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CAIR vs Dr. Nicholas Damask: The Assault on Academic Freedom

Jun 13, 2020 8:00 am By Stephen M. Kirby

On June 3, 2020, the Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Arizona)

announced the filing of a First Amendment lawsuit against Scottsdale Community College on behalf of a Muslim student who was punished for refusing to agree with an anti-Muslim professor’s unconstitutional condemnations of Islam during a Political Science class.

During a World Politics course at the college with a module on “Islamic Terrorism,” Professor Nicholas Damask repeatedly condemns Islam as a religion that definitively teaches terrorism. The professor also declares that peaceful interpretations of Islam are false: “Contentions that Islam does not promote warfare or violence cannot be supported on either theological or historical grounds.” …Finally, Professor Damask requires students to express agreement with his anti-Islam views in order to pass the course. On a multiple-choice examination, students must declare that “contemporary terrorism” is exclusively “Islamic,” as opposed to “rightwing/fascistic.”[1]

Damask has taught the World Politics course for 24 years. Now CAIR is calling for the court to prevent the teaching of this course until the material can be modified so that there is no “disapproval” of Islam. It will of course have to be modified to CAIR’s liking.

Let’s examine some of the items listed in the “Factual Background” of the Complaint filed by CAIR:[2]

  1. Notably absent from any of Defendant Damask’s terrorism materials is any discussion of the Ku Klux Klan…

It is interesting that CAIR brings up the Ku Klux Klan. If Damask should ever include the Klan in his course, it would be a great opportunity to look more into the influence Islam had on the rebirth of the Klan in 1915.[3]

  1. In the second sub-topic, Damask states: “Islamic terrorism should be understood within the broader history of Islamic warfare against unbelief, termed in Islamic theology jihad, the Arabic root of which means ‘a condition of efforts’ or ‘striving.’ The ‘efforts’ to be undertaken are physical, not simply prayer or introspection.” Defendant Damask failed to instruct students that prayer, introspection, and spiritual struggle are in fact the actual mainstream belief of Muslims when discussing “jihad.”

CAIR’s claim that prayer, introspection, and spiritual struggle are the mainstream belief when discussing jihad is not supported by footnotes in the English translation of the Koran titled The Message of the Qur’an.[4] CAIR thinks so highly of this Koran that by 2016 it had already distributed over 120,000 copies of it.[5] Here are some things we learn about jihad in the translator’s comments in CAIR’s Koran:

  1. …the earliest (and therefore fundamental) Qur’anic reference to the question of jihad, or holy war… (The Message of the Qur’an, n. 167, p. 51.)
  2. …he was taken prisoner in a jihad – that is, a holy war… (The Message of the Qur’an, n. 72, p. 284.)
  3. …every able-bodied Muslim is obliged to take up arms in jihad (i.e., in a just war in God’s cause) … (The Message of the Qur’an, n. 43, p. 295.)
  4. …a woman taken captive in a “holy war” (jihad)… (The Message of the Qur’an, n. 58, p. 727.)
  5. …a just war (jihad)… (The Message of the Qur’an, n. 4, p. 883.)

This understanding of jihad is not surprising considering what CAIR’s prophet Muhammad had to say about jihad, e.g.:

It was narrated that ‘Amr bin ‘Abasah said: “I came to the Prophet and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, which Jihad is best?’ He said: ‘(That of a man) whose blood is shed and his horse is wounded.’”[6]

And,

Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet said, “Allah assigns for a person who participates in (holy battles) in Allah’s Cause and nothing causes him to do so except belief in Allah and in His Messengers, that he will be recompensed by Allah either with a reward, or booty (if he survives) or will be admitted to Paradise (if he is killed in the battle as a martyr).” The Prophet added: “Had I not found it difficult for my followers, then I would not remain behind any Sariya (an army-unit) going for Jihad and I would have loved to be martyred in Allah’s Cause and then made alive, and then martyred and then made alive, and then again martyred in His Cause.”[7]

CAIR is not alone in equating jihad with military battle. The modern Fatawa Islamiyah – Islamic Verdicts is a “collection of Islamic rulings issued by the most renowned scholars of the world.”[8] In that book we find this comment under a section titled “The Greatest Jihad”:

