Those Amazing Muslims
A Muslim businessman who with his wife created the Bridges TV Network to offer a kindler gentler image of Islam has been arrested for cutting off the head of his estranged wife, who had sough and received an order of protection. Muzzammil "Mo" Hassan, who has been has been lauded by Jay Leno and NPR, has been charged with second-degree murder. What does it take to get a first degree murder charge—vivisection? Read Greg Mitchell's article in Editor & Publisher.
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I wish I could say I am surprised by the fact that Mo Hassan is a "modernized" Muslim living in NY.
I intentionally spent time in some of the Muslim ghettos in Europe (L'Ile Saint-Denis in Paris and the Muslim sector of Hamburg) and I never noticed anything particularly religious about these regions. People were not carrying around the Torah or praying. In fact, these areas reminded me of the ghettos in the U.S. One could hear a strange music (I call it "Arabic rap") that combines the rhythm of American rap with the vocals of Middle Eastern and North African music. One thing that did stand out in these areas, however, was the treatment of the indigenous (French or German) women, rather, the few daring to walk near these areas, who would be groped or even raped. Of course, such behavior did not stay within the Muslim neighborhoods. On a Saturday night one can witness these things almost anywhere in Paris - gangs of young Algerian men walking around assaulting French women. Perhaps this is what we have to look forward to in the U.S.
erggg, I meant Koran, not Torah.
"Religion of peace"
A Vdare blog article by Brenda Walker quotes a puff piece from The Voice of America that said, "While he and his wife were happy to be in the United States, they were upset by the negative perception of Muslims, and particularly how this perception might affect their children. This is how they came up with the idea of Bridges TV. Mr. Hsssan's wife challenged him to start it."
I suppose Mr. Hassan is now unhappy with the negative portrayal he is getting after cutting off his wife's head.
Q: What does it take to get a first degree murder charge?
A: a Christian defending himself against a posse of Crips and Bloods.
@MAR: I live in Paris, and there are certain categories of people that I simply choose not to interact with beyond "official," necessary frameworks. It is a simple fact that it is impossible for trust to exist between men like them and a man like myself.
(I'll not say what I mean by "men like them." As for myself, I always wear a Crucifix around my neck and I'll leave it at that.)
MAR,
This is all far too predictable. What is happening in teh neighborhoods you visited are earlier, though fast-advancing, stages of what has already transpired in places like Kosovo. This is the place where some of Europe's "forward-thinking" Marxists expected there to be a "brotherhood and unity" between Muslims and the indigenous Christians, the latter of which have been largely expelled or killed. And yet, the wiser authorities in France and Germany who see the very same insanity playing out in their own lands insist the true Christian heirs of Kosovo are the monsters.
It is fitting that St-Denis is the resting place of the kings of France; this ought to serve as a grisly metaphor for what that town represents for the future of France if the French do not wake up.
France is screwed. Their Jewish president actually has said that all French should learn Arabic and Arabic culture. He has also said that the French should marry interracially to save France!!!! This guy has got to go!!!!!!
Marxists want Christianity killed off, thing is what happens when the Muslims take over? Do these white European elites think they or their kids are going to keep their coveted positions in the class strata? Or are these cowards going to convert en masse to Islam? I mean for now the strategy is simply divide and conquer, but say in another 2-3 generations the conquest will be complete. I don't think a bunch of Arabs Muslims are going to want t obe told what to do by a bunch of white atheists!!!
Europe is in serious trouble on three levels: 1) Non-white (i.e. non-European) immigration, 2) influx of Alien religions and 3) influx of alien cultural practices.
The Bishop of Rochester Right Reverend Dr Michael Nazir-Ali, who is said to be Pakistani, says there are no-go areas for Christians in British cities. (a non-white living in Britain telling Europeans something they already know about their destroyers)
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams says in so many words that Britain must accomodate Sharia law in some way, shape or form. (a left-leaning European telling other Europeans to accomodate their destroyers)
"French" President (Hungarian Jew) Sarkozy says the French people should "learn Arabic and Arabic culture." Does this mean he expects they should also convert to Islam? (an interloping, left-leaning Jewish politician telling Europeans to become more like their destroyers)
Hmmm. Seems to be a pattern here.
The beautiful lights of Cordoba will soon consist of the severed heads of Christians with candles in their mouths. The Moors have come up from the sea and there is no El Cid to drive them out.
Question : "Do these white European elites think they or their kids are going to keep their coveted positions in the class strata? Or are these cowards going to convert en masse to Islam?"
