Rashad Hussain is a hafiz; that is, he has memorized the entire Qur’an. He is, by all accounts, a devout Muslim. As Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, will he speak out and act for the religious freedom of non-Muslims in Sharia states who are discriminated against according to Sharia provisions? The establishment media will never ask him. So Save the Persecuted Christians has done so.
“How Will Rashad Hussain Contend with Sharia-Supremacist Hostility Towards Everyone’s Religious Freedom?,” Save the Persecuted Christians, November 1, 2021:
Coalition Seeks Ambassador-Designate’s Answers to Questions Prior to Senate Vote
WASHINGTON, D.C.— An open letter organized by the Save the Persecuted Christians Coalition was sent today to President Biden’s controversial choice to be the next U.S. Ambassador-at-Large (AAL) for International Religious Freedom (IRF), Rashad Hussain. The letter’s 124 signatories ask the nominee to address a series of important questions that were not posed during his largely pro forma hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee last week.
The questions seek to clarify, among other things, how President Obama’s special envoy to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), whose devotion to Islam prompted him to memorize the entire Koran, will address threats to the religious liberty of non-Muslims, a right not recognized by the Islamic doctrine of Sharia. For example, the letter asks:
“In light of differences in the understanding of personal rights and freedoms under Sharia rules versus those protected under international laws concerning human rights and religious freedom, what standard would you advocate for when issues arise affecting the freedom of non-Muslims to practice their faiths – especially in Muslim-majority nations – if confirmed as Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom?”
In light of Mr. Hussain’s ties to the OIC, the letter also asks:
“Sharia law is sometimes interpreted to permit faithful Muslims to punish and even kill those who blaspheme against Islam. In your testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, you professed a commitment to work against blasphemy laws. Yet, the OIC historically has championed such laws as part of their efforts to “criminalize” criticism of Islam. If confirmed as AAL for IRF, would you expressly reject the OIC’s Sharia-blasphemy agenda and seek the repeal of blasphemy laws worldwide?”
In addition, the signatories request Mr. Hussain’s view of the Sharia-supremacist Muslim Brotherhood and the access it should enjoy to him and others in the U.S. government, including:
“Do you believe that groups promoting the positions of the Muslim Brotherhood should be able to freely interact with and influence the U.S. government – notably at the White House, the National Security Council, and the State Department, including with the Department’s Office of International Religious Freedom (OIRF) and the office of the Ambassador at Large for IRF?”
In light of Mr. Hussain’s involvement in promoting the false narrative of Benghazi, the letter asks:
In your capacity as Special Envoy to the OIC, you were among the U.S. officials who promoted on September 12, 2012, the false narrative that the murderous and pre-planned jihadist attack in Benghazi which resulted in the death of the US Ambassador to Libya and others was actually a spontaneous – and, by implication, an understandable – response to an anti-Islam video with, as you put it, “disgusting images.” Do you repudiate that position today?
The open letter’s signers respectfully request that Mr. Hussain respond to their questions before the U.S. Senate is asked to vote on his nomination.
The mission of Save the Persecuted Christians is to save lives and save souls by disseminating actionable information about the magnitude of the persecution taking place globally and by mobilizing concerned Americans for the purpose of disincentivizing further attacks on those who follow Jesus.
With so much of the world’s Christian population being imprisoned and/or harassed for their beliefs, such as Christians in Nigeria, the need has never been greater for the sort of grassroots campaign STPC’s SaveUs Movement is working to foster. Its efforts are modeled after a miraculously successful one that helped free another population suffering from heavy persecution—Soviet Jews—by penalizing those in the Kremlin responsible for such repression. Through this movement, Save the Persecuted Christians endeavors to provide American policymakers with the popular support they need to effect real change worldwide and alleviate systemically the suffering being experienced by so many of those following Christ.
Infidel says
As a mohammedan, Rashad Hussein is more likely to equate religious freedom w/ the Rights of allah, which is what jihad is all about
Yeah, leave it to the Dems to nominate a devout mohammedan as the ‘Ambassador for religious freedom’. Really speaking, that post needs to be canned
mortimer says
‘infidel’ is correct: ‘freedom’ in Islam exists only for Allah … everyone else is a ‘slave’ in one form or another. A slave has no permanent ‘rights’ … only privileges that are subject to recall at any moment and depending on the whim of the slave-owner.