There are different kinds of Jihad – with one’s self, wealth, supplication, teaching, giving guidance, or helping others in good in any form. The highest form of Jihad, however, is with one’s life; then comes Jihad with one’s wealth and Jihad with teaching and guidance, and in this way Da’wah is a form of Jihad, but Jihad with ones’ life is the highest form.[9]

And,

…Jihad against the disbelievers is with the sword and arrow.[10]

The modern Minhaj Al-Muslim is “one of the most popular books in the Arab world.”[11] Here is some of what Minhaj Al-Muslim has to say about jihad:

The specific ruling of Jihad – which is fighting against the disbelievers and those who wage war against Islam – is that it is a collective compulsory duty. If some of the Muslims perform this duty, the rest of them are free from its obligations.[12]

And,

It is also incumbent upon the Muslims to establish a system of compulsory military recruitment. Any teenage male reaching 18 years of age must join the military service…He must become proficient…in all the disciplines of war and fighting…With this he will be prepared to respond to the call of Jihad at any moment.[13]

And in terms of sports:

The goal of all the different types of athletic exercises is… gaining the strength and might to fight in the way of Allah (Jihad). It is obligatory to understand the concept of athletics in Islam in this way.[14]

A popular English translation of the Koran, translated by Muslim scholars and published by Darussalam publishers in Saudi Arabia, has this to say about jihad:

Al-Jihad (holy fighting) in Allah’s Cause (with full force of numbers and weaponry) is given the utmost importance in Islam and is one of its pillars (on which it stands). By Jihad Islam is established, Allah’s Word is made superior…and His religion (Islam) is propagated. By abandoning Jihad (may Allah protect us from that) Islam is destroyed and the Muslims fall into an inferior position; their honour is lost, their lands are stolen, their rule and authority vanish. Jihad is an obligatory duty in Islam on every Muslim, and he who tries to escape from this duty, or does not in his innermost heart wish to fulfil [sic] this duty, dies with one of the qualities of a hypocrite.[15]

A modern, award-winning biography of Muhammad stated: “A ‘war’ in Islam is a Jihad. That is to say it is a noble sacred fight in the way of Allah….”[16]

The now deceased Sheikh ‘Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Humaid, of Al-Masjid-al-Haram (the Grand Mosque) in Mecca, had some interesting things to say about jihad.[17] He referred to jihad as both “Islamic holy war” and “the holy Muslim warfare”; he said that, “Allah will establish His Religion (Islam), with them (Mujahidin).”[18] Mujahidin are Muslim warriors engaged in jihad.

He said there was no other organization that compared to Islam in terms of ordering the mobilization of a whole nation to engage in this jihad to make the Word of Allah superior:

And you will not find any organization past or present, religious or non-religious as regards (Jihad and military) (ordering) the whole nation to march forth and mobilize all of them into active military service as a single row for Jihad in Allah’s Cause so as to make superior the Word of Allah (i.e. none has the right to be worshipped but Allah), as you will find in the Islamic Religion and its teachings.[19]

Not much here about prayer, introspection, and spiritual struggle as a “mainstream” aspect of jihad.

  1. Defendant Damask goes on to intentionally distort the context of specific Quranic verses that he quotes in his material. For example, without any context or discussion, Damask cites to the following purported English translation of a Quranic verse for the proposition that terrorism is encouraged in Islam: “It is important to note that the Quran places great emphasis on praising those who fight, declaring them to be ‘one degree over’ those who do not [4:95].”

This is in reference to Slide 22 on Damask’s classroom PowerPoint presentation.[20] The phrase “one degree over” is actually from 4:96, but 4:95 provides the context. Here is how 4:95-96 is translated in CAIR’s Koran:

…God has exalted those who strive hard with their possessions and their lives far above those who remain passive. Although God has promised the ultimate good unto all [believers], yet has God exalted those who strive hard above those who remain passive by [promising them] a mighty reward – [many] degrees thereof…

Can it really be that CAIR is claiming this quote by Damask distorts the context of this Koran verse because Damask referred to “one degree over” while CAIR’s Koran refers to many such degrees?

