The people who are commemorated are not even the revered figures whose names must not be trampled, but the names are the same, and so the name of the pro-Western secularist Mohammad Reza Pahlevi must be removed because his first name is the same as that of the prophet of Islam, and New York City taxpayers have to pay for this particular homage to Islamic sensibilities. Anyone who doesn’t agree that this must be done is a racist, bigoted “Islamophobe,” and so that is that, right?
“NYC to remove Islamic names from sidewalk due to vandalism,” by Melkorka Licea, New York Post, March 18, 2017:
The city must remove 11 names revered by Muslims that are etched on downtown sidewalks — because it’s an insult that people are trampling on them, critics are demanding.
“It is a hate crime and must be prosecuted,” Alina Nisar wrote on an online petition calling for the removal of the name Mohammad from the 200 names in black granite along Broadway from Battery Park to City Hall, installed in 2003 to honor every ticker tape parade to travel down the corridor.
To many Muslims, trampling over sacred names — such as the religion’s prophet Muhammad — is an insult.
“Walking on an important symbol is a sign of disrespect,” said Ibrahim Hooper, the spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
“As Americans might view walking on an American flag or a grave disrespectful, in Islamic culture, the prophets are some of the most important things in the world.”
But the engraving — located on Broadway between Rector Street and Exchange Place — isn’t for the prophet at all, it’s for Mohammad Reza Pahlevi, the former Shah of Iran who was a close ally to Uncle Sam.
Pahlevi’s name was installed to commemorate a City Hall reception and parade for the ruler on Nov. 21, 1949, as part of the Big Apple’s “Canyon of Heroes.”
“It was with the utmost respect…that we placed granite markers…to more permanently commemorate them,” said Jessica Lappin, President of the Alliance for Downtown New York.
It’s unclear why there is a movement afoot now — as opposed to 14 years ago — to remove that name, and 10 others.
“It really hurts the feelings of people of Muslim faith,” said Yasir Bhai, the treasurer for One Nation US, who helped create a separate petition late last year that now has over 700 signatures, they said.
Other revered names the group would like removed from the sidewalk include Ibrahim, Ahmad, Hassan and Ali.
Those names appear for the former President of Sudan Ibrahim Abboud, the former President of Guinea Ahmed Sékou Touré, the former king of Morocco King Hassan II and the former Prime Minister of Pakistan Liaguat Ali Khan.
A Downtown Alliance spokeswoman estimated it would cost taxpayers roughly $10,000 to remove each name totaling $110,000 for all 11….
Cheryl Hutchison says
Government ideology is “if you don’t spend it you lose it”! Succumbing to this kind of perceived “insult” is weak and pandering. Typical of a democratic politician!
Infidel Lass says
As Americans might view walking on an American flag or a grave disrespectful,
Because you don’t find walking on a grave to be disrespectful?
Also, notice the use of the word “American”. Not “non Muslim”, AMERICAN. Way to separate the two. If you don’t identify as American, why the hell are you making demands in America?
It’s unclear why there is a movement afoot now — as opposed to 14 years ago — to remove that name, and 10 others.
Simple really. Fourteen years ago Muslims in America didn’t feel strong enough to make such demands. That they do so today shows that the Islam-appeasing governments have made them feel in a position of power high enough to try to erase a portion of an American City.
If non Muslim Americans wish to honor people by paving their names on the sidewalk then that’s their choice. America does not answer to an Islamic government nor to Islamic sensivities. If you wish for a country to appeal to your hard-line version of religion, move to a Sharia governed one.
Shmooviyet says
@Infidel Lass:
“America does not answer to an Islamic government nor to Islamic sensitivities.”
THAT is the problem. Americans (pols and media not included) aren’t lying down & rolling over to feel subjugated; that’s the real insult to allah, mo and the rest.
