Responses to Actual Extremist Statements & Incidents of Extremism or violence BY Muslims

compiled by Sheila Musaji

Last updated 10/12/08

7/7 bombings in London [1] (Dr. Hesham A. Hassaballa), [2] (Anisa Abd el Fattah), [3] (Imam Faisan Abdul Rauf) [4] (Shahed Amanullah), [5]

9/11 [1] (American Muslim organizations) see also fatwas and terrorism - there were thousands of statements.

Afghan government death sentence against Abdul Rahman, a convert to Christianity [1] (Abdurahman Wahid)

Abdurrahman Alamoudi [1], [1a] (Shahed Amanullah)

Sheik Taj Aldin al-Hilali statement about improperly dressed women [1] (Firas Ahmad)

Abu Hamza al-Masri [1] (Inayat Bunglawala), [2] (Shahed Amanullah)

al-Muhajiroun extremist group led by Omar Bakri [1] (Shaikh Muhammad Afifi al-Akiti), [2] (Shahed Amanullah)

Al-Qaeda generally [1] (Aisha Chowdury), [2] (CAIR), [3] (Soumaya Ghannoushi)

Al-Qaeda Suicide Bombing of Mosque in Pakistan: Utter Depravity

Al-Qaeda call to greet Pres. Bush with bombs in Palestine - [1] Imam Sayed Moustafa Al-Qazwini rejects this

Anti-Semitism [1] (Haris Aziz), [2] (Tariq Ramadan), [3] (Harun Yahya), [4] (Ali Eteraz)

Apostasy and Freedom of Faith in Islam Article Collection - Apostasy case in Afghanistan [2] (Irfan Yusuf), [3] (Ali Eteraz)

Mohammad Ashraf of ISNA Canada’s challenge to Laleh Bakhtiar’s Qur’an translation [1] (Sheila Musaji), [2] (Ingrid Mattson)

Sheikh Omar Bakri [1] (Inayat Bunglawala)

Bali bombings [1] (Yusuf al Qaradawi)

Beating of Anglican clergyman Michael Ainsworth in Britain [1], beating of Jewish Rabbinical assistant in Brooklyn [2] (CAIR)

Beslan massacre in Russia [1] (Yusuf Islam), [2] (Muslim Brotherhood), grand Mufti of Chechnya declares a Jihad against terrorists [3], [4] (Dr. Robert D. Crane)

Benazir Bhutto assassination - [1] (Hesham A. Hassaballa), [2] MPAC, [3] ISNA, [4] Imam Yahya Hendi

Osama bin Laden [1] (Abdal Hakim Murad) - fatwas against OBL [2], [2a] - condemned by Pres. Muhammad Khatami of Iran [3], [4] (Dr. Abdul Cader Asmal), OBL’s “fatwa” [5] (Shahed Amanullah)

Cab drivers in Minnesota refusing to carry passengers with blind dogs [1] other drivers offered free rides, and [1A] (Muqtedar Khan) - Cab drivers in Minnesota refusing to carry passengers with alcohol [2] (Mike Ghouse)

Howard Cain. Mr. Cain was killed by Philadelphia police on May 4, 2008, after an armed robbery which also resulted in the murder of Philadelphia police officer Stephen Liczbinski. Local mosque refused to have janaza prayers said at the mosque [1] (Germantown mosque) [2]

Cartoon controversy and violent protests [1] (Ibrahim Hooper), [2] (Khalil Bendib), [3], Extremist signs and posters at cartoon protest [4]

Darfur genocide claims and [2], [3], [4] (ISNA)

DawaNet organization [1] (Sheila Musaji)

Divorces given in anger (talak) [1] (Asghar Ali Engineer)

Domestic violence and abuse in the Muslim community - article collection - murder of Shahpara Sayeed in Chicago [1] (Sound Vision)

Egypt bomb attack [1] (ISNA)

Extremist Fatwas - Nigerian scholars fatwa calling for journalists death [1], – Saudi fatwa against writers [2], extremist fatwas generally [3] (500 scholars signed), MAS fatwa on cab drivers and alcohol [4] (Muqtedar Khan)

Extremist ideology [1] (Quilliam Foundation), [2] (Abukar Arman)

Extremist Imams [1] (British Council of Imams), [2] (Mona Eltahawy)

Sheikh Abdullah Faisal [1] (Yusuf Smith)

Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam (NOI) [1] (Shahed Amanullah)

Fatwas against extremism and terrorism

Female genital mutilation, fatwas against [1] (International Muslim scholars including Mohammed Sayed Tantawi and Ali Gomaa, Grand Mufti of Egypt), [2] (Sheikh Omar Ahmed, Sweden)

Forced marriages [1], [2]

Fort Dix terror plot [1] (ISNA)

French Riots over cartoons , article collection [1] - fatwa against [2], [3] (ISNA)