It is interesting that Sheikh ‘Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Humaid pointed out that Allah had actually mentioned both levels of exaltation for those who “fight”:

So He (the All-Mighty) denied the equality between the believers who sit (at home) and join not in Jihad – and the Mujahidin (those who fight in Allah’s cause), – Then He mentioned the superiority of the Mujahidin over those (believers) who sit (at home) by a grade and then later on mentioned their (Mujahidin’s) superiority over them (believers who sit at home) by degrees of grades.[21]

  1. Defendant Damask then purports to sparsely quote seven verses from the Quran, none of which are complete or accurate quotes, and all of which are gross misconstructions of the Quran, which reflect Damask’s own personal hostility towards Islam.

CAIR is referring to Slide 23 of Damask’s classroom PowerPoint presentation.[22] But CAIR apparently just looked at the number of bullet points, because there are actually 15 Koran verses listed on this slide. For the sake of space, we will just look at 11 of those verses:

  1. Damask – Jihad is a moral obligation of Muslims with limited exceptions such as for the blind [48:17]

Here is 48:17 in CAIR’s Koran:

No blame attaches to the blind, nor does blame attach to the lame, nor does blame attach to the sick [for staying away from a war in God’s cause]; but whoever heeds [the call of] God and His Apostle [in deed or in heart], him will He admit into gardens through which running waters flow; whereas him who turns away will He chastise with grievous chastisement.

So according to CAIR’s Koran, whoever participates in “a war in God’s cause” is promised the gardens of paradise. Sounds like there is a moral obligation here, especially if one wants to be sure to get into that paradise. And a footnote for this Koran verse points out that the phrase “or in heart” applies “to such as are unable to participate in the fighting physically, but are in their hearts with those who fight.”[23] Where is the “gross misconstruction”?

  1. Damask – the world is but a “sport and past-time” [45:36]

This appears to be a typo on Damask’s slide because the verse is actually 47:36. Here is 47:36 in CAIR’s Koran:

The life of this world is but a play and a passing delight: but if you believe [in God] and are conscious of Him, He will grant you your deserts [sic].

Where is the “gross misconstruction”?

  1. Damask – jihadists are described as the “best” of humanity [3:110]

Here is 3:110 in CAIR’s Koran:

You are indeed the best community that has ever been brought forth for [the good of] mankind: you enjoin the doing of what is right and forbid the doing of what is wrong, and you believe in God.

The “You” in this verse refers to the overall Muslim community. Since, as we have seen above, jihad refers to Muslims fighting in the cause of Allah, jihadists are by definition part of the Muslim community. Where is the “gross misconstruction”?

  1. Damask – Allah does not love the non-believer [3:32]

Here is 3:32 in CAIR’s Koran: Say: “Pay heed unto God and the Apostle.” And if they turn away – verily, God does not love those who deny the truth.

The people who deny the truth about Islam don’t believe in Islam. Where is the “gross misconstruction”?

  1. Damask – jihadists who are killed are not really dead but enjoying their gifts from Allah in the afterlife [3:169]

Here is 3:169 in CAIR’s Koran:

But do not think of those that have been slain in God’s cause as dead. Nay, they are alive! With their Sustainer have they their sustenance…

As we have seen above, jihadists are willing to die in the cause of Allah; according to this verse in CAIR’s Koran, they are not dead, but being rewarded in paradise by Allah. Where is the “gross misconstruction”?

  1. Damask – Allah will aid jihadists with strength and with angels [3:125]

Here is 3:125 in CAIR’s Koran: Nay, but if you are patient in adversity and conscious of Him, and the enemy should fall upon you of a sudden, your Sustainer will aid you with five thousand angels swooping down.

Where is the “gross misconstruction”?

  1. Damask – however, failure to participate in jihad will result in damnation [8:15-17]

Here is 8:15-17 in CAIR’s Koran:

O You who have attained to faith! When you meet in battle those who are bent on denying the truth [my emphasis], advancing in great force, do not turn your backs on them: for, whoever on that day turns his back on them [my emphasis] – unless it be in a battle manoeuvre [sic] or in an endeavour [sic] to join another troop [of the believers] – shall indeed have earned the burden of God’s condemnation, and his goal shall be hell [my emphasis]: and how vile a journey’s end! And yet, [O believers] it was not you who slew the enemy, but it was God who slew them; and it was not thou who cast [terror into them, O Prophet], when thou didst cast it, but it was God who cast it: and [He did all this] in order that He might test the believers by a goodly test of His Own ordaining. Verily, God is all-hearing, all-knowing.

