Americanism and Islamism.

AuthorJones, David T.
PositionBrief article

Although Zuhdi Jasser's speech is over three years old, it is still timely.At a political juncture where the U.S. Congress is holding hearings on Muslims in the United States and political upheaval is reshaping North Africa and parts of the Middle East, Jasser's speech is a tough critique of the invidious nature of political Islam for the United States.

Jasser, a nuclear cardiologist and former naval officer, views political Islam as pathology with significant challenges to the U.S. constitutional structure. Arguing that political Islam ultimately seeks to replace the Constitution with Qur'anic precepts, he cites a senior imam, saying "Can you imagine someone wondering if a document made by humans [the Constitution] would be superior to a document made by God?"

Jasser's prescriptions are blunt:

--Reject parallel courts such as sharia courts where Muslims are given the "freedom" to set up their own legal court system;

--Reject the option for Muslims to refuse service to non-Muslims on religious grounds or to obtain special taxpayer supported privileges;

--Engage the Muslim community on these issues, and become informed about the difference between sharia law and...

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