Another View of US Muslims

An anti-US Muslim perspective from an American. I can’t say I have had the same experience. About the article: Muslims do this same crap in Paris. They take over entire public streets on their holy days, overflowing out of the mosques and onto the streets, stopping all traffic and forcing pedestrians out of the way. The French also claim that this more all about a “show of force” than mere prayer. Maybe it is. It’s incredible that New York City has more Muslims than Paris or London. Compared to those two places, New York’s Muslims are incredibly well integrated. But what about the future? I wonder when a European-type situation will develop with US Muslims, if ever? The debate about the Cordoba House is ridiculous. For the longest time, thanks to the Scum Media, I didn’t even understand the debate. I actually thought this was some uber-multicultural project dreamed up by the Left, including the Democratic Party and Obama, to build a damned mosque right smack in the middle of Ground Zero as a gesture of peace and understanding with Islam, interfaith dialogue, and all that crap. That’s a totally insane idea of course, but the fact that I actually thought that’s what was going on shows either how loony US liberalism has become or how evil the media is. After a number of weeks, I finally figured out that the mosque is not at Ground Zero itself (thank God!) but is a couple of blocks away. It’s not being planned by the US Suicide Left, but instead some Muslims actually own the property and want to build a mosque there. Which, of course, is their First Amendment right, as correctly noted by Obama, who then stepped aside from the whole debate, once again properly as a law professor would do. However, I must say it’s awfully arrogant of the Muslims to build that mosque right by Ground Zero. But it’s typical Muslim supremacism. Muslims get to proselytize in the Diaspora, but we can’t do the same in their country. Muslims can build all the mosques they wish in the Diaspora, but we can’t do the same in their sandboxes. We build a church in one of the desert oases, and they promptly build a mosque right next to it, always sure to make the mosque just a tiny bit higher. So a rigged game of cock-measuring with construction materials is part of the Muslim repertoire. Building that mosque right next to Ground Zero is those bastards’ way of giving us the finger with an intimidating show of superiority. But it figures. Nevertheless the people building the mosque are Sufis, about as reasonable as Muslims come these days, though I actually prefer the Alawi, Alevi and Ahmadiya. The debate is ridiculous. If you support building the mosque as I do as a matter of rights, then you “support Sharia law.” A friend of mine is a Left-liberal too. He recently showed up at band practice, and the Dittohead asked him, “Did you just get back from your Sharia meeting?” This is the corner these rightwing rats have backed us into. Bastards.

