Group Officially Denounces 'Fatwa' Against Islamic Terrorism
The United American Committee board of directors today officially denounce the "fatwa" against terrorism issued on July 28th by several American Islamic organizations. www.UnitedAmericanCommittee.org
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) August 10, 2005 -- Best known for its actions to
counter Islamic extremism in America, the United American Committee continues
its strife by denouncing what it deemed to be a bogus ‘Fatwa,’ or Islamic
verdict against terrorism, which was issued by several established American
Islamic organizations in the past week.
“These groups are only deceiving
America, they fail to mention any terrorists or terror groups by name, they
merely state that they do not condone the unjust killing of the innocent, or
civilians.” remarks U.A.C. chairman Jesse Petrilla, “non-believers are not
innocent according to Islamic law, and we are not civilians according to Islamic
jihad, we are the enemy, and according to Islamic extremists, our killing is not
unjustified.”
One of the groups tied to the fatwa against terror was the
Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC). The Untied American Committee adamantly
objects to a statement made by one of MPACs founding members, Dr. Maher Hathout
of Egypt, a U.S. citizen. In that statement he essentially issued a fatwa of
death against a Los Angeles homeless activist by the name of Ted
Hayes.
“As long as they’re talking about fatwas, what about the fatwa on
my life?” says Hayes, whose outspoken opinions against Islamic extremism have
gained him friends and foes alike. “How can these groups issue a fatwa against
terrorism and extremism, yet their members issue other fatwas which seem to
support terrorism and extremism?”
With several thousand citizens behind
the organization, and growing at a profound rate, the United American Committee
is not more than a year old. A group which strives to promote awareness of
Islamic extremist threats which face America from within, the United American
Committee is a growing political movement dedicated to awaking Washington and
America on the issue of Islamic extremism.
More information on the U.A.C. can
be found at www.UnitedAmericanCommittee.org
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/8/prweb271254.htm