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Senator Saddam claims that Virginia is in the middle of an ‘Islamophobia’ crisis. The second Muslim selected for the state senate, after Ghazala Hashmi, who is now acting as Virginia’s Lt. Governor, the Bangladeshi immigrant, from a country where non-Muslims are being murdered in the streets, has made complaining about ‘Islamophobia’ in his new home his signature issue.
Sen. Saddam Azlan Salim’s first priority has been a bill to define ‘Islamophobia’. The most notable thing about his bill SB 624 ‘Assault and battery; definition of “Islamophobia”, penalty’ is how completely unnecessary it is. Virginia already has multiple layers of hate crimes enhancements for assaults motivated by race, ethnicity and religion. During Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s term, the legislature has already passed SB 7 (Senate Bill 7) and its counterpart enhancing the assault charge for anyone who “intentionally selects the person against whom a simple assault is committed because of his race, religious conviction, gender, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, color, or ethnic or national origin.”
That should cover Islam and Muslims. And yet Sen. Saddam introduced a 3 page bill with 10 clauses in its first section a whole lot of whom do nothing more than add (including Islam) where it isn’t remotely needed or useful. For example “because of his race, religious conviction (including Islam), gender, disability, gender identity” or “because of his race, religious conviction (including Islam)”. Islam appears to be the only religion being singled out this way.
Why provide Islam with this privileged status? Because it makes Islam distinct, which is a step towards making it superior, and making Islam distinct and superior is the religious mission of all believing Muslims.
This isn’t about making sure that attacks on Muslims are prosecuted, but about providing Islam with special privileges.
And it’s about using supposed crimes against Muslims as bait for Islamophobia indoctrination. The Islamophobia ‘switch’ in SB 624 comes after the ‘bait’ about assaults. First, the bill sets out a definition of ‘Islamophobia’ which transforms a term created by Islamists seeking to impose their religion on society into an official legal term.
Notably, the definition in SB624 states that “Islamophobia means malicious prejudice or hatred directed toward Islam or Muslims.” This distinction is legally significant as ‘prejudice’ towards Islam distinct from prejudice towards Muslims. For example, in the UK burning a Koran has been prosecuted as a form of hate towards Islam. And that opens the door to blasphemy law.
Having malicious prejudice towards Muslims is perfectly sufficient in prosecuting an assault or a case of discrimination. Islam however is a religion and just like any religion or any other belief system, people have the right to be opposed to it as long as they don’t mistreat others.
The use of “Islam or Muslims” embeds the first stage of blasphemy law inside Virginia law.
But that’s the whole reason why ‘Islamophobia’ was manufactured as a political term. Unlike ‘racism’ or ‘antisemitism’, it’s not hatred towards a group, but towards an ideological abstraction. ‘Islamophobia’ legislation isn’t protecting persecuted individuals, but the status of an ideology. And those forms of ‘protection’ invariably turn out to ban ‘blasphemy’ against Islam by censoring cartoons, art (at least one art professor was fired for showing paintings of Mohammed in class) and any public criticism of the Islamic persecution of women, minorities and all non-Muslims.
SB 624 claims that it’s not trying to “regulate or restrict any speech, expression, or belief”, but by including a definition of ‘Islamophobia’ that mentions ‘Islam’ and puts it first, it’s laying the groundwork for doing exactly that.
Compare this to HB 2261 under Gov. Youngkin, which Islamist and leftist groups urgently opposed, which defined antisemitism and which did not mention ‘Judaism’, but rather defined it as a “hatred toward Jews and includes rhetorical and physical manifestations of hostility or hatred that may be directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals or their property, the Jewish community, or Jewish institutions and religious facilities.” In all of these cases, antisemitism involved hatred against Jews, synagogues or other facilities, not ‘Judaism’.
Why doesn’t Sen. Saddam’s ‘Islamophobia’ bill use that as a model? Because it’s not about protecting Muslims from violence, but about imposing Islam as a legal concept on Virginia.
