The speaker claims that the history of Islam in America didn’t begin in 1965 (when immigration laws changed, allowing for much more immigration from non-European countries) or anytime in the 20th century. She claims Islam is “woven into the very tapestry of this nation.” Yet where is it? Where are the Muslim Founding Fathers? Where are the Muslim signers of the Declaration of Independence? Where are the Muslims who fought in the Civil War (on either side)? Where are the Muslim veterans of the Spanish-American War, or World War I, or World War II, or Korea? There might be a handful for Korea, and subsequent conflicts, but the fact is that otherwise, Islam has had no significant presence in the U.S. until September 11, 2001. And it was only after that date that mass Muslim migration began, so most Muslims in the U.S. have been here less than 25 years.

The purpose of this fanciful claim is to stymie efforts to resist Sharia or end Muslim migration into the U.S. It is their home, it has always been their home, and Sharia is as American as apple pie. Yet once the Muslim community grows large enough and powerful enough, it will begin to assert its rights at the expense of other communities. Islam in power is not interested in being part of a tapestry. It is the whole thing, with no room for anything else.

Article posted with permission from Robert Spencer