Another High Profile Islamic Fundamentalist Goes Native

Have you noticed that some hard core Muslims are making common cause with members of Canada's First Nations? Must be because they really, really care about this infidel victim group, and not because they think they can use such an alliance to further a specific agenda, right?
 
Here, for example, is former ISNA (U.S.) chief Dr. Ingrid Mattson addressing a recent fundamentalist youth conference:

Addressing the topic, “Muslim Canucks: What It Means to be Canadian Muslim,” Dr. Mattson urged the audience to learn about the country’s history and stand in solidarity with the First Nations people.

“To be a Canadian Muslim means that we have to know our history, we have to know the legal origins of this place and we have to take our story of struggle and be in solidarity with the people who continue to struggle,” said Dr. Mattson.

“One of things I want Muslims to really understand is that we have allies and we need to reach out to them and I bring up the issue of First Nations people because it can help us understand that we are not alone – and it should also help us understand our responsibility.”

Dr. Mattson asked the gathering to understand the issues affecting the First Nations communities.

“But as a Canadian, a country that belonged to people who were then oppressed, who had their children stolen from them, their children abused, malnourished – abuse in all sorts of ways and who the government we have sworn allegiance to, they made over 600 treaties with the people who owned this country and many of those treaties have been broken.”

She went on to remind the audience of the moral responsibility these issues placed on people of conscience in this country.

“We live on stolen land,” she said. “As a Muslim, it is forbidden for me to enjoy stolen goods.”

“Allah tells us that we have to uphold our word and our contracts and our covenants,” she added...

If it's forbidden for her to enjoy stolen goods, I suggest she move to, say, Saudi Arabia.