The object of SB 624 and every effort to define ‘Islamophobia’ isn’t Muslims, it’s Islam. The pretense that Muslims are facing violence and need a new bill to protect them falls apart because the very definition is aimed at protecting ‘Islam’, the religion, not the individuals.
Virginia’s extensive hate crime codes already amply protect Muslims from anything and everything. The only ‘gap’, from the Islamist perspective, is the status of Islam.
The ‘Islamophobia’ definition of SB 624 gives a distinct and special status to Islam, it defines Islam as an entity that must be protected by the government and the law enforcement agencies whom the bill obligates to use this definition of ‘Islamophobia’ when prosecuting hate crimes. And that paves the way for criminalizing Koran defacement and Mohammed paintings.
It’s telling that Virginia’s highest profile ‘Islamophobia’ case was a lie. And it happened in Fairfax County, which is represented by Sen. Saddam Azlan Salim. Darwin Martinez Torres, an illegal alien MS-13 gang member, killed Nabra Hassanen, a Muslim teenage girl, and rather than blaming Fairfax’s sanctuary policies that enabled Torres to be there roaming the streets, Islamist groups and their radical allies falsely blamed ‘Islamophobia’ and intimidated local authorities, including prosecutors, into propping up their hoax. Police initially correctly stated that it was road rage before being forced to spread the lie that it had been motivated by Islam.
The evidence that it was a ‘hate crime’?
In the words of a Washington Post reporter “hitting a 17-year-old girl with a bat and dumping her body in a pond would be an act born of hate.” Perhaps, but not of Muslims or of Islam.
Nabra Hassanen’s murder was used to promote the myth that there was an ‘Islamophobia’ crisis in Virginia and SB 624 is the next stage in which Islamists profit by creating a distinct legal status for Islam. That is how one lie about ‘Islamophobia’ becomes a state law.
Who the hell votes for these freaks?
Self-loathing/man-hating white liberal women (term used loosely) and the other freaks in their district.
My friend you nailed it, say no more
You forgot the algorithms.
Angry White Female Urban Liberals contribute to, campaign for, and vote for these evil men and women.
it would not surprise me if those snow flakes are not being groomed by moooose-lims.
People who give aid and comfort to the domestic and foreign enemies of the United States.
Whomever it is, a dollar to a donut they don’t know what awaits them.
You can’t give a towel-head an inch or they’ll take a mile. I hate to see these people in our political arena; they don’t even belong in the USA.
Yes they don’t belong in the USA I say they don’t belong in any Western world countries. On YT type ”14 Most Foolish Islamic Beliefs” and listen.
Agreed.
There is no such thing as islamaphobia, fear of islam/muslims is not unreasonable.
How about the millions of “immigrants” from the 3rd world who will vote for anyone who advocates the destruction of the existing order. Add to that the degenerate black voters consistently vote for evil over any form of good even when it is to their own detriment.
You mean trump? God knows, we all wonder what is wrong with them,,,you.
Islam is not a religion. Islam is a totalitarian political ideology with a religious gloss. Because Sharia, the law of Islam says that ALL NON-MUSLIMS ARE LEGALLY INFERIOR TO ALL MUSLIMS, AND WOMEN ARE INFERIOR TO MEN; THAT LEAVING ISLAM IS A DEATH SENTENCE, AND CRITICIZING MOHAMMAD IS A DEATH SENTENCE: THEREFORE, ISLAM IS IN DIRECT VIOLATION OF OUR CONSTITUTION. NO MUSLIM IS ELIGIBLE TO TAKE OUR OATH OF CITIZENSHIP, LET ALONE OUR OATH OF OFFICE, FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL. OUR CONSTITUTION GUARANTEES EQUALITY UNDER OUR LAW; AND THE FIRST AMENDMENT GUARANTEES FREEDOM OF RELIGION AND OF SPEECH. BUT IT IS A FACT; ISLAM IS NOT A RELIGION; IT SIMPLY USES A RELIGIOUS GLOSS. ISLAM IS THE CULT OF MOHAMMAD. READ ALI SINA’S BOOK UNDERSTANDING MUHAMMAD: A PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF ISLAM’S FOUNDER.
