New head of Islamic group criticizes "Islamicfascist" comment at annual convention

Earlier this week Ingrid Mattson, a female convert to Islam, was elected head of the Islamic Society of North America, the continent's oldest Islamic organization.

However, if decides to visit Saudi Arabia, she won't be able to drive a car.

The group's annual convention is taking place near Chicago's O'Hare Airport, and Mattson is off to a predictable start, criticizing Bush's "Islamicfascist" comment.

Which brings to mind this comment from Abdel Rahman al-Rashed, the general manager of the al-Arabiya network.

It is a certain fact that not all Muslims are terrorists, but it is equally certain, and exceptionally painful, that almost all terrorists are Muslims.

There's a problem within Islam, Ingrid: widespread violence committed in the name of the faith. And blaming Bush, or for that matter the West, colonialism, or the Jews is not solving that problem.

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