Taliban Jack's new Name: Jack AsSalaam....

Tarek Fatah has the goods on Jack Layton...

The annual Muslim holiday of Eid has come and gone, and once more the community has been showered with messages from politicians tripping over one other to prove their credentials as lovers of Islam and all things Muslim.

I have an offer to make to all these men and women who stumble and mumble to utter “Salaam Alaikum” messages written by their Muslim staffers: If you are so enamoured by my faith and impressed by the conduct of my community, then stop these annual shenanigans and once and for all come join our ranks. Convert to Islam.

Perhaps, some have already taken the plunge.

Take for example this year’s Eid message by Jack Layton. Addressing us Muslims as “Dear brothers and sisters” the NDP leader preaches the end of Ramadan “is an opportunity to renew the spirit and faith in Islam.”

I am waiting with baited breath to see Layton “renew” his faith in Islam. Will he be following in the path of Cat Stevens and Cassius Clay who became Yusuf Islam and Muhammad Ali? Or has he already embraced the ‘Shahadah” (oath of Islam)?
He goes on to say, “We are not celebrating the end of Ramadan, but thanking Allah for the help and strength given throughout this special month…”.

We? Oui! May I suggest a new name for Layton: Jack AsSalaam.

After being lectured by Imams and mullahs; saints and sufis all my life to “renew” my faith, do I need to now hear these sermons from none other than Ustaz Layton?

Over the years I have become accustomed to guilt-ridden politicians, who are otherwise atheists or agnostics, embracing my faith Islam as if it was newest fad in town. First it was George Galloway and Ken Livingstone, now Jack AsSalaam is to be our new Imam.

As if to ensure his credibility and authenticity as the true pro-Islam politician in Canada, Layton invokes the names of some Muslim Canadians and his solidarity with them. No, he does not mention the CEO of Rogers or the Secretary-Treasurer of the CLC nor does he mention any of the Muslim Senators or MPs; trade unionists or physicians; janitors or economists. He assumes we Muslims do nothing other than pray and preach. That all of us are all linked up in varying degrees to religiosity and Islamic organizations ranging from the Taliban and Al-Qaeda to the local chapter of the Muslim Brotherhood. This is why the name he invokes in his Eid message is that of Omar Khadr . He writes:

“We will continue to call for the repatriation of Omar Khadr, and have introduced legislation to protect Canadian citizens abroad.”
Might I ask, what has Omar Khadr got to do with Eid or Ramadan or with Muslims?

Please read the entire delightful article..hat tip to Terry Glavin...