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Islamophobic David Horowitz Islamic Fascist Campaign Set for Mid-October - Muslimah - 10-06-2007
Islamophobic David Horowitz Islamic Fascist Campaign Set for Mid-October
Islamophobic David Horowitz Islamic Fascist Campaign Set for Mid-October
WASHINGTON, D.C. (MASNET) Oct. 5, 2007 - MAS Freedom (MASF), as the civic and human rights advocacy entity of the Muslim American Society (MAS) and MAS Youth will work together to educate the public about this month's newest campaign to smear Islam, "Islamo-Facism Awareness Week", set for October 22-26, 2007.
According to organizer David Horowitz, "the nation will be rocked by the biggest conservative campus protest ever - Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week, a wake-up call for Americans on 200 university and college campuses." This is an event that we must all prepare for and educate ourselves on so that we can, as a community, uphold that which is right and stand against that which is inherently wrong.
A particular objective of "Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week" is to whip up reactionary sentiment and hysteria on campuses, and to provide a rallying point to further organize a fascist student movement - spreading racism, chauvinism, and intellectual conformity to reaction; hounding progressive professors and student organizations; and creating a more repressive climate on campus.
This must be confronted and opposed on every campus where it rears its head. Indeed, all people who care anything about critical thinking and academic freedom and about the issues of war, repression, racism and the oppression of women must rally together, and seek out, confront and put this whole effort on the political defensive. Horowitz's project has to be opposed and taken as an opportunity to raise awareness of the growing danger of U.S. fascism and the reality of the fascist direction and measures being taken by those in the highest reaches of power.
An example of Horowitz's deceptive tactics are found in a Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week promotional image supposedly of an Iranian teenager being buried in preparation for a stoning, which is actually a still from a 1994 Dutch movie (as acknowledged at the end of this video clip).
While such stonings have actually taken place in areas under Islamic fundamentalist control, the use of the image demonstrates the willingness of Horowitz to lie and distort.
MAS Freedom and MAS Youth will bring you additional information and provide tools for dialogue and constructive engagement with campus administrators and other student groups and to prevent negative fallout from IFAW events in the days ahead.
Contact MASF toll-free at 1-888-627-8471 or by sending an email to MAS4Freedom@aol.com.
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About MAS Freedom
MAS Freedom (MASF) is the civic and human rights advocacy entity of the Muslim American Society (MAS), the largest Muslim grassroots, charitable, religious, social, cultural, civic and educational organization in America - with 55 chapters in 35 states.
MASF focuses on empowering the Muslim American community through civic education, participation, community outreach, and coalition building. It also actively engages other pertinent organizations and elected officials outside the Muslim community to uphold the human rights and civil liberties of all people and individuals.
MASF strives to present a balanced view of the issues confronted by Muslim Americans.
While Islam is a rapidly growing religion in America, we are also faced with many new challenges. We must truthfully project our community as upstanding, law abiding, educated and peaceful, while continuously Islamophobic and bigoted campaigns are waged against us; particularly in the wake of the 9-11 terrorist attack. Many self-styled 'anti-terrorism experts' and public officials with devious agendas have unfairly attacked us and created severe difficulties for our community across the country.
MASF diligently works to meet these challenges by upholding the interest of the community, by empowering it through civic education and engagements, and by building bridges with various civic organizations and individuals.
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