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May 7, 2008

San Quentin Prison imam chokes wife with electrical cord, is not suspended from job

Is no one at San Quentin uncomfortable with the idea of this imam preaching among prison inmates? Some of those inmates are probably doing time for crimes committed in similar circumstances. "Prison chaplain still on duty pending assault inquiry," by Gary Klien for the Marin Independent Journal, May 5 (thanks to JT):

San Quentin State Prison chaplain accused of choking his wife with an electrical cord will remain on duty pending the outcome of the investigation, a state spokeswoman said.

The investigation should not stop there. Prison officials should look into what he is preaching. Indeed, it is an opportunity to reconsider a great deal about the chaplaincy program, concerning who is hired, and what inmates are hearing and reading.

Rafeeq Hassan, 66, was arrested April 24 after an incident at his home on the prison grounds. Police determined that Hassan choked his wife with his hands and an electrical cord during an argument over "household issues," according to the sheriff's department.
Hassan, in a phone interview, said he was shaving at the time and was fending off his wife during a "ruckus."
Prosecutors are still reviewing the allegations, said Deputy District Attorney Charles Cacciatore. Hassan, who is free on bail, was assigned a May 12 court date to find out whether he will be charged.
Hassan, a full-time Muslim chaplain who makes $59,000 a year, has not been placed on suspension by prison officials.
"They need to wait until they receive all the documentation and reports until they make a decision about suspending him," said Terry Thornton, a spokeswoman for the state correctional department.
The prison employs five chaplains - Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Muslim and Native American. Hassan pays about $800 a month to rent his home at the prison, Thornton said.

He may yet get a place for free.

Posted by Marisol at May 7, 2008 3:48 AM
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The government continues to aid and abet terrorists by hiring these guys. The military is the worst, having hired imams directly from Saudi Arabia and obvious terror-affiliated networks and schools. There is no excuse for an institution that sucks up hundreds of billions of dollars for "intel".

http://bravenewsworld.blogspot.com/2006/06/jaccuse-soldier-says-military_10.html

Posted by: Max Publius [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 7, 2008 5:31 AM

The best of peoples.

The best they can get. The world has gone mad.

Posted by: sheik yer'mami [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 7, 2008 5:32 AM

Ho hum. Just another good muslim man disciplining the little woman. Nothing new here.

It makes me sick that they call this imam a "chaplain". And pay him $59 grand a year!

Posted by: ImNoDhimmi [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 7, 2008 6:22 AM

Place your bets!
Is this Muslim chaplain home grown black Muslim or an Arabian import?

Posted by: dennisw [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 7, 2008 6:29 AM

Well, he will have so much in common with the inmates.

Posted by: tanstaafl [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 7, 2008 7:57 AM

"Prison chaplain accused of choking his wife with an electrical cord..."
Shocking!
(somebody had to say it.)
;)

Posted by: DaninVan [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 7, 2008 8:21 AM

Florida Substitute Teacher Fired, Accused of Wizardry

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,354327,00.html

I'm just guessing. Who or what do you think might be offended by such wizardry?

The world may never know...............

Posted by: Abrog8 [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 7, 2008 8:57 AM

VICTORY OF ISLAM
Now O Mussalmans, hear and hear attentively that this campaign against Islam and Islam's holy influence cannot be defeated by ordinary methods and means. The campaign is backed by the most complex fabrications and the most carefully planned devices that Christians can design. It is pursued mercilessly, with no thought of the expenditure involved. It does not exclude some most shameful devices which decency forbids us to detail. It is a campaign let loose on a large scale and pushed by the worst possible wizardry by Christian peoples, followers of Trinity. Such a campaign cannot be countered by ordinary methods. It cannot be beaten unless its magic and wizardry are confronted by the miraculous power of the Hand of God. Only miraculous power can and will smash this campaign and not without it can we save our simple souls from this vicious Western magic. To think of anything else would be sheer folly. No wonder, therefore, God Almighty has chosen from amongst the true Muslims of our time, this humble one and blessed him with His revealed word and with other divine favors that this vicious magic may be undone.

http://www.alislam.org/books/victoryofislam/VICTORY%20OF%20ISLAM.pdf

Posted by: Abrog8 [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 7, 2008 9:06 AM

dennisw,

I'll place mine on homegrown, since he was shaving.

Posted by: Abscedere [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 7, 2008 9:08 AM

OT @Abrog8

I'm wondering when "wizardry" became a crime, and which Florida statute it falls under.

I'd love to know how it is defined, and what separates wizardry from magic, witchcraft, hexing, and healing by the laying on of hands.

