UK: Radical Islam And The Paintball Jihad

Submitted by Jeff B (United States), Jun 27, 2008 at 11:05

From the link below:

"The youths were addressed by an older imam, 34-year old Ashraf Bader. who gave them pep talks at intervals. He said Osama bin Laden was a "brother" and spoke of the duty of every Muslim to reestablish the Caliphate - the pan national Muslim body which dispensed international Islamic justice. The last Caliphate, that of the Ottoman Empire, was dissolved in 1924 by Turkish troops under Kemal Attaturk."

This sounds like more than just good clean fun. This exemplifies why westerners look askance at Muslim activities. If you prefer not to be grouped with folks like that, then do something to differentiate yourselves. Better yet, start a movement making it clear that this kind of activity will not be tolerated by other Muslims.

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