Yes, in Islam only Allah is deemed to have ‘rights’ and anyone who disagrees with the ‘rights’ of Allah loses his ‘rights’ or ‘privileges’ as a slave of Allah or as a dhimmi-subject of the Muslim state.
Autar KRISHEN Gurtoo says
ISLAM is non-compatible with FREEDOM. Do not vilify MUSLIMS as they are the victims of ISLAM, KORAN. Total push back, is required.
Check Burry says
So true.
This is Fox in henhouse stuff.
somehistory says
Let us listen to Simon and Garfunkel as we contemplate this devout mozlum’s responses to the questions in the letter:
“Lie lie lie; lie lie lie lie lie lie lie; lie lie lie; lie lie lie lie lie lie lie, lie lie lie.” (The Boxer)
And ‘o’ is still directing things….this selection for one who should be ‘fair-minded’ regarding religious freedom…confirms ‘o’ being the slime…the psychopath…making the decisions for ruining….er, supposedly running…the country.
Infidel says
Somehistory, I think it’s more likely that George Soros, rather than O, is pulling the strings from behind
somehistory says
I believe it’s a combo of the two…both are psychopaths with egos large and both are capable of so much evil. Each has a hand on him and the other hand is busy with other evil doings.
Unless, soros was behind ‘o’ and his weather underground pals pulling all of their strings while ‘o’ was pretending to be president.
Rarely says
Unless there is something basic missing in the cover story I cannot imagine a worse appointment.
It would be a greater shock if he were to speak out convincingly in favour of freedom of religion in muslim-majority countries than if Trump back-tracked on the big lie and conceded defeat.
Infidel says
The real big lie, as I’ve told you several times, is that Biden got more votes than Obama in places like Philadelphia, Atlanta, Phoenix, Detroit – exactly where he needed to flip those states, while at the same time getting less votes everywhere else, like New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, in states that were in no danger of going red
Anything else about that election, such as winning despite losing states like OH and FL, is believable. But the above trend about overpolling Obama where he had to do it, is not
Wellington says
Seconded, Infidel, though I’m pretty damn sure Rarely will not grasp what you have stated.
mortimer says
Joe-mentia was supposed to be MORE POPULAR than Obama??? Give us a break!
The test of common sense in bookkeeping is that there should be no unexpected wide swing in the numbers, unless there is an obvious cause for it. Either some hidden manipulation (fraud) is going on or there has been a mistake in calculating the numbers.
Joe-mentia who was unpopular within his party could not be expected to gain more votes than the VERY popular Obama. Joe-mentia had few campaign signs in any state, almost no campaign rallies (and they were poorly attended) and his speaking style was dull, boring and clumsy. This man was supposedly MORE POPULAR than Obama? To believe THAT is to believe that the Brooklyn Bridge is for sale.
‘Rarely’ should read the article in TIME magazine which concludes that MANIPULATION of the 2020 election DEFINITELY occurred behind the scenes … giving an unearned victory to Bribed-man.
https://time.com/magazine/us/5936018/february-15th-2021-vol-197-no-5-u-s
The Secret History of the Shadow Campaign That Saved the 2020 Election
Rarely says
mortimer
That article seems to be about efforts to keep Trump from stealing the election and not about how it was stolen from him. That these efforts were mostly nonpartisan is telling.
Rarely says
Infidel.
The only math that matters is the final vote count. Where was the cheating? Over 49 failed law suits have been unable to expose any of it — some of those law suits were even in front of Trump appointed judges. It seems Trump’s biggest complaint is that he was prevented from stealing the election and not the other way round.
Infidel says
So Rarely
Have you met anyone in real life who preferred Biden to Obama – ever? Who are they, and hos is it that you only find them in the cities that I mentioned, and not in other blue cities?
