In an usually evenhanded piece from the viciously biased pro-jihad far-left “journalist” Niraj Warikoo, the police are quoted (not excerpted below) noting that burning the Qur’an is Constitutionally protected freedom of speech. Despite that, however, Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud is busy ratcheting up the hysteria. He has taken the wholly unnecessary step of increasing police patrols at houses of worship, although none of them, including mosques, are threatened by Sorbeah Almosa burning the Qur’an. He is treating her activities as if they were a police matter, to the extent that Almosa herself told Hammoud: “You’ve made it incredibly dangerous for me.”
If expressing dislike of the Qur’an is protected speech, the police should not be involved. But Dearborn is full of people who think burning the Qur’an should be against the law, and he is acting accordingly.
“Woman who burned Quran outside Dearborn mosque vows to return to city,” by Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, July 20, 2024:
A woman from Oregon who burned a Quran outside a Dearborn mosque says she plans to return to the city by the end of the summer to again burn the holy book for Muslims.
Sorbeah Almosa lit on fire a Quran at about 4 a.m. on July 13 on a sidewalk outside the Al-Huda Islamic Association, a mosque on Warren Avenue, as a protest against what she said were extremist statements made at rallies in Dearborn in recent months. Almosa is outspoken against Islam, claiming that Islamic law, sharia, poses a threat to the U.S. She has taken part in various conservative protests in Oregon in recent years.
“I will be back,” Almosa told the Free Press on Wednesday. She said the next time she’s in Dearborn, she intends to protest against Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud and again burn a Quran because he issued a public alert about her the day before she burned the Quran….
After Almosa arrived in metro Detroit, she posted a video on X at about 6:30 p.m. July 12 of her driving outside Al Huda mosque and a mosque in the south end of Dearborn, the American Moslem Society. About an hour later, Mayor Hammoud issued a public alert on his Facebook account the evening of July 12 warning of her.
“Please be vigilant and report any sightings of the individual pictured below,” Hammoud wrote, with photos of her beneath. “She has recently arrived in Dearborn and expressed intent to burn Qurans. There have been reports of her driving around neighborhoods and surveilling religious institutions.”
Hammoud added that the city has increased police patrols at houses of worship.
“For your safety, please do not approach her. Instead, contact the Dearborn Police Department immediately if you have any information,” Hammoud wrote.
Almosa said she was not aware the mayor had put out an alert about her until she was back in Oregon.
“You’ve made it incredibly dangerous for me,” she said of Hammoud’s alert. “I was not aware of this. And he had notified the police and the police were at that particular location waiting for me. They were already there by the time I got there. And I don’t know how long they had been there because I told nobody what time I’d be going there.”
Almosa said that when she walked on the sidewalk toward the mosque, a police officer approached, surprising her.
somehistory says
the molzum is breaking the law…and inciting violence against this woman As a mozlum jerk, he knows full well what other mozlums would do if they saw her burning the book of demon filth.
Civil rights apply to this woman the same as any other person; and it is her right to burn a book if she pleases. If she set a fire to the building, that would be a crime. But burning a book which belongs to her, is not a crime.
The lady should hire a lawyer who could write a letter to the mozlum thug and to the police department…which is chock full of mozlums… to advise them of the Constitutional rights they are violating with their actions.
Ray Jarman says
Somehistory, excellent points and one would think that inducing people to commit a crime against an individual does indeed produce cause for concern.
somehistory says
Thank you, Ray. If she is harmed in any way, she should sue him and any other persons involved. His office does not give him immunity from legal processes.
gravenimage says
+1
somehistory says
Thanks, g.
Jack Reynolds says
Years ago you could often find a copy of the QUR’AN in a local INDIGO or CHAPTERS bookstore.
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Today they are OUT OF STOCK both Online and in everyone of their stores in the TORONTO GTA region.
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I suspect that the difficulty is they are the same combustible paper copies.
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https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/the-holy-quran—clear-and-easy-to-read-english-translation—clear-and-easy-to-read/9781643540948.html
somehistory says
I wouldn’t spend my hard-earned money on the filthy garbage.