Infidel Lass says
I hear you. Problem is, how to solve this? I live in France for the moment but I’m British- have family in Yorkshire. My family are on the left mostly. They live but minutes from Rotherham- if you follow this site you know what’s happening there. Problem is this: they don’t talk about it. If they do they “condemn” the mass rapes but find circumstances, etc. Outrageous, disgusting- and way too common! Showing their underbelly like my dogs do when I’m yelling at them. And just like dogs, the more yelling, the more submissive cowering…And when you calm down they lick your fingers to appease you and do whatever you say. That’s the problem; Britain is going the way of Indonesia and other such countries where one was fine ten years ago, and one would be at risk today. In Britain, it’s not just the media. It’s everyone.
Of course the Islamists are going to try the same in America. If they’re not stopped, New York will end up like London. Sadiq Khan included.
Shmooviyet says
Agreed, every word. We hear from older family & friends in London, Lancashire, Kent… and a few poor Carib friends who long ago made the move to Slough, God help them now.
So sad and infuriating, to hear that past pride replaced by a tired sense of resigned capitulation.
somehistory says
Your are so right. They don’t consider that they are anything other than moslim and only call themselves American, or British, or German when it suits their purpose, to make a claim to something that *belongs* to Americans, Brits, or Germans, etc., to quote the law or Constitution, to assert their *rights* as Americans.
And they have been allowed to grow in numbers and political strength to the point where they feel just about ready to conquer the country for islam.
Kay says
Were those politicians who would also be “out of favor” now?
Why should we erase our political history to salve Mohammeden feelings? With this precedent set where will it end? Seems yhere are countries they could go to that would be more to their liking.
Who is starting the counter petition?
Shmooviyet says
Yes, many Americans are insulted when a US flag is stomped or BURNED but that doesn’t stop it happening on a regular basis in some precincts.
Those names were not put there to be disrespected– and no one was outraged enough to complain til now?!?
People have become damned tired of this wet-diaper whining from CAIR and their ilk. If all adults consistently wailed about their hurt feewings and demanded this or that ‘nipple’, as muslims do, nothing would ever get done!!
Just more bad theatre.
Shmooviyet says
Edit– X out “Just”.
Kay says
Mohammedens– aren’t they the ones that blow up and destroy historical artifacts around the world? And now they’re getting the government in the US to join and pay for their efforts?
DogOnPorch says
Should take The Shah off the sidewalk and give him a statue.
That would really pi** ’em off…
Shmooviyet says
Yes, it would need weekly cleaning.
Marty says
See, there is a sensitive side to Islam. It doesn’t’t just call for slaughter of infidels and sexual enslavement.
Michael says
Yes, it’s good to know that they have such feelings … so easily hurt, too. How insensitive of us …
Guy Jones says
This really says something about the utterly bankrupt moral calculus at work in contemporary Islam, as practiced by some Muslims in America — stepping on the name “Mohammed” is deemed to be offensive, but, perpetual support (whether moral, theological, financial or otherwise) for murderous Islamic terrorists is okay.
We are continually reminded by the Left and sundry Islamic apologists that Muslims in America are allegedly capable of embracing the concept of a secular society and the values of the Enlightenment, yet, stunts like this in which Muslims claim perpetual grievance over the most inane, innocuous things as a means of aggressively asserting themselves and prodding government to do their bidding and to conform to the Islamic outlook and its tenets, demonstrate the inherent fallacy and the foolishness of that conceit.
Troybeam says
Islam, conquer no matter what or how, this being said people look to what’s actually happening inside our nation, the more Islam grows the greater demand for Islamic rule under the guise of religion/ take a different approach to Islam would be to see it for what it actually is: A POLITICAL MOVEMENT disguised as religion.
To see this one must understand Islam for has its own legal system known as sharia law and applies only to its followers and with that in this Islam only legal system it has rules for non Muslims living in an Islamic state,
Ban Islam from America: by doing so we protect our nation from the same ravages that Europe is having, we protect our people, history and nation from the war that Islam will bring upon us.
Dennis says
New York: don’t do it. I lived in Iran during the rule of Shah Pahlevi. He was well meaning but incompetent. Also the U.S. turned its back on him and supported the rule of the ayatollahs. Leave his name, and others there. You don’t see Jews protesting or Christians. Don’t let this minority tell the majority what to do or not do!
mustapha crap says
It is high time the west stopped the charade, Islam has declared war on us, they keep reminding of that declaration all the time.