Your are about correct. Historical evidence today document the Mohammed in reference is inaccurate. Mohammed is a title not a name. The origins is MaMhet. Which refers to the anointed one.—Jesus. They have been lied to
Wait until Virginia also forbids women from being unescorted by men in public, the sale of pork, the sale of alcohol and public displays of anything Christian.
They would be asking for halal meals for their children in Schools and Collages.
And halal slaughter is exceptionally cruel to the animal. It should be rejected totally.
The true Light has been in retreat in America for the past fifty years. It is no longer proclaimed in public schools. It has lost the battle to protect life in the womb, and it has largely refused to engage in any serious manner to defeat the demons of child sacrifice. It has lost the battle to hold sacred God’s institution of marriage, and appears to be complacent that God’s institution has been desecrated.
The true Light should be leading the battle to stop the satanic ideology of Islam from gaining influence and prominence here in the ‘Land of the free’. From what I can see, most of the pastors, and Christian leaders, have little passion for ‘contending for the faith’ when it comes to denouncing Islam. We must all do our part to resist this evil menace from gaining power in our country, but it is quite grievous that the church of Jesus Christ, which has been commissioned to be the Light in the world, is so unwilling to fight evil.
“The true Light should be leading the battle to stop the satanic ideology of Islam from gaining influence and prominence here in the ‘Land of the free’.”
“…most of the pastors, and Christian leaders, have little passion for ‘contending for the faith’ when it comes to denouncing Islam (or any sin).”
“…the church of Jesus Christ, which has been COMMISSIONED…” (Capitalization mine)
The words above seem to come across from a belief that II Chronicles 7:14 applies to the Christian Church today and that the Christian Church is under the “Great Commission.” II Chronicles 7:14 does not apply to the Christian Church today, and the Christian Church today is not under the “Great Commission” of Matthew 28.
II Chronicles 7:14 and Matthew 28 and Mark 16 and Luke 24 and Acts 1 pertain to Israel, not the Church the body of Christ.
“…multitudes of Christians today are asking God to fulfil a promise that He has not made to us. They are being made to think that God is treating us today the same way in which He treated Israel. And they are being made to take Israel’s promises and claim them as applicable to us today. This is truly unfortunate and is wrong…the church the body of Christ, is what God is forming now, and it is NOT a nation with a land on this earth.”
The best thing that can benefit a nation is that its citizens become saved Bible believer’s. That’s what churches and individual Bible believer’s should strive to do. That, then, should have a positive impact on sensibility and law and order.
You nailed it.
So why are they trying to protect these Invaders from the Middle East?! Did they know the 1st Amendment prohibits having a established Religion?! And what about Christians?
All while Nick Fuentes, Ian Carroll, and Cucker Tarlson are trying to make us believe it’s “da jooz” we should be afraid of.
Sura 2:193.” Fight against them(Infidels/kufars) until idolatry is no more and Allah’s religion reigns supreme” from their holi book and that is what they been doing for the last 1449 years and don’t expect them to stop now. On YT type ”Dr Jay Smith ” and listen to him
Also 9:5 “Slay the unbelievers wherever you find them; chop their necks…”
And so it begins. Of course there is a little matter of the Constitution and the 1st Amendment.
So bring it Muslim scumbags. Or just get the eff outta my country.
Watch for school meals being required to be fully halal. And of course it will be a crime to defend yourself from an Islamist attacker. These people clearly have a superiority complex and they need to be brought down to earth.
I will always follow Rule 5.56. I will worry about the aftermath in due course.
Will it be a crime to point out Mohammed married a six-year old?
How about the Quran stating the inferiority of women?
How about the perception of “man’s best friend?”
It is not a “peaceful religion.” Asserting as such ignores the violent history of Islam. Gotta’ give it to ol’ Mo. It was brilliant of him to motivate his warriors by telling them they could have all the infidel booty they could rape..
