[ April 24, 2024 ]
A New Jersey Muslim has gone on a bit of a crusade to paint Islam as a religion of peace to the country’s youngest and most pliable — the children — and created a stuffed toy and book aimed at warding off Islamophobia.
Problem is: the premise is rooted in deception.
Speaking truthfully of the nature of Islam and the evils of sharia and the prevalence of Muslims who turn to a life of terrorism — over, say, the number of Christians or Jews who opt for that same way of living — is not Islamophobia. It’s speaking truthfully.
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But author Danny Shakoj has a different take, put forth in his Imam Adam book and plush toy.
From NorthJersey.com (h/t Jihad Watch):
With the coming Hajj season, author Danny Shakoj wants to introduce families to Imam Adam.
“Everywhere, you see different faith books and toys. There’s nothing out there for Islam,” said the book’s author, Shakoj, of Haledon.
Earlier this year he debuted his plush toy and book set to remedy the lack of products as well as help deter Islamophobia.
“Adventures of Imam Adam” was influenced by figurine-and-book combinations “Elf on the Shelf” and “Mensch on a Bench,” which respectively correspond to Christmas and Hanukkah.
The story follows Imam Adam, who packs his backpack to perform Hajj — a faith-renewing pilgrimage and one of the five pillars of the Islamic faith….
Included in the set is the hardcover book and a 12-inch plush figurine of Imam Adam dressed for adventure in jeans, red basketball shoes and a removable backpack with a prayer mat inside.
On his journey, the smiling imam breaks fast with friends, pauses for prayer and shares with those in need, highlighting each of the other four pillars of Islam— faith, prayer, charity and fasting.
That’s nice.
But how about a book that shows the deeper and darker side of Islam — the one that’s spread through violent take-over?
Sugar-coating the truths of Islam to children is not a commendable undertaking.
As Robert Spencer of Jihad Watch writes:
Danny Shakoj seems like a friendly fellow. All his good intentions to deter “Islamophobia” by means of this affable Imam Adam, however, are unfortunately doomed to fail. If anyone is suspicious of Islam, it is not because there are no children’s books featuring happy imams going about doing good deeds (like what imam in real life?). It is because of Muslims such as Osama bin Laden, Nidal Malik Hasan, Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, and so very many other Islamic jihadists. People who are aware that there is a problem with violence incited by the Qur’an and Sunnah are not going to be deterred from that awareness by the appearance of a plush toy.
Right.
You can’t simply whisk away the dangers of Islam with plush playthings.
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6 years ago
News from Australia
Commonwealth Bank of Australia can be facing a one trillion dollar fine
6 years ago
Reply to
knightsstrength
Amazon banned Halloween costumes deemed “offensive” by muslums. I believe it’s only a matter of time before Amazon will begin banning books deemed offensive to muslums.
6 years ago
Reply to
IzlamIsTyranny
Amazon time will tell. I myself never been keen on Halloween, as it slowly moves into Australia. I still value Christmas and Easter more important
Last years Census, a slight mess
The township of Dandenong indicates 24% Muslim, if you click on Dandenong on left side of page from council. Yet bottom link below says 24% based on 2011 Census. 27% only speak English meaning Caucasions only about third of population amongst Ethnics. Feel sorry for those that have to drive through Dandenong areas to go to eastern areas from Mornington Peninsula. Mornington Peninsula could easily be cut if Muslims take over
http://www.communityprofile.com.au/greaterdandenong/population/religion#!pie-chart;i=0
http://dandenong.localstats.com.au/demographics/vic/melbourne/bayside/dandenong
6 years ago
Reply to
knightsstrength
That’s bad, but probably better off than some parts of Michigan (e.g. Dearbornistan). I wonder which city in AUS will be the first to be taken over by muslums?
6 years ago
Reply to
IzlamIsTyranny
I do not like to think what city will be taken over but a battle to fight and stay Christian.
Sometimes I wish I was that leader to fight and take back our land, as I would say many others would love to fight and not be taken. Only in God would anyone be able to. Politics would not rule the leader, politics has been our stumbling block, with leaders hiding behind the police and military to defend themselves, but not for the people. Police and Military should be for the people
6 years ago
Reply to
knightsstrength
I’m with ya, knightsstrength!! I’ve been wishing that same thing. I believe one day, we might get that chance to be leaders against this evil…I’m ready, any day!!
