Said Laila Alawa, one of Khan’s accusers: “The reality is, speaking out as a woman can cost you your reputation, your job opportunities. It’s an insanely deep fear that we’ve taught our young women time and again with all the rhetoric around modesty and hijab. If you’re being told over and over that it’s the woman’s responsibility to be chaste, women are going to internalize it as their fault if they get harassed.”
Yes.
“Women Are Being Harassed For Speaking Out About A Muslim Preacher’s Misconduct Allegations,” by Hannah Allam, BuzzFeed, September 29, 2017 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
Once you get past the shirtless selfies and the “sugar daddy” boast, the scandal surrounding Muslim preacher Nouman Ali Khan is a rare window into how difficult it can be for Muslim communities to deal with claims of misconduct by leaders, especially when women are involved.
Khan is a conservative, Texas-based teacher whose lively Qur’an lectures draw hundreds of thousands of fans to his stories blending modern-day scenarios with strict interpretations of scripture. He disapproves of men and women shaking hands, promotes marrying young, and chides Muslims who wear “skintight” clothes. Shocking claims that he abused his power to pursue relationships with women set off a nasty battle over how to handle allegations of religious leaders behaving badly.
Last week, the accusations — along with screenshots of text messages and photos allegedly sent to women by Khan — portrayed him as an undercover ladies’ man who violated the rigid moral code he advocates. The claims also raise serious questions about whether he might’ve abused his authority in order to approach young women who attended his lectures or studied at Bayyinah, his religious center near Dallas. Khan, who hasn’t been charged with any crime, said in a Facebook post that the claims are a mix of lies and distortions about “communications” between consenting adults after he divorced his wife. Neither Khan nor Bayyinah could be reached for comment.
The scandal is so polarizing it’s almost impossible to discuss any aspect of it without the conversation ending in name-calling. Muslim women who’ve criticized Khan received such vicious and personal retaliations from his supporters that in some cases they’ve deleted posts and gone silent. Their comments on Khan’s official pages are scrubbed by his protectors, and critics who tag Khan on Twitter are immediately blocked.
The backlash, several women said, has drowned out voices calling on Muslims to be more up front about how leadership misconduct is a problem in Islam just as it is in other faiths, a discussion they say is long overdue. Incidents like this are usually handled quietly, through mediation, out of respect for the families involved and Islam’s tradition against public shaming. But that opaque process has failed in Khan’s situation, and the online scramble has led to vicious attacks on those who amplify the allegations.
“This is how you silence victims. This is why they won’t come forward,” Rabia Chaudry, a Muslim attorney and activist who’s faced a barrage of attacks for addressing the scandal, lamented in a Facebook post. Citing “the vitriol,” she declined a BuzzFeed News interview request.
For months, rumors of Khan’s alleged indiscretions had circulated among Muslims in Dallas, with some clerics even making thinly veiled references to the claims in public. But the allegations went viral Sept. 22 with a bombshell Facebook post by Omer Mozaffar, a Chicago-based Muslim chaplain who said he was brought in to mediate between Khan and concerned scholars, a role he’s played before in similar cases.
By Mozaffar’s account, Khan “confessed inappropriate interactions with various women,” lied about them, and threatened lawsuits to stop people from exposing him. Mozaffar wrote that he was publicizing the accusations now because Khan had violated a negotiated agreement that called for him to cease contact with the women, get counseling, and stop giving his signature lectures about how to live by the Qur’an in everyday life. He was permitted to circulate previously recorded talks, except for those on “marriage or gender matters.”…
“The reality is, speaking out as a woman can cost you your reputation, your job opportunities,” she said. “It’s an insanely deep fear that we’ve taught our young women time and again with all the rhetoric around modesty and hijab. If you’re being told over and over that it’s the woman’s responsibility to be chaste, women are going to internalize it as their fault if they get harassed.”
