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DePaul Islamic chaplain has praised Anwar al-Awlaki and other jihad terrorists

May 28, 2016 1:40 pm By Robert Spencer

That this jihadi would have a job at DePaul or any American university shows what a radioactive wasteland of filth American academia has become. DePaul (and other universities) wouldn’t hesitate to employ a man who openly praises jihad terrorists, but they wouldn’t be caught dead hiring an outspoken foe of jihad terrorists.

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Breitbart has more on Ryan here. “DePaul Islamic Chaplain Abdul-Malik Ryan Supports ISIS and Has Connections to Muslim Terrorists,” by Matt Forney, May 27, 2016:

Abdul-Malik Ryan is the Islamic chaplain of Chicago’s DePaul University and also serves as Assistant Director of Religious Diversity at the college’s Loop campus. He also goes by the alias “Abu Noor al-Irlandee” (“al-Irlandee” is Arabic for “the Irishman”). Ryan is not only an open supporter of Muslim terrorist groups such as ISIS and al-Qaeda, he has ties to traitor and convicted terrorist John Walker Lindh.

Meet Abdul-Malik Ryan

Abdul-Malik Ryan is an American of Irish descent who obtained his bachelor’s degree from DePaul and also attended Georgetown Law School. Prior to becoming DePaul’s Islamic chaplain, he worked as an attorney in the Cook County child protection system.

Ryan converted to Islam in 1994 when he was a student at DePaul, initially joining the Nation of Islam, the radical black nationalist organization led by Louis Farrakhan; he would later become an Orthodox Muslim. According to my contacts, prior to his conversion, Ryan also served as the president of DePaul’s Communist club, though I haven’t turned up any evidence of this so far.

Some of Abdul-Malik Ryan’s radical left-wing beliefs are well-known: according to Breitbart’s Tom Ciccotta, he has cheered on the declining white majority in America, supports cop killers, and believes that it is immoral for the U.S. to refuse to accept Syrian refugees. However, at his blog Abu Noor al-Irlandee, he has openly expressed support for Muslim terrorists who kill Americans and Europeans.

Abdul-Malik Ryan’s Terrorist Problem

On his blog, Abdul-Malik Ryan refers to himself as an “unrepentant Fenian Islamist” and posts articles supportive of Islamic terrorism. In a deleted post from 2008, he praises Anwar al-Awlaki, the leader of al-Qaeda in Yemen. Al-Awlaki was the mastermind behind the 2009 Fort Hood massacre by Nidal Hasan and the attempted Christmas day bombing of Northwest Airlines Flight 253 by “underwear bomber” Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab.

Ryan writes:

…Shaykh al-Awlaki is one of those rare speakers that combines articulateness with being blunt and clear and fearless in his analysis. Most people who are articulate and can speak well use those skills in order to make less clear what they are actually saying or in order to speak to multiple audiences at once, or to create “plausible deniability” in the future if someone wants to come after them for what they “seem to be saying.” There may be reasons for all of this, but when someone speaks clear and directly (as Allaah (swt) says speak clearly and directly to the point Surah Ahzab Ayah 70) then it naturally appeals to people, even when people don’t agree with everything you say. This is why someone like Al Hajj Malik Shabazz became beloved even by people who did not agree with some of his message, because they knew where he stood, knew he was on their side, and loved how he spoke the truth. All of which makes Shaykh Anwar al-Awlaki and his thought a perfect topic for my “Alternative Visions” series!

Ryan also heaps praise on the “Mujahideen” (guerrilla terrorists) killing American soldiers in Iraq and affirms his support for establishing an “Islamic State”:

But despite all of that, the plans of the United States are not working. The Islamic revival is continuing. The evil nature of U.S. plans are clear to most Muslims, especially the youth and especially the active practicing Muslim youth living in the U.S. itself. They plot and plan, but Allaah is the Best of Planners. In fact, the popularity and understanding of the true message of Islam continues to grow in the Muslim world and the concept of re-establishing the Islamic State, or re-establishing the Khilafah is everywhere seen as much more realistic and likely than it was even 15 years ago. [Text bolded by me – ed.]

