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June 3, 2009 Press Release: AIFD--President Obama's Speech in Egypt must highlight the plight of reformers and the threat of Islamism
American Islamic Forum for Democracy (AIFD), called upon the Obama administration to take advantage of the unique opportunity it has on Thursday to stand up for the universal ideals of human rights in a land where such ideals are oppressed.
May 22, 2009 Press Release: TERROR ON U.S. SOIL AN IMMINENT THREAT

AIFD today warned that the foiled bomb plot in New York City is a “clear and calculated warning that well-coordinated extremists are on the move within the U.S.”  Four individuals were arrested Thursday in New York City on charges that they planned to detonate explosives at a Jewish synagogue and community center and shoot down U.S. military aircraft with surface-to-air missiles.
May 10, 2009 CLARION UNVEILS NEW FILM ABOUT THE THREAT OF RADICAL ISLAM IN AMERICA AT NATIONAL PRESS CLUB
CAIR declines invite to discussion with devout Muslim film narrator, who is expected to speak out against radical Islam at THE THIRD JIHAD PREMIER.
December 8, 2008 Wishes for a Blessed Eid Al-Adha from the American Islamic Forum for Democracy
AIFD sends our warmest heartfelt blessings on this most significant holiday of the Islamic calendar.
November 25, 2008 Press Release: American Islamic Forum for Democracy Hails the Holy Land Foundation Verdict
The HLF Trial guilty verdict may represent a sea change in U.S. efforts to expose Islamists.
September 1, 2008 Wishes for a Blessed Ramadan from the American Islamic Forum for Democracy
A blessed Ramadan to the Muslim community.
July 24, 2008 Press Release: Upholding our Islamic Responsibility: Countering the Ideologies which Fuel Terrorism
AIFD President, M. Zuhdi Jasser, will speak about the need for Muslims to counter political Islam to members of the Columbus Muslim community on July 26, 2008 at the Noor Islamic Cultural Center.
May 16, 2008 PRESS RELEASE: AIFD Commends US Senate Committee on Homeland Security on Study of Homegrown Threat of Islamist Terror and Calls Upon Muslim Organizations to Assist Rather than Obstruct
Americans should ask- why isn't the work this committee completed not being done by Muslim NGO's?
January 14, 2008 FBI Director's Community Leadership Award given to Zuhdi Jasser
Federal Bureau of Investigation today awarded AIFD Chairman, Zuhdi Jasser, the Director's Community Leadership Award.
October 18, 2007 Fox to Air Controversial Documentary on Islam
For those who missed the limited release of ABG Films' Islam v. Islamists on PBS this fall, Fox News will be airing the controversial documentary in its entirity this Saturday, October 20, 2007 at 9PM EST.
September 28, 2007 AIFD Statement on Virginia Commission on Immigration Controversy
The controversy over the Muslim appointee at the Virginia Commission on Immigration should highlight important ideological benchmarks in vetting government appointees.
August 16, 2007 AIFD COMMENDS THE NYPD ON THE RELEASE OF ITS REPORT: "RADICALIZATION IN THE WEST: THE HOMEGROWN THREAT"
AIFD statement concerning recent NYPD Counterterrorism Report
August 9, 2007 PBS Affiliates to air- "ISLAM V. ISLAMISTS: VOICES FROM THE MUSLIM CENTER with follow-up Panel Discussion"
OPB is now distributing for airing this month Islam v. Islamists, the documentary produced by ABG Films, Inc. and shelved from the Crossroads Program.
August 3, 2007 AIFD Statement on Korean Hostages in Afghanistan
AIFD Press Statement concerning hostages taken by Taliban in Afghanistan
March 13, 2007 Press Release: Not All Muslims Support CAIR Plan to Sue U.S. Airways on Behalf of Six Imams
Muslim organization believes that lawsuit filed by CAIR today on behalf of Phoenix Imams is wrong for American Muslims and wrong for America.
August 24, 2004 AIFD joins the Save Darfur Coalition

AIFD Commentary

June 18, 2009 What About the Jihadi Nuclear Scientist?

Dr. Jasser discusses the real ever and present danger of the recently released A. Q. Khan.
