Anti-Shariah rallies set for 28 U.S. cities on June 10
Leo Hohmann, WND
ACT for America is planning a nationwide “March Against Sharia – March for Human Rights” on June 10 that so far has 28 cities signed up to participate.
Organizers say they will be taking a public stand against female genital mutilation, honor violence, the blasphemy and apostasy laws, among other elements of Shariah that are increasingly showing up in American society.
Brigitte Gabriel, the founder of ACT for America, said America is now starting to experience some of the same atrocities of Shariah that her family escaped in Lebanon decades ago.
“We want to increase awareness about certain practices that are starting to happen in our country with the rise of Islamic immigration, because we are now hearing about female genital mutilation, like the cases in Detroit recently announced by the Department of Justice,” she told WND. “Who would have thought in 21st century America, after what women did working so hard in defense of women’s rights that we’d be talking about little girls being horribly mutilated, and that 513,000 girls are at risk of this barbaric Third World procedure, according to the CDC [Centers for Disease Control].”
ACT will also shine a light on honor killings and honor violence.
“It’s already here in America,” Gabriel said. “We’re seeing girls being killed simply for wanting to wear makeup. Under our Constitution they deserve the same rights and protections.”
She said U.S. feminists are “completely silent on this issue, and that is why we are trying to humanize this issue by putting names behind these atrocities. On our website we have faces of girls and woman who have been killed in the name of honor by their husbands in America. We want to personalize these faces so when people hear about honor killing and FGM they know it is happening here in America to American girls and women, not just in Pakistan or India or Saudi Arabia.”
Scott Presler received his ‘wake-up call’ after the Orlando attack of June 12, 2016.
Scott Presler, one of the organizers of the event, said the left will try to paint the rallies as “Islamophobic” and anti-Muslim, because that’s what the left always does in its defense of the Islamist agenda.
If radical leftists want to hold counter protests in favor of female genital mutilations, honor killings and the death penalty for former Muslims who have left the faith, they are more than welcome to do so, he said.
“You cannot be pro-Shariah and call yourself a feminist – that is called fake feminism, people like Linda Sarsour are fake feminists and hypocrites,” said Presler, referring to the leader of the Women’s March on Washington after Donald Trump was elected president.
“And we’re not afraid to call them out,” he added. “We are here to protect our communities and educate them on the issues and get them to call their legislators to pass legislation that protects women and other victims of Shariah.”
Presler said his own wake-up call came one year ago on June 12, when the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida, was attacked by the son of an Afghan immigrant who killed 49 people in an act of jihad.
“I came out as gay after the attack on Pulse. I never intended to come out, at least not this soon, but after it happened, I felt I had to take a stand, I felt obligated, I had to fight for my community, my country,” Presler told WND.
In Muslim-majority countries where Shariah rules, there is no debate as to whether homosexuals should be allowed to marry. The debate is how best to punish them, and in some countries such as Saudi Arabia, how best to kill them – whether by beheading or throwing them off of tall buildings.
“We are under attack simply because of our sexuality. Just like women, just for being born a female you are already under attack, and I think that’s demonstrative of how extreme radical Islam really is,” Presler said. “I had to educate myself and now I’m trying to educate others.”
After the Orlando attack Presler said he joined ACT for America.
“I had seen Brigitte Gabriel’s videos in the past, but after Orlando that was my wake-up call. Her wake-up call was 9/11, whereas my wake-up call was Pulse Nightclub,” said Presler, who grew up in northern Virginia and now lives in Virginia Beach.
Gabriel told WND the first national anti-Shariah rallies have the goal of humanizing the effects of Islamic law on real Americans.
28 cities in 21 states have so far signed up for ACT for America anti-Shariah rallies.
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Look to Europe for the model
“We have former imams speaking, former Muslims, gays, women who survived acid attacks, we have everybody coming together and speaking saying ‘we are fed up.’ We do not want to go down the path of Europe,” she said. “What is going on in Europe is a preview of what is coming to America and in fact is already here.”
Gabriel also points to the Orlando attack as an example of what can happen when Muslims fail to assimilate into American culture.
“We want to remind Americans what Shariah says about gays. We have a lot of people in America who may not agree with the gay lifestyle but they would never go out and kill gays, and certainly don’t teach their kids to go into gay nightclubs and blow people up,” she said. “So we want to wake up Americans and make them aware of who we are inviting into our country, we want people to come here who love America and our freedoms and who believe we are all equal in the eyes of God, we want them to assimilate, to adopt our laws, and respect the American culture, not go on importing people into our country who hold values that are completely opposed to our values, our country, our Constitution.
“They are welcome to come here but they are not welcome to mutilate their daughters’ genitals or beat their wives or kill homosexuals.”
Presler said any city can host a march but ACT wanted to make sure a rally was scheduled for cities and states that have experienced terrorism, FGM or honor violence. Venues such as New York, Orlando, Atlanta, Minnesota, Michigan, and San Bernardino were a priority. Another rally is scheduled for Richardson, Texas, the site of the Holy Land Foundation terror-financing trial in 2008.
