Are They Serious? ‘Shariah 4 America’ Group Calls for ‘Burkha’ on Statue of Liberty

As we’ve reported, controversial UK Muslim cleric Anjem Choudary has called on Muslims to “rise to implement the Shari’ah in America,” starting with a planned demonstration in front of the White House on Thursday.

Choudary’s “call for revolution” is being organized and advertised by Shariah4America, a group calling for the “Islamic demolition of the Statue of Liberty” and a remodeling of the White House into a “White Masjid.”

According to the group’s website, the Statue of Liberty “elevates the command of man over the command of God” and public veneration of the statue amounts to idol worship strictly prohibited by Islam. “This has forced sincere Muslims to develop realistic plans that will aid in the removal of the Statue of Liberty.

“Due to the scale of the task at hand, it is highly likely that rigorous safety checks will need to be employed before the demolition of the Statue of Liberty can commence; thus as a temporary measure, it is proposed that a large burkha is used to cover the statue, thereby shielding this horrendous eye sore from public view as well as sending a strong message to its French creators,” the site reads. (h/t Weasel Zippers)

(Images: Shariah4America)

Of course, the gigantic burkha is only a temporary solution. Shariah4America goes on to describe “plans” to detonate Lady Liberty with dynamite and build a minaret in her place. “Demolition of the Statue of Liberty is due to begin soon,” the site says.  “Explosive charges will be used and so all visitors are advised to steer clear of the building site.”  (Is it not against some sort of law to publicly announce you’re going to blow up a major tourist attraction?)

It’s unclear how working to usher in Shariah law impacts architecture, but the group also plans to refashion the White House:

These cartoonish plans beg the question: Is this “Shariah4America” movement for real?

“Burqa” is spelled wrong.  The site suggests convicted pedophiles be impaled on the tip of the Washington Monument.

Could the “Shariah4America” site merely be a spoof of Choudary’s Islam4UK group, using Thursday’s march to satirically dupe people?

On the other hand, Choudary links to the Shariah4America site from his own website, AnjemChoudary.com, in a post about Thursday’s demonstration. 

What do you think: Is this crazy or comedy?

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