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Fox News: 'BEST BUY-COTT'

by Marc J Fink  •  Mon, 14 May 2012, 12:08 PM

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Pressure on Best Buy Intensifies – CAIR's Lawfare Fails

Despite thousands of protest emails, phone calls and petition signatures, Best Buy continues to hide behind diversity-speak in defense of their "platinum sponsorship" of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) – support first documented by Islamist Watch. Best Buy should be in the business of selling televisions, computers and washing machines, rather than supporting radical groups tied to Hamas by the United States government. Their obstinacy is stunning.

Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, a leading voice for moderate Muslims, appeared on the Fox News Channel, May 12, 2012, to discuss the growing protest movement against Best Buy and the problems with Islamist groups such as CAIR. "They [Best Buy] should have simply done a Google search," said Dr. Jasser, "or maybe talked to the rest of the Muslim community."

Fox News Channel, The Jerusalem Post and The Daily Caller are the latest media outlets to cover the story, which went viral after activists on the Islamist Watch email subscriber list got the ball rolling. Please sign this boycott petition which has already garnered over 11,000 signatures. "Like" the petition link on Facebook and/or forward the address to friends and family.

You can subscribe to the Islamist Watch email list here. Receive articles, news updates and action alerts. Send the mailing list link to friends and family. By doing so, you help protect Western values from encroachment by Sharia law. Stand up for liberty, religious pluralism, women's rights, equality under the law and free speech – all of which are under assault from Islamists.

**Update** CAIR's Lawfare Fails:

After the Fox News segment, PetitionBuzz.com was threatened with a lawsuit unless they removed the boycott Best Buy petition. In fact, the petition was removed for a number of hours. But when it was proven that the facts were true (truth is an absolute defense in defamation lawsuits), PetitionBuzz.com put the petition back up.

Lawfare is a common tactic used by Islamists to silence their critics. They file baseless, predatory lawsuits that are eventually dismissed. But the cost of defending against them is often prohibitive – just the threat of a lawsuit can be an effective bullying tactic. The Middle East Forum's Legal Project promotes free speech by assisting in the defense of lawfare victims.

 

The BBC Broadcasts Its Own Dhimmitude

by David J. Rusin  •  Thu, 10 May 2012, 9:24 AM

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A new Islamist Watch article by David J. Rusin on the BBC's fear-driven pandering to Islamists was published on May 8 by PJ Media:

Media outlets tiptoeing around Islam are a dime a dozen, but the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) stands apart for the egregiousness of its self-censorship and bias. Even more striking than the number of controversies involving suppression of Islam-critical speech on its channels are the frank acknowledgements that BBC policy is shaped by fear.

During a recent interview (full transcript) for a University of Oxford project, BBC director general Mark Thompson provided the most in-depth admission yet of the BBC's double standards with respect to faith. Christianity, he explained, receives less sensitive treatment because it is "a broad-shouldered religion, compared to religions which in the UK have a very close identity with ethnic minorities." Specifically, Islam in Britain is "almost entirely a religion practiced by people who may already feel in other ways isolated, prejudiced against, and where they may well regard an attack on their religion as racism by other means." Thus, when asked whether the BBC would run a Muhammad-mocking program on a par with the Jesus-ridiculing Jerry Springer: The Opera, which it aired over Christian protests in 2005, Thompson answered that it would not. Depictions of Islam's prophet, he maintained, could have "the emotional force" of "grotesque child pornography" for Muslims.

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Islamism in the News: 04/09/12 - 04/25/12

by Marc J. Fink  •  Thu, 26 Apr 2012, 3:09 PM

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News Summary

Islamist Watch maintains an extensive database of news articles concerning Islamism. The links below are a small sample. For a complete list of articles by date, please click here. Also, please click here for a listing of "creeping dhimmitude" articles by topic (see box at right of page). To receive these updates by email, please join our mailing list here.

Lawful Islamism is a radical and supremacist interpretation of Islam that seeks to incrementally destroy Western society from within and replace it with a Sharia-compliant theocracy -- culturally and politically rather than violently. Methodically and patiently. With words not bullets. Activism not bombs.

The goals of Lawful Islamists and Islamic terrorists are the same. Only their methods differ.

Top: A firestorm erupted after Islamist Watch broke the story about Best Buy's "platinum sponsorship" of Hamas-linked CAIR. Bottom, from left: Secretary of State Clinton allows Muslim Brotherhood officials into America through the front door and ties the hands of border agents; Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz didn't have a problem giving a keynote address at a fundraiser hosted by an Islamist on the Terrorist Watch List – until it was discovered by her opponent; What are your children learning about Islam in public school? Parents might be shocked.