Condor says
In the United States, burning a Quran is protected under the First Amendment as a form of free speech. The First Amendment guarantees freedom of expression, which includes the right to express views that may be offensive to others, as long as such actions do not incite violence or violate other laws such as those related to public safety and health.
To constitutionally burn a Quran in the U.S., one should:
Obtain Necessary Permits: Ensure compliance with local regulations regarding open-air fires. This typically involves obtaining a burn permit from local authorities. Failure to do so could result in fines or other penalties unrelated to the content being burned
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Avoid Incitement of Violence: The act must not be intended to incite violence. While the act itself is protected, any speech or actions that directly incite violence could lead to legal consequences
Adhere to Public Safety Laws: Follow all applicable laws and regulations concerning the safety of the fire, including location and supervision, to ensure that the act does not pose a danger to others
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James Lincoln says
Good post, Condor.
gravenimage says
Thank you, Condor.
Jerome says
Good post, but your third paragraph, “avoid incitement of violence” could highlight a problem. These people never miss a chance to riot or cause violence. Violence is their middle name. Violence is like breathing for them. Violence is essentially a good form of cardio for them. They sprinkle violence on their cornflakes.
By virtue of who they are, it incites violence.
Donna says
Burning Quran! I may have found my next career!! I’m retired now and want to make a difference in my community. I need to open eyes of my neighbors to the threat of creeping sharia.
PRCS says
Terry Jones was prevented from burning Qur’ans in Polk County Florida 1n 2013.
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/09/11/221528510/pastor-terry-jones-arrested-before-planned-quran-burning
Don’t be surprised if the Dearborn mayor directs his police force to do the same with Sorbeah Almosa’s next visit.
gravenimage says
Dearborn mayor tells people to call police if they spot woman burning Qur’an
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Would this thug say the same is someone burned a Bible or any other faith’s holy book? Of course not. Then, unless there is a misdemeanor for lighting your own property on fire, this is *not* a crime–yet this Mohammedan is using city police to go after critics of Islam. Appalling misuse.
somehistory says
the mozlum’s actions should fall under the “color of office” law. Then he would be in legal trouble…if the law was being enforced.
gravenimage says
Thank you, Somehistory. I was not familiar with that term, but I was able to basically figure out your meaning. This confirms my first thoughts:
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/color_of_office#:~:text=Color%20of%20office%20refers%20to,action%20that%20is%20not%20authorized.
Very true in this case–but this Islamic thug is acting like a pasha, not an elected mayor.
I so often learn important stuff from the erudite posters here at Jihad Watch.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Burning qur’ans is passe. Protesters should instead start a market for pig excrement, and leave it around mosques, preferably near the entrances. Force muslims themselves to have to remove them: they’ll be doing their wudu in alkali in order to get rid of that stain. Or stop going to mosques ever gain
somehistory says
Remember a few years ago, some molzums went to public park and complained about some bacon they found there, claiming it was left as a threat to them?
࿗Infidel࿘ says
That’s a waste of bacon – something of value. Which is why I suggested pig manure as a substitute
somehistory says
I know. I wouldn’t do it. Just commenting on the hue and cry and the search for the “offender”….when it was not meant to be an insult.
And the prosecution of the guy who left bacon on the door of a barracks.
Whoever might leave pig stuff would surely be prosecuted and severely punished.
ElderlyZionist says
“Almosa said that when she walked on the sidewalk toward the mosque, a police officer approached, surprising her.”
The Dearborn police may need to protect Almosa from a lynch mob.
somehistory says
But will they? Years ago, the police chief was mozlum…may still be….and officers didn’t protect Christians who were attending an arab festival when several mozlums began throwing bottles and other *weapons* at them.
gravenimage says
Important point, Somehistory–and you were right. Dearborn’s chief of police is a Muslim named Issa Shahin.
Even more perversly, he has served on the Department of Homeland Security’s Faith-Based Security Advisory Council.
In other words, the Muslim shills who prevent homeland security from protecting us against Islam.