Taliban USA? Moslems Target American Democracy The fastest-growing religion in America is Islam. Estimations of today's number range from six to eight million followers, a meteoric rise from the 100,000 Moslems living in the U.S. in 1960. Some of these are African-Americans who have chosen to embrace Islam. The number of Arab-Americans is reckoned to be around 3.5 million. Some within this group have gotten a foothold in America because of the annual Visa Lottery which was created to increase diversity in the U.S. It permits 50,000 to immigrate in the year 2000. America's doors will be opened to a lucky group from countries including Sudan, Jordan and Pakistan. (These cultures include the practices of slavery, female genital mutilation and “honor” killings, so America's diversity will indeed be increased.) And because of the tilt toward “family reunification” in national immigration policy, these ethnic groups will grow. Dearborn, Michigan, has “the highest concentration of ethnic Arabs outside the Middle East,” according to the Arab-American Institute. The school district has around 18,000 students, about 35 percent of which is Muslim. Some grade schools are 90 percent Muslim. Some parents have demanded Halal foods prepared according to Muslim religious teaching be served at the school cafeteria; the district ended the serving of pork several years ago so no Muslim children would mistakenly eat it. (No one suggested that parents might prepare appropriate bag lunches for their children.) According to a Los Angeles Times op-ed “It Matters What Kind of Islam Prevails” (7/23/99), some Moslems living in the U.S. advocate a violent overthrow of our democracy in favor of a theocratic Islamic state. Author Daniel Pipes states: “In the words of a teacher at the Al-Ghazly Islamic School in Jersey City, N.J., 'Our short-term goal is to introduce Islam. In the long term, we must save American society. Allah will ask why I did not speak about Islam, because this piece of land is Allah's property.' “Some of this ilk even talk about overthrowing the U.S. government and replacing it with an Islamic one. Although it sounds bizarre, this attitude attracts serious and widespread support among Muslims.” While the possibility of such a revolution is slim, readers should remember that major Islamic terrorism occurred in the U.S. when the World Trade Center was bombed in 1993. During the protracted violence in the Mideast in autumn of 2000, there were incidents in Chicago of self-identified Palestinians attacking Jews. Around the same time, it was announced that a naturalized Arab-American had conspired with the terrorist Osama bin Laden in the 1998 bombings of two American embassies in Africa, killing 224. The man was a former U.S. Army sergeant, a member of the Special Forces. Any further violence will be the result of Congress' foolish immigration policy of admitting groups who hate America. Indeed, many of these cultures are fundamentally opposed to democracy. In fact, democracy in Moslem countries is rare. An Islamic government is an autocratic theocracy by definition and practice, since Islam does not recognize the separation of church and state. Many Moslems are not only unsupportive of free speech but actually condemn it — as Salman Rushdie can attest. The fundamentalist Taliban of Afghanistan instituted gender apartheid, in which women were prohibited from having employment, leaving their homes without a male relative as a chaperone or receiving any education. The smallest infraction could result in beatings or death. And while some Moslems argue that the Taliban are not following the teachings of the Koran in such extreme social prohibitions, the Taliban regard themselves as Islamic purists. — by Brenda Walker FURTHER READING: The Terrorist Threat On this website, an article from March, 2001, drawing attention to the dangers posed by open borders, allowing the enemies of America to enter at will. Multiculturalism Is a Fraud and a Disaster for Women's Rights Also on this website: it's no secret that Islamic societies are among the very worst on earth for women's rights and safety. Why then is there no hue and cry from American feminists about importing misogyny through today's “multicultural” immigration policy? The Diversity File: A Downsized View of Human Nature Is it realistic to regard all cultures as equal? Would the reader want to live in Saudi Arabia, perhaps raise a daughter there? Limits to Growth examines the facts of what human beings are doing to each other in the name of ethnicity, religion, gender, etc. Afghan Angst Some of the 60,000 Afghans living in the cities of Fremont and Hayward, California, are supporters of the Taliban and openly admit it. A delegation of local Afghans welcomed the official representative of the Taliban when he toured the U.S. in early 2001. Fury over Taliban Statue Purge The international community objects to the Taliban's wholesale destruction of Buddhist images in Afghanistan. Thousands Rally to Support Palestinians One protester had been suspended from school because he refused to read The Diary of Anne Frank — “I don't want to feel sorry for Jewish people,” he said. Importing Anti-Semitism? Good question, considering anti-Semitic violence by Palestinian immigrants (see above), as well as Aztlan statements that when they take power in California, ALL non-Mexicans will be purged, in a major act of ethnic cleansing. Islamic High School in Dearborn, Michigan The private school, when complete, “will teach conservative Middle Eastern culture along with core curriculum.” There are already around 15 Islamic elementary and middle schools in metropolitan Detroit. America's Muslim Community Sees Boost in Numbers, Confidence “Mosques are becoming the springboard for Muslim involvement in America,” according to this article. How Islam is Subverting Public Institutions Free speech suffers when Muslim pressure groups swing into action. Democracy melded with Islam in Iran: Clerics have final say on government's actions “Islamic democracy” is an oxymoron, here described as it is currently practiced in Iran. 'We're Going to Conquer America' Researcher Daniel Pipes reveals the plans of some Muslim immigrants — to convert America to Islam, by any means necessary. In the words of Omar Abdel Rahman (the blind sheik convicted in the 1993 terrorist bombing of the World Trade Center), Muslims should “conquer the land of the infidels.” Yes, This Is About Islam Salman Rushdie, who lived in hiding for a decade because of a death contract put out on him by Islamic mullahs, states the politically incorrect truth in this New York Times opinion piece. In short, he believes that much of Islamist purpose these days revolves around hating the West. He hopes for a reformation of sorts, in which Islam can somehow become modern. American Islamic Lobby Gets Out the Vote The Council on American Islamic Relations announced that it aimed to get 100,000 new Muslim voters by the time the 2002 elections take place. Researchers such as Steve Emerson believe that the political agenda includes wielding far more influence over American foreign and domestic policy in the near term, and plans for a Muslim future for America in 100 years. Poll says Muslims angry at U.S. To paraphrase Sally Fields, they hate us, they really hate us. Even Kuwait, whose marbles were rescued by the United States armed forces a decade ago, can muster only a 28 percent favorable rating of the U.S. Furthermore, respondents to the Gallup poll overwhelmingly described the United States as "ruthless, aggressive, conceited, arrogant, easily provoked and biased." Revisionist historians argue Koran has been mistranslated But publishers are a little cautious about their findings, fearing a fatwa or some other violent Islamic response. "Between fear and political correctness, it's not possible to say anything other than sugary nonsense about Islam," said one scholar at an American university who asked not to be named. Oh, and Atta and his hijacker band may have been disappointed in their heavenly reward: "So, for example, the virgins who are supposedly awaiting good Islamic martyrs as their reward in paradise are in reality 'white raisins' of crystal clarity rather than fair maidens." Muslim Students Weigh Questions of Allegiance The Washington Post investigated a Muslim school in Potomac near DC a month after the World Trade Center attacks (10/16/01) and found a disconcerting disloyalty. One eighth-grade boy said, "If I had to choose sides, I'd stay with being Muslim. Being an American means nothing to me." The kiddies believed that the "real terrorists" came from Israel, as taught by the Iranians running the school. How to make America a Muslim nation Listen closely to the voice of the jihadist with a plan for the United States in the future. Such a future would mean the end of porkchops, beer, women's rights and the Constitution.