June 9, 2009 Obama's Cairo Speech Through the Lens of Islamists
Sid Shahid dissects the realities of Islamist responses and hypocrisies to the Cairo Speech.
May 27, 2009 The NYC Bomb Plot: A Teachable Moment for American Security
Time to end the denial and wake up to our American and Muslim responsibility to counter Wahhabi Islam.
May 11, 2009 Getting Real on Shariah
Dr. Jasser responds to Imam Faisal Rauf's argument in the Huffington Post that shariah law is nothing to fear.
April 30, 2009 Pious Muslims are Needed to Defeat Islamists

The Obama administration so far is ignoring the central debate within Islam between Islamists and anti-Islamists.
April 28, 2009 Taliban Spokesman Paints A Troubling Picture of U.S. Islamists
Muslim Khan, the Taliban spokesman, left the Boston area to become a leader in the Taliban movement of Afghanistan. Sid Shahid discusses some lessons to be learned.
April 15, 2009 Obama Administration stacking the deck with Islamists
Advocates of political Islam inside the beltway are moving to fill jobs in the Obama administration under the banner of a "Muslim affirmative action."
March 12, 2009 Is negotiating with an Islamist Entity a Good Idea?
FSM editors asked their panel of experts to weigh in on recent efforts of the Obama administration to reach out to the Taliban.
February 19, 2009 A Post-"Muslim world" Muslim World
Dr. Jasser discusses the need for an anti-Islamist approach to the new administration's foreign policy with the so-called Muslim world.
February 17, 2009 The Plight of Women under Islamism: Time for Muslims to Shed the Denial
With the recent horrific murder of Aasiya Hassan at Bridges TV, Zuhdi Jasser discusses that this is another wake-up call to the plight of women.
January 24, 2009 What President Obama should say to the Muslim World
AIFD President, M. Zuhdi Jasser, provides a draft of a speech President Obama should give to the Muslim world but most likely never will.
January 20, 2009 Defeating Salafism and Wahhabism, the Right Way
When it comes to defeating malignant political ideologies, the ends can never justify the means? Restrictions on religious freedom will actually empower Islamists - the enemies of freedom.
December 23, 2008 CAIR's Rule of Law
CAIR's handlers and other Islamists unable to affirm the recent conviction of the Fort Dix Six.
November 26, 2008 HLF Terrorism Case Guilty Verdict Signals a Sea Change
A jury of their peers rightly convicts the defendants on all counts. Exposing ideology works.
November 11, 2008 Where does the fight against Islamism go from here?
The Bush administration proved not to have the stomach to deal with the real ideological threat of Islamism. Will the Obama administration have what it takes?
October 7, 2008 Honor Killings and the Struggle of Moderate Islam
What is and what is not Islam?
September 11, 2008 Action, not Talk, is the order of the Day
On the 7th anniversary of 9/11, Dr. Jasser states that it's about time to move forward in the battle of ideas.
September 11, 2008 The Unfought War on Islamism
To stay civilized and free, we can't be ignorant.
September 7, 2008 Being PC Hampers Fight vs. Islamists
As we enter the last two months of this presidential campaign season, it's time for Americans to hear how each candidate is going to address the threat of political Islam. Will exaggerated political correctness continue to hamstring our counterterrorism work?
September 1, 2008 When it comes to Islamism, the DNC still doesn't get it
It is not enough for a Muslim organization to condemn terrorism to be a 'friend' of American leadership. They must be anti-Islamist.
August 25, 2008 As the West Sleeps, Islamists Work on Establishing a Worldwide Islamic State (Part II of II)
Yusuf Al-Qaradawi and the Muslim Brotherhood understand exactly what is at stake in the war of ideas between the Islamic world and the West…but do we?
August 14, 2008 The Muslim Brotherhood Shows its Cards
The MB officially responds to growing criticism of its connections to American Islamist organizations. "They doth protest too much."
August 8, 2008 As the West Sleeps, Islamists Work on Establishing a Worldwide Islamic State (Part I of II)
How many of our State Department employees are following Qaradawi's Arabic writings and its influence upon impressionable Muslims?
July 25, 2008 What War of Ideas?
