Sharia in American courts

Visit our News page Threat and Response—Part Two “Creeping sharia” Did you know that in the past several years there have been over 50 court cases in America where sharia law was applied? Most Americans don’t know this—including those in politics, the media and academia. Consider the words of Muzammil Siddiqi, Chairman of the Fiqh Council of North America, exhorting his followers to be politically active: We must not forget that Allah’s rules must be established in all lands, and all our efforts should lead to that direction. (Pakistan Link, 10/18/1996) Or the words of CAIR co-founder Omar Ahmad: Islam isn’t in America to be equal to any other faith, but to become dominant. The Qur’an should be the highest authority in America. (San Ramon Valley Herald, 7/4/1998) Wouldn’t you agree that we should take Muslim leaders like Siddiqi and Ahmad at their word? That we should take this threat seriously? We do—and that’s why we’re working to get American Laws for American Courts (ALAC) passed in states across the country. We’ve already succeeded in Tennessee, Arizona and Kansas. ALAC prohibits judges from applying foreign law when doing so conflicts with the constitutional rights of anyone involved in the case. And there are many ways in which sharia law conflicts with constitutional rights—especially when it comes to the rights of women. That’s why last fall a Kansas judge refused to apply sharia law in a case, citing the Kansas ALAC law. This spring we have active efforts to get ALAC passed in over a dozen states, and the prospects for passage look good in several of them. ALAC has already been passed out of committees in a handful of states. CAIR, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, has been working hard to stop us, but so far we have yet to lose a floor vote in any state legislature. We need your help to put this ALAC firewall in place in as many states as possible. Please log on here to become a monthly contributing Patriot Partner and help us meet today’s goal of 50 new Patriot Partners. Please log on here to make a single Contributing Member gift and help us reach today’s goal of 85 new single gifts. Our online contribution system is safe, simple and secure. If you prefer to mail a check, you can print out a reply form here. We have the Muslim Brotherhood legacy organizations playing defense. They’ve tried many different ways to prevent ALAC from passing—without success. Meanwhile, we’re like that bunny with the battery you see on TV. We just keep going and going! With your financial support we’ll be able to continue our momentum to ensure that the words of Siddiqi and Ahmad never come to pass in America! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACT for America P.O. Box 12765 Pensacola, FL 32591 www.actforamerica.org ACT for America is an issues advocacy organization dedicated to effectively organizing and mobilizing the most powerful grassroots citizen action network in America, a grassroots network committed to informed and coordinated civic action that will lead to public policies that promote America’s national security and the defense of American democratic values against the assault of radical Islam. We are only as strong as our supporters, and your volunteer and financial support is essential to our success. Thank you for helping us make America safer and more secure. The news items, blogs, educational materials and other information in our emails and on our website are only intended to provide information, news and commentary on events and issues related to the threat of radical Islam. Much of this information is based upon media sources, such as the AP wire services, newspapers, magazines, books, online news blog and news services, and radio and television, which we deem to be reliable. However, we have undertaken no independent investigation to verify the accuracy of the information reported by these media sources. We therefore disclaim all liability for false or inaccurate information from these media sources. We also disclaim all liability for the third-party information that may be accessed through the material referenced in our emails or posted on our website. HOW CAN I TELL OTHERS ABOUT YOUR ORGANIZATION? Send a personalized version of this message to your friends. HOW CAN I SUPPORT YOUR ORGANIZATION? Click here to give an online donation.