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| Local Insurgents: ‘Islamic Thinkers’ Menace Gay N.Y. |
| 06.22.05 (10:40 am) [edit] |
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by Ben Smith and Jessica Bruder On the evening of July 11, 2004, Kristine Withers walked down 37th Avenue, a main drag in Jackson Heights, Queens, and passed what had become a familiar sight: a group of tables set up on the sidewalk by the Islamic Thinkers Society, a local group of militant Islamists. On the tables, copies of the Koran and books espousing the group’s strict religious beliefs shared space with tracts on Zionism, pamphlets on the dangers of homosexuality, and signs bearing messages like "Your Terrorists Are Our Heroes." Ms. Withers, who identifies herself as a lesbian and a political conservative, was offended by the group’s message. The Islamic Thinkers Society had become a regular feature at local gay-pride parades, where they’ve called for the castration and death of gay men, according to several witnesses who spoke to The Observer. But Ms. Withers said it was as much the anti-American messages as the anti-gay ones that riled her up. "To me, it’s synonymous with the Nazis recruiting on 42nd Street during World War II," she said of her antagonists. So, in another installment of the then-yearlong series of hostile exchanges between her and the group, she decided to do something. At one point in the exchange, she told the dozen or so bearded young men who make up the group that the prophet Muhammad was a pedophile. They called her a "Christian bitch," by her account. Then she knocked over a sign and stepped on it. Two young bearded men, members of the group, pulled the sign out from under her, sending her flying to the ground. Soon, police arrived and took a statement from Mohamed Bahi, a student at Queens College who told The Observer that he is not a member of the group. Ms. Withers was charged with incitement to riot and four other counts. Queens District Attorney Richard Brown assigned the case to the unit of his office that handles bias crimes, though Ms. Withers argued that the Queens District Attorney was going after the wrong person for bias. ...Guns and Poses But inside the site, that commitment to nonviolence seems to be something less than serious. The main moderator, "Islamic Revival," offers images of masked, armed and marching Islamists over the heading "Support Our Troops" and animations of exploding military vehicles. The group’s informal spokesman and the site’s most prolific poster, who goes by the name Mohammed Nussrah, has a personal page in which the group’s anti-violence motto was placed directly beneath a picture of the Koran beside an automatic weapon. After The Observer contacted the group, Mr. Nussrah’s picture of the Koran and the gun disappeared, as did the image of Osama bin Laden elsewhere on the site. Mr. Nussrah, who is identified on the group’s videos as a tall, light-skinned man, has been identified by the Associated Press as a Brooklyn native, but could not be located under that name. Mr. Nussrah’s profile on the Islamic Thinkers site also links to a personal art site. There, at www.islamicpics.tk, are images of dead and grieving American soldiers with the caption: "Say to those who disbelieve, ‘You will be defeated and gathered together in Hell …. ’" The site also features a map of North America with two guns crossed beneath it and, for good measure, an image with the caption "Shias Are Toilets." (The Islamic Thinkers are, according to discussions on their site, faithful to a strict Sunni tradition, said Michael Kern, an analyst at the SITE Institute.) One image is a mock advertisement for an imaginary video game, "Mujahideen Strike II," which features an airplane crashing into the World Trade Center and an ax slicing the Statue of Liberty in half. (For good measure, the statue is placed atop a Star of David.) Another image depicts a sword over a favorite quote: "When you meet those who disbelieve smite at their necks till when you have killed and wounded many of them." If you folks on the left think the Jihadis will leave you alone just because you "respect their culture," you're in for a very rude awakening. http://nyobserver.com/pages/frontpage1.asp" title="http://nyobserver.com/pages/frontpage1.asp" target="_blank"http://nyobserver.com/pages/f... Another source, with pictures of some of the "tolerant" signs and posters these "peaceful, non-violent" "Thinkers" were displaying. http://www.worldthreats.com/general_information/W ithers" title="http://www.worldthreats.com/general_information/W ithers" target="_blank"http://www.worldthreats.com/g...%20Interview.htm |
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