CAIR's Dawud Walid: Civil Rights Champion or Radical Hiding in the Open?

by M. Zuhdi Jasser • May 23, 2016 at 5:00 am

With his March 25 Facebook post, CAIR's Dawud Walid cemented his position as a preacher of hate and radicalism. He has already become known to many Muslims as an extreme figure, who bullies anyone who disagrees with him, maligns dissidents, harasses gay Muslims, and foments anti-American sentiments.
It is beyond denial to ignore the fact that Muslims such as Walid are leading radicalizers of American Muslims, and their efforts are dedicated to pushing vulnerable Muslims away from integration and reform against Islamist movements.

On March 25 of this year, Dawud Walid (left), executive director of Michigan's CAIR chapter, posted in Facebook, urging Muslims not to "encourage infidels" by wishing Christians a "Happy Easter." This kind of thinking leads to attacks such as the stabbing murder this year of Asad Shah (right) in Glasgow, Scotland, who was killed by a fellow Muslim who claimed Shah "disrespected" Islam by wishing Christians a Happy Easter.

Dawud Walid is the longtime executive director of Michigan's chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR). His Twitter profile currently bills him as a "human rights advocate and political blogger," and his blog sells him as an imam who lectures on topics such as how to maintain your manners when dealing with hostile people (the irony of this will soon become abundantly clear), and how to address the very real problem of anti-Black racism within the Muslim community.

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French Political Gymnastics and How to Help the Palestinians

by Shoshana Bryen • May 23, 2016 at 4:00 am

"I call on the Palestinian people to elect new leaders, leaders not compromised by terror. I call upon them to build a practicing democracy, based on tolerance and liberty. If the Palestinian people meet these goals, they will be able to reach agreements with Israel, Egypt and Jordan on security and other arrangements for independence." — President George W. Bush, 2002.
The Palestinians do not have "a practicing democracy based on tolerance and liberty," but erasing Israel evidently remains their goal.
Rather than offering the Palestinians no-cost recognition, the French should demand a few changes first.

French President François Hollande welcomes Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Paris, July 8, 2012. (Image source: Office of the President of France)

The French government seems to be falling over itself to undo its craven vote in favor of a UNESCO resolution accusing Israel -- referred to as the "Occupying Power" in Jerusalem -- of destroying historic structures on the Temple Mount:

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