Sometimes I'm ashamed to be a Floridian...

Posted by: Abscedere [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 7, 2008 9:17 AM

I would say homegrown (and has probably been a prison inmate at sometime in his life-served time for assault).

Posted by: pulsar182 [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 7, 2008 9:44 AM

"Hassan, in a phone interview, said he was shaving at the time and was fending off his wife during a 'ruckus.'"
-- from the article above

Yes, of course. His wife, used to bullying him approached him as he held a razor in his hand, and he was scared, and what could he do, in the ensuing "ruckus," except wrap an electrical cord around her neck and pull it tightly.

What's a Muslim man supposed to do in such circumstances? You or I, or anyone, would have done exactly the same thing. And besides, the Qur'an and Hadith are a guide as to how to treat unruly or disobedient women, and he was doing as the faith directs. To second guess this, to oppose this, to sit in judgment on this, to impose Infidel standards on treatment of Muslim wives by Muslim husbands, would be an unconstitutional infringement on religious freedom.

It's exactly what James Madison was worried about when he wrote the Virginia Remonstrance. Exactly what those who drafted the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses of the First Amendment foresaw would happen, in a distant American future, in which Muslims would be received into our midst, with incalculable potential consequences -- first in Western Europe, and now even in North America -- consequences that can only be avoided, or minimized, if enough non-Muslims come to their senses, and properly inform themselves, about Islamic doctrine, and about Muslim practice, and do so in time.

Posted by: Hugh [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 7, 2008 10:04 AM

Just what, exactly, does a prison imam do? What would be the equivalent in the Infidel world? Combat drill instructor? Platoon leader? Seriously.

Posted by: Infidel33 [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 7, 2008 10:39 AM

and what praytell was this mussel man shaving?

Posted by: lonewolf [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 7, 2008 10:58 AM

Obviously a cordial ruckus.

Posted by: Shy Guy [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 7, 2008 2:40 PM

Apparently the US government and judiciary are now so demoralized by Islamic dhimmitude, psychological warfare and their overall infiltration that premeditated murder in America is being given a free pass. Women as we see here may now be murdered by Muslim males with impunity and apparently with Gloria Steinem's tacit blessings. A murdering imam still has his job in a prison? (So much for separation of church and state).

A Muslim man who vows to strip Americans of the weapons with which they will need to defend themselves from marauding Islamic armies is on the verge of being put into the Oval Office by cadres of enemy fifth columnists.

Welcome to the encroaching horror of "Amerabia."

I NEVER thought I would live to see something like this.

God help us. (And I do NOT mean al-lah!!!).

Posted by: pythagoras [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 7, 2008 4:30 PM

In accordance with the holy, holy Qur'an, it sounds like this beating, choking her with an electrical cord, was "dharbun ghayru nubrah", or a light beating. No bones were broken, no permanent damage was done to her in reaction to her insolent and disrespectful behavior. I'm sure that there were large green bruises all over her body, but as Aisha (Mohammad's 6-year-old wife) said, no-one suffers like the Muslim woman. Allah t'alah, Allah knows best. What right do the kufirs, with their corrupt laws of corrupt men, have to criticise the teachings of Mohammad, the perfect role model for all time?

Posted by: special_guest [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 7, 2008 6:00 PM

I must say that even as a feminist I think there should be an investigation of the circumstances before action is taken against the chap. If he really was shaving at the time, it seems logical that his wife might have approached him, possibly violently. For all we know he could be a weedy little guy and she a violent big brute - it happens. I know a man whose wife nearly stabbed him one night when he was sleeping - she had a psychiatric disorder.

Innocent until proven guilty, even in this case.

However, I also agree that if he's found guilty (i.e. not just acting in self-defence), he should be suspended permanently from his job.

Posted by: Lili [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 8, 2008 1:21 AM

Wait!

This is pending an outcome which is correct morally and legally.

Lets remember what ware fighting for and not only what we are fighting against!

Posted by: tokyobk [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 8, 2008 2:18 AM


There was an interesting piece in 'Frontpage' on 10 October 2007 - Bill Warner of 'Centre for the Study of Political Islam', talking about "Islam and the Submission of Women".

http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=2ACCD764-5177-4D05-9186-4B9EFE442849

It bears rereading in light of a number of the stories posted in dhimmi watch lately - the Saudi conference on domestic violence, this story, and the story about the Muslim convert who had 3 wives and 19 kids and was treating them all abominably.

Posted by: dumbledoresarmy [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 8, 2008 3:50 AM

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