My latest in PJ Media:
2,977 people were murdered on September 11, 2001, and SiriusXM host and frequent CNN contributor Dean Obeidallah wants you to know above all that he suffered, too. “On September 10, 2001,” he wrote at CNN on Monday, “I went to sleep a White guy. On September 11, I woke up an Arab.” This happened, you see, because after 9/11, people began to regard poor Dean as a member of a group that he says has been “demonized and hated by many of our fellow Americans — simply because we shared the same ethnic background, and in some cases religion, as the 9/11 terrorists.” The irony of his writing this for one of the world’s foremost media outlets, which frequently showcases his work, appears to have been lost on him.
Obeidallah claims that after 9/11, he “went from the reluctant minority to a proud and unapologetic one,” while experiencing “first-hand what White privilege was — because mine was revoked.” The self-styled and resoundingly unfunny “comedian,” whose father was a Palestinian Muslim and his mother a Sicilian Catholic, explains that the revocation of his alleged white privilege involved “being defined by the worst in our community and being called to answer for them — in this case, the 9/11 terrorists.” He adds: “I can’t tell you how often people, from politicians to pundits, demanded that Arab and Muslim Americans denounce these terrorists from other parts of the world who we had no personal connection to except sharing an ethnicity or faith. ‘Why are we responsible for them?’ is a question I would ask. As I traveled across the country in 2012-2013 making the comedy documentary, ‘The Muslims are Coming!,’ I learned that if we didn’t speak up, many of our fellow Americans truly thought — insultingly — that we agreed with the terrorists.”
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If any of this actually happened to Dean Obeidallah, it is indeed a shame. He shouldn’t have had to answer for the jihad terrorists, or have been expected to apologize for their actions. But he is comically pathetic in taking to his massive platform on CNN to complain that some people said unkind things to him after 9/11. Obviously he didn’t suffer professionally after 9/11 in the slightest degree; nor should he have. In fact, Newsweek recently noted that “as the 20th anniversary of September 11 approaches, the recent rise of many Muslim Americans to positions of power and influence—in Washington and in statehouses, on big screens and small ones, across playing fields and news desks—is a development that few in the U.S. would have predicted two decades ago, Muslims included.” Dean Obeidallah is one of the principal beneficiaries of a post-9/11 solicitude for Muslims and desire to avoid the collective blame about which he now complains: Many Muslims rose to those positions of power and influence because of the desire of many non-Muslim authorities to avoid appearing “Islamophobic.”
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Donovan Nuera says
Ask him if his local imam supports the murdering of apostates and blasphemers.
gravenimage says
Damn good question, Donovan. He has always ducked these kinds of questions.
mortimer says
Ask him, “WAS MOHAMMED A WHITE MAN?”
(see below for answer …)
bill says
I expect he thinks himself part of the Ummah the world wide family of Muslims. So if he does, he does share some responsibility for the actions of ‘devout’ Muslims. After all we do not hear of ‘moderate’ Muslims calling upon their brethren to cease their murderous actions because it is damaging the reputation of the peaceful religion do we? Just take the on going slaughter of Christians in Africa as one example. At the time of ISIS’ power, Al Jazeera conducted a poll of Muslims in Arabic and the support for the new ‘caliphate’ was over 60 %
Raja says
Mortimer the great are you listening?
PRCS says
Dump the “terrorists” excuse, Dean. They’re jihadists.
And, no, it’s not about race or ethnicity or geography.
It’s about what “the faith” teaches, commands, and expects of Allah’s slaves–around the world (you know: polygamy, Jew-hatred, that men are in charge of women, the gruesome barbaric punishments, death for apostasy) and the refusal to admit that full compliance is NOT extremism.
To plagiarize another idiot: c’mon man.
gravenimage says
White Muslim CNN Contributor Claims His ‘White Card’ Was Revoked After 9/11
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Good lord–more whining.
Note that Dean Obeidallah and his unfunny coreligionists in “The Muslims are Coming!” sneer at the whole idea that pious Muslims–including violent Jihadists–present a danger to Infidels. It leads off with concerns from “Islamophobes” that Jihad might be a bad thing. They trivialize these concerns with such stunts as “hug a Muslim” and “bowl with a Muslim”.
Obeidallah was especially enraged that there was opposition to siting a Mosque at Ground Zero, in a building damaged by the falling landing gears of one of the planes flown into the Twin Towers.
He has also compared President Trump unfavorbly with Osama bin Laden.
Ugly stuff.
donynam says
Otrageous. After one become a Muslim, one IQ will drop significantly.
Raja says
Hmmm,
My thoughts have been the same for a long long time. Unfortunately, no data or research to back up !
