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About me: Born in Kashmir, raised and educated in Western Europe. I presently live somewhere west of the Bosphorus and east of the Rocky Mountains.
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
A claim that I hear many a time on the blogsphere is that not all Muslims are terrorists but all terrorists are Muslim.
If this claim is true can someone please explain to me the following:
Which sect of Islam does Joseph Kony of the Lords Resistance Army belongs to?
Which sect of Islam do the Sri Lankan Tamil Tigers belong to ?
Which sect of Islam do the God's Army based in Thailand belong to?
Which sect of Islam do the Freedomites of Canada belong to?
Which sect of Islam do the Aryan nations and other Christian Identitiy groups belong to?
Which sect of Islam do the Jewish Defense League belong to? The F.B.I describes them as a violent and extremist group.
Which sect of Islam do the Sikh Babbar Khalsa group in Indian Punjab belong to ?
Which sect of Islam do the Japanese Aum Shinrikyo group belong to ? They used weapons of mass destruction, sarin gas on the Tokyo subway system.
Which sect of Islam do the Provisional Irish Republican Army belong to?
Which sect of Islam do the Irish National Liberation Army belong to?
Which sect of Islam do the Continuity Irish Republican Army belong to ?
Which sect of Islam do the Ulster Freedom Fighters belong to ?
Which sect of Islam do the Red Hand Defenders belong to ?
Which sect of Islam do the Ulster Volunteer Force belong to ?
Which sect of Islam do the Loyalist Volunteer Force belong to ?
Which sect of Islam do the Basque E.T.A organization belong to ?
Which sect of Islam do the National Front for the Liberation of Corsica belong to ?
Which sect of Islam do the Shining Path group in Peru belong to ?
Which sect of Islam do the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC) belong to ?
Which sect of Islam do the Creativity Movement belong to?
......And the list goes on and on.....
To say that no Muslim kills in the name of Islam would obviously be a lie but by the same token to say that all terrorists are Muslim is also a lie.
Tagged: Islam Terrorism
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
In this post we will be looking at the trinity in Christianity and in particular the creed of Nicea.
This topic follows on from a previous post Christianity, The Bible And The Lie Of The Crucifixion.
For the purpose of completeness I have reproduced a translation below of the Nicene Creed from the first Ecumenical Council held in Nicea Asia Minor (modern day Turkey) in 325 A.D
This translation has been taken from the Internet Christian Library
We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God,begotten, not made of one being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father [and the Son].
With the Father and the Son he is worshipped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets.We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. AMEN.
The creed was formulated as a refutation of Arianism a theology attributed to Arius a Christian theologian
born in 256 A.D in Libya and taught in the city of Alexandria.
Further details about Arius can be found on Wikipedia.
In summary Arius formulated the following doctrines about Jesus the Son and God the Father:
"We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one being with the Father."
The Nicene creed affirms Trinitarian Christianity's assertion that the three parts of the trinity namely the Father and
the Son and Holy Ghost are co-equal, co-eternal and cosubstantial (being of the same essence).
A good question to ask at this point is what do Muslims say at the concept of trinity?
Well as Muslims we reject this concept and here are some interesting questions:
If God the Father and Jesus the Son are co-equal why does Jesus say in John 14 verse 28:
"..for the Father is greater than I."
If God the Father and Jesus the Son are co-equal and God "begot" Jesus there must have been a time when Jesus the Son did not exist. Therefore they cannot be co-eternal
If God the Father and Jesus the Son are of the same essence then when Jesus was "crucified" was he killed as man or
as God? If he was killed as God then God cannot die and if he was killed as man then one man cannot be responsible for the sins of all mankind.
As a side point if eternal salvation will only be gained by accepting that Jesus Christ is the "Son of God" and was killed on the cross, what happens to all those people who died before Jesus came into the world ?
A more extensive look at some of the issues brought up on this post can be found on Answering Christianity.
Technorati Tags: Christianity Bible God Jesus Christ
This topic follows on from a previous post Christianity, The Bible And The Lie Of The Crucifixion.
For the purpose of completeness I have reproduced a translation below of the Nicene Creed from the first Ecumenical Council held in Nicea Asia Minor (modern day Turkey) in 325 A.D
This translation has been taken from the Internet Christian Library
We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God,begotten, not made of one being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father [and the Son].
With the Father and the Son he is worshipped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets.We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. AMEN.
The creed was formulated as a refutation of Arianism a theology attributed to Arius a Christian theologian
born in 256 A.D in Libya and taught in the city of Alexandria.
Further details about Arius can be found on Wikipedia.
In summary Arius formulated the following doctrines about Jesus the Son and God the Father:
- That the "Word" and the Father were not of the same essence i.e. they are not homoousious.
- That the Son was a created being.
- If the Son is a created being there must have been a time when he the Son did not exist.
"We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one being with the Father."
The Nicene creed affirms Trinitarian Christianity's assertion that the three parts of the trinity namely the Father and
the Son and Holy Ghost are co-equal, co-eternal and cosubstantial (being of the same essence).
A good question to ask at this point is what do Muslims say at the concept of trinity?
Well as Muslims we reject this concept and here are some interesting questions:
If God the Father and Jesus the Son are co-equal why does Jesus say in John 14 verse 28:
"..for the Father is greater than I."
