May 26, 2009
JihadWatch.org
"Minneapolis Imam Decries the Hell of Living in America,'" by Patrick Poole for Pajamas Media,:
As the FBI has ongoing investigations in numerous cities across the country looking into the disappearances of possibly dozens of young Somali men who have left the country to presumably join the jihad and train in terror camps back home, attention has recently been focused on one Minneapolis imam. Hassan Mohamud (Jamici) has been singled out by some in that community as being one of the radicalization influences in the Twin Cities.
No one is forcing you to stay in this hell, Mr. Mohamud.
Minneapolis has the largest Somali population in the country. In an interview with USA Today, Mohamud denied any connection to the missing men. But the findings of one recent news report by the Minneapolis Fox News affiliate is sure to keep Mohamud in the spotlight.
According to that Fox News report, the imam appeared in a fundraising video posted on YouTube (now since removed) for his mosque, the Islamic Daw'ah Institute in St. Paul. In his appearance he encourages viewers to donate to the mosque's project, which he says "can save you from the hell of living in America."...
He was also asked about the following comments he had made two years ago when he was interviewed by Minnesota Law & Politics magazine about the legitimacy of suicide bombings for an article:
L&P: The Quran equates the taking of an innocent life with killing all of humanity, yet some Muslims say suicide bombings are justified. Can you explain this contradiction?
HM: There are scholars who say that there is one place where suicide is not prohibited. It's an exceptional case for them because they have no other means. It is Palestine. This is because it is the only means they have to free their country. Otherwise, any other places in the world, suicide means becomes prohibited.
Read it all.
"Imam Questioned About Controversial Statements," by Tom Lyden for MyFox9.com, March 18 (thanks to Patrick Poole):
ST. PAUL, Minn. - An Imam is being questioned about comments he made about the United States in a YouTube video.
Many credit Imam Hassan Mohamud, from the Islamic Da'wah Center in St. Paul, for saving youth's lives from sin.
But other question comments he made on a YouTube video meant to raise money for the center. "This is a project that can save you from the hell of living in America," Mohamud said in the video....
"The hell term is a religious term," said Mohamud. "It has the meaning of suffering and pain."
Uh huh.