Recent attempts by government to control the Islamic lexicon is a major obstacle in the war of ideas.
July 9, 2008 FSM Blog: CAIR Chairman Resignation Needs Careful Analysis
Dr. Jasser comments on recent reports on the resignation of CAIR's Chairman and his apparent criticism of the organization he left.
July 4, 2008 Islamism and the So-Called 'Muslim Voting Bloc': Shades of Theocracy
Few realize how central "Islamic politics" in America is to the driving force of transnational Islamism and its threat to American security
June 11, 2008 Chicago Tribune Misses the Mark on Radical Islamists - Coming Soon to a Town Near You
What appears on the surface to be an innocent distribution of Qur'ans is far from it. The network of organizations and Islamists connected are a clear and present danger to Americans and to our national security.
May 21, 2008 Florida Mosque Smears AIFD President
Conduct unbecoming a mosque...but typcial of many Islamist institutions
May 9, 2008 The War of Ideas: Revealing the Moral Weakness and Hypocrisy of the Islamist Imam - Part 2 of 2
The "battle for the soul of Islam" between Islamists and anti-Islamists needs to be forged expeditiously or the Islamists will continue their grand scheme of eventual and total domination.
April 11, 2008 The War of Ideas: Finally a Debate (Part 1 of 2)
Finally a debate occurred between an Islamist and an anti-Islamist Muslim
March 31, 2008 Safe at Home interviews Dr. Jasser
Joan interviews Dr. Jasser on the mission of AIFD and his personal struggles.
March 7, 2008 Lessons for American Muslims from the Conviction of AbuJihaad
Abujihaad's conviction on espionage and treason should be a wake-up call to the dangers of political Islam in America.
February 25, 2008 Radical Islamists: A Clear Danger
Radical Islamism is the ideology which threatens American security. Dr. Jasser writes preceding his speech at the University of Florida-Gainesville.
February 22, 2008 Slouching Toward Sharia
Western liberal democracies should not accommodate to sharia. The debate on sharia should be between anti-Islamist and Islamist Muslims.
February 2, 2008 In the War Against Islamism, We Must Listen to the Words of Our Enemies
Dr. Jasser comments on the central issues regarding terrorism and Islamism not discussed in Presidential politics.
January 28, 2008 Americanism vs. Islamism: A Personal Perspective
Dr. Jasser's speech to the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia, PA. on October 29, 2007.
January 4, 2008 Challenge to the American Pakistani Community: Make a Difference for Freedom
Bhutto's horrific assassination should be a call to action to the American Pakistani community to export liberty to their motherland.
December 15, 2007 We Need a Hero: Looking Toward 2008 and beyond
The last in a three part series interview with NRO Editor Kathryn Lopez.
December 12, 2007 Dr. J CAIRs: A Jihad against Jihad
Part two of three of an extensive interview by National Review with Dr. Jasser
December 11, 2007 A Muslim American
An interview with M. Zuhdi Jasser in the National Review Online on the threat and the obstacles we face.
December 7, 2007 With Friends Like These: CAIR Reaches Out for a Setup
CAIR-AZ invites local law enforcement Nov. 3 and their keynote speaker Eric Vickers delivers an embarrassingly malignant and false attack against the DOJ>
December 6, 2007 Exposing the Flying Imams
Dr. Jasser reviews the real story locally behind the flying imams in the Middle East Quarterly - winter 2008
November 26, 2007 Begin the Debate: Nine-Point Guide to Discern Islamist from Non-Islamist Schools
Islamism is a veiled political insurgency. Time to discuss the political and governmental ideology taught in America's parochial Islamic schools.
November 22, 2007 I'm grateful for the eternal gift that is freedom
The Arizona Republic asked local newsmakers to comment on what they are grateful for this Thanksgiving.
October 27, 2007 Islamism on Trial
Many lessons in the HLF Trial for those countering Islamism and its facilitators.
October 12, 2007 What Ramadan is Really About: Atonement and Renewal
HR 635 honoring Ramadan is naive and crosses the line of mosque and state.
October 2, 2007 Ideological Standards Needed to Confront Militant Islam: What are They?
