Islamic group seeks firing of radio host [View All]

[NoPasaran]

A national Islamic antidefamation organization called Friday for the firing of Boston talk-radio host Jay Severin after he allegedly suggested in his afternoon talk show that the United States should "kill all Muslims."

The statement -- made during Severin's show Thursday on WTKK-FM -- was allegedly part of a discussion about how Severin believes Muslims want to take over the world, said Rabiah Ahmed, a spokeswoman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

She said he then remarked, "I've got an idea, let's kill all Muslims."

The council was notified of the statement by a caller, Ahmed said.

"This type of hate speech affects everyone," Ahmed said, adding that she spoke with WTKK's general manager on Friday. "It causes a downward spiral of hostility toward interfaith relations . . . and our society should not tolerate it."

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2004/04/25/islamic_group_seeks_firing_of_radio_host/