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| − | <youtube size=" | + | <youtube size="medium" align="right" caption="Reza Aslan accuses M. Zuhdi Jasser of Islamophobia for making false claims about the funding of a new Islamic Centre in Manhattan">JOp4O9FwzRw</youtube>'''M. Zuhdi Jasser''', a Syrian-American, runs the [[American Islamic Forum for Democracy]], a right-wing one-man-show he founded in 2003. He is also 'one of the founding members' of [[Center for Islamic Pluralism]] (CIP), an organisation set up by [[Daniel Pipes]].<ref>[http://www.aifdemocracy.org/about/ About (AIFD)]</ref> <ref>[http://www.aifdemocracy.org/news.php?id=1879 AIFD News: A moderate voice of Muslim pluralism with a Washington address]</ref> The group also has Pipes' endorsement.<ref>Andrew Maykuth, [http://web.archive.org/web/20060216171550/http://islamicpluralism.org/news/2005n/urgentrejasser.htm "Battle for the Heart of Islam,"] ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', 30 December 2005</ref> In a debate on CNN, he was accused of Islamophobia by Islam scholar Reza Aslan for making accusations about the funding of a new Islamic centre in New York. He is a backer of far-right pro-Israel Republican [[Joshua Scharf]];<ref>Richard Silverstein, [http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2008/10/02/radical-islam-wants-youand-america/ Radical Islam wants you...and America], ''Tikun Olam'', 2 October 2008</ref> and he was also an active player in the Islamophobic '[[Ground Zero Mosque]]' campaign. |
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| + | In June 2015, Jasser spoke on Fox in support of a methodologically dubious poll of Muslim-Americans carried out by the [[Center for Security Policy]].<ref>[http://bridge.georgetown.edu/new-poll-on-american-muslims-is-grounded-in-bias-riddled-with-flaws/ Trump Calls for Ban on Muslims, Cites Deeply Flawed Poll], ''The Bridge Initiative'', 7 December 2015.</ref> | ||
==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
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| + | *Guest at the [[Defeat Jihad Summit 2015]]. <ref>[https://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/2015/02/10/watch-live-defeat-jihad-summit/ ŒDefeat Jihad Summit¹ Challenges Islamic Supremacism And The Obama ŒStrategy¹and A.U.M.F. That Disregard It], Center for Security Policy, 10 February 2015, accessed 18 December 2015 </ref> | ||
*[[Center for Security Policy]] - Contributor to CSP front group [[Family Security Matters]] | *[[Center for Security Policy]] - Contributor to CSP front group [[Family Security Matters]] | ||
*[[American Islamic Forum for Democracy]] - founder and sole member until 2007 | *[[American Islamic Forum for Democracy]] - founder and sole member until 2007 | ||
*[[Center for Islamic Pluralism]] - a founding member | *[[Center for Islamic Pluralism]] - a founding member | ||
| − | *[[Center for Security Policy]] - winner of the | + | *[[Center for Security Policy]] - winner of the 'Defender of the Home Front' award at CSP's annual Keeper of the Flame Dinner. |
| − | *[[Clarion Fund]] - Jasser narrates and makes an appearance in [[Aish HaTorah]] Rabbi [[Raphael Shore]]'s 2008 film [[The Third Jihad]], described by writer Richard Silverstein 'an anti-Muslim train wreck of a film 'that reeks of partisan political bias'.As of 2015 Jasser is one of three members of the advisory board of the Fund's successor organisation, the [[Clarion Project]]. | + | *[[Clarion Fund]] - Jasser narrates and makes an appearance in [[Aish HaTorah]] Rabbi [[Raphael Shore]]'s 2008 film [[The Third Jihad]], described by writer Richard Silverstein 'an anti-Muslim train wreck of a film 'that reeks of partisan political bias'. As of 2015 Jasser is one of three members of the advisory board of the Fund's successor organisation, the [[Clarion Project]]. |
*[[Committee on the Present Danger]] - member | *[[Committee on the Present Danger]] - member | ||
*[[Family Security Matters]] - a far right publication to which Jasser contributes. | *[[Family Security Matters]] - a far right publication to which Jasser contributes. | ||
| + | *[[Gatestone Institute]] - sits on the board of this organisation run by the 'sugar mama of Islamophobia', [[Nina Rosenwald]] | ||
*[[Middle East Forum]] - Jasser is a contributor to [[Daniel Pipes]]'s far right [[Middle East Quarterly]]. | *[[Middle East Forum]] - Jasser is a contributor to [[Daniel Pipes]]'s far right [[Middle East Quarterly]]. | ||
*[[Hudson Institute]] - Jasser is a contributor to its in-house publication [[Hudson New York]] | *[[Hudson Institute]] - Jasser is a contributor to its in-house publication [[Hudson New York]] | ||