All the lawsuits you referred to were tossed out b’cos the judges were afraid of court packing by the Dems. There has been a lot of documented evidence of pre-filled ballots, partial votes (something that would happen if algorithms calculated votes, as opposed to physical counts, ballots that just had partial lists of the offices being polled and so on. And they weren’t mere allegations: they were affidavits that people were willing to submit under oath
Rarely says
Infidel
First of all I have guppies at home that I would prefer to Biden. I do not support him.
All the stuff you mentioned was thrown out by the courts. Therefore it becomes necessary to believe that all those judges were corrupt or had an agenda.
Even after the last recount in Arizona – the one Trump paid for and was run but a group of his choosing – showed a Biden victory Trump claimed a massive victory in Arizona.
It’s all very weird but, if something looks like a duck, has webbed feet like a duck, walks like a duck, quacks like a duck — chances are it’s a…
James Lincoln says
Rarely says,
“Even after the last recount in Arizona – the one Trump paid for and was run but a group of his choosing – showed a Biden victory Trump claimed a massive victory in Arizona.”
Not according to the latest update clarification from Cyber Ninjas CEO Doug Logan:
https://rumble.com/vnsp9l-cyber-ninjas-ceo-doug-logan-clarifies-az-audit-results-10152021.htmlMark from working
Keith O says
Somehow I don’t think Bin Biden’s choice for AAL will answer any of these very relevant questions.
He will, in line with the Grand Mufti in the White House’s be given a free ride and not have to answer these offensive questions by these greasy Islamophobes!
peace says
The White House needs nuteral independent advisors regarding Islam and religious freedom
Around Islamics non muslims are free to do do what ever they are told to do or be killed …
Now that’s freedom of choice …
Wellington says
Yet another hafiz? What a waste.
Memorizing rot and horrible repetitiveness does not impress me. I have read the Koran in its entirety (what a chore) and I can state unequivocally that there is far more wisdom (and compassion) in the Bible, in Shakespeare, in Samuel Johnson’s writings, in Jane Austen’s works, in the tomes and poetry of the Bronte sisters, in Abraham Lincoln’s writings, in Mark Twain’s many publications, et al. (and a very huge “et al.” it is), than what can be found in the highly tedious, immensely boring and profoundly disturbing religious work called the Koran.
For the record. And I trust that no ambiguity attends my comment here.
One is a hafiz? Well then, you’re a fool. Better to have memorized the New York or London Telephone Directory. More productive if you had.
gravenimage says
Hear, hear!
mortimer says
Agree with Wellington … there is little or no benefit in reading the tedious, scatterbrained Koran … this repetitive rant that Allah hates kafirs and wishes Muslims to hate them too.
Summarizing the Koran, German scholar Salomon Reinach frames Wellington’s point superbly:
“From the literary point of view, the Koran has little merit. Declamation, repetition, puerility, a lack of logic and coherence strike the unprepared reader at every turn. It is humiliating to the human intellect to think that this mediocre literature has been the subject of innumerable commentaries, and that millions of men are still wasting time absorbing it.”
For Gibbon the Koran was an “incoherent rhapsody of fable,” for Carlyle an “insupportable stupidity,” while Arthur Schopenhauer wrote: “I have been unable to discover in it one single idea of value.”
Rashad Hussain is a hafiz; that is, he has memorized the entire Koran so he will know better than most that the Koran suppresses human rights of others.
Rashad Hussain must know the summary of the Koran by Tommy Robinson to be absolutely true:
“… right there in black and white, absolute encouragement – no—a divine instruction – to ACT ATROCIOUSLY towards the rest of the world. Page after page of it. Sex slaves, the lot. The thing is horrific. … and if you ask my opinion, the thing should be banned for INCITING RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS HATRED on almost every page.” (from book ‘Enemy of the State’)
Donovan Nuera says
Send the Senators a copy of the book about Apostacy and Freedom by Patrick Soohkdeo with the forward written by brave former-Anglican/ Now Catholic former bishop of Rochester, UK, Rev. Michael Nazir-Ali. He spent a lot of time in his homeland of Pakistan trying to help out the oppressed Pakistani Catholic community there after he stepped down from the bishopric in 2002. He left the Anglican church because of it’s wokeness and bending over backwards to allow “ecumenical” services to feature caterwauling imams insult Christianity in arabic prayers during masses.