At the end of the post, Ryan states that there are only a “few minor areas” where he “perhaps disagree[s]” with al-Awlaki and prays that Allah “protect and preserve him and keep him free!” He also prays for the release of several other Muslim terrorists and captured enemy combatants, including John Walker Lindh, and advocates that Muslims use “mass civil disobedience” to resist Islamic terrorist groups from being designated as such by the U.S. government:

The next recommendation is that stories of corruption, immorality, etc. should be promoted about the “extremist” Muslims. This of course means, that if these Muslims, have not committed any crimes you simply make things up or take basic Islamic beliefs and actions and criminalize them. Shaykh al-Awlaki specifically cites what the govenrment did with Imam Jamil Al-Amin (May Allaah free him!) in this context. One can also look to examples like Shaykh Ali al-Timimi (May Allaah free him!), John Walker Lindh (May Allaah free him!), or Muhammad Salah (May Allaah free him!). The only notion of criminalizing any aid or support for a “designated terrorist” organization and then being able to designate whomever you wish as a terrorist organization is nothing less than the criminalization of being a Muslim and daring to support any cause not approved by the U.S. government. (I continue to believe that the only response to this that will be effective at the end of the day is to demonstrate the pure injustice of such laws by mass civil disobedience in which the Muslims in hundreds of thousands publicly and openly support these groups in ways which are clearly moral and right, daring the government to punish us for it. Until then, it will continue to pick off the truly strong among us, but those seen to be weak because they are not supported by the community). [Text bolded by me – ed.]

In another post from 2008, Abdul-Malik Ryan posts a “rebel nasheed” called “Ghurabaa.” A nasheed is a jihadist chant, and this particular one was written by the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood when he was in prison. It includes the lyrics “Let us make Jihad together” and “Do not bow your foreheads to anyone besides Allah”:

In another post, Ryan pays homage to Sayyid Qutb, a Wahabbist theologian, leading member of the Muslim Brotherhood and the spiritual father of al-Qaeda and ISIS:

May Allaah (swt) accept Sayyid Qutb as a martyr forgive him any mistakes, sins and shortcomings. May Allaah (swt) show his mercy to all the Muslims and to all of the oppressed during the blessed month of Ramadan. [Text bolded by me – ed.]

There is much more here.

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  1. Cecilia Ellis says

    May 28, 2016 at 2:00 pm

    DePaul University is a Catholic university, founded by the Vincentian order, as discussed in the following article:

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DePaul_University

    His status at DePaul demonstrates the perilous, full-speed-ahead narrative of “dialogue”.

  2. Father Christopher says

    May 28, 2016 at 2:07 pm

    UNBELIEVABLE! What has happened to one of this Catholic University! The Vincentian Order has lost control of their Catholic Identity! Why would they permit this crazy Islamic Chaplain to even have a position!

    • Polk1970 says

      May 28, 2016 at 8:13 pm

      ALL American Catholic universities have gone to the OTHER SIDE.
      De Paul has been a hotbed of Pro-Jihad and Anti-Israel/Pro-BDS agitation
      Also Chicago’s other major Catholic university,Loyola,a Jesuit run school.
      Loyola-Chicago is front and center in the BDS movement (Economic War against Israel)
      And the iconic University of Notre Dame ,in South Bend,Indiana,has received MASSIVE Middle Eastern(Islamic) FUNDING

  3. jihad3tracker says

    May 28, 2016 at 2:17 pm

    Here is a link to an item about a professor at DePaul who left her job because there is still apparently too much free speech there.

    She slams the idea that campuses should be “neutral platforms” where ideas are discussed and must stand or fall solely on their merits.

    WE ALL KNOW THAT ACTUALLY, UNIVERSITIES ARE SOAKED IN BIAS FROM PAST ERAS AND COULD NEVER BE TRUSTED FOR ANY REAL PURSUIT OF TRUTH, RIGHT ????

    And, continuing on this subject, if you recall that Special Snowflake Student at Yale who had a meltdown with one of the house masters last fall on the quadrangle (a video is available).

    The married professors involved in defending someone’s choice of Halloween costume have decided they are tired of the fascist juvenile idiocy and withdrew from one aspect of their participation in academic life.

    Sorry for no link or lead, but you can probably find it with a Google search.

