by: Schuyler Montague

I would just like to say "Thank you" to SAMUEL TADROS of The Weekly Standard and to David Wood of Answering Muslims for a job well done.

It was the result of these two gentlemen and many others that I am probably unaware of, that led to the victory in preventing Samira Ibrahim from receiving the Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award. It was their hard work and dedication to the truth that enabled us to obtain and share this story.

The Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award is a prestigious acknowledgement of true women of courage. Had Samira Ibrahim been allowed to be honored with this award following the discovery of her extreme views of islamic hate and anti-Semitism, a true disservice would have occurred. It would have been very disrespectful to the women who truly earned this honor and it would have lowered the bar for future recipients. Not to mention, it would have sent the wrong message to the world. It would have said that "supporting terrorism and making statements like 'Americans and Jews should burn' " are not only acceptable, but worthy of an award. When the only true thing those types of statements are worthy of is an award for ignorance and hate.

Additionally, to all of the people who "re-tweeted" and shared the original story, we say "Thank you." You played a vital role in justice being achieved. The spokesperson for the U.S. State Department specifically referenced the "large number of tweets about the story" being the catalyst that brought this matter to their attention. This is a victory for us all! I assure you... we have many victories to come.

Commentary link:  http://americac2c.com/profiles/blogs/blogs-and-twitter-stopped-sami...

Secretary Kerry To Honor Nine Women of Courage on International Women's Day

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2013/03/205622.htm