We in the west must simply stop denying it and embrace the fact, we are in a war for our very survival, there can be no negotiating we must go on the offensive and grind Islam back into the dirt that spawned it.
We need to eradicate Islam wherever it rears its ugly head, demolish all mosques in the west expel Islam from within our border, we are facing an insidious vile ideology like we did with Nazism and Communism yet instead of standing up to the threat and beating it down until it was utterly broken and no longer a threat, we are pandering to it in the hope of not upsetting it.
Screw their upset and offence, we need to get nasty with Islam and smash it out of existence. There was a time in the US when Communism was illegal we need to treat Islam in the same way, make Islam illegal, and deport its adherents back to wherever they or their parents/grandparents originate from
Rev g says
I heard it would cost 1.4 billion to properly remove the name, and we are too broke. Now if some Muslim country wants to pony up the cash….
somehistory says
hooper and his evil pals could get down on their knees…as they are prone to do anyway…and scrub the names away with sand paper.
The devil is making demands upon people that the demon creature knows will make things more difficult.
Making the people pay for such nonsense when times are so hard and many people go without necessary funds to feed, clothe, warm/cool, medicate, etc. And what company will get those big bucks for removing the names? Will it be moslem owned?
The wild beast from satan and his children, the more-than-willing tools, work hard only at causing trouble.
Stan Lee says
Seeing names associated as Islamic is worst than unpopular, and it is not by accident. It is based upon Islamic failures to respect the various religions of Americans while its religious-political organizations are the most paranoid of any such organizations existing in the United States, and are continually complaining that they are disrespected for preferring and working toward shariah law as a replacement for constitutional law which is the law of our nation.
In that case, Islam is seeking the conquest of all who are not Muslim in the United States and it wants to be looked upon as special while it seeks to undermine American life.
Islam becomes myopic when the fact is brought to its attention that if a Christian was to enter in peace to Saudi Arabia, that Christian had better not have a Christian bible with him. And, Muslims visiting or wanting to enter the United States to live here are not cited by any law if they bring a quran with them, it is tolerated..
Islam does not tolerate our religious practices, though Egypt supposedly “tolerates” the Coptic Christians of its land, which were the very first monotheistic faith of Egypt long before Islam arrived there. Yet, though Coptics still live in Egypt, we see news reports of Coptic Christians being murdered, crucified, beaten, all by mobs of fanatical Muslims. And, Egypt is supposedly the most tolerant of Arab populated nations.
I suppose I could mention much more, but most of us are now aware of much more that exists.
Reason enough exists for not wanting to see Islamic names on the sidewalks or anywhere else. They brought their intolerance with them, our nation is not good enough for their expectations, because we have a Constitution and demand that it is the law of this land upon which America was built.
If Islam needs its own law as superior to ours, then Islam should have remained where it was before it sought the fertile land of the United States of America..
Angemon says
I’m going to go on a limb and say that if you get upset when you see someone stepping on a name then you are not a “moderate”, you never were and you will never be…
Steven RSA says
Yet it’s fine for them to name their jihadist murderous offspring after mohammed with no insult to their prophet. I guess cultist murder is not offensive to islam.
Crusades Were Right! says
“Dance, kaffir puppets, dance!”…
…cries the taqiyya merchant.
Darryl Kerney says
Well then, i guess no stars with their names on Hollywood sidewalks for any muslims eh ?
somehistory says
If they see your comment, they’ll insist on it. Did the boxer, Clay, ever make a movie?
Mo says
I am so SICK of this insanity!
somehistory says
And I am so very, very SICK of the evil beast and its murderous, demanding presence..
no_one says
I agree.
John A. Marre says
That’s not our cultural value. It’s theirs. Why are they being allowed to come here and dictate to us their cultural values?
( Silly question.) Because Muslims consistently vote democrat, and send big bucks to the democrats.
Infidel Task Force says
A few years ago, the muslooms wanted to remove the statue of Mohammed from the Supreme Court too. How did that work out?
