My latest in PJ Media:
Old Joe Biden’s handlers have chosen Rashad Hussain, who served during Obama’s first two terms as U.S. special envoy to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), to succeed former Senator Sam Brownback as U.S. ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom. Hussain went before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee last week for a perfunctory hearing, but as is increasingly the case in Washington these days, the most important questions at hand weren’t asked. So now a group dedicated to protecting embattled Christians worldwide, the Save the Persecuted Christians organization, along with a number of allied groups and individuals, is asking them of Hussain directly.
The group on Monday sent Hussain an open letter, signed by notables including Frank Gaffney of the Center for Security Policy; Baroness Caroline Cox of the House of Lords; retired Air Force Col. Michael Onisick; radio host Eric Metaxas, Juliana Taimoorazy of the Iraqi Christian Relief Council; Amy Beam, author of The Last Yezidi Genocide; and many others. The letter asks Hussain pointed questions about Sharia, which is entirely justified given the fact that Hussain is clearly a devout and Sharia-adherent Muslim and Sharia quite clearly denies equality of rights to non-Muslims.
When he appointed Hussain his ambassador to the OIC back in 2010, Barack Obama proudly noted that his appointee was “a hafiz of the Qur’an,” that is, that he has memorized the entire Islamic holy book. That means he has memorized passages declaring that non-Muslims are “the most vile of created beings” (Qur’an 98:6), that Christians who believe that Jesus is the Son of God are under the curse of Allah (Qur’an 9:30), and that Allah transformed disobedient Jews into apes and pigs (Qur’an 2:63-65; 5:59-60; 7:166). Hussain has likewise lovingly committed to memory the passage enjoining Muslims to “fight against those do not believe in Allah or the last day, and do not forbid what Allah and his messenger have forbidden, and do not follow the religion of truth, even if they are among the people of the book [that is, Jews and Christians], until they pay the jizya with willing submission and feel themselves subdued” (Qur’an 9:29).
None of that necessarily means that Hussain, as ambassador for international religious freedom, will slight reports of Islamic entities denying religious freedom to Christians or others. He may have some understanding of such Qur’anic passages that blunts their literal force. However, every nation that claims to implement Sharia today — including Iran, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Afghanistan — denies religious freedom in varying degrees to non-Muslims, as well as to Muslims who are considered heterodox. If Hussain believes that Sharia is the unalterable and perfect law of Allah, does he even believe that non-Muslims should have equality of rights in such countries?
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Infidel says
He’ll probably heavily ding countries like Israel, India, Burma, Sri Lanka and all other countries where muslims are at odds w/ their non-muslim authorities – be it secular or religious. And he’ll let skate countries like Iraq, Turkey, Qatar, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan and so on
As the cliche goes, personnel is policy
gravenimage says
Christian Persecution Group Wants to Know if Biden’s Muslim Religious Freedom Ambassador Will Help Non-Muslims
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A reasonable question, certainly.
Rashad Hussain has a spotty record in this regard–sometimes seeming to speak up for religious minorities in Muslim countries; sometimes just as a pretext for pushing memes of false Muslim victimhood.
mortimer says
A perfect question: will “Biden’s Muslim Religious Freedom Ambassador Will Help Non-Muslims?”
If his record is an indication, then GI has found the obvious answer to that.
He will help Muslims in priority and try to avoid upsetting the jihadists who may go after him if he points a finger at them.
Dhimmi says
Why do they have to ask ?
OLD GUY says
Simple answer NO!
Big question why would you even consider this MUSLIM as the Ambassador of religious freedom knowing Islam’s well defined position on Islam being the only true religion in the world and the hate they teach against all other religious groups.
Makes about as much sense as putting a Chinese COMMUNIST as Ambassador of American Democratic Freedom. But then again we did put a 79 yr. old with dementia in the White House as PRESIDENT and Cackles as Vice President.
somehistory says
https://www.gopusa.com/historic-wins-for-muslim-black-mayoral-candidates-in-metro-detroit/
“Four Metro Detroit communities experienced historic election nights on Tuesday when voters elected a slate of diverse candidates who became their city’s first openly gay, Black, Arab American and Muslim leaders.
Mayoral victories for Arab Americans and Muslims in Dearborn, Dearborn Heights and Hamtramck as well as for an African American in Pleasant Ridge are signs of changing demographics, growing political power for some groups and the strength of community-based messaging, experts say.
Among the most notable is state Rep. Abdullah Hammoud, who became Dearborn’s first Muslim and Arab American mayor”
No more “freedom” for anyone except for mozlums coming to Michigan.