COMMENTARY: Northeastern University President Joseph Aoun Was Correct in Firing Terrorist-Supporting Chaplain

Northeastern University -- the largest university in Boston and the fourth largest private university in the nation -- has terminated Abdullah Faaruuq as the chaplain of the Islamic Society of Northeastern University (ISNU), because of his Islamic radicalism and his support of convicted Islamic terrorists.

A new video released by the Americans for Peace and Tolerance (APT) shows Faaruuq supporting convicted Islamic terrorists and inciting Boston Muslims against the U.S. government. After viewing the video, Northeastern President Joseph Aoun terminated Faaruug's relationship with the university.

Having seen the APT video on the Internet, we agree that President Aoun made the right decision in terminating Faaruuq.

Faaruuq is shown on the video supporting -- and even praising -- several convicted Islamic terrorists. He says that the U.S. government never should have arrested them.

He even invites a Jewish speaker -- who is anti-Semitic -- to address the ISNU. This speaker condemns American Jews because they are "the wealthiest ethnic-religious group in the United States" and they control most of America's money.

Faaruuq -- who served as Northeastern's Islamic chaplain for the past 15 years -- has had a significant negative impact on the ISNU, as several Northeastern graduates have gone to prison as a result of their terrorist activities.

One example of this impact is the case of a recent Northeastern physics graduate from Ashland, Massachusetts who planned to use drones (unmanned planes operated by remote control) filled with explosives and crashing them into the Pentagon and Capitol buildings in Washington, D.C. this year. The APT video indicates that this student was into music -- rather than terrorism -- but after attending ISNU meetings, Faaruuq's Islamic radicalism had an impact on him by his senior year.

All in all, President Aoun must be commended for terminating Faaruuq's relationship with Northeastern, since the radical Muslim chaplain was a bad influence on Northeastern students.

President Aoun needs to ensure that the new chaplain of the ISNU is one who is not a radical Islamist or a supporter of terrorists.  Then -- and only then -- will Northeastern Muslim students receive the guidance they deserve to interact harmoniously with each other and with other students, as a prelude to graduating and then serving as stellar role models to help improve our society.