Article from Islamist Watch about Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan, who, when he’s not giving interviews to CNN about extending Sharia law to all of Pakistan, is a painter, who lived for a time in Boston:

All of a sudden, what has been depicted in the media as the cancer of Taliban extremism half way around the world seems to hit perilously close to home.

It is almost unimaginable that a person like Muslim Khan, who supports and advocates the extremism of the Taliban, actually worked and lived a seemingly unremarkable life as a painter in Boston. We can recall the NYPD report on homegrown terror and wonder how many more with such a trajectory are lurking within our cities. Mr. Khan seemingly evolved from a Boston painter to the radical voice of the Taliban. Real counterterrorism work by “American” Muslims would demand such an analysis urgently.

But there is an even more troubling aspect to this scenario here at home. Where is the outrage and urgency among so-called “mainstream Muslim organizations” and Muslim “thought leaders” against the developments with the Taliban and hardening Islamism in Pakistan? CNN has an easy time finding CAIR and MPAC spokespersons to voice complaints of domestic victimization, but forgets to ask them about their opinions on the extreme Shari’a law being advanced by the resurgent Taliban. It forgets to ask them about the radicalization of individuals like Muslim Khan and what they represent — advocacy of the ideology of Islamism that seeks a theological mandate globally — a clear and present danger to the United States.

Thankfully there are people like the folks at AIFD, who aren’t afraid to call an Islamist radical an Islamist radical, whether they’re  in the mountains of Pakistan or in the galleries of Boston.

Tags: Islamism, Pakistan, Taliban