Allah Akbar, I Stubbed My Toe!

[I]t goes without saying that no Muslim, whatever their political leanings may be, will ever commit such an inhumane act.
Iranian newspaper explaining why it must have been Israel that killed the Copts in Egypt

Actually, if it really went without saying--then the same nonsense would not be repeated over and over.

For instance, the chant of "Allah Akbar" was used to celebrate the deaths of Christians in Egypt:

"Allah Akbar!" cheered Egyptian Muslims while trampling the remains of dozens of Christians eviscerated in last Friday's suicide bombing. Yet we're assured that the phrase has nothing to do with Islam.


Video taken at the gruesome scene outside a church in Alexandria, Egypt, clearly shows local rubberneckers whooping it up as they shout "Allah Akbar!" — Arabic for "Allah is greatest!" We heard the same celebratory chant from Palestinians and other Muslims around the world as the Twin Towers burned.

Yet, that did not prevent James Zogby from attempting to excuse the use of that phrase--and make the most absurd comparison in an effort to dismiss it:

"The guy who gets up on the plane and says 'Allah!' or whatever and then blows the plane up is not making a statement about his faith," American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee head James Zogby said last year, speaking to congressional staffers.

Zogby says it's more an expression of frustration, like Christians blurting out their Savior's name after accidently hammering their thumb. "Somebody says 'Jesus Christ!' they're not making a statement of faith," he explained. "They're saying, I'm really mad right now."

Of course they are.

Here is a clip from the West Bank showing Arabs on the day of the terror attack on the Twin Towers on 9/11--the video starts at 1:07 where the reporter notes that Palestinians were chanting Allah Akbar. You can see the deep sorrow, anguish and how mad they really are.



Islam has a problem, and it is not going to be resolved unless it is addressed directly--without excuses and without giving Islam special rights and privileges designed to protect it from criticism.

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