While Muslim involvement in government is necessary, there must be a clear set of ideological standards to confront Islamism.
October 1, 2007 The Muslim World Needs Advocates for Freedom not Democracy

Ahmedinijad's visit carries a lot of lessons on Islamism.
October 1, 2007 The Muslim World Needs Advocates for Freedom not Democracy
Democracy is not a solution, but rather is another weapon in the arsenal of militant Islamists.
September 17, 2007 Which Islam? Whose Islam? (Part IV of IV)
All Muslims own the Interpretation of the Koran
September 14, 2007 Which Islam, Whose Islam? (Part 4 of 4)
All Muslims own the interpretation of the Koran
September 12, 2007 Which Islam, Whose Islam? (Part 3 of 4)
All Muslims own the interpretation of the Qur'an
September 12, 2007 The Ends the Terrorists Seek
Dr. Jasser comments for the Glenn Beck Program on what motivates Islamist Terror.
September 12, 2007 Which Islam, Whose Islam? (Part 2 of 4)
All Muslims own the interpretation of the Koran
August 24, 2007 Which Islam, Whose Islam? (Part 1 of 4)
All Muslims own the interpretation of the Qur'an. Looking at controversial passages.
August 14, 2007 A Forum to Oppose Muslim Radicals
PBS Channel 8 is showing "Islam vs. Islamists" tonight in Arizona.
August 9, 2007 Fascism spares no one
When physicians were implicated in Islamist terror plots last month, many wondered how those who vowed to heal could plot to kill. FSM Contributing Editor M. Zuhdi Jasser explains how Islamists create such antithetical situations among their followers.
July 27, 2007 Accommodation as an Islamist Political Instrument
How many creeping encroachments and accommodations to Muslim habits within the framework of our American way of life - where religious and personal freedom reign supreme - will America allow?  FSM Contributing Editor M. Zuhdi Jasser, himself a Muslim, tells why these demands are flat out wrong.
July 26, 2007 Suicide Reversal? Polling the Muslim World

An NRO Panel discusses a recent study which claims that suicide bombing has decreased.
July 19, 2007 Congressman Ellison Carries the Islamists' Water
Why is Congressman Keith Ellison (D-MN), the first Muslim in the U.S. Congress, disgracefully spreading extremist propaganda and aligning himself with controversial Islamist groups?  FSM Contributing Editor Zuhdi Jasser demonstrates why Ellison must be censured by the U.S. Congress
June 29, 2007 When will we learn?
Radical Islam is a grim reality, despite liberal pretensions to the contrary. Today, FSM Contributing Editor M. Zuhdi Jasser continues his passionate appeal for combating global terror, pointing out the dangerous folly of ignoring the root causes of this growing ideological cancer.
June 14, 2007 CAIR's Islamism Revealed
For those wanting to understand how political Islam, or Islamism – an avowed enemy to the United States and the West - works, read this piece.FSM Contributing Editor M. Zuhdi Jasser, himself a Muslim, presents a cogent case for recognizing just who in America represents political Islam.
June 4, 2007 Why the Pew Study of American Muslims is Dangerously Incomplete
A recent Pew Research Center poll indicates potentially high numbers of violent jihadist Muslims in America. How concerned should we be? Read why FSM Contributing Editor M. Zuhdi Jasser warns that ignoring the toxic signs of totalitarian political Islam could place us in mortal danger.
May 18, 2007 Islamism, not Islam is the Problem
Is there a difference between the faith of Islam, and "Islamism" as a political tool and aggressive ideology? FSM Contributing Editor M. Zuhdi Jasser, a consistent proponent of peaceful Islam, gives some educated, elegant insights into this controversy. This is worthy of your attention.
May 9, 2007 Jihad in Jersey: A Garden State Reminder- we're at war
An NRO Panel discusses the recent plot uncovered in Jersey
May 9, 2007 Jihad in Jersey: A Garden State Reminder- we're at war
M. Zuhdi Jasser and other National Review contributors discuss lessons learned from the New Jersey terror plot arrests.
April 24, 2007 The Mainstream Media: Islamist Facilitators
The PBS censorship of Islam vs. Islamists highlights one of the major obstacles to hearing the Moderate Muslim Voice.