I am glad Save the Persecuted Christians is going for the figurative jugular on this candidate as the Senators are too cheekin. They should also high-light the pro-apostacy initiatives by Pakistani former cricket playboy PM Khan as the type of danger Christians face in muslim countries. I don’t remember any muslim in the US every being lynched for mocking Christ.
Donovan Nuera says
The book is called “Freedom to Believe” and was published in 2009-2010
gravenimage says
Persecution group asks Religious Freedom appointee to clarify his views on Sharia hostility to religious freedom
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Good for this group for asking pointed questions. I doubt this will have any effect on his appointment, though.
Rashad Hussain has made some vague references to freedom of religion and freedom of speech, but this has often been undercut by things like his supporting the condemnation of the “Innocence of Muslims” trailer, withoug adressing any of its points as to the “Prophet’s” call for violence against non-Muslims. His only references to freedom of worship for non-Muslims is in the completely Islamic context of Shari’ah and dhimmitude.
More here:
https://2009-2017.state.gov/p/io/rm/2012/201433.htm
Mostly just more-sophisticated-than-usual Taqiyya.
Kenneth J Johnson says
Is Bden a closetMuslem?? One % of the Ameerican population is Muslerm. Whatper cent of hi ¿s appointees are Muslem and how many Musslem nomineses were not aplproved?? How many in Total?? KEN
Relic says
Sharia is a crock of shit.
savvyone says
I agree with Somehistory about who is really running our country. I was a Democrat prior to the 2008 election. When Oprah told O that he should run for president, I asked myself. “Who is this guy?”. So I got to work reading what I could, and I read his book “Dreams From My Father.” I got a good understanding of him from that book. After watching the debate against McCain, I decided it was time to change party’s. I am not racist. At the time, I thought Colin Powell would be a good candidate.
I learned Obama has a hatred of America. He did a lot to set the races against each other. To me, he is the great divider. Soros and Obama seem to be on board for changing our country into a real hell hole. Of course, they are wealthy and will continue to live, un-scathed , in their ivory palaces, while the middle class disappears.
mortimer says
How can anyone read this cruel and stupid Koranic text, then memorize it and then actually believe in it and retain any human decency, reasonableness or independence of thought? You must either submit to the Koran’s viciousness and absurdities or refuse to be a Muslim altogether … there is no middle ground.
Either Rasheed Hussain disbelieves the hatred in the Koran or he disbelieves the Universal Declaration of Human Rights … for he cannot believe in both at the same time.
Rasheed Hussain’s trick is to lie to non-Muslim kafirs about Islam and then lie to Muslims about human rights at the same time.
In Islam, Rasheed Hussain’s approach is called
Kufrul-Istibdaal: Disbelief because of trying to substitute Allaah’s Laws. This could take the form of:
(a) Rejection of Allaah’s law (Sharee’ah) without denying it
(b) Denial of Allaah’s law and therefore rejecting it, or
(c) SUBSTITUTING Allaah’s laws with MAN-MADE LAWS. Allaah subhanahu wa ta’ala says: Or have they partners with Allaah who have instituted for them a religion which Allaah has not allowed. [Soorah Shuraa(42), Ayah 8] Allaah subhanahu wa ta’ala says: Say not concerning that which your tongues put forth falsely (that) is lawful and this is forbidden so as to invent a lie against Allaah. Verily, those who invent a lie against Allaah will never prosper. [Soorah Nahl (16), Ayah 116]
Ade Fegan says
Takiyya time !
Michael Copeland says
When giving any answers Rashad Hussain could faithfully avail himself of the Muslim Brotherhood’s instruction in their top secret Explanatory Memorandum:
“Using deception to mask intended goals”.
OLD GUY says
Ambassador of religious freedom, a MUSLIM/ISLAMIC scholar what a novel idea. As a Christian it makes me feel warm and fuzzy to know my political leader Go Brandon and Senate Foreign relations Committee members are so smart to allow the coyote in the hen house. Islam is the PERSECUTOR of Christians across the Muslim world and has been for a thousand years.