Best Buy's Sponsorship of Hamas-Linked CAIR

On April 17th, Islamist Watch (IW) broke the story about Best Buy's "Platinum Sponsorship" of the annual fundraising banquet in Minnesota for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a group the United States Government has linked to Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood. Subscribers to the Islamist Watch email list flooded Best Buy with protests and the story went viral. Facebook "likes" are 2,715 and counting. Best Buy, in the midst of a power-vacuum as they search for a new CEO, continues their refusal to rule out future support for CAIR.

Here are just a few of the stories arising from IW's initiative:

Government

  • "State Department Barred Inspection of Muslim Brotherhood Delegation," by Steven Emerson. Investigative Project on Terrorism, April 9, 2012. (Hillary Clinton's State Department took the "extraordinary" step of specifically barring Customs officials from carrying out any inspections of a Muslim Brotherhood delegation from Egypt. The Brotherhood's relationship with the terrorist group Hamas and one member's implication in a U.S. child pornography investigation would have triggered extra scrutiny for the incoming delegation. Documents previously seized by the U.S. government reveal the Brotherhood's "Grand Jihad in eliminating and destroying Western civilization from within." Feel any safer under the Obama administration's outreach to Islamists?)

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Best Buy Doubles Down -- For Now

by Marc J. Fink  •  Thu, 19 Apr 2012, 6:10 PM

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Best Buy Defies Thousands of Protests;
Internal Best Buy Email Addresses Revealed

Yesterday's Islamist Watch article (below) documenting Best Buy's financial support for the Hamas-linked Islamist group CAIR continues to make waves. The article has been re-posted across the internet and over 1,650 people have "liked" it on Facebook. In response to a crush of emails and a deluge of criticism on their own Facebook page, Best Buy issued the following Facebook statement:

Best Buy's customers and employees around the world represent a variety of faiths and denominations. We respect that diversity, and choose to engage with our customers, employees and communities in ways that reflect their traditions and maintain good relationships for Best Buy.

They "respect that diversity" by financing a group tied to Hamas and pledged to turning America into a Sharia-compliant, Islamic state? They choose to "engage" their customers in ways that reflect "their traditions?" What traditions? Subverting democracy, women's rights and religious pluralism? Launching rockets into Israel? Honor killings of young women?

Islamist Watch has uncovered internal Best Buy email addresses for two important executives:

Susan Busch, Director of Public Relations: susan.busch@bestbuy.com. Lisa Hawks, Deputy Director of Public Relations: lisa.hawks@bestbuy.com

Keep the pressure on ... Spread the word on Facebook and Twitter ... Stay tuned

 

Action Alert – Best Buy: TV's, Computers and Hamas

by Marc J. Fink  •  Tue, 17 Apr 2012, 3:39 PM

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Ailing Retail Giant Sponsors Hamas-Linked Islamist Group,
Refuses to Rule Out Future Funding to Islamic Radicals

Think again before buying your next flat-screen television or computing device from Best Buy.

The struggling retail giant recently used profits from American consumers to fund the annual banquet of a group closely linked to Hamas. The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) recently listed Best Buy as a "Platinum Sponsor." Best Buy has refused to rule out future support for CAIR through numerous messages to its public relations department. The big box retailer is already in chaos amid the recent resignation of its CEO for personal misconduct, dwindling sales and bond downgrades.

The United States government named CAIR an "unindicted co-conspirator" to fund the terrorist group Hamas in America's most significant terror financing trial. The U.S. also identified CAIR as an agent of the Muslim Brotherhood, and its immediate predecessor as sharing the common goal of dismantling American institutions and turning the U.S. into a Sharia-compliant, Islamic state through incremental, stealth jihad.

CAIR spokesman Ibrahim Hooper (left) and CAIR co-founder and long-time board member Omar Ahmad (right) have both said they would like to see an America ruled by Sharia. The U.S. government has linked CAIR to the terror group Hamas in Gaza (center).

And that's only the beginning. For all the details and links, see the bullet points below -- after the jump at the bottom of the post.

Utterly outrageous, yes. But outrage is not enough. Action is required. The Goal is a commitment from Best Buy to never again use profits from American consumers to finance Islamic radicals.

Here is how you can make a difference:

  • If you don't like the idea of your consumer electronics, software and appliance dollars going to fund groups aligned with Hamas and pledged to turning America into a Sharia-compliant, Islamic state, write and/or call Best Buy and let them know. Best Buy Public Relations Department: 612-292-NEWS (6397) or NewsCenter@bestbuy.com. Mike Mikan, Interim CEO: Mike.Mikan@bestbuy.com; Susan Busch, Director of Public Relations: susan.busch@bestbuy.com; Lisa Hawks, Deputy Director of Public Relations: lisa.hawks@bestbuy.com

  • Feel free to use/copy/paste the bullet points below. But try to put it in your own words and make it personal. Share any responses from Best Buy with us at islamist-watch@meforum.org.