April 9, 2007 The Flying Imams: A defining moment in American Values
Looking deeper into the Islamism of the flying imams can teach us a great deal about their agenda in this lawsuit.
March 27, 2007 Treason by any other Name
FSM Contributing Editor M. Zuhdi Jasser, a Muslim, believes that if Petty Officer Hassan Abujihaad, also a Muslim and recently arrested for supporting terrorism, is convicted, he should suffer the utmost in punishment. But since Abujihaad’s arrest, why have Islamist organizations like CAIR and MAS been silent?
March 15, 2007 Not All Muslims Support CAIR Plan to Sue US Airways on Behalf of Imams
At least one Muslim organization, The American Islamic Forum for Democracy (AIFD), believes that the lawsuit filed by the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) on behalf of six Phoenix imams is wrong for American Muslims and wrong for America. FSM Contributing Editor M. Zuhdi Jasser, president of AIFD, explains why.
March 11, 2007 The Not-so-moderate Muslim Brotherhood
Negotiating the labyrinth that is key to understanding Islam is difficult duty It becomes much more difficult with misinformation advanced in place of the facts. FSM Contributing Editor M. Zuhdi Jasser takes apart one such product of misinformation, piece by piece, and all freedom-loving Americans should take serious note.
February 23, 2007 Our Governments' Dangerous Partnering with the Wrong Muslims
Our government is being duped, through political correctness, into partnering with organizations which present themselves as being purely religious (Muslim) or ethnic (Arabic) but are actually solidly religio-political and Arab-political movements.
February 11, 2007 This Isn't Prejudice
We should use Muslims' portrayal on '24' not as another excuse to play the victim, but as an opening to denounce Islamist radicals.
February 9, 2007 Why Are More American Muslims Not Enlisting in Our Military?
M. Zuhdi Jasser challenges the stereotypical Muslim response to the fact that there are few Muslim soldiers in the U.S. military.
February 7, 2007 The Imam and the Democrats
Muslim Imam from Dearborn manifests toxicity of Islamism
January 29, 2007 Why do they CAIR about Jack Bauer?
24 is an opportunity for American Muslims to fight the real enemy: Islamism.
January 5, 2007 "The Khutbah"- Muslim Sermons Deserve Review
Muslim Speeches, media, and our ideas deserve public scrutiny in order to jumpstart a real awakening within the Muslim consciousness.
December 15, 2006 CAIR rails against 'Extremist right-wing' American media in Saudi daily

 
December 10, 2006 From a Muslim outlook, imams have missed the point on flight behavior
Dr. Jasser comments on the myopia and hypocrisy of the local Phoenix imams who claim victimization all the while avoiding our Muslim responsibility toward combating the ideology of militant islamism.
August 4, 2006 Overcoming Islamism: Defeat the Ideology and Claim Majority Victory- Part 3 of 3
Part three in a three-part series for The Washington Times
August 3, 2006 Muslims in the crosshairs- Part 2 of 3
Part two in a three-part op-ed series in the Washington Times
August 2, 2006 Faux 'moderate' Islamists- Part 1 of 3
Part one in a three-part series for The Washington Times
July 30, 2006 Islamofascist Rage in Seattle
Time to expose and defeat the ideology which sparked Haq's Mind
July 28, 2006 The National debate over Islamism is long overdue
In Wednesday’s Washington Times, it was refreshing to see Tony Blankley lead the way in demanding that the American public start asking more questions about Islamism. He asks the questions which very few are asking and yet seems so obvious after so long into this war.
May 6, 2006 The Synergy of Libertarianism and Islam
Address by M. ZUHDI JASSER, Chairman of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy, delivered to the Economics Discussion Group of Phoenix, Arizona.
April 13, 2006 Death Threats Against a list of Moderate Muslims in the West
An Egyptian Group calling itself 'al-Jama'ah Consultative Council" has disseminated a hit list of moderate Muslims in the West felt to be apostates. They gave the list three days to disavow their stances or they will be killed. This is a time for action against such evil.
April 2, 2006 They just don't get it
Ibrahim Hooper's letter to the editor in the Washington Times continues to miss the point and rehash the same self-serving outrage.