How about,,,,I don’t know….Mo owning slaves?
9-11: Never Forget!
To all those who insist that Islam is peaceful, explain this:
“Fighting has been prescribed for you, and you dislike it. But it may be that you dislike a thing that is good for you, and like a thing that is not. Allah knows, but you do not.” (Koran 2:216)
Or this: …”They (i.e. the faithful) will fight for Allah’s cause, they will slay and be slain. Such is the true promise that he (i.e. Allah) has made them in the Torah, the Gospel, and the Koran. And who is more true to his pledge than Allah? Rejoice then in the bargain you have made. That is the supreme triumph. (Koran 9:111)
Just a sampling from the book of this peaceful religion.
!/5 of booty was for profit Mo-ham-mad, he also married his own daughter-in-law Zainab Sura33:37. of Quran, Mo had 13 wives .On YT type ” Dr Neil Hamson ” and listen to him
Hell would freeze over before Virginia would criminalize opposition to Christianity. Enjoy your dimmi status, Virginians, it is coming. And don’t forget to pay your “Jizya”!
we call it tax
see where that goes
Yes we call tax is paid on your earning and not religion. where as Jizya was levied on non muslims which was very high.
Isn’t a bill to define Islamophobia, as a crime, a violation of the separation of church and state?
Aren’t the words of the Quran, when it commands Muslims to kill non-believers, a hate crime?
I see the koran as incitement
Very true and Quran is full of hate towards Jews, Christians and non believers, Jews are called pigs and apes in Quran
The history lessons of the spread of Islam continue to be ignored, at our increasing peril.
Dan, you write wonderful opinion pieces. I read every one. And I agree with most.
But I will take exception to this line: “Islam however is a religion and just like any religion …”.
Islam is NOT a religion. It is a political belief based on violence and conquest and intolerance. In the same fashion as the Third Reich and similar.
Islam is a violent death cult.
Plus, there was 9-11-1565, Malta. They lost. 9-11-1683; Vienna. They lost. 9-11-1697 Battle of Zenta. They lost. Oct 7, 2023, when they poured into Israel and slaughtered, was the 452nd anniversary of the Battle of Lepanto, which they lost.
No Muslim except EX-Muslims should be in this nation. No more, plus denaturalize the ones here and deport them.
I agree with jcr. Just because it is called a religion does not make it one. Islam is a totalitarian political ideology. I think mo envied the Christians and Jews who were at that time resident in the Arabian peninsula. Envy is powerful. Mo was a psychopath; he had a terrible, lonely childhood, and he very probably had temporal lobe epilepsy.
Get and READ Ali SIna’s book: Understanding Muhammad: A Psychological Analysis of Islam’s Founder (Prove this book wrong for $100,000
If we are abandoning free speech, let’s first ban Islamopandering.
More reasons to spread the bureaucracies across the Nation.
Virginia is getting creepier by the day.
Muhamed claimed(Lied)that Jesus was his Slave He wasn’t the Son of God and that he didn’t die on the Cross Islam is a False Religion
You must know by now that , Without lies Islam will die for sure. when muslims lie it’s called ”al-taqiyya” =. deception=lies to infidels. they are masters of it. On YT type ”David Wood” and listen to him.
There are several types of lie in Islam. Taqqiya tawriya ketman muruna hiyal. Hiyal is lying to take an oath falsely.
There are two options for moslems living in the West where they do not belong.
Expatriation or forced removal. America was founded by Christians. This would not be our first rodeo throwing out muhajadeen trash out of our countries.
Islam is INCOMPATIBLE with the West.
A phobia is an IRRATIONAL fear of something. So there is no such thing as Islamophobia.
