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This year, on Halloween, I was contacted by Dave Gaubatz, author of Muslim Mafia. It’s a rather long, poorly reasoned book that mostly boasts about the number of documents his son, Chris Gaubatz stole from CAIR’s national office while masquerading as a convert to Islam (They call that taqiyyah in anti-Muslim circles). I read his book, …

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May 18 2013

The Pledge of Allegiance and the Religion of the State

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By Davi Barker Published on SF Muslim Examiner, March 12, 2012 An appellate court has rejected arguments that the pledge of allegiance violates the wall of separation between church and state. Judge Carlos Bea noted that schools do not require students to recite the pledge. Tell that to the 10-year-old Arkansas boy who was yelled …

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Apr 19 2013

Announcing the Publication of “Voluntary Islam”

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. Announcing the Publication of “Voluntary Islam” By Davi Barker February 15, 2013, published on SF Muslim Examiner It has been over a year in the making, but “Voluntary Islam and Other Essays” is finally set for publication on February 19th. Voluntary Islam is an anthology of my best articles in the 4 years I’ve …

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Mar 17 2013

Is Pamela Gellar Winning the Billboard War?

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Is Pamela Gellar Winning the Billboard War? By Davi Barker Originally posted on SF Muslim Examiner, March 15 2003 The billboard wars continue, this week in San Francisco. Every so often Anti-Muslim demagogue, Pam Geller blows a wad of cash on an ad (hominem) campaign against Islam, or at least critical of the boogeyman …

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Jan 28 2013

#FiascoGate: Lupe Fiasco Kicked Off Stage at Inauguration Party

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POLITICS & CIVIL RIGHTS

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#FiascoGate: Lupe Fiasco Kicked Off Stage at Inauguration Party By Davi Barker January 28, 2013, originally published on SF Muslim Examiner Notorious political rapper, Lupe Fiasco made waves tonight at Hamilton Live in Washington DC where he was booked to perform at a celebration of Obama’s reelection. Those who know his work realize immediately that …

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Dec 18 2012

Ninth-Century Muslim Anarchists

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By Davi Barker Published on SF Muslim Examiner, July 30, 2011 I came accross an article titled “Ninth-Century Muslim Anarchists” by Patricia Crone, scholar of early Islamic history at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton. It came from JSTOR, which is an online archive of academic journals, but it’s behind a $30 pay wall, so …

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Dec 15 2012

Muslims 4 Liberty nominates Ben Stone for the 2012 Liberty Inspiration Award

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COMMUNITY

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Libertycandidates.com is hosting their 3rd annual Liberty Inspiration Award given yearly to 5 people who showed positive effort and energy throughout the year in spreading the message of liberty. Nominees should inspire others to step up, do something that helped to bring people together, or enlighten others by growing the liberty movement in some manner by …

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Dec 11 2012

Randian Irony at an ICNA dinner

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Randian Irony at an ICNA Dinner Posted on SF Muslim Examiner, December 10, 2012: Last night I attended the Annual Supporters’ Dinner for the Bay Area Chapter of the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA), which was a run-away success. Good speakers, good food, lots of money going to a worthy cause and a fabulous …

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Nov 15 2012

The Greatest Jihad

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The Greatest Jihad By Davi Barker Posted on Daily Anarchist, November 13, 2012 Earlier this month I returned home from Hajj, the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca. They say the sign of a successful pilgrimage is that your life changes. Well, I got that in spades, as I’ll explain. But the strangest thing about being back …

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Oct 07 2012

The Law According To The Somalis

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Posted on Daily Anarchist, November 16, 2011 Many voluntaryists have looked longingly toward Somalia for evidence of our ideas in practice. But it’s a little tough when that real-world example also happens to be the quintessential image of extreme poverty and feuding warlords for most people. Nonetheless, sometimes an article appears that rightly points out …

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Aug 02 2012

Muslims 4 Liberty Calls for the Release of Rimsha Masih and a Referendum on Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws

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By Davi Barker, M4L Assistant Director August 26, 2012 Also published in The Libertarian Review As an organization dedicated to demonstrating the necessity of liberty to the Islamic faith, Muslims 4 Liberty is calling upon the Pakistani government to release Rimsha Masih, the Christian girl who was arrested on blasphemy charges after being accused of …

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Jul 18 2012

Why Muslim Fundamentalists Should Embrace Voluntaryist Anarchy Instead of Participating in the Modern Political Process

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Why Muslim Fundamentalists Should Embrace Voluntaryist Anarchy Instead of Participating in the Modern Political Process By Davi Barker, M4L July 14, 2012 Originally Posted on Daily Anarchist I want to be clear from the outset what I mean by “fundamentalists.” I’m not talking about muslims engaged in suicide bombing, plane hijacking, church burning, cartoonist murdering …

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Jul 07 2012

Secession: An American Desire for Liberty

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POLITICS & CIVIL RIGHTS

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Secede into Free and Independent States of America

By Davi Barker, M4L July 4, 2012 Originally Posted on Silver Circle Underground This article was read and commented on in a Free Talk Live podcast. Listen here: FTL Podcast on Secession Remember when July 4th was called “Independence Day”? It was around the same time people still called America “The Land of Free” …

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Jun 07 2012

Southern Poverty Law Center Demonstrates that the Road to Obscurity is Paved With Character Assassinations

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By Davi Barker, M4L June 7, 2012 It looks like the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) needs a serious reality check. Last week the SPLC added long time friend of Muslims 4 Liberty, Michael Boldin to their list of “30 New Activists Heading Up the Radical Right”. Michael is the Founder and Director of the Tenth …

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May 18 2012

What About the Poor? A Story of How the State Can Hurt the Poor

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MONEY & ECONOMICS

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By Davi Barker Published in SF Muslim Examiner September 2, 2009 Yes, my dear reader, it’s time to talk about that old objection. “What about the Poor?!” In my mental undulations through libertarianism that was the hardest objection for me to personally give up. In fact, to this day there is a little statist in …

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Apr 15 2012

Islam is of the Devil? Students wear anti-Islam t-shirts

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By Davi Barker Originally published on SF Muslim Examiner http://www.examiner.com/article/islam-is-of-the-devil-students-wear-anti-islam-t-shirts on August 28, 2009 Dove World Outreach Center‎ 5805 NW 37th St, Gainesville, FL‎ Controversy struck in Gainesville Florida where The Dove World Outreach Center put itself on the map with a little sign which read “Islam is of the Devil.” When interviewed Dr. Terry …

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Mar 27 2012

Tea Party Muslims Shatter All Preconceptions

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By Davi Barker August 24, 2011, originally published on SF Muslim Examiner Muslims are terrorists that hate America’s freedom… right? And the Tea Party are right-wing Christian extremists that hate Muslims… right? So, “Tea Party Muslim” must be a contradiction in terms, like “military intelligence” or “honest politician.” Well, that may be what the …

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Mar 27 2012

Jihad Watch Calls Muslims for Liberty Liars

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Jihad Watch Calls Muslims for Liberty Liars By Davi Barker September 4, 2011, originally published on SF Muslim Examiner Good old Bob. Always makes me smile. It seems Robert Spencer has taken umbrage with some things I said in my recent article “Tea Party Muslims shatter all preconceptions.” His first objection is my opening line. …

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