- Muslim Zionism
Muslim Zionism is a belief among some Muslims of a
Jewish State ofIsrael .This includes the return of theJews to the Holy Land, the State ofIsrael .Quotes from the Qur'an
"And thereafter We [Allah] said to the Children of Israel: 'Dwell securely in the Promised Land. And when the last warning will come to pass, we will gather you together in a mingled crowd.'" [Qur'an 17:104]
Notable Muslim Zionists
Dr.
Tawfik Hamid A former member of a terror organization and current Islamic thinker and reformer [http://www.tawfikhamid.com]Born in Egypt to a secular Muslim family, Tawfik Hamid joined the extremist Islamic group Jamma'a Islameia, while he was a student in medical school. In his studies he was learning to heal, but in his thoughts, as he says, he "dreamed to die for Allah and to share in terrorist acts." His colleague in these formative days of the terror movement was Dr. Al Zawaheri, then an acquaintance with whom Tawfik used to pray, and now the number two person of Al Qaeda.
Eventually Dr. Hamid questioned the hatred and impulses to violence that participation in extremist Islam was fomenting within him. When he began to preach in Mosques to promote a message of peace instead of violence and hatred, however, he himself became a target of the Islamic extremists who had been his friends. They threatened his life, forcing him and his family to flee Egypt, then Saudi Arabia and from there to the West.
From his insider understanding of terrorist mentality, Dr. Hamid predicted the Twin Towers (9-11), Madrid, and London attacks. Now his mission has become to speak out against radical Islamic "a cancer that is spreading with frightening rapidity across the globe today."
A courageous as well as scholarly initiator of Islamic reformation, Dr. Hamid seeks to build new thinking within Islam to overcome the hatred and violent extremism that have metastasized within his religious tradition.
His most recent essay, "The Development of a Jihadist's Mind", had been published by the Hudson Institute. Other Op-ed articles "The Trouble with Islam" and "How to End Islamophobia" were recently published by the Wall Street Journal. In addition, he has been on numerous television and radio shows, including BBC Religion & Ethics, FOX News, CNN's Glen Beck Show, Denis Prager radio show and shortly on the sequel to the documentary, "Obsession".
Recently, on March 2007, he was a keynote speaker at the Intelligence Summit where he serves now on their Advisory Board.
His track record as a Muslim – speaking out very publicly against human rights abuses in the Islamic world includes a recent participation in a landmark Summit on Secular Islam detailed by Brett Stephens in the Wall Street Journal of March 6th, 2007 titled "Islam's Other Radicals" in which he refers to Dr. Hamid as a reformist and former member of Jamma Islameia; a terrorist group preached to by Ayman Al Zawaheri. Recently, Dr. Hamid spoke to a large group of various government officials and decision makers in Washington DC where he received very positive reviews.
Dr. Hamid holds degrees in Internal Medicine and Education
Nonie Darwish - Egyptian-born American writer and public speaker. She is the author of the book Now they Call Me Infidel; Why I Renounced Jihad for America, Israel and the War on Terror. She is also a public speaker and founder of Arabs for IsraelSheikh Prof.
Abdul Hadi Palazzi - Director of the Cultural Institute of the Italian Islamic Community [http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Printable.aspx?GUID={4E73EA93-5E8C-492D-9EC7-716F1342DDC6}]Articles
* [http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Printable.aspx?GUID={4E73EA93-5E8C-492D-9EC7-716F1342DDC6} A Muslim Zionist]
External links
* [http://www.arabsforisrael.com Arabs for Israel - Arabs and Muslims who Support the State of Israel and the Cause of Peace in the Middle East]
* [http://www.tawfikhamid.com Dr. Tawfik Hamid, a former member of a terror organization and current Islamic thinker and reformer]
* [http://www.amlou.weblogg.no Abdelkader Amlou]Video and Audio links
Video's of Muslim Zionists
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiEhtn9bldg True Muslim Heros - Arabs for Israel - Nonie Darwish]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIoOG0LBuYc True Muslims Support Israel]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG0eKQFSdSM A Muslim Palestinian's Journey to Zionist]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UJxnZ31D08 See what a Real Muslim Arab has to say about Peace]Audio's of Muslim Zionists
* [http://www.somebodyhelpme.info/righteous/Tawfik_Hamid/Dr._Tawfik_Hamid_on_Tovia_Singer_02-14-06.mp3 Dr. Tawfik Hamid on Tovia Singer of Israel National Radio (02-14-06)]
* [http://www.somebodyhelpme.info/righteous/Tawfik_Hamid/Tawfik_on_Voice_of_America_02-16-06.mp3Dr. Tawfik Hamid on Voice of America (02-16-06)]References
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