Wow, good for him. Brave guy, I hope someone pays attention.
This has to be part of the overall solution.
Our Duty as American Muslims
There is a war going on that extends beyond Syria, and American Muslims are under siege. Not by a fringe group of bigoted Americans, but by a fringe group of Muslims abroad who seek to tear our Western communities apart. They are trying to target the disaffected among us, hijack the mosque pulpit, and convince us that we’re unwelcome in our own country.
But in order to lead this fight with unified support, certain things will have to change. We can’t call out prejudice against our faith without also calling out the gender inequality and homophobia that we find in some of our communities. We can’t be champions of our own religious freedom without also championing the rights of all traditions across the globe that wish to peacefully practice, including other Muslim sects we may disagree with doctrinally. We have to change the way we think about Islamic law and vilify the medieval judicial practices that persist in the Middle East. And we must have uncomfortable but necessary conversations about where much of the funding for this cancerous supremacist ideology is coming from—Saudi Arabia.
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Evidence for your post includes...
1. "Islamic State group supporters posted messages online in recent days condemning American Muslims for participating in Pope Francis’ interfaith outreach while visiting the U.S. and accused them of apologizing for the 9/11 attacks.
The SITE Intelligence Group, which tracks jihadist groups,
reported Saturday that several Islamic State group supporters active on social media blasted people whom they described as “coconuts,” a derogatory jihadist term for moderate Muslims."
Islamic State Supporters Slam ‘Coconut’ Muslims in U.S. Who Joined Pope Francis for Interfaith Outreach
2. "CONSERVATIVE Party Chairman Baroness Sayeeda Warsi may be the first Muslim woman to hold a full Cabinet Post, but Muslim fundamentalists see her as an apostate who is hardly representative of the Muslim community.
She has also been warned of physical harm if she visits any Muslim infested area. Last year she was pelted with eggs by Islamic protesters when she visited Luton, Bedfordshire."
The Freethinker - The voice of atheism since 1881 » ‘Coconut’ Muslim warned she’ll be attacked if she enters Islamic enclaves in the UK
3. "The word Coconut basically means a moderate Muslim. I don't think it's been around for a long time, it's mainly used on social media sites. I've only seen it being used on twitter, it's used by strict Muslims and extremists."
Ramadan: Muslims, In Islam, what does the term 'coconut' mean and how long has this term been used by Muslims?