mortimer says
MOHAMMED WAS A WHITE MAN … ACCORDING TO MORE THAN 31 HADITHS:
Legs were white: Sahih Bukhari 4:56:767; Sahih Muslim 8:3325
Thighs were white: Sahih Bukhari 1:8:367, See Also Sahih Muslim 19.4437
Shanks were white: Sahih Bukhari 1:8:367, See Also Sahih Muslim 19.4437
Armpits were white: Sahih Bukhari 8:78:631, See Also Sahih Bukhari 9.086.108:1:1, Sahih Bukhari 9.089.286:1:1, Sahih Bukhari 9.089.305:1:1, Sahih Bukhari 3.047.769:1:1, Sahih Muslim 20.4511:1, Sahih Muslim 20.4509:1; Sahih Bukhari 5:59:612, See Also Sahih Muslim 31:6092, Sahih Muslim 31:6092; Sunan Abu Dawud 3:898
Forearms were white: Sahih Muslim 4:1014
Abdomen was white: Sahih Bukhari 9:90:342, See Also Sahih Bukhari 4:52:90; Sahih Muslim 19:4442
Cheeks were white: Sahih Muslim 4:1208; Sunan Abu Dawud 3:991; Sunan Abu Dawud 3:1002
Complexion was white: Sahih Muslim 30:5777, See Also Sahih Muslim 30:5786
General appearance was white: Sahih Bukhari 1:3:63; Sahih Bukhari 2:17:122; Sahih Bukhari 4:56:744; Sahih Muslim 30:5778, See Also Sahih Muslim 30:5778
Mohammed the WHITE MAN owned Black Slaves
BLACK SLAVES OF MUHAMMAD
Sahih Muslim, Book 10, Number 3901:
Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah:
There came a slave and pledged allegiance to Allah’s Apostle (peace_be_upon_him) on migration; he (the Prophet) did not know that he was a slave. Then there came his master and demanded him back, whereupon Allah’s Apostle (peace_be_upon_him) said: Sell him to me. And he bought him for two black slaves, and he did not afterwards take allegiance from anyone until he had asked him whether he was a slave (or a free man).
It is just and commendable that Muhammad does insist on paying the owner, and that he (possibly even) frees this convert (though this is not mentioned), but what about those other two black slaves?
This hadith reports that Muhammad had two black slaves at his disposal to trade in for the other man. And presumably these two were Muhammad’s own property. If he had to buy them first before he could exchange them, why would he not just give the owner the value in money or whatever else he would have given the man he got the two from? Also, it seems that the black slaves were worth less than this non-black slave, so that is the reason for the 2:1 rate. We do know this from historical documents (cf. Bernhard Lewis) about slavery in Islamic history that white slaves got a much higher price than black slaves.
Malik’s Muwatta, Book 21, Number 21.13.25:
Yahya related to me from Malik from Thawr ibn Zayd ad-Dili from Abu’l-Ghayth Salim, the mawla of ibn Muti that Abu Hurayra said, “We went out with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, in the yearof Khaybar. We did not capture any gold or silver except for personal effects, clothes, and baggage. Rifaa ibn Zayd presented a black slave boy to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, whose name was Midam. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, made for Wadi’l-Qura, and when he arrived there, Midam was unsaddling the camel of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, when a stray arrow struck and killed him. The people said, ‘Good luck to him! The Garden!’ The Messenger of Allah said, ‘No! By He in whose hand my self is! The cloak which he took from the spoils on the Day of Khaybar before they were distributed will blaze with fire on him.’ When the people heard that, a man brought a sandal-strap or two sandal-straps to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, ‘A sandal-strap or two sandal-straps of fire!’ ”
Muhammad got a black slave boy (as a present?) and he starts working for Muhammad. No mention is made that Muhammad freed him.
Sahih Bukhari, Volume 9, Book 91, Number 368:
Narrated ‘Umar:
I came and behold, Allah’s Apostle was staying on a Mashroba (attic room) and a black slave of Allah’s Apostle was at the top if its stairs. I said to him, “(Tell the Prophet) that here is ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab (asking for permission to enter).” Then he admitted me. … (cf. Bukhari 3.648, 6.435, 7.119)
Note: It does not say “the black slave of Muhammad” it says “a black slave” which is an indication there were more than one.
Sahih Bukhari, Volume 8, Book 73, Number 182:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah’s Apostle was on a journey and he had a black slave called Anjasha, and he was driving the camels (very fast, and there were women riding on those camels). Allah’s Apostle said, “Waihaka (May Allah be merciful to you), O Anjasha! Drive slowly (the camels) with the glass vessels (women)!”
In addition to the above listed hadiths there are a considerable number of other black slaves mentioned which were owned by `Aisha or some of the companions of Muhammad.
Finally, Sahih Bukhari, Volume 2, Book 15, Number 103:
Narrated ‘Urwa on the authority of ‘Aisha:
On the days of Mina, (11th, 12th, and 13th of Dhul-Hijjah) Abu Bakr came to her while two young girls were beating the tambourine and the Prophet was lying covered with his clothes. Abu Bakr scolded them and the Prophet uncovered his face and said to Abu Bakr, “Leave them, for these days are the days of ‘Id and the days of Mina.” ‘Aisha further said, “Once the Prophet was screening me and I was watching the display of black slaves in the Mosque and (‘Umar) scolded them. The Prophet said, ‘Leave them. O Bani Arfida! (carry on), you are safe (protected)’.”
James Lincoln says
How is it that one knows what a Muslim CNN contributor is going to say – before they say it?
Always a permanent list of talking points…
Giacomo Latta says
”the recent rise of many Muslim Americans to positions of power”
Sorry, that’s not good enough, they want it all, and permanently.
OLD GUY says
Well having a White Card for 78 yrs. hasn’t got me much from the government, but a free covid shot. I’ve paid a hell of a lot of taxes over the years and I still have potholes in the road in front of my home. And you know what I don’t want much from my government personally.
I’ll take the American flag over any card and I’ll standup and fight for this country. What will Dean do? I think I know.