[ May 7, 2024 ]
Does Brandeis have a fund to counter jihad terror? Of course not. And even if some wealthy foe of jihad terror were to offer them millions to start one, they would likely turn him down. This fund to counter “islamophobia” was made possible by a donation from a Muslim alumnus, but it is also in line with this hard-left university’s perspective (shared by virtually all other universities and colleges in the United States) that the real problem in the world today is “islamophobia,” not jihad violence, Islamic Jew-hatred, or sharia oppression of women, gays, and others. If Brandeis really wants to combat “islamophobia,” it should work to stop jihad terror. Instead, it’s offering money to further claims of faux victimhood. Shameful.
“University Ethics Center announces Bahalim Student Fund for projects countering Islamophobia in the US,” by Ece Esikara, The Justice, October 2, 2018 (thanks to Creeping Sharia):
The International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life and the Brandeis Chaplaincy recently announced the creation of the Bahalim Student Fund, a fund to give the Brandeis community an opportunity to fight Islamophobia and promote Islamic values.
Story continues below advertisementThe Bahalim Student Fund was made possible by a donation from Brandeis alumnus Ammad Bahalim ’04. The fund is designed to “support student-led public events intended to combat Islamophobia and promote an understanding of Islam as a tradition of learning and critical thinking,” according to the description of the fund released by the Center.
The committee is looking for proposals that will have “a broad appeal to students on campus.” This could include “exciting formats” or “unexpected collaborations among groups of students, clubs and departments,” Leigh Swigart, the director of programs in International Justice and Society at the Ethics Center, said in an interview with the Justice, .. “It does not have to be a talk, it doesn’t have to be a film. It could be a comedian who uses an appealing and insightful way of getting at issues that are very important, or a music that is unexpected or a theater production.”
The fund offers up to $5,000 for the winning proposal, but a great proposal could justify a higher amount, according to Swigart.
Swigart also explained that the fund was the result of a one-time contribution, unless the donor chooses to contribute again in the future. According to Swigart, Bahalim is an alumnus with Pakistani heritage. Bahalim initially donated money to the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, a philanthropic organization that fights inequity and is a partner and funder of the University. Bahalim also has connections with Marci McPhee, the Center’s previous director. In the end, Gates foundation multiplied the money, and partial control of the donation fell into the Center’s lap.
In discussion with the new Muslim chaplain, Muhammad Xhemali, the Center decided to open the fund up to not only Muslim students, but to anybody who would like to propose programming. Swigart thinks that the fund “will be a great way to get some excitement and collaboration across different sectors of campus and give students the opportunity to think imaginatively about how to use such a fund.”
In the same interview, Swigart said she assumes that Bahalim created the fund, because “he is responding to the rising climate of Islamophobia and thinking that having something on campus is a good place to start knowing that there are number of Muslim students on campus.” She explained that the language of the proposal is broad, giving the Center and the University considerable freedom in applying it to the community. She also said that the fund’s proposal language emphasizes how Islam exists in United States, not elsewhere….
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21 Comments
5 years ago
IF this were actually the beginning of reformation, it would be great! Unfortunately, it’s taqqiya.
5 years ago
Reply to
Thomas Faddis
There is no possible reformation in Islam. It is all taqqiya as you pointed out. That is not just my opinion, but rather what Muslims actually say. Moreover, many former Muslims warn about Muslims claiming anything about reform or “moderate” because these ex-Muslims say this is the strategy used for Muslims to gain trust that will be used as a method of infiltration.
5 years ago
https://irantruth.org/backgrounder/the-most-dangerous-sleeper-cells-hezbollah-in-north-america/
Hezbollah is present in “no fewer than fifteen metropolitan centers, stretching from New York to Los Angeles.”
–Ilan Berman, Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council
New York, NY | Newark, NJ | Boston, MA | Chicago, IL | San Francisco, CA | Louisville, KY | Houston, TX | Miami, FL | Los Angeles, CA | Portland, OR | Atlanta, GA | Tampa, FL
This is of particular concern given the Obama administration’s 2010 description of Hezbollah as ‘the most technically capable terrorist group in the world.” [Ed. …while clicking his hooves]
Clare Lopez, Vice President for Research and Analysis at the Center
for Security Policy, indicates that Hezbollah’s objectives in North
America include: pre-attack casing and surveillance;
funding scams, intelligence collection, proscribed military equipment
acquisition, and establishing sleeper cells.
