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SOURCE: http://rightwingnews.com/top-news/university-of-missouri-students-burn-isis-flag-while-muslim-students-opt-out/
University
of Missouri students burn ISIS flag while Muslim students opt out
by John Brodgian | October 11, 2015
8:54 am
University of Missouri students held a
protest against ISIS. Close to 200 people showed up to watch the group burn a
homemade ISIS flag…
“While they preach death to America, it is not here on the shores of our great nation that their actions have been most drastically felt, but instead in the war-torn regions of Iraq and Syria,” Ian Paris, president of YAL, said in a speech before the burning.He also called for a moment of silence for victims of terrorism stemming from the Islamic State and other radical Islamic groups.“And remember,” Paris said, “that if we remain too afraid to speak out against them, they will only continue to take more and more lives that must be saved.”
Some of the school’s Muslim
organizations decided not to participate because of the way they went about it,
but still agreed that the message was good. Personally, while I don’t care to
see any flag burned, I just think it’s refreshing to see a flag burned on a
college campus than the American Flag.
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Ian Paris,
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SOURCE: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/university-of-missouri-students-burn-isis-flag/article/2573777
University of
Missouri students burn ISIS flag
By 10/9/15 11:30 AM
Students at the University of Missouri
in Columbia burned a homemade Islamic State flag Thursday, after getting
permission, of course.
The school's chapter of The Young
Americans for Liberty burned the flag in front of the school's iconic Columns
outside Jesse Hall Thursday afternoon.
According to the Columbia Missourian, nearly 200 people
showed up to watch the group of 25 burn the flag.
"While they preach
death to America, it is not here on the shores of our great nation that their
actions have been most drastically felt, but instead in the war-torn regions of
Iraq and Syria,"
Ian Paris, president of YAL, said in a speech before the burning.
He also called for a moment of silence
for victims of terrorism stemming from the Islamic State and other radical
Islamic groups.
"And remember," Paris said, "that if we remain too afraid to speak out against them,
they will only continue to take more and more lives that must be saved."
Paris obtained an open flame permit
from the University of Missouri Department of Environmental Health and Safety
for the demonstration.
Zakaria El-Tayash, president of the
Muslim Student Organization at MU, told KOMU his group's members and other student
organizations on campus did not participate in the demonstration because of
"the way that they are approaching the situation," but "their
message from what [I] understand is good."
Under the Campus Freedom Restoration
Act, all outdoor areas on public university campuses in Missouri are
traditional public forms where free speech is protected.
Up in smoke:
Islamic State flag burned in front of MU Columns
COLUMBIA — The Islamic State flag
was dropped into a cauldron and set ablaze Thursday afternoon after a speech
calling for students to “unite in our cries for liberty and justice for all of
mankind.”
The demonstration in front of the MU
Columns drew nearly 200 people, including members of Young Americans for
Liberty, the event sponsor. Others came for free barbecue, and some were just
there for the spectacle.
A core group of 25 staged the burning,
but there were also several anti-burning protesters who stood for campus safety
or called for more peaceful demonstrations.
“We do not support ISIS in any shape
or fashion whatsoever, but we want to focus on the safety of the university,”
said Brett Beutenmiller, 24, who came with his sister Melissa, 22.
A subgroup of Young Americans for
Liberty took direct responsibility for planning the flag burning. MUCK ISIS, or
the MU Coalition for those Killed by ISIS, formed at the beginning of September
to raise awareness on campus about the Islamic State and the lives it has
taken.
The organizers gathered at the MU
Columns around 4 p.m. and quickly drew a crowd. At 5 p.m., Ian Paris, the
president of Young Americans for Liberty, made a five-minute speech about the
atrocities the Islamic State has committed, not just to Westerners, but
primarily to Muslims.
“While they preach death to
America, it is not here on the shores of our great nation that their actions
have been most drastically felt, but instead in the war-torn regions of Iraq
and Syria,”
Paris said.
After the speech, Paris called for a
moment of silence to commemorate the innocent lives lost to the Islamic State,
terrorists and other radical Islamist groups.
“And remember,” Paris said, “that if we remain too afraid to speak out against them, they
will only continue to take more and more lives that must be saved.”
After about a 30-second silence,
spectators drew closer to the MU Columns, where Paris produced the
black-and-white Islamic State flag, dropped it in the pit and set it ablaze.
The 150 or so people nearby began chanting “U-S-A.”
Paris said the group made the flag by
hand because they did not want to buy it and potentially give money to the
Islamic State.
The Islamic State flag was described
as a patchwork of sacred symbols and words.
The white lettering at the top reads,
“There is no god but God.” Underneath, a white circle contains the words in
Arabic, “God Messenger Mohammed” — the sacred Seal of Mohammed.
John Lund-Molfese, a member of the
Young Americans for Liberty, said that the group is pro-Muslim and believes the
Islamic State distorts Islam. While Western victims of the Islamic State
receive press attention, those that are suffering the most — Muslims — are not
being focused on enough, Lund-Molfese said.
“A lot of people have the misconception
that ISIS represents Islam and it’s a hateful religion. But we believe that
Islam is a religion of peace,” he said.
He said the group discussed the event
thoroughly with Muslim groups on campus to ensure Muslims felt safe.
Tim Kietzman, 56, and his wife Sandy,
53, came together as a statement against the Islamic State.
“I’m very much in favor of some sort
of thing against ISIS," Tim Kietzman said. "I think it’s a
plague. I think anything that brings attention and awareness to it is
good.”
However, safety was a concern for many
spectators.
Brett Beutenmiller said he thinks they
are provoking not only the Islamic State, but also Islamic State sympathizers,
with this event. He said the group should burn the flag in a place that doesn’t
make MU a target instead of “at the most iconic spot on the MU campus.”
“My baby sister walks this campus
every day,” Brett Beutenmiller said. “And there are irrational people that
support this extremist group here at home.”
“This is just placing a huge target on
the university,” Melissa Beautenmiller added.
Lunge-Molfese said the organizers
communicated with MU police about safety precautions. A fire extinguisher was
placed near the cauldron and was used to put the fire out five minutes after
the flag was lit.
MU Police Maj. Brian Weimer said
campus police were contacted by several parents and students concerned about
safety issues. He and two additional officers were present.
Junior Anthony Soots worried about the
consequences of the event. He said burning the flag of a militant group would
put the university on the map for a terrorist attack.
“Doing that in a school is endangering
the lives of nearly 40,000 students,” Soots said.
MUCK ISIS hopes to create a dialogue
about the terrorist organization and the total destruction they cause.
“Hundreds of thousands have been
struck dead, deprived of the liberty of life in the name of a god which in no
way condones such atrocities,” Paris said.
Supervising editors is Jeanne Abbott.
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