  • Use Best Buy stores as showrooms and then buy the same or similar products for less money from online retailers such as Amazon.com, Newegg.com, Overstock.com, BHPhotoVideo.com, Crutchfield.com, Costco.com, Tigerdirect.com, Bizrate.com, Walmart.com, Sears.com, Outletpc.com, Microcenter.com and Dealsourcedirect.com

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Gay Marriage Has Islamists Eyeing Polygamy

by David J. Rusin  •  Mon, 16 Apr 2012, 9:03 PM

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A new Islamist Watch article by David J. Rusin on Islamists viewing same-sex marriage as a gateway to polygamy was published on April 16 by National Review:

Presidential candidate Rick Santorum got jeered for comparing the legalization of same-sex marriage to that of polygamy, but, whether or not the comparison is rationally sound, thoughts of the former's facilitating the latter bring a smile to many Islamists. If the definition of marriage can evolve in terms of gender, some Muslims ask, why not in terms of number?

Islam sanctions polygamy — more specifically, polygyny — allowing Muslim men to keep up to four wives at once. Though marrying a second woman while remaining married to the first is prohibited across the Western world, including all 50 U.S. states, a Muslim can circumvent the law by wedding one woman in a government-recognized marriage and joining with others in unlicensed religious unions devoid of legal standing.

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Islamism in the News: 03/14/12 - 04/03/12

by Marc J. Fink  •  Wed, 11 Apr 2012, 3:58 PM

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News Summary

Islamist Watch maintains an extensive database of news articles concerning Islamism. The links below are a small sample. For a complete list of articles by date, please click here. Also, please click here for a listing of "creeping dhimmitude" articles by topic (see box at right of page). To receive these updates by email, please join our mailing list here.

Lawful Islamism is a radical and supremacist interpretation of Islam that seeks to incrementally destroy Western society from within and replace it with a Sharia-compliant theocracy -- culturally and politically rather than violently. Methodically and patiently. With words not bullets. Activism not bombs.

The goals of Lawful Islamists and Islamic terrorists are the same. Only their methods differ.

The Lawful Islamist "is the polite collector you pay in the hope that the leg-breaker won't be next at your doorstep. And even as he sneers in his nice suit at the leg-breaker's crudity, you somehow know all your money is going to the same place." -- Andrew C. McCarthy, The Grand Jihad, p.14

Clockwise, from top left: Top Obama adviser Dalia Mogahed has had enough of Syrian Dictator Assad, but only because he can no longer lead "resistance" to Israel; Profile in Courage – Swiss MP Oskar Freysinger gave an impassioned speech defending Western values against Sharia creep; Profile in Cowardice – former UK PM Blair wants everyone to know he reads the Koran "everyday"; Hillsborough County, Florida school board president Candy Olson thinks it's a wonderful idea for your kids to learn about Islam from officials of Hamas-linked CAIR.

Government

No-Go Autonomous Zones

  • The Beginning of the End for Britain. Video. (A videographer returns to her hometown in England and is amazed to find it overrun with Islamists who have zero respect for the laws of the land they reside in. Said one Imam: "If the law of the land is Islamic, we respect it. If the law of the land is not Islamic, then those who make it can go to hell.")

Imposition of Sharia on Civil Society – Special Accommodations

Education

  • "Offering $1,000 Reward, Group Battles School Board over Muslim Outreach," by Kenric Ward. Sunshine State News, April 3, 2012. (Under the guise of multiculturalism, the children of Hillsborough County, Florida are learning all about Islam from officials of Hamas-linked CAIR. This is a good thing, according to the school board president: "Tapping into the resources of our community enhances the educational experiences of our students and enables teachers to bring lessons alive with guests who bring valuable knowledge, skills or experiences to our students."

Islamists have a very different idea. According to the instruction manual "Conveying Islam In Schools and Colleges," by Sabeel Ahmed, a spokesman for the 'Why Islam' Da'awa (Islamist proselytizing) campaign:

"... students are routinely exposed in their classroom to new information and opinions, hence they tend to be more receptive to new beliefs and ideas. Learning institutions are therefore fertile grounds where the seeds of Islam can be sowed inside the hearts of non-Muslim students. ... We should use every opportunity presented or created to sensitize non-Muslim peers and school staff with Islam and establish an environment in which every where a non-Muslims [sic] turn, they notice Islam portrayed in a positive way and get influenced by it and eventually accept Islam with Allah's guidance, insha Allah." (Emphasis added).