Anti-jihad says
Oh, no. God forbid a woman should have her own opinions to voice!
mortimer says
Nouman Ali Khan exposed… no doubt, he will blame the women who were not covered … so it isn’t his fault.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIAtJ4CZ3TM
Anti-jihad says
Rule #1: It is ALWAYS the woman’s fault no matter what happened or who did it. If a man did something, you can bet there’s a woman who MADE him do it.
dibatag says
Yes even if a women is raped it’s her fault
Westman says
This Muslim couple discussing the “scandal” is almost hilarious. She suspects there is fire amongst the smoke and he doesn’t want to believe it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN1gsGp8mLo
Chris Malan says
“Oh, no. God forbid a woman should have her own opinions to voice!”
You might as well try to stop the wind with a sieve or try to empty the Pacific using a teaspoon. It doesn’t matter in which country you are.
Bruce says
oh ,no you don’t understand , my,my ,didn’t you know Islam is a religion of peace and if you don’t accept that we’ll kill you .duh.
Bree says
Keep bringing them in, idiots, keep bringing them in. My Question is: who was paid for this?
IQ al Rassooli says
For decades, Muslims (with obscene degrees of hypocrisy and duplicity) have been pointing the finger at and assaulting the Catholic clergy for their un Christian behaviour proving Muslims are better by the lack of such scandals in courts.
As usual, Muslims rarely tell the TRUTH about their faith. For example, women in Islam have been for 1400 years and are still treated in this 21st century by the their male counterpart as just one little step up higher the ladder of evolution than DOMESTIC animals
Muslims do not tell non Muslims/ Kuffar/ Infidels that women (all women) are considered to have half the brain of a man for which it requires the witness of TWO women to validate (if possible) the veracity of an event yet there are millions of Muslim women who are infinitely more logical than any imam in Islam
That women who complain about being RAPED are invariably STONED to death for adultery
Muslims NEVER admit FAULT because any and all their misdeeds are caused by OTHERS caused by a mental disorder of Blame Others Syndrome
Muslims are mandated by their so called ‘spiritual’ leaders called imams NEVER to wash their dirty laundry in public upon pain of serious retribution
This is exactly WHY the news media (that invariably cover up Muslim misdeeds) rarely print allegations of rape by Muslim females brought to their attention
It is refreshing that at last some sane and rational Muslim women are standing up against the tyranny of their Muslim men that has been enslaving them mentally, physically and spiritually for 1400 years
IQ al Rassooli
Kafir & Proud!
Pet Charles says
I have said repeatedly that I will take a bikini clad woman from the West over a burka clad Muslim woman any day. The clothes you wear does not necessarily make you a better person. Your deeds are what distinguish you.
Mak says
The burqa allows women to hide bombs for jihad activity. So I guess a burqa can help you do evil.
Janakiraman Rajalakshmi says
christians who came to torture , kill & convert multitudinous in India & world over ( Africa , South America ) did not wear any Burqua. uk christians guilty of GENOCIDE ( Jallianwala Bagh ,assacre to massacres all over India & the world wore suits , neckties …shoes no Burkha .
Read up christian Inquisitions in India.
Guest says
Drag yourself into the 21st Century
Carolyne says
Since you persist in this nonsense, janakiraman Rajalakshmi, may I point out that the countries which were once under the domination of England were much better off than they are now. Say “Hello” to your monkey god.
Expat88 says
The biggest mass murder in history was the Muslim subjugation of the Indian subcontinent. The British rule was very mild by any comparison. The British brought the subcontinent into the modern era as a side effect from their rule.
Georg says
Guy looks to have more than a few cousins in his family tree.
Guest says
Hard to trace the exact lineage, tho:
https://www.greatbigcanvas.com/view/in-clover,1049753/?s=lHDIyR1IQY2Z4MgBfdwCy32Z0h6UsuKUHEncsxpQk3jRN7lHawK5E2jQLWkH51
mortimer says
Nouman Ali Khan’s accusers are ALL ISLAMOPHOBIC !
Troybeam says
It takes 4 men to stand for a woman against an accused: how many women have to make a stand against a man for violating them?
