give you?"
"Your seal and its cord, and the staff in your hand," she answered. So he gave them to her and slept with her, and she became pregnant by him. 19 After she left, she took off her veil and put on her widow's clothes again.
And in the following passages, David lies with Bathshebah, a black hittite woman, the wife of Uriah, plots for him to be killed in battle, and earns the wrath of God. Notice that the prophets of the bible did not shy away from killing and warfare. Also notice that in 2 Samuel 11:4, Bathshebah lay with David after ritually "purifying" herself from "uncleanness". Why was she considered "unclean"?:
2 Samuel 11:1-26 (NIV)
David and Bathsheba
1 In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab out with the king's men and the whole Israelite army. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained in Jerusalem.
2 One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing. The woman was very beautiful, 3 and David sent someone to find out about her. The man said, "Isn't this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite?" 4 Then David sent messengers to get her. She came to him, and he slept with her. (She had purified herself from her uncleanness.) Then [a] she went back home. 5 The woman conceived and sent word to David, saying, "I am pregnant."
6 So David sent this word to Joab: "Send me Uriah the Hittite." And Joab sent him to David. 7 When Uriah came to him, David asked him how Joab was, how the soldiers were and how the war was going. 8 Then David said to Uriah, "Go down to your house and wash your feet." So Uriah left the palace, and a gift from the king was sent after him. 9 But Uriah slept at the entrance to the palace with all his master's servants and did not go down to his house.
10 When David was told, "Uriah did not go home," he asked him, "Haven't you just come from a distance? Why didn't you go home?"
11 Uriah said to David, "The ark and Israel and Judah are staying in tents, and my master Joab and my lord's men are camped in the open fields. How could I go to my house to eat and drink and lie with my wife? As surely as you live, I will not do such a thing!"
12 Then David said to him, "Stay here one more day, and tomorrow I will send you back." So Uriah remained in Jerusalem that day and the next. 13 At David's invitation, he ate and drank with him, and David made him drunk. But in the evening Uriah went out to sleep on his mat among his master's servants; he did not go home.
14 In the morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah. 15 In it he wrote, "Put Uriah in the front line where the fighting is fiercest. Then withdraw from him so he will be struck down and die."
16 So while Joab had the city under siege, he put Uriah at a place where he knew the strongest defenders were. 17 When the men of the city came out and fought against Joab, some of the men in David's army fell; moreover, Uriah the Hittite died.
18 Joab sent David a full account of the battle. 19 He instructed the messenger: "When you have finished giving the king this account of the battle, 20 the king's anger may flare up, and he may ask you, 'Why did you get so close to the city to fight? Didn't you know they would shoot arrows from the wall? 21 Who killed Abimelech son of Jerub-Besheth [b] ? Didn't a woman throw an upper millstone on him from the wall, so that he died in Thebez? Why did you get so close to the wall?' If he asks you this, then say to him, 'Also, your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead.' "
22 The messenger set out, and when he arrived he told David everything Joab had sent him to say. 23 The messenger said to David, "The men overpowered us and came out against us in the open, but we drove them back to the entrance to the city gate. 24 Then the archers shot arrows at your servants from the wall, and some of the king's men died. Moreover, your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead."
25 David told the messenger, "Say this to Joab: 'Don't let this upset you; the sword devours one as well as another. Press the attack against the city and destroy it.' Say this to encourage Joab."
26 When Uriah's wife heard that her husband was dead, she mourned for him. 27 After the time of mourning was over, David had her brought to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing David had done displeased the LORD.
Should the bible as a result be viewed as a manual of incest and debauchery because of these passages? What do these passages tell us about the lowly status of women during these times?
And what sense shall we make of the following biblical passages about the sons of Prophet Noah? It has been a long-standing dispute that these passages infer that the black-skinned peoples of Africa are the descendents of Ham, the Canaanites, cursed by Noah to be the eternal "slaves" of their brothers (see Genesis 9:24-27). If this is not true, why haven't these passages been stricken from the bible, as they would have Muslims strike offensive passages from the qur'an? Note also that Noah is reported to have lived 950 YEARS, when the average life expectancy of a human today is about 75 years. I don't hear anyone challenging the validity of this claim.
The Sons of Noah (NIV) Genesis 9:18-28
18 The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham and Japheth. (Ham was the father of Canaan.) 19 These were the three sons of Noah, and from them came the people who were scattered over the earth.
20 Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded [a] to plant a vineyard. 21 When he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and lay uncovered inside his tent. 22 Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father's nakedness and told his two brothers outside. 23 But Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it across their shoulders; then they walked in backward and covered their father's nakedness. Their faces were turned the other way so that they would not see their father's nakedness.
24 When Noah awoke from his wine and found out what his youngest son had done to him, 25 he said,
"Cursed be Canaan!
The lowest of slaves
will he be to his brothers."
26 He also said,
"Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem!
May Canaan be the slave of Shem. [b]
27 May God extend the territory of Japheth [c] ;
may Japheth live in the tents of Shem,
and may Canaan be his [d] slave."
28 After the flood Noah lived 350 years. 29 Altogether, Noah lived 950 years, and then he died.
My beloveds, I give these few passages to you as an example of the deception, dishonesty, and twisted purpose of those who attack you here, who spend all of their energies and exhaust their knowledge and resources attacking Muslims and what we believe, without looking at what they claim to believe themselves.
May God the Creator grant you peace and mercy and forgiveness of your sins. Salutations of peace to Muhammad and all the prophets and companions of heaven.
at February 10, 2006 12:43 PM
Constantinople you are a cvvonviet criminal racist. First the Christian scolar in Europe and America finely state for a fact THAT ISLAN NEVER CONVERT ANYONE BY THE SWORD. The jewish religion and Islam share one common trait they never force anyone to convert by force. The European of the middle age came up with that idear to explaime the rapid growth of Islam in the Middle East, North Africe and other part of the world. See Roman Cath won over the Frank
orginate Pagan belief when the Frank King decide to Convert to Roman Cath he force his entire Frankish people to convert or die by the sword an this is than historyal fact which many Christian refuse to exspect about they history. In fact the Late Roman Empire force convert the nongermany pagan workshipper to espect Christianity or die by the sword. Most native of North Aftrica didnot like the idear of the Trinity which was force down other Christian sects that didnot like or espect the idear of the Trinity again swords where use to forcable convert people or murber then. Read your own religious history before you say anything bad about Islam. Most people of North Africa where happy to be liberate from ther opposive Christian rule an happly espect Islam of they own free will.
That was one reason why when Christian conquest the North Africa they where unable to convert the native back to Christian by any mean they try.
Grow up than espect the fact that there is between 12,500,000 to 13,499,999 milion moslim in Ameria and the number are growing. This is base on the saudic methord of figor out the maxium number of people from each county allow to visit the holy city Mecca during the Hajj. The moslim populate in each county to the nearest million divide by 1000.
Since America maxium qoute last Hajj was 13,000 it mean the nearest million number was 13 million.
at February 11, 2006 1:04 AM
defenderofislam
That's right, islan never convert anyone by the sword... it is islam. Seriously go read your qu'ran. Islam = Jihad, Jihad=War, War=Deception …therefore, Islam = Deception. Besides what are you doing corresponding with najis. All non-followeres of Islam the Quran says are "najis" (filthy, untouchable, impure) (9:28)..
at February 11, 2006 6:41 AM
"The fact that this group is operating within America’s borders (with apparent immunity) is alarming to say the least"
More proof of my contention that the American Establishment is pr-Islamic
Posted by: dococ at February 11, 2006 7:39 PM
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