Talk:Islam in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex

Controversies Section: Yasir Qadhi, HLF

This is a talk page dedicated to addressing the topic of Yasir Qadhi and his anti-semitic comments and other controversies associated with him in the past. Although this specific incident did not occur in DFW, it is still associated with Qadhi who now resides in DFW and is an Imam there.

@NerdyGenius1: we obviously have a disagreement on whether this is related to Islam in DFW, which I do see it is related because the individual resides there, and his views stem from his interpretation on Islamic theology. These are the points that I believe should be compacted:

• Holocaust as a hoax and false propaganda, and had claimed that "Hitler never intended to mass-destroy the Jews."
• The following year, The New York Times recounted his claim that most Islamic studies professors in the United States are Jews who “want to destroy us.
• Qadhi added that he firmly believes "that the Holocaust was one of the worst crimes against humanity that the 20th century has witnessed" and that "the systematic dehumanization of the Jews in the public eye of the Germans was a necessary precursor" for that tragedy
• The Times newspaper reported that British Charity Commission regulators contacted three Islamic charities about Qadhi's 2015 tour, where he allegedly made controversial comments and told students that "killing homosexuals and stoning adulterers was part of their religion

Someone removed these controversies off of his wikipedia page, particularly his comments on stoning adulters and killing homosexuals. He also made remarks about cutting the hands off of thieves. There should be a way to compact these statements into a paragraph with all the sources.

For HLF:

• Mention the controversy
• Mention the decision
• Mention the criticism

In a compact manner

I will still push for the Yasir Qadhi's section to exist, although I meant to trim the section a while ago to relevant information instead of all the background. Including for the Holy Land Foundation, which you seemed keen on including criticism of it - even if it was still ruled on and led to the imprisonment of various members,. The section for both should be narrowed down to key points of the controveries, a compact sentence of the criticism, and a conclusion of the outcome (e.g. Qadhi apologized for his anti-semitic views, or the HLF resulted in the imprisonment of various members).

If we cannot come to an agreement, I will gladly reach out to a third party to see if any of the controversies are legitimate, and relevant, and to develop a compact version of them as they are not the main focus of the article. ChaoticTexan (talk) 07:18, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

Here is a link to an article without a paywall regarding Qadhi's previous comments: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4400508/British-charity-invites-hardline-Muslim-tour.html, his comments on adulters and homosexuals are not alleged, since at the time there were still recording of him where he says these things ChaoticTexan (talk) 07:29, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

NerdyGenius1 some input would be highly appreciated, if not I will try to find a third party for assistance regarding this issue. I am fully aware that I may be in the wrong, although edit warring does not help ChaoticTexan (talk)