6 years ago
Reply to
joanofark06
Thanks, . We are in mess on many fronts and it is like we have taken another step into Bible prophercy.. We will not win this invasion without Christ
My views go back to Constantine the Great in how he conquered, but may need many Resistance groups..
6 years ago
Reply to
knightsstrength
Constantine the Great wasn’t a great military leader — he abandoned Rome, the capital of Rome for centuries, for Byzantium. He gave Rome over to the illiterate barbarian hordes of Northwestern Europe (incl. the Huns). If the ancient capital and home of the Romans is Rome and you voluntarily give it up to a bunch of illiterate barbarians you’re not much of a conquering hero (especially when compared to earlier Roman emperors).
6 years ago
Reply to
IzlamIsTyranny
Constantine always listened to the Roman Catholic Bishops and put down the Donatist. The Roman Catholic church accepted the Traditores and always suffured with corruption. Even on Constantine’s death he was Baptised a Roman Catholic.
The final split between Roman Catholics and Orthodox church happened 1054 AD with the Great Split Schism
6 years ago
Let us say, a miracle occurs, and we somehow manage to prohibit – Radical islam.
How will that go about?
In order to restrict radical islam, we would need to restrict islam itself. And that can not be done in the self-destructive – equal rights, religious freedom, no-discrimination atmosphere of today.
And what exactly is radical islam? Has anyone ever precisely defined it? Where does it come from? How is it taught? From where is it taught?
The reason why no one has asked, much less answered these questions, is that those in charge of doing so, themselves realize that it is all about islam. So asking these questions, would inevitably lead to the answer – Islam is the problem, and to curb radical islam, it is required to curb islam.
And because of the aforementioned mentality of – equal rights, religious freedom, no-discrimination, they know that they would not be able to make it work, and likely end up losing their jobs.
What a sad state our civilization is in. We are committing willful civilizational suicide, because of our own mentality. We are slaves to this mentality. We worship our constitution and our laws. We can not bring ourselves up to criticize our constitution and our mentality, just like muslims can not bring themselves up to criticize their quran and their mentality.
6 years ago
Reply to
bwd
Very well put!!!!! 😉 We will be extinct by Islam using our Constitution & Freedoms against us…..No other way but to ban the whole lot of Islam,as you said we will not do this so we are doomed……
6 years ago
Reply to
John Carson
Because Americans are cowards and will not lift a finger to stop the muslims. They are too afraid of losing their ‘stuff’. Even the veterans I talk to (I am a veteran) do not care.
Better get your hadji man-dress before the prices go up.
6 years ago
Reply to
bwd
Better that we “worship our constitution” than sharia, or some other draconian system.
6 years ago
Reply to
Craig
I hope it is sooner, they need to find out there is no 72 virgins waiting for them asap.
6 years ago
Reply to
bwd
Excellent essay.
The atheist left has enlisted the muslums as their allies and while they think they may be using the muslums, I think it’s very much a case of the tail wagging the dog — with the atheist left being the tail.
6 years ago
Reply to
IzlamIsTyranny
I would have to agree. The left is too stupid and “well educated” to realize the moochlims are backfiring on them.
6 years ago
Reply to
IzlamIsTyranny
…besides, everything that is labelled as “religion” gets tax exemption in the US and other countries. the cult of Travolta and midget Tom C. is a good example of this madness.
Radical islam is financed by Saudi Arabia, they send hundreds of thousands of “religious” books to the muslim schools all over the world and if you dare to ban those books, the muzzies and the left cry blue murder. Try sending Bibles or other religious material to Iran, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, etc. you’ll see what happens, the politically correct SUB-IDIOTS (those leftists whose IQ doesn’t even reach the level of an idiot) will of course defend the “rights” of these sh**tholes to their “sovereign rights to control what books and other material is sent to them…
Yes, most political leaders of the west are cowards and the “politically correct” sub-idiots will happily cry “HOORAY, WE SURRENDER!”
6 years ago
Reply to
bwd
I think you are missing two important forces. One, is the political cowards in Congress. The other, is cowardice in general among the population.
Cowardice is why Europe has its muslim problem and cowardice will be America’s downfall.
World islamic caliphate (world islamic takeover), withhout war, because the cowardly host countries blithefully open their doors and support their rapists, murderers and conquerors.
6 years ago
Reply to
Craig
I think you are missing that it was implied when he said that – they know they’ll lose their jobs. Those who do not act against islam for the fear of losing their jobs, are not exactly courageous, non-cowards.