5 years ago
Members of the 72 Virgins Dating Service do not suffer from Islamophobia. We are just a ticket agency providing muslims with travel accommodations to their paradise.
5 years ago
Okay, off topic, but why don’t we see our heroine on Michelle Malkin’s CRTV or Ben Shapiro’s the Daily Wire? What’s going on here?
5 years ago
Reply to
Underzog
Have they been deemed harmful to community standards in social media and banned?
5 years ago
Great story! Hitler’s nephew loves Merkel & hates Trump.
(The street apple doesn’t fall far from the horse, it seems.)
5 years ago
Reply to
Harald
I can see why a relative of Hitler would prefer Merkel.
Too bad he does’t say WHAT he believes Trump is lying about.
Trump is by far the most LIED ABOUT President in modern times.
He is constantly libeled 24/7 and his accomplishments HIDDEN by the media.
5 years ago
Reply to
Harald
$8200as a digital nomad … Trudchen,
where do you get all that money from?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_nomad
5 years ago
From the Brandeis University web page on who they are:
Brandeis University was established as a nonsectarian university with a founding principle of being open and welcoming to faculty, students and staff of all backgrounds and beliefs.
At its core, Brandeis University is animated by a set of values that are rooted in Jewish history and experience. The first of these is a reverence for learning. Brandeis University reflects the values of the Jewish community by pursuing rigorous academic work of the highest standards. Second is an emphasis on critical thinking, including self-criticism. At Brandeis University, students and faculty are encouraged to question openly and accept nothing without study, debate and reflection. Third is the Jewish ideal of making the world a better place through one’s actions and talents.
Brandeis University is committed to making its community truly inclusive by seeking students, faculty and staff of all backgrounds, cultures, religions and experiences. Indeed, ours is one of the few universities in America with inclusivity as a founding principle. At the same time, we are proud of the university’s rootedness in Jewish values. It is a source of enduring vitality for us, and it is a quality that distinguishes Brandeis University from other important research universities.
http://www.brandeis.edu/about/jewish-roots.html
5 years ago
whats that about “salami, I make them”? “aloha snackbar”?
5 years ago
It’s sad that people can openly support and finance jihads without opposition. The alt left has infiltrated the mainstream media and government with so many of their cronies it’s impossible to publicly stand up to this open hate without them pulling a Kavanaugh on you.
5 years ago
@ felix1999
Look at the descendants of Himmler, Göhring, Höß or Frank, they all
suffer more or less from their origins. One cannot blame them for
preferring to take the “right” side in the colossal crimes of which
their ancestors were guilty.
5 years ago
Brandeis is a Jewish-founded university. I wonder how many Muslim institutions have programs dedicated to fighting Jew hatred? My guess is that the number would be less than zero, and in fact, Jew hatred is the very cornerstone of Islam.
5 years ago
Merkel says no nuclear bombs for Iran.
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Merkel-at-Israel-Museum-Iran-must-not-to-have-nuclear-weapons-568636
Israel’s security is based on German technology.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphin-class_submarine
5 years ago
What do I want to express with all this? That America’s and Israel’s shock, future and survival are inextricably linked with Europe. Because if Islam spreads here and uses the European knowledge to strengthen it, then God have mercy on you! You already got a “foretaste” on September 11, 2001 from the “Hamburg students” who flew to the WTC.
5 years ago
Oh my God, not this media-forced “Islamophobia” nonsense (again).
5 years ago
Islamophobia will stop then Islam will proceed to a fundamental reform: return to the first faith in Mekka, away from the faith in Medina, source of Jihad and suppress abrogation law. Last but not least return the Temple Mount to the Jews. Until then do not expect lasting peace with any Muslm country. Non Muslim should unify to counter Jihad, Then Islam may be compelled to change. And if it does not change, it should be anihilated.