The next time we are in NYC. lets all piss on the name Mohammed,
Manny says
PBUH. And the “P” doesn’t stand for peace.
Manny says
If they don’t like the way we honor people in this country then they should leave. Who the hell are they to tell us what is honorable and what is not in this country? Next time we should inscribe his name at the bottom of a toilet bowl.
Phil says
We should not submit to this ridiculous request. It is just giving Muslims the domination that they stealthily are gaining.
Byzantium1683 says
So, name of famous world leader is inscribed to honour him, obviously.
It is logical to want to remove it, even if the reason is stupid. But according to that one person its presence is a “hate crime”
That is just so, so stupid.
Gen Jines says
For a religion that is fanatical about forbidding art or any inanimate thing that might be worshiped, Muslims place a lot of power on a piece of granite with a name written on it. Then again they consider a mass produced page of a book more important than a human life because they are willing to kill over the mere rumor of disrespect of a koran.
Gen Jones says
Comment by Gen Jones, the fat fingered. ?
Michael says
Isn’t it the whole point? One set of rules for them, one set for the dhimmis and kafirs. And we kiss their ass on this stuff, which only, and obviously, says, ‘We can get more concessions!’ And they do … and the only ‘end’ in sight, for them, is Sharia law. Maybe this will become clear? One hopes …
putridislam says
Bossing us around is to show their alleged superiority over us. Just imagine what they would accomplish if we allowed them to lay more eggs.
Michael says
What if our ‘feelings are hurt’ when they, in their Friday prayers, all over the world, call for the elimination of Jews and the submission of Christians? I think the Koran hurts a lot of feelings, and their prayers and words hurt a lot of feelings … I guess no need to ask, it’s been going on for so long, but when did ‘the right to not be offended’ have a place in America? I shake my head …….
putridislam says
Who is power now is doing the cowtowing. That’s who you New Yorkers have to go after. De Blasio?
Jose Luis Toledo says
No matter what website I go to and read articles about these barbarians-terrorists, the comments are, more or less, the same. Complains. Sick and tired of it (them). Enough. Abuse. Intimidation. Demands. Blocking traffic. No display of Crucifix. No pork allowed in school meals. Everybody of every nationality is SICK AND TIRED OF THIS SHIT . . . but the only thing we, so-called civilized, citizens do (in every country: UK, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Spain, Canada, USA, Australia, etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., and eve in many South American countries) is sit in front of our pc’s and write about it while the abuse and the power of the towelheads keep growing and demanding more and more. Religion was taken out of American schools BUT now religion, the moooslim religion, has a preferable treatment in American schools: time off to pray and special rooms for the barbarians!!!!
WHEN & HOW are we going to get organized and trying to put an end to this madness????
What can be done???
Who is going to be the Charles Martel to stop Islam?????
How far will this go until we reach the point of no return?????
Please, somebody must come up with some ideas to stop this craziness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Instead of complaining so much and writing about it, how about DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT?????
Can an association be started “to defend our Freedom of Speech and our Liberties”????
Can we STOP this invasion????
President Trump needs ALL THE HELP THAT HE CAN GET AND THAT WE CAN GIVE HIM!!!
ENOUGHHHHHHHHHHHH.
If we don’t do anything, most of us will die of an heart attack or of despair and frustration.
HEEEEEEEEELLLLLPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!
Imnokuffar says
How much More. ?????
Just wait and see.
What should actually happen is that they should should be ignored and told to F### Off.
TheDane says
Always complaining and whining like little babies, those Mohammedans! It’s no wonder that mohammedans aren’t the biggest Nobel-prize winners in the world, and it’s no wonder that their countries are a mess and that wars are ongoing; they are always insulted and contemplating how to get back at people. What a sick kind of life! They should be forced to clean our streets and parks for the money they are being paid by Western governments; that – perhaps – would give them less time to be insulted and carry out terrorist activities.
Jeanette says
It’s apparently difficult to behave like an adult when you are nothing more than gonads-on-the-hoof.
I like Pamela Geller’s name for them: An Army of Charles Mansons.