In Lawrenceville, Georgia, just outside Atlanta, a 42-year-old mother and her teenage daughter were attacked outside their own home by a Muslim refugee from Somalia one year ago. The Somali woman, dressed in a burqa with only her eyes showing, beat Dami Arno with her own American flagpole before she was subdued with the help of a neighbor.
At the rally in Austin, Texas, a survivor of female genital mutilation, Lauren Morris, will speak. Morris recently made a video about her experience.
Published at World Net Daily.
Here is a link to info about the March Against Sharia -- March for Human Rights: http://www.actforamerica.org/rally
On Saturday, June 10, 2017, ACT for America is having March Against Sharia events in cities across the nation.
This is a march against Sharia law and for human rights. Our nation is built on the freedom of religion -- a pillar of our democracy -- which we must always respect, protect, and honor. However many aspects of Sharia law run contrary to basic human rights and are completely incompatible with our laws and our democratic values.
We, at ACT for America, are committed to protecting women and children from Sharia Law and its impact on Muslim women and children including honor killing and Female Genital Mutilation. We must ensure that every woman and child enjoy the protection afforded by the U.S. Constitution.
Below is information about why Sharia is incompatible with Western democracy and the freedoms it affords, as well as the addresses for each march location, including a link to the Facebook event.
Please share this information with your family, friends, and mark your calendars for Saturday, June 10. #MarchAgainstSharia
Thank you for taking action! Together, we are making a difference.
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March Locations:
ARIZONA
Phoenix
Paradise Valley Park
17642 N 40th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85032
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
https://www.facebook.com/events/301897253593376
CALIFORNIA
Oceanside
200 N The Strand, Oceanside, CA 92054
12 p.m. - 4 p.m.
https://www.facebook.com/events/409953006065019
Roseville
Fountains at Roseville
1013 Galleria Boulevard, Roseville, CA 95678
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
https://www.facebook.com/events/286454171779912
San Bernardino
Inland Regional Center
1365 S Waterman Avenue, San Bernardino, CA 92408
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1415608195162234
Santa Clara
Corner of Stevens Creek Blvd. and Winchester Ave.
Santa Clara, CA
11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
https://www.facebook.com/events/134170567146851/
COLORADO
Denver
Colorado State Capitol
200 E Colfax Avenue, Denver, CO 80203
3:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.
https://www.facebook.com/events/302611956846664
CONNECTICUT
Waterbury
235 Grand St. Waterbury, CT 06702
10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1026614147478716/
FLORIDA
Jacksonville
Salem Center
7235 Bonneval Road, Jacksonville, FL 32256
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
https://www.facebook.com/events/248413665638428
Orlando
Valencia College East Campus
701 N Econlockhatchee Trail, Orlando, FL 32825
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1919303175005708
GEORGIA
Atlanta
Piedmont Park
400 Park Drive NE, Atlanta, GA 30306
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1978908155670921
ILLINOIS
Chicago
Washington Square Park
901 N Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60610
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1205295786260111
INDIANA
Indianapolis
Indianapolis State Capitol
200 W Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204
10 a.m. – 2p.m.
https://www.facebook.com/events/771981546310196
KANSAS
Wichita
510 N Main Street, Wichita, KS 67203
10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1343677679048901
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston
139 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02111
10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1231821556945245
MICHIGAN
Lansing
6200 S Pennsylvania Avenue, Lansing, MI 48911
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
https://www.facebook.com/events/304647699969918
MINNESOTA
St. Paul
Minnesota State Capitol
75 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Blvd, St. Paul, MN 55155
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1354831981270272
MISSOURI
St. Charles
Frontier Park, Louis & Clark Statue
500 S Riverside Dr, St Charles, MO 63301
10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
https://www.facebook.com/events/434167793612772/
Kansas City
Washington Square Park
100 E Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO 64108
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
https://www.facebook.com/events/329414644127993
NEW YORK
New York City
Foley Square
111 Worth Street, New York, NY 10013
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
https://www.facebook.com/events/310056609432143
Syracuse
100 S Clinton Street, Syracuse, NY 13202
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
https://www.facebook.com/events/269447743520469
NORTH CAROLINA
Raleigh
North Carolina State Capitol
1 E Edenton Street, Raleigh, NC 27601
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1364092590311114
PENNSYLVANIA
Harrisburg
Harrisburg State Capitol
501 N 3rd Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
https://www.facebook.com/events/308504286249002
TEXAS
Austin
Texas State Capitol
11th & Congress Avenue, Austin, TX 78701
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
https://www.facebook.com/events/135208640357670
Dallas
Christian World Church
Corner of Abrams Road and Centennial Blvd., Richardson, TX 75081
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
https://www.facebook.com/events/304500689987148
Houston
San Jacinto Battleground, De Zavala Plaza
3523 Independence Parkway, La Porte, TX 77571
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1447018595356598
VIRGINIA
Virginia Beach
Mount Trashmore Park
310 Edwin Drive, VA Beach, VA 23462
3 – 6 p.m.
https://www.facebook.com/events/419112418463584
WASHINGTON
Seattle
Victor Steinbrueck
2001 Western Ave, Seattle, WA 98121
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1790430037952720
To get involved in a city near you, please contact Scott Presler at 202-601-4169 or info@actforamerica.us