Where is the “gross misconstruction”?

  1. Damask – Jihad is to continue until the entire earth is Islamic [9:33, 81:27]

Here is 9:33 in CAIR’s Koran:

He it is who has sent forth His Apostle with the [task of spreading] guidance and the religion of truth, to the end that He may cause it to prevail over all [false] religion – however hateful this may be to those who ascribe divinity to aught beside God.

In a section of his Koran commentary, titled Islam is the Religion That will dominate over all Other Religions, the authoritative Muslim scholar Ibn Kathir used the words of Muhammad to explain this Koran verse:

Imam Ahmad recorded from Tamim Ad-Dari that he said, “I heard the Messenger of Allah saying, ‘This matter (Islam) will keep spreading as far as the night and day reach, until Allah will not leave a house made of mud or hair, but will make this religion enter it, while bringing might to a mighty person (a Muslim) and humiliation to a disgraced person (who rejects Islam). Might with which Allah elevates Islam (and its people) and disgrace with which Allah humiliates disbelief (and its people).’”[24]

Ibn Kathir then added,

Tamim Ad-Dari [who was a Christian before Islam] used to say, “I have come to know the meaning of this Hadith in my own people. Those who became Muslims among them acquired goodness, honor and might. Disgrace, humiliation and Jizyah befell those who remained disbelievers.”[25]

Here is 81:27 in CAIR’s Koran:

This [message] is no less than a reminder to all mankind…

Muhammad said it. Where is the “gross misconstruction”?

  1. Defendant Damask asserts that the Quran instructs Muslims to follow the Hadith…

This is a curious statement by CAIR. A hadith is a story related by a companion of Muhammad about a teaching or example of Muhammad they had personally heard or seen. Authoritative hadiths (ahadith) are second only to the Koran in importance to Islam, but hadiths are not included in the Koran. By using the word “asserts” CAIR seems to be raising doubt about the idea that the Koran actually instructs Muslims to follow the teachings of Muhammad. This is especially curious since many verses in CAIR’s Koran instruct that very thing; e.g.:

3:32: Say: “Pay heed unto God and the Apostle” …

4:59: O you who have attained faith! Pay heed unto God, and pay heed unto the Apostle…

33:21: Verily, in the Apostle of God you have a good example for everyone who looks forward [with hope and awe] to God and the Last Day…

59:7: Hence, accept [willingly] whatever the Apostle gives you [thereof], and refrain from [demanding] anything that he withholds from you…

Instead of raising a question about it, CAIR should be happy that Damask is teaching what the CAIR Koran states about following the example and teachings of Muhammad.

  1. Damask states: “The central role of the Prophet Muhammad: All Islamic terrorists sanctify their actions through pious references to the Quran and the traditions of the Prophet Muhammad, and by extensive use of longstanding Islamic legal doctrines.”

Instead of questioning Damask’s statement, the CAIR folks need to spend some time examining jihadists publications such as Azan (Taliban), Dabiq (Islamic State), Inspire (Al-Qaeda), and Gaidi Mtaani (Al-Shabaab). These publications are rife with references to Koran verses and teachings of Muhammad used to justify the actions taken by these jihadist groups. For some examples of individual jihadists referring to Islamic Doctrine, I refer CAIR to my article “Suicide or Paradise?”[26]

What does CAIR want?

CAIR wants, among other things, the court to:

1. Declare that Defendants’ actions in teaching the materials violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution;

2. Temporarily and permanently enjoin Defendants, their officers, and employees from teaching the violative materials unless and until the materials are modified such that they do not have the primary effect of disapproving of Islam;[27]

CAIR, and at least one Muslim student, do not agree with what Damask teaches about Islam. But from what I have seen Damask’s instruction about Islam is supported by the Koran, the teachings and example of Muhammad, and centuries of authoritative Muslim scholarly writings. And the irony is that CAIR’s preferred Koran actually refutes many of the claims CAIR made in the “Factual Background” of the Complaint!

This lawsuit is an assault on academic freedom. The goal of this lawsuit is to enable Muslim special interest groups and individual Muslims to determine the content of any course of instruction involving Islam.