The Koran is nothing more than a book about killing all that is not Islamic, it has many rulings against women that women have no chance of being treated as human. The Koran also demands total adherence: 100 % devotion no matter if its right/ wrong or given that it was written centuries ago has not in any given way… made a move to change one word, deed or attitude.
Perhaps the Chinese have a great idea: remove the devices the Koran and prayer rug from nation, after a while then remove the Mosques: Islam has no place in western society, it does not assimilate it only segregates itself and demands that society adheres to its beliefs or else.
mortimer says
The women accusers will be punished by the Islamic community for speaking out. They will have to distance themselves from Muslims to have any peace of mind.
roger woodhouse says
Yes.The time will come when steps will be taken to have this evil removed from our shores.Starting with the proscribing of that so called cult of Islam and then by forceable removal of its adherrents who continue to practice it.The closing of mosques is a neccessity and the issue of future deportation notices of those muslims unwilling to accept this .Most muslims I suspect will be more than happy to ditch this brainwashing ideology in favour of remaining in the West.Furthermore the promoting of this ‘religion’will no longer be part of school corriculum in the name of ‘diversity’.Multi culturalism will then be confined to the dustbin of history ‘One culture’ for one nation .Islam must be exposed warts and all for our future safety and economic success.Time for ‘being nice’to this creed is long over
Guest says
Everyone has the right to speak. Just like I have the right to say, “Get out of my state, Khan!”
Ray Sears says
I say, get out of my country, muslim !
Janakiraman Rajalakshmi says
But it is u christians who have always been invading others’ boundaries.
u stand forfeited of such unwarranted righteousness to holler at them ” get out”. Muslims , North Koreans , Chinese , Hindus all non christians have every right to defend themselves.
I recall christian colonizer of CHINA’s Hong Kong ( Plucky CHINA made all british christian colonizers GET OUT of Hong Kong to my delight) blabbered ” Indians consider sovereignty of Countries is as sacred as a Woman’s Virginity……it is meant to be violated / invaded ..”.
This is civilization of developppped soooperpower This is christian value. christian compassion..
Raja says
Janakiraman Rajalakshmi,
I fail to understand what point you are trying to make here.
All nations have fought wars from time immemorial. What has that to do with Christianity?
Please could you explain?
abad says
What’s up with his Amish beard sans mustache? Does he really think he is trying to fool us?!
kuriakose says
Why the fuss? He is not breaking any of his religious laws. See Christian Prince’s brilliant video on this topic. The Muslim women shouldn’t complain, if they don’t like such behaviour then they should leave this religion. Women’s role in islam is to provide sex and breed babies as we all know.
Sarah says
He looks rather ‘special needs’ in that photo. Too many of the same bloodline in that gene pool, probably.
Its the same, the world over, whether its Islam or any other religion in this particular case.. In that here we have some doofus with eyes that are suspiciously widely spaced on his derpy head; frothing at the mouth with rules, obligations and judgements pertaining to his religious beliefs that he commands towards others and who he sits in judgement of, using those beliefs; who meanwhile is as busy as a beaver behind the scenes, breaking the same rules and obligations, he insists others follow.
In other words – he’s a god-rotting hypocrite. Its as simple as that.
And as for these people who are complaining about how they are now being subjected to vitriol as a result of daring to stand up and be honest and expose this inbred freak for his filthy hypocrisy – seriously ladies – GROW A BRAIN. You are living in America. You are American women. You are whinging because your fellow MUSLIMS are shrieking about how you want to expose some cold hard reality on their precious religion – that you happen to share with them.
There is more to life than Islam and the tiny little incestuous enclaved communities you insist on surrounding yourselves with. If you don’t like the vitriol, if you don’t like the pressure and the constant admonitions and control over your lives – then fine, I wouldn’t like it either – LEAVE.
Leave the community, leave the mosque, get the Muslims on your stupid social media accounts, OFF those accounts. Go hang out with some Americans – you know, who you are supposed to be one of, yourselves. GO BE AMERICAN – that’s why you’re in America.
