Letter to the editor: Seminole Chronicle

On January 9, 2008 , the Seminole Chronicle ran an article titled 'Chronicle protests racism from callers', in which the Chronicle's writer complained about anti-Muslim racism. I am getting really tired of explaining to people that Islam is not a race. We have White Muslims, Black Muslims and everything in between. the "Islamophobia is racism" argument was invented by the Islamist PR machine to piggyback on the Civil Rights movement. While Islamophobia is a vile form of bigotry (is there any other kind?), it doesn't come close to slavery or racial discrimination. But Islamists substituted Islamophobia with racism, because it sounds much worse, and Western Dhimmis were more than happy to accept it.

Judging by the authoritative tone, Seminole Chronicle must have a resident Islamic scholar. But this "scholar's" statements show that the author either was deliberately trying to confuse the reader or knows absolutely nothing about Islam. The author claims "Islam is not a violent religion. While the Muslim religion allows its followers to defend themselves ... a couple of passages are typically misconstrued. ... "Fight in the cause of God against those who fight you, but do not transgress limits. God does not love transgressors." (Quran 2:190) That sound pretty benign, nothing more than legitimate self-defense. But all you need to do is to read the next verse: 2.191: "And kill them wherever you find them, and drive them out from whence they drove you out, and persecution is severer than slaughter, and do not fight with them at the Sacred Mosque until they fight with you in it, but if they do fight you, then slay them; such is the recompense of the unbelievers." The author also brings up violent verses from the Bible but fails to mention a clear distinction. The Koran calls for slaughter of unbelievers, for the sole reason of them being unbelievers, and the Bible does not. Besides, we don't really have a big problem with a bunch of crazy Catholics running around blowing people up.

Then those dhimwits claim that "CAIR has ... been touted as one of the largest defenders of Islamic civil rights." Indeed, it has been – by Islamists or Dhimmis, like Seminole Chronicle. And on top of everything, to counter the argument that CAIR has ties to Hamas, they state "Hamas is a political party, like it or not." Hamas is a terrorist group, you idiots! Hamas terrorists murder people! My God!

To Seminole Chronicle the UAC is a joke. But not to us. While we do not completely agree with all the rhetoric coming from UAC members, we would choose UAC over the Seminole Chronicle any day of the week in our fight against radical Islam. With all their perceived and real faults, UAC are the good guys in this fight and Dhimminole Chronicle is on the side of Islamists. I have no idea why the staff at Dhimminole Chronicle took this position. Maybe the rationale is "When Islamists take over they'll kill me last."

Anxiously awaiting your reply,

Ilshat Alsayef
Muslims Against ShariaSeminole Chronicle
Latest recipient of The Dhimmi Award