There are those who want to sanitize Islamic Doctrine and history by wiping away the writings of authoritative Muslim scholars who have been engaged in the study of that doctrine and history since the 8th Century. For the sake of academia in the United States, we need to respond by holding to these words of Thomas Jefferson:

For here we are not afraid to follow truth wherever it may lead…

Thomas Jefferson writing to William Roscoe about Jefferson’s newly founded University of Virginia, December 27, 1820

Dr. Stephen M. Kirby is the author of six books about Islam. His latest book is Islamic Doctrine versus the U.S. Constitution: The Dilemma for Muslim Public Officials.

[1]            “CAIR-Arizona Files Lawsuit Against Public College for Permitting Anti-Muslim Professor to Condemn Religion and Punish Muslim Student in Violation of First Amendment,” CAIR Press Releases, June 3, 2020, https://www.cair.com/press_releases/breaking-news-cair-arizona-files-lawsuit-against-public-college-for-permitting-anti-muslim-professor-to-condemn-religion-and-punish-muslim-student-in-violation-of-first-amendment/.

[2]           A copy of CAIR’s complaint is available at https://www.cair.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1-Complaint.pdf.

[3]           Stephen M. Kirby, “Islam and the Rebirth of the Ku Klux Klan,” Jihad Watch, October 15, 2018, https://www.jihadwatch.org/2018/10/islam-and-the-rebirth-of-the-ku-klux-klan.

[4]           The Message of the Qur’an, trans. Muhammad Asad (Bristol, England: The Book Foundation, 2003).

[5]           https://www.launchgood.com/project/help_cair_share_the_quran#!/

[6]           Muhammad bin Yazeed ibn Majah al-Qazwini, Sunan Ibn Majah, trans. Nasiruddin al-Khattab (Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Darussalam, 2007), Vol. 4, No. 2794, p. 65.

[7]           Muhammad bin Ismail bin Al-Mughirah al-Bukhari, Sahih Al-Bukhari, trans. Muhammad Muhsin Khan (Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Darussalam, 1997), Vol. 1, Book 2, No. 36, pp. 72-73. The title above this hadith is “Al-Jihad (holy fighting in Allah’s Cause) is part of faith.”

[8]           https://dar-us-salam.com/english/fiqh-islamic-law/148-fatawa-islamiyah-islamic-verdicts-8-volumes.html

[9]           Muhammad bin ‘Abdul-‘Aziz Al-Musnad, Fatawa Islamiyah: Islamic Verdicts (Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Darussalam, 2002), Vol. 8, p. 24.

[10]         Ibid., p. 30.

[11]         Hussein Elkabany, “Prominent Algerian scholar dies in Saudi Arabia,” Anadolu Agency, August 15, 2018, https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/prominent-algerian-scholar-dies-in-saudi-arabia/1232027. Darussalam Publishers in Saudi Arabia described this book:

A comprehensive work by the great scholar Abu Bakr Jabir Al-Jaza’ri [1921-2018] comprising all that concerns a Muslim regarding creed, manners, providing direction for righteous character, acts of worship, and dealings with his colleagues… We hope Allah will reward all of us for the benefit it may provide for the readers.

https://dar-us-salam.com/english/fiqh-islamic-law/133-minhaj-al-muslim-2-vol-set.html

[12]         Abu Bakr Jabir Al-Jaza’iry, Minhaj Al-Muslim (Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Darussalam, 2001), Vol. 2, p. 165.

[13]         Ibid., p. 175.

[14]         Ibid., p. 192.

[15]         Interpretation of the Meanings of The Noble Qur’an, trans. Muhammad Muhsin Khan and Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din Al-Hilali (Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Darussalam, 2007), n. 1, p. 50.

[16]         Safiur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, The Sealed Nectar (Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Darussalam, 2008), p. 514. In 1979 this biography was awarded first prize by the Muslim World League in the worldwide competition for a new biography of Muhammad. The Muslim World League is headquartered in Mecca.

[17]         Sheikh ‘Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Humaid, “The Call to Jihad (Fighting For Allah’s Cause) in the Qur’an,” Interpretation of the Meanings of The Noble Qur’an, trans. Muhammad Muhsin Khan and Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din Al-Hilali (Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Maktaba Dar-us-Salam, 1994), pp. 1043-1064.

[18]         Ibid, p. 1046.

[19]         Ibid, p. 1054.