Build The Dang Mosque!—To End Muslim Immigration

By Matthew Richer

As an immigration patriot, I obviously sympathize with those who oppose the construction of the Cordoba House Mosque near the World Trade Center. Only the most recalcitrant globalist cannot see what an extraordinary insult this is to the victims of September 11th and their families. Unlike many of those who support the mosque’s construction, I was actually in Manhattan on September 11th. And while I was not close enough to the Twin Towers to be in any danger, I was close enough to see them fall with my own eyes. It’s hard to describe the collective sense of dread we all felt that day. You just had to be there. Nevertheless, I am actually relieved that a mosque is being built near the World Trade Center. Let me tell you why: Lost in the debate over the Cordoba House Mosque is the fact that New York City now has a larger Muslim population than London, Paris or any city in Western Europe. There are over 800,000 Muslims living in New York and over 100 mosques—some estimates are much higher. There are also an incalculable number of Muslim prayer rooms or “musallas” in the city, located in the backrooms and basements of restaurants, warehouses, and offices buildings. There was even a musalla on the 17th floor of Tower One. Since Muslims pray five times a day, and half the cab drivers in New York are Muslim, you will often find many cabs double-parked outside these mosques and musallas, clogging up already overcrowded streets. Sure, the meter maids write them tickets, but the imams provide the cabbies with letters to bring to traffic court claiming that double-parking one’s taxi is a constitutionally protected act of religious freedom. The Masjid al-Farah Mosque, which is nothing more than a converted storage space, is just a fifteen minute walk from Ground Zero, and has been there since 1985. During the Muslim Sabbath on Fridays, the police cordon off the streets and sidewalks outside the mosque to accommodate the overflow of worshipers, who are either kneeling or fully prostrate on the ground. The fact that their prayers stop traffic and force pedestrians to cross the street doesn’t seem to bother them; in fact, I think that‘s the whole point. I’ve witnessed this bizarre ritual many times. Certainly, it does not resemble other forms of public prayer, such as pro-lifers praying in front of abortion clinics, or evangelicals holding hands and forming a circle around a flag pole. No, these Friday prayers are an act of cultural intimidation, an attempt to arrogate part of the city and declare it Muslim territory. The first originally-constructed mosque built in New York, the Islamic Cultural Center, opened in 1991 on East 96th Street. The mosque was largely paid for by the Emir of Kuwait, and other Muslim governments. Its opening was delayed because the original Iranian-born architect was dismissed for having hired a Jewish consultant. Only days after September 11th, I attended a Rosh Hashanah dinner with some Jewish friends on East 96th Street near the mosque. Afterward, as we walked home, we noticed that the mosque was surrounded by a number of policemen who were there to fend off the much-anticipated anti-Muslim backlash that, of course, never did happen. As we drew closer, a helicopter flew low overhead and aimed its searchlight directly on us. One officer then approached and ordered us to cross the street. It was a close brush with the brave new world of diversity, and not my last. A few years later, St. Ignatius Church, my former Park Avenue parish, ran an “interfaith dialogue” trip to the Islamic Cultural Center. The event was hosted by Imam Omar Saleem Abu Namous, one of the most prominent Muslim leaders in New York. The Islamic Cultural Center is an imposing facility that looks more like a fortress than a place of religious worship. It lacks any beauty or warmth and is surrounded by a thick iron fence and heavy gates. Imam Namous was perfect for the job of ecumenical outreach—smiley, personable, and able to peddle off the whole “religion of peace” routine as well as anyone could possibly do it. After a brief tour of the mosque, Imam Namous asked us if we had any questions. I asked him if we were welcome to come back to the mosque on our own time. He assured us that we were all welcome to visit any time we liked. So, naturally, I decided to take him up on his offer. It was time, I figured, to put diversity to the test. Obviously, it helps that I’m a pretty big guy. Still, I decided I’d better bring along a friend, just in case. Several days later, my friend and I chose to visit the mosque just after their midday prayers had ended, so as not to intrude on anything. We entered through the rear entrance of the mosque at 97th street, just as I had done with the parishioners from St. Ignatius. During my previous visit with St. Ignatius, the members of the mosque kept a considerable distance from us. But not this time. As soon as we took off our shoes, in compliance with Muslim custom, we were met with several icy stares. We then headed toward the main prayer hall while several men followed close behind, muttering angrily in Arabic. As soon as we entered the prayer hall, they confronted us. “Are you Muslim?” one of them demanded to know. “No,” I replied. “But we were invited to come here by Imam Namous.” This did not impress any of them, even though I could see Imam Namous on the other side of the room talking to a group of children. The man then glowered at us behind a set of almost lifeless eyes. “You have to leave,” he shouted at us, “Now!” and he thrust a clenched fist into his palm. This was the future of Muslim-Christian relations in America staring me right in the eye. We grabbed our shoes and left. Shelby Steele once wrote “Most people could empty half of any room simply by saying what they truly believe.” One of the positive, and sadly brief, outcomes of 9-11, was that many Americans actually had the courage to say what they really thought about the world around us. Terrible as September 11th was, it awoke the instinct that has for so long been suppressed among the American people—and among all Western peoples—the instinct of self-preservation. On the afternoon of September 11th, and in the days following, many people gathered on Central Park’s Great Lawn, where you could watch the Twin Towers smolder over the Manhattan skyline for days. They also met in bars, restaurants and coffee shops. Scores of people began to honestly speak their minds about the world around them, even among strangers, and no one was afraid of censure. “Stop all Muslim immigration.” “Deport all illegal aliens.” “Start racially profiling.” This racial realpolitik only strengthened when it was reported that in many Muslim enclaves in New York and New Jersey, Muslims publicly cheered when the Twin Towers collapsed. Unfortunately, ten days later President George W. Bush addressed the nation and said “I also want to speak tonight directly to Muslims throughout the world. We respect your faith. It’s practiced freely by many millions of Americans, and by millions more in countries that America counts as friends. Its teachings are good and peaceful, and those who commit evil in the name of Allah blaspheme the name of Allah. ” He also told the nation that America was attacked not because of our race or religion, but because of our democratic values. The Mainstream Media and the Conservative Establishment immediately began to parrot these patently ludicrous assertions which tragically lacked any emphasis on self-preservation. Our response to 9-11 suddenly became about defeating our enemies “over there” in the Middle East. But our enemies are not over there. They are here—and in greater numbers than ever before because we still allow them to come. In the meantime, sharia law continues to inch its icecap over New York City. Muslim activists have been lobbying Wall Street to practice sharia-compliant finance. They have been pushing the public schools to recognize their holy days. Whenever a mosque or musalla opens in the city, they try to muscle any liquor stores or bars out of the neighborhood. You get the picture. The real insult to the victims of 9-11 is not that a mosque is being built near the spot where they died—it is that Muslim immigration continues to flow into the city and country most of them called home. Moreover, even if opponents of the Cordoba House Mosque successfully prevented it from being built by Ground Zero, it will probably still be built a short distance away. What kind of victory is that? If we really gave a damn about the victims of 9-11, we would immediately prohibit all Muslim immigration. But that isn’t going to happen unless people begin to demand it. Given that most of our post-American leaders in New York and beyond support the Cordoba House Mosque, there appears to be nothing that can be done to stop it. My hope, then, is that the mosque’s construction will help to reignite the instinct of self-preservation that is so essential if the country is to avoid having a Muslim problem on a scale like that of Western Europe. While the instinct of self-preservation remains sadly dormant among our elites, it still burns within the rest of us. We have seen it in the number of people who already oppose the Cordoba House Mosque. We have all seen it in the thousands of outraged citizens who crashed the Senate switchboard to oppose another amnesty. And, of course, we have seen it in the number of people who read and support VDARE.com. The construction of the Cordoba House Mosque will hopefully awaken Americans to the reality that our enemies are not “over there”. They are already here, and living among us; they are swelling in strength and size, and right now, they appear to be winning. Matthew Richer is a writer living in Massachusetts. He is the former American Editor of Right NOW magazine.

