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January 17, 2009
The National Prayer Service and the Wahhabi Lobby
By Winfield Myers
Well, the decline began with the colonization of the Muslim world by European powers. One of the first things the colonialists did was to dismantle the institutions of what we could call civil society. The Muslim world has until now not recovered from that dismemberment of its society.
Right-wing Christians are very risky allies for American Jews because they are really anti-Semitic. They do not like Jews.
A thoughtful scholar, a teacher ... I think we owe Ingrid a round of applause.... She's doing a wonderful job and is a wonderful leader and role model for many, many people.
Mattson's participation in President-elect Obama's Inaugural festivities heralds the incoming administration's intent to follow the Bush administration's practice of ignoring her long history of shilling for radical Islam. In lending its imprimatur to ISNA, the Obama White House proves that opening the doors of power to Wahhabi apologists is the kind of bi-partisan undertaking we'd all be better off without.
Winfield Myers is director of Campus Watch, a project of the Middle East Forum.
http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/01/the_national_prayer_service_an.html
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The press release about the prayer on the ISNA website.
MUSLIM AMERICANS REPRESENTED IN INAUGURAL NATIONAL PRAYER SERVICE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Mohamed El-sanousi, [email protected], cell: 317-506-2853
Ashley Harness, [email protected], 212-584-5000 x333
Muslim Americans Represented in Inaugural National Prayer Service
Dr. Ingrid Mattson, President of the Islamic Society of North America,to Offer a Prayer
Indianapolis, January 16th - On Wednesday, January 21st, Dr. Ingrid Mattson will represent American Muslims as she offers a prayer at the inaugural National Prayer Service at the National Cathedral. Dr. Mattson is the first woman president of the Islamic Society of North America.
"I am honored to join distinguished colleagues from the diversity of American religious communities in celebrating this historic inauguration," commented Dr. Mattson. "Muslim Americans join their fellow citizens in praying that our country will continue to realize, ever more fully, the American dream of freedom, justice and equality for all people."
Dr. Mattson is part of the interfaith leadership of the National Prayer Service that includes prayers from Rabbis, Christian clergy and Hindu leadership alike. For a full listing click here.
Dr. Ingrid Mattson is a Professor of Islamic Studies and Director of the Macdonald Center for Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations at Hartford Seminary in Hartford, CT. In 2006, the Islamic Society of North America (www.isna.net), the largest religious organization representing Muslims in North America, elected Dr. Ingrid Mattson as its President.
The Islamic Society of North America is an association of Muslim organizations and individuals that provides a common platform for presenting Islam, supporting Muslim communities, developing educational, social and outreach programs and fostering good relations with other religious communities, and civic and service organizations. For more information, go to:
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