[20]         https://www.cair.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1-2.pdf

[21]         “The Call to Jihad (Fighting For Allah’s Cause) in the Qur’an,” p. 1049.

[22]         https://www.cair.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1-2.pdf

[23]         The Message of the Qur’an, n. 20, p. 896.9

[24]         Abu al-Fida’ ‘Imad Ad-Din Isma’il bin ‘Umar bin Kathir al-Qurashi Al-Busrawi, Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Abridged), abr. Shaykh Safiur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, trans. Jalal Abualrub, et al. (Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Darussalam, 2000), Vol. 4, pp. 412-413.

[25]         Ibid., p. 413.

[26]         Stephen M. Kirby, “Suicide or Paradise?” Arutz Sheva 7 / Israel National News, June 7, 2017, http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/20604.

[27]         https://www.cair.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1-Complaint.pdf

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Comments

  1. Gamzu says

    Jun 13, 2020 at 8:21 am

    If CAIR wins this lawsuit, conservative students could file thousands of lawsuits against leftwing professors for the lies they teach and that they force students to regurgitate to get a decent grade. Nonetheless, I hope CAIR loses.

    • Gamzu says

      Jun 13, 2020 at 8:34 am

      I don’t mean to imply that what Damask teaches are lies. They’re obviously not.

    • Terry Gain says

      Jun 13, 2020 at 11:25 am

      “if CAIR wins this lawsuit”.

      You have quite the imagination. This lawsuit will never see the inside of a courtroom.

      • James Lincoln says

        Jun 13, 2020 at 4:01 pm

        Rightly so, Terry Gain.

        CAIR knows that in a courtroom, islam would be exposed.

        Can’t have that…

      • JC says

        Jul 2, 2020 at 3:10 pm

        Lol, who do you think is running this shit show? Democrats/Muslim Brotherhood/CAIR aka Hamas…head of CAIR is Nihad Awad The UN I say the top dog is Clinton

    • Frank Anderson says

      Jun 14, 2020 at 4:52 am

      Gamzu, I spent 2 years my third trip to college studying accounting and doing legal research on “whistleblowing” or “ethical resistance” (credit to Bill Bush for the term). The last course of the undergraduate sequence that would qualify me to take the CPA examination was Auditing.

      Because of my research, which was reviewed and approved by a number of lawyers, including the Executive Director and General Counsel of my home state bar, I could not write what the professor required under the rules of the AICPA to pass the tests. If I did and the bar got hold of the illegal answers, I could be subject to losing my law license. I withdrew from the last course and moved on.

      It has been interesting to watch major accounting firms end and accountants go to jail for following illegal rules of non-existent confidentiality. Enron, WorldCom, Tyco, Adelphia, Mutual Savings Life and others.

      The irony is that the professor was a terrifically good man who could not imagine he was breaking the law.

  2. mike says

    Jun 13, 2020 at 8:26 am

    the religion of peace’s good book tells followers to kill Jews were there are behind trees, non believer’s are to be killed
    I do hope the judges have an open mind to listen
    the teacher has his facts just read there good book to the judge
    the TRUTH comes out once and for all and the country get’s the truth

    • maria says

      Jun 13, 2020 at 8:34 am

      The nazi CAIR should be sued and all the members should be sent to GITMO or deport to Africa
      as soon as possible, becauset they are behind the riots in the US.
      No muslims in the American streets

    • Carl A Goldberg says

      Jun 13, 2020 at 1:25 pm

      No quite. The command to fight the Jews who will hide behind rocks and the rocks will cry out, “There is Jew hiding behind me, come and kill him” is NOT in the Koran. This is an authentic hadith from Muhammad. The Koran, 9:29 commands Moslems to fight the Jews and subjugate them to Islamic rule and pay special taxes.

  3. Emilie Green says

    Jun 13, 2020 at 8:46 am

    The KKK actually called their book the Kloran,

    https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/shopping?q=tbn:ANd9GcRd55BVWr7nue8BShk_asrNgaUF5mx5_8DkoGLb65m4W2z2t4UjRhwdZGfObjM&usqp=CAY

    See also,

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kloran

    • gravenimage says

      Jun 14, 2020 at 1:57 am

      True.