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0 thoughts on “Another View of US Muslims”

  1. “Muslims can build all the mosques they wish in the Diaspora, but we can’t do the same in their sandboxes.”
    Wanna poll the entire man-on-the=street Muslim world about a trade? US troops outta their world, their mosques outta ours.
    They’d take it but would (lol) Richer?

    1. I would withdraw ALL American and European troops from the Muslim world even if it didn’t mean getting rid of Muslim mosques and edgy Muslims in return.
      (though they would be considerably less edgy as a result of us leaving their ancestral countries alone, but that’s another issue)
      But yeah, I’ll accept that trade without hesitation. Our troops out of the Muslim world in exchange for Muslims out of our world.
      Of course, it should be said that Muslims are my lowest priority as they don’t really pose much of a threat to me.
      Still, I’ll take that trade.

  2. “Nevertheless the people building the mosque are Sufis, about as reasonable as Muslims come these days, though I actually prefer the Alawi, Alevi and Ahmadiya.”
    They’ll all outside Islam according to both Sunni and Shia majority opinion. Though for political reasons, and cleverly, the Assads have arranged for Syrian hierarchy to absolve Alawi of heresy. (Even though Alawites deify other than Mohammed.)
    Weill, Richer– I prefer the Neturi Karta, Satmar
    and even, marginally, Jews for Jesus over
    Mainstream Judaism.

    1. I also find it amusing that Richer acts as though he has had great interaction with these groups, such as the Alawi, Alevi and Ahmadiya. Like he meets them all the time. 😀

  3. The Vdare writer lost me at “sandboxes.”
    The second article, by Michael Richer was far more coherent, and he made his points well. Even if I find his points based in a paranoid worldview, that is rather jumping the gun with the “Muslim Question” here in the states.

  4. Yes, I addressed only the groups Richer seperated in his sentence structure. Some Sufis can be violent too though. Certain Iraqi Sufi groups formed part of the Iraqi resistance against America/Israeli imperial invasion.

    1. Can you blame them? Buddhists and Taoists can be violent, as well. History is ripe with examples. In many cases, it was resistance to invasion and occupation.
      The Sufis were notorious for this in Afghanistan, wreaking havoc for the Mongols, years after they had conquered the place.

  5. there are plenty of well-integrated Muslims here in Brooklyn. really nice guys who work at the corner stores and drive cabs. but there’s also what is like a fifth column of mosques on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn.

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