    • jihad3tracker says

      May 28, 2016 at 2:18 pm

      OOOOPS !!!! HERE IS THAT DEPAUL ITEM —

      http://dailycaller.com/2016/05/27/depaul-professor-offended-by-milo-resigns-calls-free-speech-delusional/?utm_campaign=atdailycaller&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social

    • Angemon says

      May 28, 2016 at 3:09 pm

      And here’s yet more of the absurdities taking place in DePaul University:

      • jihad3tracker says

        May 28, 2016 at 4:23 pm

        EXCELLENT POST, ANGEMON ! ! !

        Let’s remember that this came from Breitbart — a superb truth resource which sometimes gets overshadowed by other worthy contenders.

        A few others you might want to bookmark —- Weasel Zippers / Truth Revolt / The Blaze / Daily Caller / Free Beacon / Steyn Online / National Review.

        • jihad3tracker says

          May 28, 2016 at 7:09 pm

          If we want to remind the president of this university about the fascist thugs violating DePaul’s code of conduct, start exactly at 2:37 in the video. Here is the email path to Reverend Dennis Holtshneider: DePaulPresidentsOffice@depaul.edu

          You can also bring to his attention the resignation of a DePaul sociology professor who is convinced that higher education should not be a “neutral platform” for free speech due to oodles of insurmountable hereditary Caucasian exclusionary tactics (see my post above at 2:18 PM).

          Attempt in your email to apply well-deserved embarrassment, although he may be already far into the Western privilege guilt swamp — perhaps no amount of lucid reality can accomplish a rescue, but we have extra holiday time so amuse yourself with a wee dram of relevant eloquence.

        • Jay Boo says

          May 28, 2016 at 10:13 pm

          Another attempt to confiscate the truth by the Black (“LIES”) Matter campaign.

          Beware the Extreme Left want to shut down Donald Trump.
          They think they can force HILLARY on us without a backlash.

      • Cecilia Ellis says

        May 28, 2016 at 5:37 pm

        Angemon, “Jihad3” was correct . . . You post was indeed excellent! I saw a brief clip of this on FoxNews, but that report certainly did not compare to the background information contained in this presentation. Watching this video was a well-spent 37 minutes.

      • Polk1970 says

        May 28, 2016 at 8:03 pm

        Wonder if Valerie Johnson is controlling him thru sex?
        She could very well be manipulating him during pillow talk?.

  4. Custos Custodum says

    May 28, 2016 at 4:13 pm

    Dozens of university administrators, fellow “academics” as well as the usual gaggle of advisory committee members etc. were directly involved at various stages culminating in the appointment of this specimen as “chaplain.”

    In his “job” he will for years and perhaps decades infuse poison into under-educated young minds while sucking up precious funds provided by hardworking taxpayers.

    This money should have providee a real education to young people from the less privileged classes. As usual, they will be shafted by the loudmouthed hypocrites.

  5. Champ says

    May 28, 2016 at 10:19 pm

    DePaul Islamic chaplain has praised Anwar al-Awlaki and other jihad terrorists

    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.” — Isaiah 5:20

    Ryan, consider yourself warned.

    • Jay Boo says

      May 28, 2016 at 10:29 pm

      His beard surely gives him comfort that he is one with Muslims and his vanity allows him to forget the shallowness of Islam’s founder and doctrine.

      But on a dark and dreary night, his good Muslim ‘friends’ will gleefully turn on Irish boy in a split second if it advances their cause and that shaggy beard declaring he is a fellow Muslim will not save his sorry butt one bit.

      • Champ says

        May 29, 2016 at 1:23 am

        Sadly, this is all too true, Jay Boo. But he should’ve known better. What a coward and a fool.

  6. gravenimage says

    May 28, 2016 at 11:09 pm

    DePaul Islamic chaplain has praised Anwar al-Awlaki and other jihad terrorists
    ………………………

    *Anwar al-Awlaki*? Jihadists still cite him as inspiration for murdering Americans. That this thug is indoctrinating American students is beyond perverse.

    Here’s more ugliness about him:

    “DePaul Islamic Chaplain Abdul-Malik Ryan Supports ISIS and Has Connections to Muslim Terrorists”

    http://mattforney.com/abdul-malik-ryan/

  7. Fab Feringhee says

    May 30, 2016 at 9:10 am

    I am tired of all the idle talk. When will the business of removal of the muslims start? All we do is talk while they act. Thanks Robert for your articles which are dead on accurate but without action they are useless.

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