6 years ago
Reply to
bwd
The supreme court would have to rule that islam is not an actual religion like all others . That it’s a form of subversive tyrannical governmental ideology posing as religion with it’s sole goal is to bring down by force if necessary the U.S.A . . Only then could we force Islam out of the USA . Until such a ruling took place the islamics will use our own Law of the Land , the constitution and bill of rights against US .
6 years ago
Nice meaningless gesture, the truth about islam is showing itself up, even young children as seeing that muslims are not nice people. This is to be encouraged, as muslims are not nice people.
6 years ago
If Islam is such a religion of “peace” why are there no Muslim countries that allow freedom of religion? The Saudi Arabian government funds the building of thousands of mosques in Christian lands, yet no churches or synagogues are tolerated in Saudi Arabia, the birth place of Islam.
Also they refer to Muhammad as a “prophet of peace”, yet he engaged in 47 battled and raids on caravans in his lifetime. Islam insists on cutting the hands of a thief yet Muhammad and his successors of the Caliphas engaged in wholesale thefts, raided caravans and kidnapped hostages for ransom as well as looting homes.
The persecution of Christians by Muslims seems to be taboo in the West and the silence of so many Western journalists is cowardly and deceitful. Over 13 centuries the religious discrimination and persecution of Christians, the murder, suffering, oppression and enslavement of literally millions has been whitewashed under a myth of “Islamic tolerance”.
This author, Danny Shakoj should also be telling what many Muslims consider to be the sixth pillar of Islam: Jihad. Jihad (the subjugation and forcible conversion of all people to Islam and world domination is a central tenet of Islam. Jihad was so important to Muhammad that he declared it to be the second most important deed in Islam. “Allah’s apostle was asked, “What is the best deed?” He replied, “To believe in Allah”. The questioner then asked, “What is the next?” He replied, “To participate in Jihad (religious fighting) in Allah’s cause”. The Hadith, Al Bukhari, Vol.1 no 25. They should start telling the truth about Islam.
6 years ago
Oh, is that in the same series of books as “Johnny the Jihadi” and “A Man a Boy and a Goat?”
6 years ago
Reply to
santashandler
“A man, a boy and a goat”…….the story of a muslim man that rapes a boy and marries a goat.
6 years ago
Reply to
santashandler
Are these books used for the lesson plan in Ivey league universities now?
6 years ago
Reply to
SheGaveBirth2sAtan
Oh yes. Mandatory. Soon to be a requirement for taking any gov job in the U.S…..
6 years ago
How about a more accurate and educational muslum toy?
6 years ago
Reply to
IzlamIsTyranny
Includes manual on how raping a woman or girl is praying to allah.
6 years ago
Reply to
Craig
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6 years ago
Reply to
IzlamIsTyranny
Well, gee, it’s not that accurate. He doesn’t have a knife to her throat……
6 years ago
Reply to
santashandler
I believe the feminazis will still stand behind it though since this is what they’ve been fighting for… You know, women’s rights and equality which describes Islam exactly ….. Well maybe… Not at all.
6 years ago
Kick ALL muslims out of the United States. They are NOT capable of assimilation. Their ‘religion’ is antithetical to our Constitution and freedom.
6 years ago
Does imam Adam teach about bacha-bazi? It is a kids book right?
6 years ago
6 years ago
YOU KNOW HOW TO FIGHT ISLAMOPHOBIA ???? YOU WIPE ISLAM FROM THE FACE OF THE EARTH .
6 years ago
Here’s a new game to go with that sick book that is full of lies, and the toy you have there!
6 years ago
6 years ago
Violent mohammedist must die.
6 years ago
With his looks,he will definitely ensnare many naive local( white) girls.They might further his”mission”. Circassian Muslims from Syria were persecuted so that will add some poignant touch to his biography and that could win him further sympathy and support.
6 years ago
What BS !!! There isn’t any such thing as Islamophobia. The threat of Islamic ideology is very real and should be feared by all “Infidels” of the world.
6 years ago
Actions speak louder than words ….. There are 1.6 BILLION muslims in the world. WHERE are the “peaceful muslim” public organizations, public protests, public rejection and public condemnation of atrocities committed in the name of islam …..If you don’t, you either support islam or you are irrelevant. There is no radical islam. There is no moderate islam. There is no peaceful islam. There is just islam.…. still waiting …… http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/attacks/attacks.aspx?Yr=Last30