Sheik Muhammad Al-Gamei’a, the former Imam of the Islamic Cultural Center of New York bigoted statement [1] (Muqtedar Khan)

“Shaikh” Abdullah Faisal, who is he? [1] (Yusuf Smith)

Glasgow terror plot [1] (Islamic Medical Assoc. of N. America), [2] (ISNA)

Sheikh Haron, a fake Sheikh? [1]

Sheikh Hilaly of Australia [1] (Irfan Yusuf)

Hizbut ut Tahrir extremist group [1] (Zahed Amanullah)

Holocaust denial [1] (Sheikh Hamza Yusuf), [2] (Hasan Zillur Rahim), [3] (Ibrahim Ramey), [4] (Masood Cajee)

Honor Killings - Imam Zaid Shakir - Aqsa Parvez murdered by her father for not wearing hijab [1] Sheila Musaji, [2] Achelois, [3] Muslim Matters, [4] editorial, [5] (Shahed Amanullah), fatwa against [6] (Grand Ayatollah Fadlallah), [6a] (Muslim Council of Britain), [7] (Muslim Womens League) - killing of Ghazala Khan in Denmark [8] (Rafia Zakariya) - killing of Benaz Mahmod in London [9] (Rafia Zakaria) Of Sandeel Kanawala [10] (Melissa Robinson)

Hostage taking and kidnapping - fatwas against [1] (Sheikh Farraz Rabbani), [1a] Yusuf al Qaradawi) - kidnapping of Clementina Cantoni in Iraq, fatwa issued against [2] - Kidnapping of Kate Burton in Gaza [3] (MCB) - Kidnapping of Norman Kember in Iraq [4] (MCB) - Taliban taking of Korean hostages in Afghanistan [5] - Kidnapping of Alan Johnston in Gaza [6] (Ramzy Baroud) - Kidnapping of Jill Carroll [7] (collection of statements), [7a] (ICNA), kidnapping of two Fox News journalists, Steve Centanni and Olaf Wiig in Palestine [8] (ISNA) - Kidnapping of Chaldean Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho in Mosul [9] (AAI)

Houses of Worship – churches, synagogues, temples – fatwa forbidden to harm even during war [1] (Sheikh Yusuf al Qaradawi), [1a] (Indian scholars) - Churches destroyed in Palestine [2] CAIR - Synagogues destroyed in Gaza [3] Hesham Hassaballa, [3a] (Farhan Memon) - Synagogue bombing in Tunisia [4] (Sheikh Yusuf al Qaradawi) - Destruction of Hindu Temple in Lahore [5] (World Muslim Congress) - Burning of Nigerian churches [6] (CAIR) - Torching of Ahmadiyya Mosque in Indonesia [7] (Robert Salaam), [7a] (Mike Ghouse)

Iran - “Zanan” Magazine closure in Iran [1] (Margot Badran), 15 detained British Sailors [2] (MCB), encouragement of muta marriages [3] (Ziauddin Sardar) - Holocaust Denial Conference [4] (AAIUSA) - encouragement of muta marriages [4] (Ziauddin Sardar)

Islamic Thinkers Society hijacking of NY Muslim Day Parade [1] (Sheila Musaji)

Jewish Federation in Seattle Murders [1] (MPAC), [2] (AAIUSA), [3] (CAIR), [4], (Dr. Hesham A. Hassaballa)

... Abdul Mukin Khalisadar, a criminal claimed by British National Party to be an Imam representing the Muslim community [[1]]

Lebanon bombing misrepresentation in news photograph (Jonathan Cooke)

Majlis, South Africa [1] (Sheila Musaji)

Malaysian judge ordering Christian paper to stop referring to God as Allah - Copyright Allah, Ali Eteraz - Do Malaysian Muslims understand what Allah means?, (Farish A. Noor)

Malaysian Bible confiscation incident [1] (Farish A. Noor)

Malaysian decision to enforce Shariah punishments on non-Muslims also who are involved with mixing of the sexes with Muslims [1] (Farish A. Noor)

Mumbai bombings [1] (CAIR)

Murder of Eugene Armstrong in Iraq [1] (CAIR), Murder of Nick Berg [2] (Shahed Amanullah), [2a], Murder of Margaret Hasan in Iraq [3] (CAIR), Murder of Paul Johnson in Saudi Arabia [4], [4a] (CAIR), Murder of Daniel Pearl [5] (Ali Khan), Murder of Theo Van Gogh [6], [6a] (Zahed Amanullah)

multiculturalism aids terrorism claim (Yusuf Smith)

Taslima Nasreen incident in India and [2] , [3] Deobandi Mufti’s criticize fatwa against her

Nigeria - Amina Lawal death sentence for adultery [1] (Shahed Amanullah), [1a] (Nigerian scholars), Sharia court overturns decision [1b] - Christian Muslim conflice [2] (Martin E. Marty)

