Jamaat al-Muslimeen International Press Release
(www.newtrendmag.org) (Phone: 410-435-5000)
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Tide Turning Against Zionist Jews: Immigrants Must Communicate with
American
Public
Our Wars are all in Our Lands for our People: We do not Force Islam on
Anyone
or take anyone's land
Bring Women and Children into the Struggle. Boycott Jewish Goods which
support Israel
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[Introduction: The immigrant community in North Carolina has taken a
proactive role in devising a program to respond to the daily attacks on
Islam
which the media are carrying out. The Islamic Center of the Triad in
Greensboro is sympathetic to the plight of Muslim immigrants and wants
non-Muslims to understand the plight of the Palestinian people who are
constantly under Israeli occupation and attack. Imam Badi Ali has built
a
good relationship with the local media and works around the clock to
respond
to news coming out of the middle east. With his help, the local
community has
issued a BOYCOTT LIST of businesses which help Israel in its
aggression.]
[Dr. Kaukab Siddique,
Ameer of Jamaat al-Muslimeen, gave the Juma'
khutba at
the Islamic Center of the Triad on June 21, 2002. He spoke to a masjid
packed
with immigrants from Somalia, Sudan, Egypt, Syria, Palestine, Saudi
Arabia,
Jordan and Lebanon. The Khutba was covered by a reporter from
Greensboro's
biggest newspaper. ]
The main points of the Khutba were as follows:
[The Qur'anic text for the Khutba: The Qur'an says about the Jews:
"And they took riba (interest on loans) though they were forbidden to
do so,
and they devoured the wealth of mankind wrongfully - We have prepared
for
those among them who are rejectors of truth, a grievous chastisement."
(4:161)
1. We Muslims must communicate with the people among whom we live and
work.
The Jewish-Zionist propaganda campaign against us has largely failed,
so we
still have an opportunity to reach out and communicate. We must let
Americans
know that:
1a. Islam forbids compulsion in religion. We are not trying to force
any
Christian, Jew or Hindu anywhere to become a Muslim. We believe that
only
Allah makes Muslims and faith is entirely a spiritual, inner
phenomenon. It
cannot be forced.
1b. We respect all places of worship and are duty bound to defend not
only
mosques but also churches and synagogues.
1c. Muslims ruled India for hundreds of years but we are still a
minority in
India. In Egypt, Muslims have ruled for 1400 years but a Coptic
Christian
minority continues to flourish there. In both cases there is evidence
that
Muslims do not force people to become Muslims.
2. All the wars are going on in MUSLIM lands. We are not trying to take
anyone's land. We simply want to liberate lands which are ours:
Kashmir,
Chechnya, Afghanistan, Palestine are all our lands. We stand AGAINST
OPPRESSION to liberate these lands and we have every right to do so.
3. In PALESTINE the source of the problem is that in 1948 the Jews TOOK
OUR
LAND by force. If we keep this fact in focus, it will become very clear
that
as long as Palestine is under occupation, the struggle to liberate it
will
continue.
4. We are not against the Jews as a collective. In fact throughout our
history, we have given refuge and peace to the Jews. When the crusaders
were
killing the Jews, the Muslims provided security to the Jews. There has
always
been a small indigenous Jewish community in Palestine which has lived
in
peace with the Palestinians, Muslims and Christians.
4a. We are against the Jews because they have usurped Palestine and
they take
interest on loans and have built up the exploitative economic structure
of
economy (World Bank/IMF) built on interest-bearing loans.
5. WHAT CAN IMMIGRANTS IN AMERICA DO?
i. Remember that you cannot appease the Jews who run this country by
being
quiet and humble. They will pursue and persecute you whether you are
hiding
in a corner of the mosque or staying away from all activity and hiding
in
your home.
ii. Look at HOLY LAND FOUNDATION, BENEVOLENCE and GLOBAL (Muslim
charities
helping widows and orphans). These were pro-Bush, non-political people
never
disturbing the Jews in any way but they have been targeted and
victimized. So
being non-political will not help.
iii. Muhammad Mustafa (pbuh) was the most peaceful of men. None of us
can be
as kind, generous and sensitive to human suffering as he was. Yet the
oppressors not only forced him to leave Makka but would not leave him
alone
even in Madina.
5a. BATTLE OF THE MEDIA IS MOST IMPORTANT. Create your own media. Imam
Badi
Ali constantly issues bulletins, flyers, advice columns. That's your
media.
Every mosque should have its media openly discussing issues. LEARN FROM
THE
BLACK COMMUNITY. The ADL and the New York Times tried to stop the
Million Man
March because it was led by Farrakhan but failed because the Black
community
has hundreds of its own little publications.
5b. BOYCOTT JEWISH PRODUCTS which fund Israel. Imam Badi Ali has issued
a
whole list of businesses supporting Israel. Take the list with you
wherever
you go. DO NOT FUND THE KILLING OF PALESTINIAN CHILDREN WITH YOUR OWN
MONEY.
IMMIGRANTS ARE VERY WEAK IN WOMEN'S STRUGGLE
6. Pakistani women used to scare their children of cats. TODAY
PAKISTANI
WOMEN ARE SENDING THEIR CHILDREN TO JIHAD IN KASHMIR. Same with
Palestinian
women. Our Palestinian sisters have put males to shame with their
tremendous
sacrifices against the Jews. In America, our struggle is that of
IDENTITY,
SELF-RESPECT, COMMUNICATION and ORGANIZATION. In these areas, our
communities
are very weak. Unless immigrant women stop spoiling their children and
start
participating in community activity, the enemy will undermine us by
luring
away our families while we are in the mosque by ourselves.
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Jamaat al-Muslimeen urges readers to join our committees to defend and
liberate political prisoners:
Imam Jamil al-Amin
Dr. Omar ‘Abdel Rahman
Ahmed Abdel Sattar
John Walker Lindh
Leonard Peltier
Mumia Jamal
And hundreds not so well known.
Can you give a couple of hours every week? Call: 410-435-5000
AT THE END OF OCTOBER, Jamaat al-Muslimeen will participate in an
important
conference in Atlanta on DOMESTIC VIOLENCE and POLITICAL PRISONERS.
Imam Ali
Siddiqui will be a keynote speaker. Contact Sis. Hedaya Majeed, the
organizer
of the conference, at: haleem1@aol.com
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2002-06-23 Sun 12:47ct