You put your religion first – and your religion says that your God created you as a Muslim female who is destined to be at fault for attracting attention at men and thus being at risk of behaving impurely. Your God created you, to punish you, both now on earth and later for eternity – given how most women go to Hell apparently. Your God created you to be inferior, to be used and abused. To be controlled and owned.
You put your fellow worshipers and community first – and they are the ones enforcing your God’s choice to punish you for no other reason other than, he can. These people control you, threaten you, force you to live within a nasty, narrow framework for your entire life – with the best case scenario outcome being that when you die you get locked in a tent for all eternity to await your husband’s return.
How about you put America first. The country that says that YOU have rights. That YOU are a free person who has the RIGHT to choose what you do with your life and that no-one else can own you or control you. The same country that treats you as an equal to any man, under the eyes of the law and within the boundaries of American society. The same country that gives you welfare and healthcare when you badly need it, if you cannot provide it for yourself.
For God’s sake. Stop making yourselves out to be the endless goddamn victim! If Islam and Muslims are treating you like dirt and you don’t like it – THEN GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM IT. Its as simple as that. You are in a nation that will protect you from retribution if you choose to do this. A nation that is so geographically massive that you can easily move away to avoid your old community – there is simply no excuse. Either stick with those idiots and that cesspit ideology – and put up and shut up; or abandon it and revel in the reality that your life is yours and yours alone.
Ted Tyler says
Sarah, It is not that easy to leave a religion once you are immersed in it. You loose family, friends, and your social network. Then you must establish relationship elsewhere. A daunting task for most people.
Check out another Sarah – Sarah Haider:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noa5m8w4v0U&t=5s
Expat88 says
I take issue with Sarah Haider and how she conflates conservative Islam with radicals and thinks that her progressive ideas are the peaceful path. I don’t like the vocabulary she uses to define her ideas. Although I admire how brave she is for leaving Islam, I think in most ways she has lost the plot. Liberals are always confused.
Carolyne says
You are correct, Sarah. In this country, all you have to do is leave Islam if it mistreats you. It is amazing to me that women are not doing that in droves.
tgusa says
Islam is incompatible with American law and ideals. Islamic law and ideals are poisonous to any who are unfortunate enough to be any where near them and that includes muslims and muslimas as well.
Janakiraman Rajalakshmi says
There are too many christian padres ( pastors etc) in India who are guilty of heinous crimes
( paedophilia, , conversions , fake healings etc etc) but remain unpunished.
In fact those found guilty & defrocked by america for paedophilia are sent to India as “christian priests” to evangelize.
The entire world knows christian papacy is heavily criminalized. poop of vatican offers some money as “compensation” & says ” jeeeeeeesuSSS up above is weeping for you all” & this is acceptable for all christians.
BC says
Many of the prominent clerics in all faiths often are revealed to be perverts who get rich off people sending them money.
Ted Tyler says
BC, That is undoubtedly true. The only question is “What percentage of the clergy abuse their position – and to what extent”?
Janakiraman Rajalakshmi says
Not just christian clerics. Arthur Clarke so called scientist of australia was but a serial PAEDOPHILE who settled down in SriLanka & was routinely sodomizing many young Boys exploiting them offering some pittance. This was condoned & approved by all including uk royal family , pentagon , poop ratzinger etc etc. u christian devils called it ” mutual consent”.
christian DEVILS have legalized & institutionalized every VICE , every SIN. Sprinkle some UNHOLY water on sundays etc inside their UNHOLY churches & pardon themselves to resume more such sins. u label sins “individual liberties”.
Ray Sears says
What’s it like being a mindless Troll, mohammad ?
Ernie says
Janakiraman Rajalakshmi , since when is CONVERSION ( to Christianity ) A CRIME ( in India )?! Or is this just your personal opinion ?
Janakiraman Rajalakshmi says
Highly idiotic & dangerous bluster . As if u christian DEVILS KNOW what GOD is.
