Lan astaslem
Template:Short description Lan astaslem (Arabic: لن استسلم ) is an Arabic phrase meaning "I will not surrender".[1][2] The term is used by Christians in reference to Aslim Taslam (Arabic: أسلم تسلم) ("submit to Islam").
As resistance statement
Oriana Fallaci, the Italian author and outspoken journalist, popularized the rejoinder lan astaslem.[1][2]
Michelle Malkin has taken up this slogan as a response to the WTC terrorist attacks.[3] T-shirts with lan astaslem have been produced, with all proceeds going to the Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund.[4]
Submission
On September 17, 2006, in response to the Pope Benedict XVI Islam controversy, Imad Hamto, a Palestinian religious leader, said: "We want to use the words of the Prophet Muhammad and tell the pope: ‘Aslim Taslam'.[5] This was interpreted as a threat.[5][6]
References
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- ↑ a b Fallaci, Oriana The Rage and The Pride (La Rabbia e l'Orgoglio, 2001) Template:ISBN.
- ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". by Michelle Malkin September 15, 2006
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". by Michelle Malkin September 11, 2006
- ↑ Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund for victims of 9/11
- ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".by Khaled Abu Toameh September 18, 2006
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". by Clifford D. May September 25, 2006
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