Children at a Muslim center in Philadelphia recited slogans of jihad and beheadings during an assembly

by Edward Ulrich, updated September 10, 2022



The following information is summarized from this Breitbart article:

The “Philadelphia Muslim American Society Islamic Center (MAS)” had uploaded a video of children at an assembly for the organization singing jihadist songs and reciting slogans about martyrdom and performing beheadings.

Toward the end of the video, a girl reads a statement: “Our martyrs sacrificed their lives without hesitation.  They attained Paradise, and the scent of musk emanates from their bodies.  They compete with one another to reach paradise.  Will Jerusalem be their capital city, or will it be a hotbed for cowards?”

Then another girl says, “We will defend the land of divine guidance with our bodies, and we will sacrifice our souls without hesitation.  We will chop off their heads, and we will liberate the sorrowful and exalted Al-Aqsa Mosque.  We will lead the army of Allah fulfilling His promise, and we will subject them to eternal torture.”

The video was uploaded to the center’s Facebook page on April 22 in celebration of “Ummah Day” (which refers to the worldwide Muslim community.)  The video has since been deleted from the Facebook page, however the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) has re-posted the video with subtitles in English.

Such videos of children pledging their loyalty to terrorism are common on Palestinian television, in Particular in Gaza, which is run by the Hamas terrorist organization.  To this day, the Palestinian government pays stipends to jailed terrorists and the families of dead ones.

The Philadelphia MAS organization then posted a statement saying, “.. not all songs were properly vetted  ..  This was an unintended mistake and an oversight in which the center and the students are remorseful.”  And later it posted a statement from the Pennsylvania chapter of the (terrorist linked) CAIR organization which “reaffirmed its condemnation of any and all manifestations of anti-Semitism.”