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To: LindyBill who wrote (67856)	9/7/2004 8:30:25 PM
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Daniel Pipes - Critiquing Islamist Organizations outside the United States So far, the detailed and sustained critique of Islamist organizations has been a purely American affair. I remember when, about 1995 when Steven Emerson first mentioned the problems of "CAIR" to me – I thought he was talking about CARE, the relief agency, and was confused. Emerson has the distinction of being the first to understand the dangers posed by the Council on American-Islamic Relations and its many colleagues in extremism. Since then, other analysts have joined in what is now a robust critique. Elsewhere in the West, however, there has been little comparable analysis. Who has looked in depth at radical mosques and jihadist organizations in Western Europe, Canada, Latin America, and Australia? Well, things are beginning to change. The Western Standard (Calgary) published on August 2, 2004, "Should we care about CAIR-CAN?" an analysis of CAIR-CAN's law suit against David Harris, a former Canadian Security and Intelligence Service (CSIS) agent, for linking the organization to terrorism. The Times (London) on Aug. 11 published Anthony Browne, "Time for the truth about this sinister brotherhood," an analysis of the Muslim Association of Britain. Browne gives examples of the MAB's extremism, provides a brief history of its rise, and offers a telling personal anecdote ("When I debated on the BBC with MAB last week, I briefed the producer on MAB, but I was told not to bring it up. When I did the presenter silenced me"). The Times published a reply from the MAB a day later, followed by four letters on Aug. 14. The Ottawa Citizen published today an editorial, "Islamic congress does Muslims no favour," a no-bars analysis of the Canadian Islamic Congress ("A visit to the CIC website … is often a journey into paranoia and fearmongering") and a call for Canadian politicians to boycott the CIC's annual dinner on Parliament Hill in October. Here's to hoping that these articles mark the first of many more such analyses and critiques in Canada, the United Kingdom, and other Western countries. (September 7, 2004) danielpipes.org