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*[[Daniel Pipes]] - Jasser is 'one of the founding members' of Pipes's [[Center for Islamic Pluralism]]. | *[[Daniel Pipes]] - Jasser is 'one of the founding members' of Pipes's [[Center for Islamic Pluralism]]. | ||
*[[Zeyno Baran]] - Jasser has contributed a chapter to Baran's new book ''The Other Muslims: Moderate and Secular'' (Palgrave Macmillan) | *[[Zeyno Baran]] - Jasser has contributed a chapter to Baran's new book ''The Other Muslims: Moderate and Secular'' (Palgrave Macmillan) | ||
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==Publications== | ==Publications== | ||
*Author of ''The Battle for the Soul of Islam: An American Muslim Patriot’s Fight to Save His Faith'' (Simon & Schuster, June 2012). | *Author of ''The Battle for the Soul of Islam: An American Muslim Patriot’s Fight to Save His Faith'' (Simon & Schuster, June 2012). | ||
*Is featured in four documentaries ''[[America at Risk]]'', ''[[Islam v Islamists]]'', ''[[A Question of Honor]]'' and ''[[The Third Jihad]]''. | *Is featured in four documentaries ''[[America at Risk]]'', ''[[Islam v Islamists]]'', ''[[A Question of Honor]]'' and ''[[The Third Jihad]]''. | ||
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| + | ==External resources== | ||
| + | *[[http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/jasser_zuhdi#_ednref7 Zuhdi Jasser]], ''Right Web'' | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 16:57, 18 December 2015
<youtube size="medium" align="right" caption="Reza Aslan accuses M. Zuhdi Jasser of Islamophobia for making false claims about the funding of a new Islamic Centre in Manhattan">JOp4O9FwzRw</youtube>M. Zuhdi Jasser, a Syrian-American, runs the American Islamic Forum for Democracy, a right-wing one-man-show he founded in 2003. He is also 'one of the founding members' of Center for Islamic Pluralism (CIP), an organisation set up by Daniel Pipes.[1] [2] The group also has Pipes' endorsement.[3] In a debate on CNN, he was accused of Islamophobia by Islam scholar Reza Aslan for making accusations about the funding of a new Islamic centre in New York. He is a backer of far-right pro-Israel Republican Joshua Scharf;[4] and he was also an active player in the Islamophobic 'Ground Zero Mosque' campaign.
In June 2015, Jasser spoke on Fox in support of a methodologically dubious poll of Muslim-Americans carried out by the Center for Security Policy.[5]
Contents
Affiliations
Organisations
- Guest at the Defeat Jihad Summit 2015. [6]
- Center for Security Policy - Contributor to CSP front group Family Security Matters
- American Islamic Forum for Democracy - founder and sole member until 2007
- Center for Islamic Pluralism - a founding member
- Center for Security Policy - winner of the 'Defender of the Home Front' award at CSP's annual Keeper of the Flame Dinner.
- Clarion Fund - Jasser narrates and makes an appearance in Aish HaTorah Rabbi Raphael Shore's 2008 film The Third Jihad, described by writer Richard Silverstein 'an anti-Muslim train wreck of a film 'that reeks of partisan political bias'. As of 2015 Jasser is one of three members of the advisory board of the Fund's successor organisation, the Clarion Project.
- Committee on the Present Danger - member
- Family Security Matters - a far right publication to which Jasser contributes.
- Gatestone Institute - sits on the board of this organisation run by the 'sugar mama of Islamophobia', Nina Rosenwald
- Middle East Forum - Jasser is a contributor to Daniel Pipes's far right Middle East Quarterly.
- Hudson Institute - Jasser is a contributor to its in-house publication Hudson New York
Associates
- Daniel Pipes - Jasser is 'one of the founding members' of Pipes's Center for Islamic Pluralism.
- Zeyno Baran - Jasser has contributed a chapter to Baran's new book The Other Muslims: Moderate and Secular (Palgrave Macmillan)
Publications
- Author of The Battle for the Soul of Islam: An American Muslim Patriot’s Fight to Save His Faith (Simon & Schuster, June 2012).
- Is featured in four documentaries America at Risk, Islam v Islamists, A Question of Honor and The Third Jihad.
External resources
- [Zuhdi Jasser], Right Web
References
- ↑ About (AIFD)
- ↑ AIFD News: A moderate voice of Muslim pluralism with a Washington address
- ↑ Andrew Maykuth, "Battle for the Heart of Islam," The Philadelphia Inquirer, 30 December 2005
- ↑ Richard Silverstein, Radical Islam wants you...and America, Tikun Olam, 2 October 2008
- ↑ Trump Calls for Ban on Muslims, Cites Deeply Flawed Poll, The Bridge Initiative, 7 December 2015.
- ↑ ŒDefeat Jihad Summit¹ Challenges Islamic Supremacism And The Obama ŒStrategy¹and A.U.M.F. That Disregard It, Center for Security Policy, 10 February 2015, accessed 18 December 2015