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Western Survival Depends on Western Pride

by David J. Rusin  •  Wed, 28 Mar 2012, 11:02 AM

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A new Islamist Watch article by David J. Rusin on cultural self-confidence being the key to defeating Islamism was published on March 28 by FrontPage Magazine:

Claude Guéant, the French interior minister, sparked a firestorm last month when he praised Western values as "superior" to the oppressive ones found elsewhere, namely the Islamic world. Yet the controversy did more to spotlight an area in which the West clearly trails its rivals: self-confidence. If a government official cannot extol the unique virtues of freedom and equality that define Western life without being cast as a bigot by the politically correct, how can they be safeguarded against the highly motivated forces of Islamism, which doubt neither the superiority of their own principles nor the righteousness of imposing them on others?

"Contrary to what the left's relativist ideology says, for us, all civilizations are not of equal value," Guéant, a member of President Nicolas Sarkozy's Union for a Popular Movement, told a conference on February 4. "Those which defend humanity seem to us to be more advanced than those that do not," he averred. "Those which defend liberty, equality, and fraternity seem to us superior to those which accept tyranny, the subservience of women, social and ethnic hatred" — a truth that would be hammered home a month and a half later by a jihadist murdering Jewish children in Toulouse. Thus, Guéant underscored the need to "protect our civilization."

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Pennsylvania Colludes with Hamas-Linked Islamist Group to Chill Free Speech

by Marc J. Fink  •  Fri, 16 Mar 2012, 1:41 PM

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Islamists Team With Government to Monitor Your Speech

Residents of Pennsylvania and civil libertarians everywhere might be shocked to learn that a quasi-governmental task force, that includes officials from the state police and attorney general, has been compiling secretive "bias reports" on the speech of private citizens – in violation of their First Amendment right to free speech.

But it gets worse.

One of the members of the task force is Hamas-linked CAIR-PA, the local affiliate of the radical Islamist group Council on American-Islamic Relations — an organization declared an unindicted co-conspirator in America's most significant terror financing trial and banned from contact with the FBI. CAIR wants the power to limit the free speech of citizens when it comes to Islam. They want to decide what can and can not be said.

Hillel Zaremba, a research fellow at Islamist Watch, has done ground-breaking research into Pennsylvania's collusion with CAIR, which resulted in his Islamist Watch article published on March 11 in Pajamas Media. Read the whole thing here. Send it to friends.

If we don't fight for our civil liberties, we'll lose them.

 

Islamism in the News: 02/16/12 – 03/14/12

by Marc J. Fink  •  Fri, 16 Mar 2012, 1:40 PM

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News Summary

Islamist Watch maintains an extensive database of news articles concerning Islamism. The links below are a small sample. For a complete list of articles by date, please click here. Also, please click here for a listing of "creeping dhimmitude" articles by topic (see box at right of page). To receive these updates by email, please join our mailing list here.

Lawful Islamism is a radical and supremacist interpretation of Islam that seeks to destroy Western society from within -- culturally and politically rather than violently. Methodically and patiently. With words not bullets. Activism not bombs.

The goals of Lawful Islamists and Islamic terrorists are the same. Only their methods differ.

"It doesn't matter whether my neighbor believes in one god or seventeen; it neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg. It is only when my neighbor believes that his god commands him to pick my pocket or break my leg that his beliefs become a matter of concern for those who do not share them." -- Thomas Jefferson

Clockwise from top left: Tony West went from representing the American Taliban, to Obama's 2008 campaign, to the number three position at the Justice Department; Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy held a fundraiser for the radical Islamist Group CAIR; New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has an Islamist Problem; and Dr. Zuhdi Jasser of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy spoke out in support of the NYPD.

Government

  • "Al-Qaeda Bar Advancing Inside Department of Justice," by J. Christian Adams. PJ Media, March 5, 2012. (Remember the infamous "American Taliban," John Walker Lindh? President Obama has appointed his attorney to the number three position at the Department of Justice. Before coming to the Justice Department, Tony West and his San Francisco law firm represented some of the most radical Islamic terrorist causes. What could go wrong?)

Law Enforcement

Co-opting Politicians – Chris Christie's Continuing Islamist Problem

  • "The Roots of the Christie-King Border War," Jonathan S. Tobin. Commentary Magazine, March 6, 2012. (Christie and King found themselves lining up with two competing Muslim factions: Christie with extremist groups like the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), who oppose all efforts to investigate homegrown Islamist terror, and King with those Muslims like Dr. M. Zuhdi Jasser, who have taken the position that American Muslims have a responsibility to root out radicals.)

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