Christian DEVILS are the farthest removed from Spirituality. That u keep repeating , bludgeoning on others’ heads ( particularly Muslims as u have stolen everything from Hindus through inculturations killing many through Inquisitions ( in India -to HELL with ur unwarranted hyperbolized maligning of ISLAM….why eclipse ur christian inquisitions in India & world over ..)” ur God is no God..our god is the onlyEEE god…” . Most famine , disasters are engineered by you so that u rush in with ur “aid” charities industry….so many Indians have been COERCED into converting before handing over a measly biscuit pkt , a bottle of mineral water….foodgrains…..
SHUT UP for good. 9/11 to every Jihad attack is well EARNED by u christian DEVILS.
Janakiraman Rajalakshmi says
If u christian DEVILS are genuinely brimming with compassion & amelioration of allegedly downtrodden in India etc u rich christian DEVILS should be ( should have) whisking away ALL the downtrodden oppressed marginalized to be liberated harvestable souls to ur GODDAMNED america , uk , europe . Too rich , too vast full of vacant desolate churches. That can accommodate all harvested souls , crypto christians , stealth christians – these sport Hindu names , sport all hindu accoutrements but are christians in disguise. To mingle among hindus proper & wreak HAVOC. Often in India it is christian DEVILS who trigger bloody riots berween Muslims & Hindus.
Poop of vatican ( predecessor of ratzinger the polish DEVIL poop screamed ” go & plant the cross in Asia & harvest as many souls as possible”. u christian DEVILS cannot be the judge & jury. Define crime. ” Conversion is VIOLENCE. I wholeheartedly support MUSLIMS for taking up arms against you holier than thou devils.
Ernie says
Talking so much about devils : LOOK IN THE MIRROR .
Ted Tyler says
Janakir, You wrote: “Often in India it is Christian DEVILS who trigger bloody riots between Muslims & Hindus”.
I doubt that your statement is true. As I see it, Muslims and Hindus are quite able to wage war on each other without assistance from anyone. Do you have any facts to support your assertion?
Janakiraman Rajalakshmi says
All of us know christians GRAB Land ( all Countries through conversions) . Land grabbing gives u total unbridled monopoly over water , food , entire resources….kissinger has said ” when we control food …we have total control over all the people…” Genetically modified food , vaccines, braisn disabling poisons cutely called psychiatry medicines…., all have sprung from u christian devils’ workshop.
TL says
Kissinger is a Jew, like the arrogant guy whom Trinitarians worship, and it’s not at all clear that most or all of the developments which infuriate you can be pinned truthfully on Trinitarians.
Carolyne says
Sounds to me like you need some of that brain medicine, Janakiraman.
Ted Tyler says
Kahn is an excellent charismatic speaker. Check out: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Nouman+Ali+Khan+&view=detail&mid=739CC8031DA41A14FED5739CC8031DA41A14FED5&FORM=VIRE
harbidoll says
that passage from the Koran? if so , Stolen from Mathew 25.1-13, the 5 foolish virgin. &&& Mathew 7.22 “many will say, But Lord!-didnt we cast out demons in your name?” hummmm who wrote Islam?
Thomaspj Poovathinkal says
Christian world, BETTER to turn the light of Christ the LORD on yourself to on the right WAY, the WAY to the FATHER. Leave other religions and their followers to themselves.
patriotliz says
HA! Leftist Buzzfeed reporting: “Muslim preacher” (vs. Muslim scholar, Imam, Shaikh)…(but even JihadWatch has articles describing “Muslim preachers”…tsk, tsk); “Khan is a conservative” (vs. Khan is an Islamic extremist);.. “strict interpretations of scripture” (vs. Quran);—-“how to handle allegations of religious (Islamic) leaders behaving badly”….Leftists never have any trouble castigating Christian leaders behaving badly.
In a Muslim dominated world, these women wouldn’t have any kind of voice—even if raped. Best thing for these women who complain against misogynistic Islamic leaders who emulate Muhammad’s misogynistic lifestyle of treating women as chattel… is to become apostates. What woman would want to be a member of this evil cult invented by this sexist pedophile nut job?–
https://youtu.be/U0cEfOlxMu8
Darryl Kerney says
Islam’s tradition against public shaming ?
What ?
But public stonings are just fine……