March 30, 2006 Cancer in its Midst
We in the Muslim community need to develop a new paradigm for our organizations and think tanks which holds Muslims publicly accountable for the separation of the political from the spiritual. Gone should be the day where individuals and their organizations can hide behind the cloak of victimization as a smoke screen for what they really believe.
March 25, 2006 A Moderate Voice of Muslim Pluralism with a Washington Address
The Center for Islamic Pluralism (CIP) based in Washington, D.C. is one of those organizations for which we have all been waiting. Even more potent than individual Muslims who take stands against political Islam are organizations and think tanks which begin to develop a body of thought which will live on for generations to represent moderate Muslim thought. Through the leadership of Stephen Suleyman Schwartz, CIP is positioning itself as a conservative moderate Muslim American voice.
March 25, 2006 Can Muslims Separate Religion and State?
Time to circumscribe the interpretation and applications of sharia. M. Zuhdi Jasser provides a lengthy commentary on religious law in Muslim majority nations in light of the recent apostasy case of Abdul Rahman in Afghanistan. We need to begin a public discourse within the Muslim community about the role, place, and limitations of implementation of sharia in Muslim majority nations.
March 21, 2006 NRO Symposium: How It's Looking- Iraq, three years in
To mark the three-year anniversary this week of the Coalition going into Iraq, National Review Online gathered a group of experts for their read of how things are going. We asked, broadly: "What do you consider the most important points to keep in mind when considering Iraq three years after the Coalition invasion?" Here's what they had to say.
February 10, 2006 Dreams and Realities: Cartoon Problems
AIFD Chairman, M. Zuhdi Jasser writes in National Review Online on the motivating force behind the violent response to the Danish cartoons throughout the Muslim world.
December 9, 2005 Think Globally, Act Locally-Local Muslim paper prints hate cartoon
AIFD Chairman responds to hate speech attacks from local Arizona Muslim Voice
November 28, 2005 American Secularism offers lesson to France
AIFD Chairman, M. Zuhdi Jasser and Sikh Novelist, Soul Singh Khalsa, comment on the lessons which France should learn from America's unique form of secularism in the face of its spreading Muslim riots
July 18, 2005 Moving Beyond Rhetoric in Fighting Terror
Beliefnet.com asks Salam al-Marayati, executive director of MPAC (Muslim Public Affairs Council) to respond to Dr. Jasser's column on the need for Muslims and their organizations to "Wake-up to Islamo-fascism"
July 17, 2005 Waking Up to 'Islamo-Fascism'
AIFD Chairman, Dr. Jasser, provides commentary, "that all Muslims must play a role in stopping the violence being done in the name of our faith."
March 11, 2005 Neo-Nazis applaud Islamofascists
There is a deep similarity and echo chamber with the neo-Nazis and Islamofascists.
March 10, 2005 Killers stage a rally: A farce written in blood
The recent Hezbullah rally in Lebanon was a sickening demonstration which revealed a great deal about the truly evil nature of Hezbullah
March 5, 2005 Struggle for the soul of Islam
The need for the media to publicize the great changes happening in the Middle East from Iraq to Lebanon.
February 25, 2005 Syria's Historic Blunder
The implications of the Hariri assassination for the Assad regime in Syria.
January 28, 2005 Iraq's Winds of Change: Rebirth of a Nation
The world will soon witness the rebirth of an independent Iraqi nation - soon free with sovereign elections and leaders elected by and for the Iraqi people
October 31, 2004 Muslims Must Lead the War on Terror: And rise up soon
Yesterday Abu Musab al-Zarqawi declared his allegiance to Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida. The world heard about al-Zarqawi's call for "unity against the enemies of Islam". What are thei implications.
October 31, 2004 Bin Laden's Sleight of Hand: Sign of His Decline
The newest Bin Laden video tape, aired so willingly by the Islamist Jihad Network, Al Jazeera, timed as an "October surprise" only days before our election carries many lessons for America.
October 31, 2004 Religious Voting Blocs: Shades of Theocracy
There is a dangerous theocratic nature in the newly formed "Muslim voting bloc" and the American Muslim Political Coordination Committee-PAC.
