Peter Witte

Peter Beinart, in his article, America’s Most Prominent Anti-Muslim Activist I Welcome at the White House, talks about the positions Brigitte Gabrielle takes regarding Islam and her relationship with the members of the new administration. Brigitte is originally a Maronite Lebanese, anti-Islamic activist. The background of the activist seems to be very important for Beinart to explain her opposition to Islam. He seems to criticize her position because it is supported by a historical personal biased background. This criticism is obvious by using the terms “distorts” and “bigotry”. In addition, Brigitte claims that Islam incarnates violence and accuses it to “supersede” any man-made law via the Sharia law. To respond to her claims, the author

Peter, by these condemnations, believes in the importance of the dialogue between the different faiths. He refutes any call to deepen the gap between religions because he considers it the main reason of the intolerance and hatred people of different faiths express against each other. He mentions” ACT tries to dissuade Jews and Christians from conducting interfaith dialogue with Muslims.” Furthermore, the political involvement the American Congress For Truth (ACT), is very hazardous. He lists different politicians, who hold very critical positions in the government and are part of ACT, such as Michael Flynn, CIA director Mike Pompeo, counterterrorism advisor Sebastian Gorka…. Plus, he mentions the influence of ACT on the new president and how it “shaped” his campaign. He quotes Gabrielle, who said, “ACT for America has a direct line to Donald Trump, and has played a fundamental role in shaping his views and suggested policies with respect to radical Islam.” By pointing to the different objectives of ACT regarding Islam