American-Yemeni Sheikh Anwar al-Awlaki: "A Message to Those in the Field of Media"
02 March 2011
By Ahmed Abdullah
The Global
Islamic Media Front has released the English
translation of Sheikh Anwar Al-Awlaki's new audio
message entitled "A Message to Those in the Field
of Media" in which he addresses journalists and
others in the media to carry out their obligation to
expose the truth of America and its lackeys, taking
the example of several who did and ended up in prison.
He focuses on the journalists Abdul Elah Haidar Shayi
who was the most recent journalist to be arrested due
to his exclusive coverage of Al-Qaedah in the Arabian
Peninsula and its leaders.
We have provided links to Download, Watch Online and
also the Transcript to read online. May Allah reward
Sheikh Anwar and GIMF, and also guide sincere Muslim
journalists to stand for the truth in the face of the
pressures of the US and their lackeys.
Global
Islamic Media FrontLanguage
and Translation Department
presentsAn English
Translation of an Audio MessageBy Sheikh Anwar Al-Awlakientitled…
A Message to Those in the Field of
Media
Transcript
All praise is
due to Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon the
leader of the Prophets and Messengers, and upon all
his family and companions until the Day of Recompense.
To proceed:
"Then We have
put you on a (plain) way of (Our) commandment. So
follow you that, and follow not the desires of those
who know not." [45:18]
Indeed America
is the Empire of Lusts, and under the pretext of
freedom, it has propagated all sorts of crime, sin,
and oppositions to proper and upright human
tendencies.
America and
the West guarantee the freedom to express whatever
kufr and depravity one desires. They allow everything,
except the truth which exposes their true face.
America's
public display of depravity at the highest levels,
such as the president of America himself signing a new
law allowing for the presence of homosexuals in the
armed forces exposes the level of degeneracy these
people have reached who embody all the shades and
meanings of kufr and deviancy which the Prophets and
Messengers were sent to demolish. There is no freedom
of expression for those who expose the crimes of
America and its agents. America and its lackeys
legitimatize their rule by propagating a huge
deception called "freedom", "democracy", and "human
rights", while these mantras are nothing other than a
veil to take control over the resources of the world,
to oppress people, and to usurp their rights.
Those who work
in the media and journalists who try to expose the
true facts to people, who try to expose the true face
of America and their lackeys, are tested and tried.
Sa'eed Aali Za'eer was imprisoned due to his
exposition of the Saudi regime. Tayseer Allouni and
Sami al-Haj were imprisoned due to the exposition of
America's crimes in Afghanistan, and now in Yemen, a
freelance reporter, Abdul Elah Haidar Shayi is
imprisoned due his exposition of America's crimes in
Yemen. America bombarded Abyan and Shabwah, and then
the Yemeni government claimed responsibility for it.
It was Abdul Elah who first exposed this conspiracy
between America and the Yemeni government against the
people of Yemen. The journalist Abdul Elah publicly
declared this to be the reason behind his arrest in
the case proceedings. Abdul Elah Haidar Shayi was the
voice of truth in a turbulent sea crashing with the
waves of fabrications and secrets. Abdul Elah was
bombarded with false accusations to cover the true
reasons behind his arrest.
They see to
hide the truth and silence. The candle which was lit
by Abdul Elah in the enforced darkness of the
politicized and controlled Arab media will not be
extinguished by Allah's leave. The internet has become
an open world filled with all sorts of information. It
contains knowledge and information, but also sin and
transgression. All these things are available and
open. However, standing up for the truth is still
fought and blocked. Not only that, but America
struggles to block a website like Wikileaks, for
merely quoting the truth about some events of the US
war in Iraq and dialogues between American politicians
and their lackeys around the world.
Indeed the
crime of the Yemeni government in co-conspiring with
America to bomb the people of Yemen should never be
forgotten. The sincere in the field of media must
carry on the work of Abdul Elah and continue on the
path which he uncovered. The truth of this conspiracy
must reach every household. Those in the field of
media all around the Islamic world must stop being
floor mats for America and tools for the propagation
their colonialist plans.
Tayseer
Allouni, Sami Al-Haj, and Abul Elah Haidar are
examples of journalists with principles. Those in the
field of media will be asked by Allah about what they
present to the people. Their role in forming mindsets
is well-known. The greatest similarity between
American today and the Pharaoh of yesterday continues
to become manifest. [Allah quotes] Pharaoh as saying:
Pharaoh said:
‘(Leave me to kill Moses), and let him call his Lord!
I fear that he may change your religion, or that he
may cause mischief to appear in the land!' [40:26]
Today, America
calls whoever exposes their depravity "terrorists".
The canned and prepared accusations in the pockets of
America's bandolier is ready to be fired at anyone who
opposes it, whether Muslim or otherwise. Homaidan Al
Turki who supervised an Islamic Publication company in
America was falsely accused of immoral crimes which he
is currently living out for a term of twenty-nine
years. And today, the owner of Wikileaks has been
accused of the same, to distract and swerve him from
his work of leaking the inner secrets of the rotten
White House.
Abdul Elah
fulfilled his journalistic obligation, and all
journalists, both here and elsewhere, as well as the
tribe of Abdul Elah and the people of Yemen in
general, must fulfill their obligation to support and
defend him. Indeed we encourage Abdul Elah Shayi and
all sincere Muslim journalists to seek help in Allah
and not to shy away. We remind them of the saying of
Allah, the Most High:
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