October 10, 2004 Immigrants Raise Voices for Democracy
Dr. Jasser comments on the groups which gathered along with AIFD in Washington D.C. for the Mid-Eastern American Convention for Freedom and Democracy
October 8, 2004 Cockroaches: they want to take Bush down
Yesterday's tragic bombings and murders in the Sinai demand that we more closely reflect upon the warped motivations of our enemies especially as we enter our elections.
September 27, 2004 An Eye on the Enemy: Learn about our Foes
We are fighting a global war against an ideology that seeks to defeat secular democracies. A few websites and associated organizations came to my attention recently that should be mandatory reading for all those who doubt that the stakes of the war are ideological at the core and not just global anti-American hate or fanatical "terror".
September 26, 2004 A Disgrace Upon Islam
Fascists use Allah as an excuse for Murder.
September 23, 2004 Dictator Behind the Curtain
Egypt's Invisible hand in propagating radical Islam
September 22, 2004 Window into the fascist mind
First we understand, then we fight
September 16, 2004 When will the Sudan genocide end?
The crisis in Sudan has finally been labelled a genocide. Now it's about time we acted.
August 2, 2004 Classic Al-Qaida
Church bombings in Iraq have all the hallmark signs of al-Qaida.
July 13, 2004 Appeasing Thugs
We need to identify the enemy. The Filipino government decided to appease the enemy.
July 2, 2004 Be Patient with Iraq: Spirit of '76
Dr. Jasser briefly reflects this July 4th weekend on the road to American liberty and a patient perspective with regards to progress in Iraq.
June 28, 2004 Freedom's Moment: An Arab Democracy
In a brilliant move, the coalition forces turned over control of Iraq two days early pre-empting any plans for terrorist attacks on the day of the turnover or before. As of June 28, 2004, Iraq is now a sovereign nation- a historical moment for Iraq and for the Middle East.
June 24, 2004 Hooded al-Qaida thugs real enemies of Islam
Dr. Jasser expresses his revulsion as an American and as a Muslim at the recent barbaric series of kidnappings and beheadings done by Al Qaeda and their ilk. We need resolve in defeating these enemies of freedom and enemies of Islam who cloak themselves in a false theology.
June 18, 2004 Corruption of Faith: Defiling what is good
In Jeff Jacoby's column this week he expressed his outrage at the barbaric proclamations of some medieval Muslim clerics. He cited the statements of a Saudi sheik and a European Muslim leader who condemned mutilations without condemning the wanton murders.
June 2, 2004 Talking to the Devil: The Saudi Problem
Muslim terrorists aiming at oil interests and destabilizing Saudi Arabia, continued their barbaric ways in Khobar this weekend killing more than 22 and taking more than 40 hostage. Where does this leave the Saudis?
May 25, 2004 Iraq is Your War: Why we fight abroad
I think it is imperative that Americans understand the causal relationship between their security and the war in Iraq. This is what President Bush was attempting to articulate, and this is how I see it.
May 14, 2004 A Monstrous Lie
Al Qaida's hooded demons took the life of Nick Berg in a monstrous display of medieval butchery. Their mortifying mention of God and Islam shook my soul beyond disgust and toward more resolve.
May 5, 2004 Disgracing the Uniform- A Stain on the Military
As a prior military officer and Navy physician, the recent revelations of the crimes perpetrated by American servicemen and women overseeing the Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad struck me with profound shock, disgust and disappointment, to say the least. Those who committed the reported crimes are being brought to justice.
May 3, 2004 When a Mosque is not a Mosque- How Islamists Defile a Place of Worship
Al Jazeera and other anti-American networks have used the images of American and coalition forces attacking the mosque in Fallujah to further foment anti-American hate in the Middle East and in America. As a Muslim, a mosque used as a fortress is no longer a mosque.
April 6, 2004 Muslims Must Speak Out - Terror Defiles our Faith
Last week's atrocities in Fallujah reminded me of the animalistic mobs of Mogadishu Somalia.
April 4, 2004 Bush takes on the terrorists - Far more than Clinton ever did.
