On October 1, 2009, Time Magazine wrote that Najibullah Zazi, the Afghan immigrant facing charges of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction in the U.S., "became enchanted with the controversial Indian Muslim televangelist Dr. Zakir Naik" and that Dr. Naik "preaches a wild mix of harsh Islamic rhetoric and unorthodox Muslim theology."
The article also reported that, "His [Dr. Naik's] videos reach a global audience online. On the topic of jihad and terrorism, Naik was far from the most incendiary voice, but he managed in his own way to make clear the choice between bin Laden and Uncle Sam. 'If [bin Laden] is fighting enemies of Islam, I am for him,' the former medical doctor says in one YouTube clip. 'If he is terrorizing America - the terrorist, biggest terrorist - I am with him. Every Muslim should be a terrorist.'" [1]
The following are clips from the MEMRI TV archives of lectures by Dr. Zakir Naik from Peace TV:
• MEMRI TV Clip No. 1846 - Indian Muslim Cleric Zakir Naik: 9/11 Was Carried Out by George Bush Himself, July 31, 2008
To view this clip: http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/1846.htm
To view the transcript: http://www.memritv.org/clip_transcript/en/1846.htm
• MEMRI TV Clip No. 1844 - Indian Muslim Cleric Zakir Naik: George Washington and Benjamin Franklin Were Also Labeled "Terrorists," July 29, 2008
To view this clip: http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/1844.htm
To view the transcript: http://www.memritv.org/clip_transcript/en/1844.htm
• MEMRI TV Clip No. 1788 - Indian Muslim Scholar Zakir Naik: Bush Is World's No. 1 Terrorist, May 24, 2008
To view this clip: http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/1788.htm
To view the transcript: http://www.memritv.org/clip_transcript/en/1788.htm
• MEMRI TV Clip No. 1295- Indian Imam Dr. Zakir Naik: Polygamy Is the Solution to Homosexuals and the Surplus of Women in New York and around the World, October 16, 2006
To view this clip: http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/1295.htm
To view the transcript: http://www.memritv.org/clip_transcript/en/1295.htm
Endnote:
[1] "Najibullah Zazi: His Denver, New York, Pakistan Roots;" Time Magazine; October 1, 2009, http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091001/us_time/08599192712600