What happens to a country when Moo slims gain control ? Just look at what happened to Iran, Afghanistan, and Turkey. In Turkey, the Moo slim govt killed 2 million Christians ( Armenians & Greeks) from 1894 to 1924
I wrote a screenplay in 2006, inspired by the events of 9/11 that included warnings of the Islamization of the west, including the U.S. In 2022, I turned it into a novel, Intrepid Spirit. See www.davidtunno.com. Those warnings, and predictions, are coming to fruition. For anyone who has followed what has happened to Europe, we are on that track and not far behind.
The perfect example of Islamic Jihadist system of conquering her enemies. Yes, America and every nation (that is not Islamic) is an enemy of Islam and Islam is at war with them. Their goal is bring as much chaos, havoc and anarchy to the world as possible so their Mahdi (messiah) will return and impose Sharia Law on the whole planet. Then, when everyone on earth is Muslim, they will continue killing each other, Sunni verses Shia,
because Islam is a death cult. They have been killing and slaughtering each other and anyone who disagrees with Sharia Law and other aspects of Islam for 1,500 years.
“Oh, but they are not all evil”…. That’s right, but at least 20% (and some say over 50% )are, and that means that some 400 million muslims want you dead, your spouse in a burka from head to toe and your entire family yelling Alahu Akbar all day long.
Deport them all. They do not assimilate. They are like the Borg….they believe “resistance is futile”, they will conquer the whole world.
Now my God has a different plan, but that’s a whole other story. 🙂
Maranatha, come Lord Jesus…………..<
Rev. Roy…………<
There is no such thing as Islamaphobia! Islam to America is like oil and water, it will never mix. This puke should not be anything political in America. Creatures like this, need to be sent back to where they came from.
These rabid animals want to overthrow America, they are the enemy allowed in.
Here’s another bit of news out of Virginia. Their new proposed gerrymandered congressional map will wipe out almost all GOP seats. Communism here we come! Ain’t the red/green alliance fantastic?!
This is abhorrent and likely unconstitutional, but the anti-American freaks who now run the show in Virginia will go wild with this. (Texas is in serious danger, too.)
What about Judeophobia (which is rampant) and Christophobia?
Islam is antithetical to a Constitutional Republic.
Bad, “modern” miseducation has sprouted this toxic plant.
In this 250th anniversary year of our Republic, we must do everything to remove Islam root and branch.
SORT OF JUMPING THE GUN
This has not passed yet, nor do I see it passing. If it does, it will most likely be challenged. At least, I hope so. It is absolutely unconstitutional. Meanwhile, in NY, laws against antisemitism, an actual cause of the highest rate of hate crimes, has been removed.
“Islamophobia” is a made up weaponized b.s. thing.
FIRST OF ALL , WHY DO WE LET FOREIGNERS IN TO OUR GOVERNMENT. THEY HAVE NO LOVE FOR AMERICA”’ LIKE OMAR, TLAIB, ETC”’ THIS IS WHAT RUINED OUR COUNTRY. DEMOCRATS ARE HELL BEND TO MAKE US A THIRD WORLD S*T HOLE. THEY ALL SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM OFFICE. ISLAM HATES OUR COUNTRY OUR RELIFION, SO WHY DO WE LET THESE ABOMINATIONS TAKE OVER THE USA???? THEY ALREADY TOOK OVER IN EUROPE AND ENGLAND.
WE NEED TO DEPORT THESE MUSLIMS ASAP. OR WE ALL WILL BE SLAUGHTERED BY THESE DEVILS. I DO NOT WANT MY DAUGHTERS GET MARRIED AT AGE 5 TO ONE OF THESE ANIMALS. EVERY AMERICAN NEEDS TO STAND UP AGAINST THESE VERY SICK MONSTERS. WHY DO WE ALLOW THEM IN OUR COUNTRY IN THE FRST PLACE. WE NEED TO RIOT AND DEMONSTRATE. JUST LIKE ALL THE ILLEGALS DO,,,,,,,,,,,,IN OUR COUNTRY, ””” STOP BACKSTABBING TRUMP, HE IS THE ONLY ONE STANDING WITH AMERIC AND OUR CITIZENS……………………..