Non-violence, Muslim Voices Promoting Islamic Non Violent Solutions - article collection

Jose Padilla case [1] (Shahed Amanullah), [2] (Zahed Amanullah)

Pakistan - rape case of Mukhtaran Mai [1] (CAIR-Can), [1a] - St. Dominic’s Church Massacre [2] (CAIR-CAN) - Hindu man beaten to death for “blasphemy” [3] (Ali Eteraz), [3a] (Ishtiaq Ahmed) - Lal Masjid (Red Mosque) crisis [4] (Rafia Zakaria) Car bomb at Danish Embassy in Islamabad [1] (Dr. Hesham Hassaballa)

Partitions in mosques separating men and women [1]

PEW study on American Muslim attitudes [1] (Ingrid Mattson ISNA), [2] (Hesham Hassaballa), [3] (Shahed Amanullah), [4] (Ali Eteraz) [5], [6],

Qur’an & Hadith Against Extremism - Hilali-Khan Qur’an translation [1] (Sheila Musaji), [2] (Dr. Robert D. Crane) - “New and revised” edition of Yusuf Ali’s translation [3] (Imad ad Dean Ahmad)

Quotes by Muslims against terrorism and extremism - A-K, and L-Z

Racism in Muslim community, Jihad against racism [1], [1a) (Sound Vision)

Salman Rushdie death penalty fatwa [1] (Khalid Zaheer)

Saudi sentencing of rape victim - [1] (Faruq ‘Abd al Haqq, [2], (Mona Eltahawy), [3] Spirit 21, [4]> (Aisha Schwartz), [5] (David Liepert)

Saudi Destruction of Muslim Historical Sites, Sheila Musaji and [2] Saeed Shehabi

Saudi Forced divorce case - Aishah Schwartz

Saudi fatwa denouncing Hezbolla - Yaqub Shah

Saudi incident where schoolgirls burned alive - [1], [2] (Ambreen Syed)

Saudi destruction of Hindu Temple in Riyadh and deportation of worshippers [1] (Dr. Hesham A. Hassaballa)

Derrick Shereef terror plot against Illinois mall [1]

Statements by Muslim organizations against terrorism and extremism

Statements and articles by individuals against extremism and terrorism

Sudan Teddy Bear incident - Sheila Musaji, Hasan Zillur Rahim, Ibrahim Hooper, Mirza Beg, MPAC-UK, Irfan Yusuf, Soumaya Ghannoushi, Osama Saeed, Mahir Ali

Suicide bombing [1] (Dr. Maher Hathout), Suicide bombing in Demona [2] (Khaled Hamid) - fatwas [3] (Sheikh M. Sayyed Tantawi), [4] (Dr. Hesham A. Hassaballa)

Tablighi Jamaat [1] (Zahed Amanullah)

Taliban destruction of Buddhist Statues - Haroon Siddiqui, [2] (Islamic scholars), [3] (Michael Young)

Taliban ideology [1] (Laila al-Marayati)

Taliban wanting Hindus in Afghanistan to wear yellow badges [1] (Asghar Ali Engineer)

Taliban and women [1] (Dr. Hassan Hathout)

Taliban murder of Gayle Williams [1] (Ziauddin Sarwar)

Sulejman Talovic, Salt Lake City Mall murderer [1] (Hesham Hassaballa)

Terrorism - resource collection of article collections including fatwas, statements by individuals and organizations, etc. - Not in the name of Islam ads [1]

Train bombing in India [1] (MCB)

Tunisian hijab ban [1] (ISNA)

Undercover mosque documentary and extremist Imams [1] (Sheila Musaji)

Violence against women in Muslim societies [1] (Irfan Yusuf)

Wahhabi’s [1]

Wikipedia entry with pictues of Prophet Muhammad protested by some [1] Sheila Musaji, [2] Br. Yursil

WMD’s illegal [1] (Mohammed Khatami)

Yeshiva massacre in Jerusalem by Hamas [1] (Dr. Robert D. Crane)

(Editors note:  Before we split this topic into three sections we lost quite a bit of material.  We are working to get this all re-entered.) 12/07

SEE ALSO:
ISLAMOPHOBIA - RESPONSES (The responses section was divided into five sections on 12/16/07, and these sections were updated in 4/08)
- Responses to Claims Made ABOUT Islam and Muslims in General
- Responses to Claims Made ABOUT Qur’an Verses, Arabic Terms, Prophet Muhammad
- Responses to False Claims ABOUT Muslim Individuals & Organizations & Incidents Involving Muslims
- Responses to Actual Extremist Statements & Incidents of Extremism or violence BY Muslims
- Responses to Claims Made BY Specific Individuals and Organizations About Muslims

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