  4. terry sullivan says

    Jun 13, 2020 at 8:53 am

    all part of the kalergi concept–all promulgated via un

  5. Dude says

    Jun 13, 2020 at 9:04 am

    Didn’t he say he was made successful through terror? He sure wasn’t without it. Yet Moses and Jesus were.

    • Dude says

      Jun 13, 2020 at 11:11 am

      Ah, but it was a different God, a different audience – a God befitting and attractive to the thugs and miscreants of Medina.

      Those murderers and thieves and rapists and slavers would find this new God one of them. They would not have to abandon their sweet lifestyle for this new God.

      Akbhar akbhar!

    • Terry Gain says

      Jun 13, 2020 at 11:23 am

      Bukhari 4:220

      Allah’s Apostle said, “I have been sent with the shortest expressions bearing the widest meanings, and I have been made victorious with terror (cast in the hearts of the enemy), and while I was sleeping, the keys of the treasures of the world were brought to me and put in my hand.” Abu Huraira added: Allah’s Apostle has left the world and now you, people, are bringing out those treasures (i.e. the Prophet did not benefit by them).

  6. DBM echo says

    Jun 13, 2020 at 10:30 am

    Odd as this may sound, this lawsuit provides the opportunity for a real Airing of Grievances. Yeah, lets see exactly what the Koran says about this and that. And lets learn about why Muslims have over the centuries followed a rather consistent pattern of conquest.

    • Liz says

      Jun 14, 2020 at 10:30 am

      That was my thought too. The case has been laid out here beautifully by Mr Spencer.

      A go fund me or similar could be set up to provide support and then his top notch legal team can counter sue. Discovery should be amazing! Can you imagine the interrogatories that could be sent to CAIR?

      We, this community of people who get it, have got to actively and constructively support people who stick their neck out. We have to support (through prayer and donations) our own brave people like Dr. Damask and Robert Spencer.

      • Liz says

        Jun 14, 2020 at 10:58 am

        *My apologies/thanks to Dr Stephen Kirby who wrote this wonderful piece!
        His latest book Islamic Docterine Versus the U.S. Constitution: The Dilemma for Muslim Public Officials along with his enlightening work questioning candidates has him firmly planted in the list of brave people we should support.
        Thank you Dr Kirby!

        • gravenimage says

          Jun 15, 2020 at 2:17 am

          +1

        • Frank Anderson says

          Jun 15, 2020 at 2:39 am

          GI, I think contributing to the professor’s defense is an excellent idea. I also think contributing directly to the lawyer, for deposit in the client trust account directly is a better idea than contributing to a non-lawyer account which has the possibility of exposure.

          I am pretty sure the client trust account rules in every state are very similar. In my state, the lawyer must maintain some form of ledger to identify the funds belonging to each client when held in a common client trust account. Except in the rarest circumstances, the donors to that account are just as protected from disclosure as any other work-product in the lawyer’s office. A private, non-lawyer account does not have that protection. The plaintiff could subpoena the private (gofundme) account records to see who is donating and target them for hassle.

          The lawyer has rights and duties on behalf of his client that other potential intermediaries do not. He is governed by rules that dictate when and how he is able to bill and draw against the money he holds in trust until he is entitled to draw it for his fees and reimbursable expenses. Our contributions can make the difference between a robust fight or a strained last ditch defense.

          I have no conflict of interest in this matter. Please consult a currently licensed attorney practicing in your jurisdiction for any legal advice.

        • gravenimage says

          Jun 15, 2020 at 2:47 am

          Agree, Frank. Let us know if you get more information, and if there is a place we can donate to.

        • Frank Anderson says

          Jun 15, 2020 at 7:14 pm

          GI, I received an email from the lawyer representing Dr. Damask this afternoon. I promised to not reveal his name until he gave permission. I also invited him to add his comment. One more step on the journey.

        • gravenimage says

          Jun 15, 2020 at 8:33 pm

          Thank you, Frank. Good to know that Dr. Damask has proper legal representation.

        • Frank Anderson says

          Jun 16, 2020 at 12:08 am

          GI, a few minutes ago I received an email from Dr. Damask’s lawyer. He talked with the professor. They feel for the moment our contributions are not needed. In MY opinion the time is likely to come when our help will be needed. I will be ready when help is needed, and suggest all who share our concern do the same. When people resist the lies of islam, others need to help where needed and possible. I have not published the lawyer’s name without obtaining his permission.

