U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations calls on Biden to appoint special envoy to monitor, combat ‘Islamophobia’
BY CHRISTINE DOUGLASS-WILLIAMS
republished below in full unedited for informational, educational & research purposes:
Should the USCMO succeed in its goal to see a special envoy to “monitor and combat Islamophobia” in America, the systematic hunting down of organizations and individuals who offend Islam would be in order. And the guidelines on what constitutes an offense to Islam would be determined by the USCMO. In such a scenario, the First Amendment would be rendered null and void.
The USCMO call comes less than a week after Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan issued his own call for Muslim Muslim-majority countries to unite to lobby Western governments to criminalize “blasphemy against Islam.”
He also issued a threat:
There will come a time when people in the West will think twice before disrespecting the Prophet.
A month ago, Pakistan joined the Organization of Islamic Cooperation for a first-ever “International Day to Combat Islamophobia.”
In 2014, Investors Business Daily published important information about the U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations in an article titled: Muslim Brotherhood Launches Own U.S. Political Party.
According to the article:
“Muslim voters have the potential to be swing voters in 2016,” said Nihad Awad in launching the benign-sounding U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations, whose membership reads like a Who’s Who of Brotherhood front groups.
“We are aiming to bring more participation from the Muslim community.”
USCMO also aims to elect Islamists in Washington, with the ultimate objective of “institutionalizing policies” favorable to Islamists — that is, Shariah law.
Indeed there is nothing “benign” about the USCMO. But how far its agenda will go now rests with Joe Biden — a sobering thought.
Among the USCMO’s principles of engagement:
We believe that Islam’s principles of justice should inspire, guide, and limit the public policies that Muslim Americans support, as well as the political strategies we use to advance those policies.
Installing an “anti-Islamophobia” envoy would implant Sharia in mainstream America. Groups which are associated with the Muslim Brotherhood have no place in any Western country. To such groups, it isn’t enough that many Western countries already have hate crime laws in place. Their agenda is to subjugate Western societies.
The concept of “Islamophobia,” which is heavily promoted by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, incorporates offense to Islam. Pakistan, which is infamous for its harsh blasphemy laws, is also notorious for steadily pushing the “Islamophobia” agenda on a global scale. Turkey does the same.
“Muslim umbrella organization urges Biden to name special envoy to counter growing Islamophobia,” Associated Press of Pakistan, April 25, 2021:
NEW YORK, Apr 25 (APP):A coalition of American Muslim organizations has called on President Joe Biden to appoint a special envoy to monitor and combat Islamophobia, which is on the rise in the United States.
In a letter to the president , the U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO) said such an envoy at the State Department could help address the Islamophobia that affects the third largest religious group in the country. The envoy could support efforts both in the United States and internationally against anti-Muslim hate crimes and where Muslims are denied constitutional rights.
The White House did not respond to questions about whether the administration will appoint a special envoy to combat Islamophobia, according to ‘USA TODAY’, which carried a report based on USCMO’s letter to President Biden.
In this regard, the newspaper highlighted Biden’s statement condemning violence against Muslim-Americans that he made at the start of the holy month of Ramadan.
“Muslim Americans continue to be targeted by bullying, bigotry and hate crimes,” he had said. “This prejudice and these attacks are wrong. They are unacceptable. And they must stop. No one in America should ever live in fear of expressing his or her faith. And my administration will work tirelessly to protect the rights and safety of all people.”
Soon. after assuming power, Biden repealed a 2017 executive order by former President Donald Trump that prevented nationals of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S.
A State Department spokesperson said the department could not speak to any potential nominations, USA TODAY said.
“The Biden administration remains fully committed to promoting universal respect for freedom of religion or belief for all, including for members of Muslim communities worldwide,” the spokesperson said. “We continue to prioritize efforts to engage with Muslims around the world on issues of mutual interest, in support of shared goals, and to advance U.S. foreign policy.”
The Office of International Religious Freedom also tracks incidents of anti-Muslim abuses and engages with Muslim communities and Muslim leaders around the world, the department said.
Along with appointing a State Department special envoy, the group requested that Biden include Muslims at every level of government, meet with Muslim community leaders and pursue systemic policy reforms to address anti-Muslim discrimination.
Council Secretary General Oussama Jammal told USA TODAY that Muslims “have a real and genuine concern about the rise of Islamophobia.”
“We don’t believe (Islamophobia) is subsiding. We have a real and present danger that we have to consider. And we have to take every precaution to protect our communities and our civil rights,” Jammal said.