Anne Smith says
Quite funny really. The Shah was trying to do a Kemal Attaturk in Iran and bring the country into a more modern and less Islamic way of life. Unfortunately the US abandoned him and allowed the mad mullahs to take over. Somewhat ironic that the Muslims now want to “respect” his name. They hated him when he was alive.
Susette says
More moslem idol worship…this time a name in man-made concrete. May allah punish the moslems severely for this idol worship.
Moslems probably hate the late shah because he westernized Iran. In that case, they should be delighted that his name is being trampled upon.
Why is it they can name their kids muhammad, if it is so sacred???
Jeanette says
New York did NOT have to spend any money on this. Muslims are notoriously good at destruction and NY could simply have given them the go-ahead to do what comes naturally to them.
This is just another ripoff of the American TaxVictim.
Milo says
The cost should not be on the tax paying citizens but those 700 who signed the petition. Ten to one, if you get up a petition calling for those who demand its removal to pay, you’ll get a heck of a lot more than 700 signatures and those 700 might have a change of heart.
Chris says
This is the beginning as the left/democrats allow more of them into America – they WILL demand more of us to subjugate to their demands. With weak & PC government dooming us to a future unlike Saudi Arabia or Iran.
When at last we will HAVE to take up arms to defend ourselves lest will become Paris or Sweden or Germany.
If we are lucky and the democrats have not taken our 2nd Amendment from us, if they are allowed to steal the WH away from The People we will have no hope.
Our only hope is to fight back NOW !!!!!!
Protect Trump because he is our protector. We must find ways to identify & fight back against this information blackout.
Do you think the majority of New Yorker’s would approve of spending tax payer money on 700 people who probably will never walk on this street?
But, the NYers will never know because the media will never tell – this money could go to feeding hungry children NOT to special interest groups who have been formed to derive favorite treatment from the masses.
Check them out at: https://twitter.com/onenation_us
http://onenationus.org/history.php – their first mission is NOT one of help but of taking $$$ from the taxpayers – closing off streets so that they can open a funeral home, no doubt helped by @NYPDMuslim. Next their will have taxpayers pay for Muslim funerals. Having taxpayers pay to remove names placed in honor BEFORE they formed.
This is just the beginning – taxpayer funds should be guarded by people who do not cave to special interests groups amassing to garner privilege ………..
LR says
New York City…
You better grow a pair and tell CAIR, to Fuck Off.
No CAIR, this is the U.S., and if you don’t like it and are insulted, so what. Taxpayer money should not be spent on something like this.
This is becoming stupid. If a city like New York can’t even stand up to some idiot demands like this one, they really are being pathetic dhimmis.
Doesn’t the city have fines for vandalism?
No, the city does not have to remove these names at all.
PAT says
WHILE I CAN’T STAND N.Y. IF I DID LIVE OR VISIT THERE I WOULD IMMEDIATELY WALK MY 5 DOGS RIGHT OVER THE NAME MOHAMMAD JUST TO IRRITATE THE MUSLIMS.
PAT says
WHILE I CAN’T STAND N.Y. IF I DID LIVE OR VISIT THERE I WOULD IMMEDIATELY WALK MY 5 DOGS RIGHT OVER THE NAME MENTIONED JUST TO IRRITATE CERTAIN PEOPLE.
PAT says
2% OF OUR POPULATION IS ALL IT’S GOING TO TAKE TO SEE MORE DEMANDS AND CONFRONTATIONS AND AT THE RATE OF BIRTH TO 3-4 WIVES THESE MUZZIES HAVE WILL DOOM US VERY SOON.
PAT says
2% OF OUR POPULATION IS ALL IT’S GOING TO TAKE TO SEE MORE DEMANDS AND CONFRONTATIONS AND AT THE RATE OF BIRTH TO 3-4 WIVES THESE PEOPLE HAVE WILL DOOM US VERY SOON.
PAT says
JIHAD WATCH; IF YOU INSIST ON CENSORING MY COMMENTS JUST BECAUSE IT MAY OFFEND CERTAIN PEOPLE THEN YOU CAN GO TO HELL I WILL SEND ALL YOUR ARTICLES TO MY SPAM BOX