A Muslim screaming “Allahu akbar” caused a panic? Why, those greasy Islamophobes! Apparently the English-language establishment media’s full-court press a few years ago to convince Americans that “Allahu akbar” was a benign phrase didn’t get echoed in the French establishment media.
In the New York Daily News, Zainab Chaudry of the Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) argued that non-Muslims shouldn’t “believe the worst” about “Allahu akbar” because Muslims don’t just scream it while murdering non-Muslims, but use it in a variety of contexts. She even offered this chilling advice, certain to get people killed were it ever heeded: “So the next time you hear Allahu Akbar — whether it’s in a media report, on an airplane, or in a shopping mall, remember that the phrase used by millions of Muslims and Christians daily to praise God regardless of their circumstances, can never be justified for use when harming His creation.” So stay put, evidently; fleeing would be “Islamophobic.”
On CNN, Omar Suleiman — the imam who prevailed upon Google to alter their search results so as to bury any negative information about Islam — also argued that Muslims say “Allahu akbar” in a variety of contexts, many of them positive. And the New York Times actually tweeted that the phrase “Allahu akbar” had “somehow” become “intertwined with terrorism.”
Somehow! How could this have possibly happened? Could it have anything to do with the thousands of Muslims who have screamed “Allahu akbar” while in the process of murdering infidels?
“Panic at ‘Joker’ screening after man shouts ‘Allah Hu Akbar’ in Paris cinema,” Express Tribune, October 30, 2019 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
French police has arrested a man for yelling “Allah hu Akbar” during a screening of Joker at a cinema in Paris, after his actions caused panic among film-goers.
The incident took place on Sunday evening at the Grand Rex Cinema and saw the man yell the phrase, The Independent reported.
“In the middle of the film, a guy who was accompanied by another man, shouted ‘It’s political’. He repeated the sentence at least six times. At first, people laughed, then some asked him to shut up,” a witness said.
There, he got up from his chair and shouted “Allah hu Akbar.” People then got up in a panic and ran to the exits but the doors were blocked. Some were crying. A mother was looking for her daughter,” the witness added.
The man yelling “Allah hu Akbar” managed to escape the cinema after other moviegoers tried to detain him. Police later arrested him. He was detained on suspicion of “apologising for terrorism.”
By Monday evening, the detention had been lifted “following a review of behaviour,” a judicial source told Le Parisien. The 30-year-old was reportedly admitted to the psychiatric ward of the police headquarters….
CogitoErgoSum says
The joke was on him.
DHazard says
Possible headlines for this story from news outlets that just love the Washington Post and NYT model:
“A man raises his voice in a theater, the first step on his path to discovering the true Islam.”
“Hollywood meets street theater; at a screening of the joker many viewers left the theater with the perfectly timed words Allahu Akhbar still running through their minds, calling them to question democracy itself.”
“Prank or legitimate act of defiance, either way Muslims are regaining the power of the words Allahu Akhbar, taking it back from the extremists”
“The plight of the main character in The Joker mirrors the obstacles and hatred many Muslims experience on a daily basis.”
In the MSM zone, the definition of fact is something you can ignore or cite when convenient.
Krishna says
Some were crying. A mother was looking for her daughter,” the witness added
That’s too much reaction
gravenimage says
Yeah–some people don’t like the idea of their children becoming victims of Jihad terror. Funny, huh? sarc/off
Phil Copson says
“The 30-year-old was reportedly admitted to the psychiatric ward of the police headquarters….”
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This is the telling detail; apparently, there are now so many “psychiatric cases” roaming the streets of Paris, that the police headquarters has it’s own psychiatric ward ????
Pays de fous says
My first thought 🙂
gravenimage says
Your username is all too appropriate. Pays de fous.
Angemon says
Remember when the media claimed that white supremacists would go on killing sprees at screenings of the Joker?…
gravenimage says
I missed that ludicrous claim, Angemon–but I am not surprised that some tools would make such a claim.
I poked around and found this:
NYT: “Joker” Is What Happens “When White Supremacy Is Left Unchecked”
Still, what struck me most is that what the film wants to say — about mental illness or class divisions in American society — is not as interesting as what it accidentally says about whiteness. For it is essentially a depiction of what happens when white supremacy is left unchecked.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/09/movies/joker-movie-controversy.html
Just grotesque.
FYI says
Maybe “allahu akbar” should be understood as “I want you to panic”
Maybe Greta Thunberg will start using that phrase now in regards to the environment.
gravenimage says
France: Muslim screams “Allahu akbar” during “Joker” screening, is admitted to psychiatric ward
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Who else but a Muslim would see “The Joker” for inspiration?
Westman says
“The 30-year-old was reportedly admitted to the psychiatric ward of the police headquarters….”
A psych ward in a Police Station? This sounds like Russia, China, or North Korea. It sounds like France is somewhere between socialism and outright communism. Political enemies land in the psych ward? Maybe they can just “dissappear” this guy.
gravenimage says
This thug is not a political prisoner. This was an *actual* threat to innocent people.
Joe says
” remember that the phrase used by millions of Muslims and Christians daily to praise God regardless of their circumstances, can never be justified for use when harming His creation.”
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“The phrase” implies that Christians use it. No real Christian would repeat through the day, “Allah is greater than Jesus”. In fact, I have never heard a single Christian say this ever. That includes reading many Christian books and other media. The statement is a lie that tries to link jihad to Christians.
gravenimage says
True, Joe. A few Arabic-speaking Christians do use the word “Allah” for God, but none of them are screaming “Allahu Akbar!” to terrify unbelievers.
Byron Allen Black says
Hey it was only a few months ago that the mayor of Venice, Italy openly announced that if anybody yelled that out in a public square he had snipers who would shoot the guy. Thought that was amusing. Sounds like life in multicultural Italy is getting exciting. (Linky to the above on Google.)