Answer : It is my belief that they will do the latter.
From my experience, most young leftists are profoundly ignorant of history and seem to believe that Voltaire, et al., were just voices crying in the wilderness who had no real affect on the sexist, racist, homophobic, intolerant, repressive, Christian (er, sorry, "Xian") white male patriarchy that existed from medieval times right up until the 1960s, when modern culture developed ex nihilo. (Of course, they will grant some credit to Lincoln, FDR, etc., but you know....)
My opinion is that the Obamaniacs really believe that if they open the gates and let in a bunch of Muslims, that they will somehow be able to mold them into their own likenesses within a generation, and continue to rule as before.
@14: "My opinion is that the Obamaniacs really believe that if they open the gates and let in a bunch of Muslims, that they will somehow be able to mold them into their own likenesses within a generation, and continue to rule as before."
Spend a few minutes with 95 percent of the university-educated populace and you will find Jason has been proven exactly right.
Tyrannicide is looking more and more like a morally viable option.
@ 14 Jason
Well, the very first Christians were indeed Aramaic speakers. Christianity spread through Europe eastward from the outer islands of Ireland. France became Christian under King Clovis (Llewis/Louis) in the seventh century, and routed mohammedism less then 100 years later under Charles Martel. Northern Italy, despite its proximity to Rome, was martyring saints in Milan in the fourth century and the True Faith did not become widespread there until the ninth century. Germany was converted by Anglo-Saxon Britons like Saint Olav. Scotland by Saint Cuthbert. Kievan Rus celebrated its first millenium of Christianity in 1984 under Gorbachev.
The church may get small and seemingly insignificant in our time, but a remnant of the faithful will triumph over Gramscism, Marxism, and materialism -- the false gods of our age. I see no reason for discouragement. Get out there and sire five children.
Two minor notes: 1) The first followers of Jesus were undoubtedly speakers of a Galileelean dialect of Aramaic--Peter was recognized by his speech. The first people called Christians were in Antioch, and most of them would have been Greek speakers, and Greek became the first international language of the Church, employed in the West as well as in the East. 2) Gramsci appears to have converted on his deathbed. If Leftists say it was out of fear, then why should they admire Gramsci. If not out of fear, then out of some better impulse. Commies like to say that because a sick man died in prison, he is a victim of Fascism. In fact, his side had a good chance of taking over Italy and then lost. The losers paid a comparatively small price, a far smaller price than their enemies would have paid if Mussolini had not come to power.
Islam is a Christian heresy.As are Marxism and other assorted Leftist programs.Resistance to barbarism will come from outside the Christian sheep-pen.Contrast Oriana Fallaci with Dionigi Tettamanzi-the Cardinal Archbishop of Milan-and you will easily see my point.
The good ole U.S.of A. is a leader in this respect.Blacks have been allowed a grand old time at the expense of whites by our WASP ubermensch for quite some time now.Dont look forward,look around.
Human folly brings down punishment upon its own head.Photius and Cerularius delivered the Greeks right into the hands of Mehmet the Conqueror.To my Anglican friends I say,"kindly say hello to Ibrahim."And to the Gallicans,"I'd like you to meet Ahmed."(And remember,no spirits or pork.Or else.)
The cultivation of Muslim immigrants by Lefties-i.e.Christian heretics-serves two purposes.In the absence of any homegrown revolutionary tinder to manipulate,substitutes need to be imported to fill the demand.A "cheap cause" in place of "cheap labor."And in the absence of Soviet tanks and missiles,Ibrahim and Ahmed provide a stopgap-even if decidedly "low tech"-alternative with which to condition the Western sheep-pen.They will be dropped just as suddenly and as coldly as they were assumed.
France-Gaul-became Catholicly governed in the 7th century.It was substantially Catholic before Clovis,with the exception of the Arian Visigoths in the southwest.In recognition of his importance Clovis was made a consul by the Emperor Anastasius.Longobard units fought with their Germanic cousins at the battle of Tours in 732.The Longobards were originally Arians like the Visigoths and Franks.At a national council in 698 they converted to Catholicism.That same year Carthage fell to the Muslims.The Franks and the Pope repaid the Longobards by overthrowing their kingdom.The Arabs got to keep Carthage.Jesus works in mysterious ways.
The Russian celebrations were held in 1988.
Aye aye captain.But am I limited to only five?
Commies were quite thoroughly manhandled by the Fascists.It wasnt until farm boys from the Bible Belt "liberated" Europe that the Commies began giving trouble again.The Bible also works in mysterious ways.
Fuori i Barbari!