Saudi Arabia gives top prize to cleric who blames George Bush for 9/11

[josie_L]

Controversial Indian preacher Zakir Naik awarded the King Faisal international prize for promoting Islam through his hugely popular Peace TV channel:

Naik was honoured for being one of the most renowned non-Arabic speaking promoters of Islam. He founded the Peace TV channel, billed as the world’s only channel specialising in comparative religion.

It has an estimated English-language audience exceeding 100 million, according to his award citation.

“Islam is the only religion that can bring peace to the whole of humanity,” he said in a video biography aired at the ceremony.

In a July 2008 Peace TV broadcast, Naik suggested that al-Qaida was not responsible for flying hijacked airliners into New York’s World Trade Center on 11 September 2001, killing almost 3,000 people.

**“Even a fool will know that this was an inside job,” **he said in the video, claiming then-president George W Bush was behind the attacks.

theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/02/saudi-arabia-gives-top-prize-to-cleric-who-blames-george-bush-for-911

 

[Tomdstone]

Controversial Indian preacher Zakir Naik awarded the King Faisal international prize for promoting Islam through his hugely popular Peace TV channel:

The prince of Saudi Arabia was a good friend of George Bush.

 

[jimcav]

“Islam is the only religion that can bring peace to the whole of humanity,” he said in a video biography aired at the ceremony.

Oh yeah, the “religion of peace”, right? Why do I always for get that?

Did he really say that with a straight face?:doh2:

 

[josie_L]

The prince of Saudi Arabia was a good friend of George Bush.

Doesn’t change the fact that King Salman of Saudi Arabia awarded the top prize to this preacher who claims that 9/11 was an inside job.

 

[Darryl1958]

Some friend.

 

[7_Sorrows]

I just read this article tonight. Yes it said he is very critical of the U.S.
He is very anti-semitic. His prize was $200, 000.
He teaches that Islam is the superior religion.

 

[josie_L]

I just read this article tonight. Yes it said he is very critical of the U.S.
He is very anti-semitic. His prize was $200, 000.
He teaches that Islam is the superior religion.

I’ve never heard of him before, but he definitely sounds deluded.

 

[Tomdstone]

Doesn’t change the fact that King Salman of Saudi Arabia awarded the top prize to this preacher who claims that 9/11 was an inside job.

No it doesn’t. You are right about this. Still, I think that it is notable that the prince of Saudi Arabia was such a great friend, on a kissy kissy hold-my-hand basis with George Bush, in spite of some of the questionable policies of Saudi Arabia.

 

[josie_L]

No it doesn’t. You are right about this. Still, I think that it is notable that the prince of Saudi Arabia was such a great friend, on a kissy kissy hold-my-hand basis with George Bush, in spite of some of the questionable policies of Saudi Arabia.

Yeah, I always thought it a bit much, considering the atrocious human rights violation committed by the ruling Saudis.

p.s. I wouldn’t have touched him with a nine inch pole on principal alone.

 

[7_Sorrows]

I’ve never heard of him before, but he definitely sounds deluded.

I never associated televangelism with Islam before.
He has his own channel. He must be popular. I hope they don’t broadcast him over here!

 

[Darryl1958]

Racism and conspiracy theories are very much a part of the Islamic world today. This prize is the proof.

 

[josie_L]

Racism and conspiracy theories are very much a part of the Islamic world today. This prize is the proof.

And that anti-Semitism/racism is spreading out into Europe where high levels of Muslims reside.

 

[Path_Finder]

The Muslim world blames the West for 911; big surprise.

 

[Darryl1958]

And that anti-Semitism/racism is spreading out into Europe where high levels of Muslims reside.

It is prominent on North American campuses too.

 

[josie_L]

It is prominent on North American campuses too.

Yes, you’re right. I’ve seen such protests, they can turn rather ugly.

p.s. I’ve also seen how pro-Israeli demonstrations can end in violence by those who support Hamas/Palestine.

 

[stinkcat_14]

I bet he thinks fox news is evil.

 

[Tomdstone]

Yes, you’re right. I’ve seen such protests, they can turn rather ugly.

p.s. I’ve also seen how pro-Israeli demonstrations can end in violence by those who support Hamas/Palestine.

Palestinians have a difficult time today. I wouldn’t want to live in such a condition.

 

[josie_L]

Palestinians have a difficult time today. I wouldn’t want to live in such a condition.

Mostly because of Hamas. And Israelis live with difficulties too!

 

[Tomdstone]

Mostly because of Hamas. And Israelis live with difficulties too!

Why do you suppose that Hamas became so popular in Palestine?
PS. there is a video circulating on youtube and Haaretz news of Jewish IDF forces directing a huge vicious dog to attack and bite a young Palestinian teenager.

 

[Darryl1958]

It is a peculiar case to be made that because Palestinians have a hard knock life in Palestine that it is thereby justified for Palestinians to be violent against Jews on North American campuses.

That is what passes as pacifism today, I guess.