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said President Bush has fueled the hate of Islamist terrorists for America. Isn't hate the normal reaction from fanatics nearing extermination?
March 29, 2004 The Cartel that Kills Freedom
As Arizonans and Americans start to tense over the most prolonged elevation of gas prices in recent memory, few pundits have analyzed the effect of OPEC upon this formula.
March 24, 2004 Answering a critic
Marwan Ahmad of the Muslim Voice takes issue with my commentary way back from March 1, 2004 on the laughable recent Saudi 'slip-up' concerning their visa requirements. Mr. Ahmad exploited his discussion to not only discuss his soft-pedaled defense of the Saudi tribal monarchal government but also to personally indict me as somehow always being "negative about the Muslim community."
March 15, 2004 Fear claims victory in Spain
What does yesterday's election loss of Spain's conservative Popular party portend for the war on terror? While evidence is pointing more toward al-Qaida, one can be certain that whoever perpetrated the attacks wanted to instill fear in the Spanish electorate as they went to the polling booth.
March 14, 2004 Envisioning Peace - Signs of the Dove
This week in a border region of Israel and Jordan, Gen. Tommy Franks and Jack Kemp, joined American business leaders in breaking ground on a joint Jordanian and Israeli center called "Bridging the Rift."
March 12, 2004 Al-Qaida Earmarks
The horrific bombings in Madrid Spain yesterday killed more than 190 people and injured more than 1,200. This was obviously an al-Qaida operation with 10 simultaneous explosions within Madrid's transportation system in a diverse country that was part of the coalition in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
March 5, 2004 There's no clash of civilizations -Muslim vs. Muslim.
If you think the war on terror is about Islam against the West, pay attention to Iraq. Something strange and grave is afoot there. Simultaneous attacks. An al-Qaida signature. Terrorists bringing homicidal carnage on Shiite Muslim shrines and pilgrims, wantonly killing 140-plus and injuring 400 on their holy day of Ashoura.
March 1, 2004 Jews Need not Apply - Going Backwards
It was only two months ago that the Saudis were funding radio advertisements throughout the United States on our need as Americans to be patient as they move toward reform and tolerance.
February 29, 2004 Sermon in celluloid - Preaching at the Movies
I ran to see Gibson's Passion this week. It was a most heart-wrenching film with universal themes of Jesus' compassion. The graphic violence was overdone and more suited for the Dark Ages than 2004.Mass media in all its forms in America has a unique responsibility to guide the nonviolent tenor of religious discourse.
February 25, 2004 Islam reveres Christ - Held with Prophetic Respect
The Passion and recent commentary deserves comment on how Muslims and Islam view Jesus Christ-- a prophet of God no different from Moses or Mohammed.
February 18, 2004 Even Bishops are accountable - The Law Prevailed
On the Bishop O'Brien verdict
February 17, 2004 Avoiding a Theocratic Iraq A Constitution based on Equality to All
Paul Bremer has now opened the long awaited discussion. Will the new Iraq call itself "an Islamic state?"
February 9, 2004 Jesus at 30,000 feet - Top 10 Reasons to Evangelize in Flight
This weekend, an American Airlines pilot turned his entire airplane and passengers into an evangelical bus trip in the sky.
February 8, 2004 Saddam Had a History - We knew he was a threat
As the so-called "intelligence failure" gains press, pundits insist our collective judgment on the war turns on unquestionable proof of WMD.
February 3, 2004 A Day of Worship not Politics - This Service Crossed the Line
Dr. Jasser, AIFD Chairman, and Attorney Chris Thomas discuss the merits and harm of the Governor's speech at a Valley-wide Muslim holiday prayer service. Did it cross the line of religion and state?
January 29, 2004 A Disgraceful Prayer - The Wrong Place, The Wrong Time
At the Arizona capitol today, the people were subjected to a disgraceful prayer.
December 31, 2003 Biting a Helping Hand: Hatred is more Deadly than natural Disasters
Immediately after the devastating tremor Friday in the Iranian city of Bam, relief groups from around the world mobilized their resources to assist the Iranian population of Bam in digging thousands out of the rubble. In a form of suicidal jihadism, the Iranian government declared it would accept relief from any country but Israel.