        • gravenimage says

          Jun 16, 2020 at 12:17 am

          Thanks, Frank. Please let us know if this changes.

          I still think that polite letters of support of Dr. Damask to the college is a good idea.

        • Frank Anderson says

          Jun 16, 2020 at 12:28 am

          GI, I mentioned a line from the movie Blazing Saddles to Dr. Damask’s lawyer that he may appreciate if the school leaves him hanging, “Son, You’re on your own.”. I think the school will look at the millions of dollars in annual revenue it collects that would be at risk for standing too close to the professor. I also look at the chaos and turmoil that instantly arise when “the mob” disapproves of “official” rules and actions.

          Polite comments won’t hurt. The Pope’s polite comments really help with the ongoing worldwide violence upon Christians. I have found there are times when nothing said is better than something. But I am not the only person with an opinion.

          Remember the teaching “It is not good for people to be alone.” Joining for the cause of truth and justice is performing the second highest good deed of all 613.

  7. Terry Gain says

    Jun 13, 2020 at 11:17 am

    This lawsuit is a very welcome development as it provides an opportunity to put Islam on trial. It is great that CAIR is the plaintiff and litigation aggressor. If Professor Damask has refrained from hyperbole and has been objective in his presentation of Islam, then assuming that the trier of fact is not corrupt, all that Professor Damask needs to do in order to win this lawsuit is to tell the truth.

    My prediction is that CAIR will not let this case go to trial. CAIR can’t afford to have the truth told about Islam in American courts.

    If this case does go forward I would be pleased to contribute to the defence once I am satisfied that Professor Damask will not bend a need to Islam.

    This lawsuit could go a long way too convincing the public of the reality that Islam is not a religion by Western standards.

    • Liz says

      Jun 14, 2020 at 10:33 am

      Good points, I pray he stands firm.

  8. rubiconcrest says

    Jun 13, 2020 at 1:14 pm

    Excellent detailed rebuttal to the CAIR lawsuit.

  9. Michael Copeland says

    Jun 13, 2020 at 3:18 pm

    “Where is your weapon? Where is your weapon? Come to the jihad!”
    Omar Bakri

  10. Paul Stein says

    Jun 13, 2020 at 4:46 pm

    Years ago, the concept of intelligent design was thoroughly trashed in a Pennsylvania court when a lawsuit was brought up by the backers of that pseudoscientific idea. The win for science was only due to the fact that about a dozen highly reputable scientists, experts in their fields, were brought before the court to provide tons of evidence in opposition to intelligent design. The CAIR people who brought this lawsuit could be in the same position, but only if the defense works exceedingly hard to provide the same level of expert witness testimony.

  11. keith O says

    Jun 13, 2020 at 4:58 pm

    The judicial system is supposed to revolve around the truth and exposing lies to the world so that a fair and just result is obtained.
    Fine, let’s expose the truth, let’s see who is telling lies.
    Somehow I don’t think CAIR will want to go down this particular rabbit hole. When the reality of the Koran is brought out into the light for all to see, then, if the courts are open minded, a result which benefits humanity and common sense will be reached.

  12. Mark Spahn (West Seneca, NY) says

    Jun 13, 2020 at 10:42 pm

    The lawsuit makes reference to “unconstitutional condemnations of Islam”. It is not clear from the article what lawyer wrote this accusation, or how he/she can be contacted, but I would like to ask: “Please cite an example of a constitutional condemnation of Islam.”

    • gravenimage says

      Jun 13, 2020 at 10:54 pm

      Yes–how are *any* condemnations of Islam “unconstitutional”?

  13. gravenimage says

    Jun 14, 2020 at 1:51 am

    CAIR vs Dr. Nicholas Damask: The Assault on Academic Freedom
    ……………..

    So glad to see that Dr. Damask is fighting back.

  14. notnolib says

    Jun 14, 2020 at 7:24 am

    CAIR’s koran works out well at the range. I’ve heard that the other main use is as TP. At times, CAIR korans are more available than standard toilet paper.

  15. libertyORdeath says

    Jun 17, 2020 at 1:52 am

    Absolutely hilarious that these fifth columnists have filed this as a First Amendment complaint while actively trying to restrict and censor this brave teacher’s speech.

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