Harris Farooqi, a Muslim man once accused and held by authorities for committing terrorist activities was interviewed by the BBC following the horrific attack in Manchester England. From his perspective, the present strategy used in the U.K. to find radicals confuses extremism with religious devotion.
Interviewer: “But it’s there to try and stop people from becoming extremist.
Farooqi: “What is extremist? What is a sign of extremism? In my case, when I was accused of being a terrorist, it was set up that extremism is practicing your faith. We were told if you’re praying five times a day that is the first step of extremism.”
‘When you’re targeting innocent people well then ya. No one agrees with extremism or terrorism in any form. But when you’re discriminating against innocent people When you’re targeting a sect of people in the community that have lived in peace for many years. I think that is extreme, and racist and terrible. “
They are spying on the community. That is what my opinion is”
Farooqi makes one good point. Nobody wants their privacy compromised or to be watched. Furthermore, he was found not guilty of conspiring to commit acts of terror.
However, his other points appear to be rather dubious:
1. Praying 5 times a day is the 1st step of extremism
Many Muslims pray 5 times a day. 93% of U.K. Muslims pray at least once daily and 43% pray at least 5 times a day. These statistics released back in 2014 were compiled the year Farooqi was investigated. Furthermore, it is an established fact that the U.K. lacks the proper infrastructure to monitor high numbers of suspected terror threats.
2. Targeting innocent people that have lived in peace for many years
Although it is interesting to note that it’s not the Red Hat Society, the gay community or the Mormons associated with committing radical acts of terror. That is not the larger point. No one thinks twice about getting checking the baby car seat model number when a major manufacturer announces a recall. That is just not something any parent would choose to risk. Government intelligence agencies have a duty to protect the children.
3. No one agrees with terrorism or extremism
How can someone agree with extremism if they’re unsure “What is extremist? That is a fundamental aspect of this problem. Farooqi is most likely very genuine in his arguments and confusion over why Muslims are being watched for terrorist sympathies. The Quran instructs Muslims to fight back against perceived discrimination
Fight in the cause of Allah those who fight you – Quran 2:190
Farooqi’s struggle to understand why the Muslim community might be viewed with slight apprehension and at times investigated is rather self-explanatory. The people who commit acts of terror do not see themselves as a terrorist. They’re being persecuted as they fulfill Allah’s mission for their lives. Farooqi’s sentiments are not an anomaly. Linda Sarsour also agrees with his viewpoints regarding Muslim victimhood and terrorism.
Source: The Quran, Engaging the Other: Public Policy and Western-Muslim Intersections
Sorry not buying his load of c**p.
Tks for sharing. I’ve never been to the US, but i grew up learning ’bout stuff like this about America. And this is why America always was to me a beacon of hope and freedom,that is, until Obama. But now in Trump i feel again the spirit of America rising. God bless the USA, and God bless President Trump.
BLACK JACK PERSHING HAD THE RIGHT IDEA………MORE OF THIS TYPE OF PHYCOLOGICAL WARFARE NEEDS TO BE DONE…USE THEIR UNFOUNDED FEARS AGAINST THEM… PEOPLE IN SPAIN HAVE BEGUN TO BURY PIGS ON PROPERTY WHEN THEY LEARN THAT ISLAMIC MUSLIMS WANT TO BUY IT, THEN THEY VIEW THE LAND DESECRATED
And rapists are forced to rape. Abusers are forced to abuse. Killers are forced to kill.
Let’s not forget, obama is an muslim!!!
It is long but worth the read ……..
WAKE UP AMERICA, WE MUST STOP THIS IMMEDIATELY !!!
I am copying this so it goes viral. The following reveals the truth of the most diabolical group on the planet who take advantage of anyone who are foolish enough to allow them to.
The truth of Islam : From a Muslim’s own mouth.
I was born and raised a Muslim. My whole family is still Muslim. I know every genetic code of Islam because I have been fully indoctrinated, and I know and understand the Islamic brain.
I live and breathe with them, but I am now an insider. I left Islam once I understood that Islam is a sick and evil power that thrives on death, even the death of their own family members.
The following is the Islamic message to the United States Of America.
To the infidels of the West,
The Constitution for the new Islamic Republics of Euro-Arabia and Amer-Islamia is under construction.
We will fight you infidels to death while your own laws protect us.
Your Democrats and your news media will support us.
N.G.O. ( Non Governmental Organisations) will legitimize us.
(C.A.I.R.) The ( Council on American–Islamic Relations) will incubate us.
The A.C.L.U. (American Civil Liberties Union) will empower us.
Western Universities will educate us…for free.
U.S. Mosques will shelter us.
O.P.E.C. The (Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries) will finance us.
Hollywood and their foolish celebrities will love us.
Kofi Annan and most of the United Nations will cover us.
Our children will immigrate from Pakistan, Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Indonesia and even from India to the US and to the other Western countries. They will go to the West for education and be given full scholarships. America is paying and will continue to pay for our children’s education and their upbringing in state funded Islamic schools.
We will abuse your welfare system because you will allow us to. Our children will also send money home while they are preparing for Jihad. We will take full advantage of American kindness, gullibility, and compassion, and when the time comes, we will stab you in the back.
We will say one thing on the camera and teach another thing to our children at home. We will give subliminal messages to our children to uphold Islam at any cost. Our children in America will always care more about Islamic Country’s interest than US interest.
We will teach our children Islamic supremacy from their very childhood. We will teach them not to compromise with the Infidel. We do this from a very early age so our children won’t hesitate to be a martyr.
We will take over the Europe first and then the US will be next. We already have a solid ground in the UK, Holland, Sweden, Spain, Italy, Germany, and we are now in the United States working diligently for the day when we overtake your country.
Your news media at CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS and others will paint a deceptive picture portraying Islam as a victim of US and Israeli oppression. The lying news reports will spread like wildfire saying “ American military killed 10 Muslim babies, the Jews killed two Muslim women”, We will use these lies to turn your own people against you, and many of them will march in the streets, burning US flags and destroying cities.
You will be impressed when you meet a moderate Muslim personally. As your next door neighbor, coworker, student, teacher, engineer, professionals you may even like us. You will find us well mannered, polite and humble that will make you say, wow, Muslims are good and peaceful people, but they will become vicious and violent when the call for Jihad sounds.
We will use your own values of kindness against you. You are destined to lose.
America will beat the sick Liberal and Islamist cancer devouring our world back into the hole it was allowed to crawl out of. The side you choose will ultimately seal your fate.
Oh no now it’s our fault!