If God the Father and Jesus the Son are co-equal and God "begot" Jesus there must have been a time when Jesus the Son did not exist. Therefore they cannot be co-eternal
If God the Father and Jesus the Son are of the same essence then when Jesus was "crucified" was he killed as man or
as God? If he was killed as God then God cannot die and if he was killed as man then one man cannot be responsible for the sins of all mankind.
As a side point if eternal salvation will only be gained by accepting that Jesus Christ is the "Son of God" and was killed on the cross, what happens to all those people who died before Jesus came into the world ?
A more extensive look at some of the issues brought up on this post can be found on Answering Christianity.
Technorati Tags: Christianity Bible God Jesus Christ
Monday, May 29, 2006
This is a video of a white American Christian that spends 30 days living as a Muslim in Michigan. The program deals with what it is like to be a Muslim in modern day America from prejaudice to articles of Islamic faith. See how this Christian from Virginia fairs as a Muslim.
For more on western representation of Muslims see Why Is Hollywood So Pro-Islam?
Technorati Tags: American Christianity Muslim Islam Michigan Video
In this post I want to look at some of the foundations of Christianity and the Bible. This topic has been mentioned before on this weblog and the link follows for further reading:
Can someone please explain the idea of......
Please put your hands up all those that think that Christianity and the Bible that you have between your hands has been revealed by G-d and that it is the literal word of G-d? I would be surprised if anyone answered yes to this question. The reason being that anyone who has done even the most nominal of reading in this subject will very quickly realise that even Christians admit the religion that they call Christianity and their holy book the Bible is infact the work of man and not revealed by G-d unto man. The Bible even testifies to this itself in Jeremiah chapter 8 verse 8:
"How can you say, "We are wise, And the law of the LORD is with us"? But behold, the lying pen of the scribes
Has made it into a lie."
There maybe some that hold that the Bible was inspired unto man however inspiration is not the same as revelation. Therefore if we accept that the Bible is not the literal word of G-d then we come to a very important question, if the Bible is not from G-d directly then where is it from? Well careful research in this field leads one to the inevitable conclusion that the Bible is the work of man. This theme of a man made religion pervades the whole of the history of Christianity from Saul of Tarsus to the Roman Emperor Constantine and the Council of Nicea in 325 A.D to Christianity and its recent past and of such themes as denying Christ's immaculate conception.
As a question to the reader of this weblog may I ask do you know how many gospels have been written since the lifetime of Jesus ? What was the process of canonization of these gospels? Who decided which gospels became "the truth" and others were burnt, destroyed and labelled as heresies? Is the answer to either of the previous two questions Jesus, If not who where these men of G-d that spread lies such as the trinity and the crucifixion of Christ.
As I am writing this post I can image how a Christian must be feeling reading my assertion that the crucifixion of Christ is a lie. How can I deny a historical fact that has been accepted by the world for over the last 2000 years? Well dear reader this not my position on the crucifixion of Christ but rather this is the teaching of St. Peter who was the only one of the disciples not to have fled for his life on the night of the event. You may well ask how do I know that St. Peter denies the crucifixion of Christ, well we have a gospel written by him it is called the Apocalypse of Peter. This is the only account from the disciples of Jesus that is written in the first person none of the other accounts whether it be from Mark, Matthew, Luke or John are written in this manner.
The Gospel of Matthew supports the statement that Peter was the only disciple not to have fled for his life on the night of the crucifixion and the only way he was spared was by denying Christ.
This establishes the fact that St. Peter was an actual eyewitness to those events.
An English translation to the Apocalypse of Peter can be found at the Nag Hammadi Library
I shall quote from the text here to illustrate the topic of this post.:
The Savior said to me, "He whom you saw on the tree, glad and laughing, this is the living Jesus. But this one into whose hands and feet they drive the nails is his fleshly part, which is the substitute being put to shame, the one who came into being in his likeness. But look at him and me."
Here St. Peter narrates the story of the crucifixion and how a substitute was placed for them to crucify thinking that they killed Jesus when infact it they killed him not.
As we see from the above Christianity and the Bible have been fabricated from one chosen narrative by those that want us to believe that Jesus died for our sins. For this particular narrative Christian men, women and children have been killed, tortued and burnt at the stake throughout history that this lie may become an established truth.
Technorati Tags: Christianity Bible God Jesus Christ
Can someone please explain the idea of......
Please put your hands up all those that think that Christianity and the Bible that you have between your hands has been revealed by G-d and that it is the literal word of G-d? I would be surprised if anyone answered yes to this question. The reason being that anyone who has done even the most nominal of reading in this subject will very quickly realise that even Christians admit the religion that they call Christianity and their holy book the Bible is infact the work of man and not revealed by G-d unto man. The Bible even testifies to this itself in Jeremiah chapter 8 verse 8:
"How can you say, "We are wise, And the law of the LORD is with us"? But behold, the lying pen of the scribes
Has made it into a lie."
There maybe some that hold that the Bible was inspired unto man however inspiration is not the same as revelation. Therefore if we accept that the Bible is not the literal word of G-d then we come to a very important question, if the Bible is not from G-d directly then where is it from? Well careful research in this field leads one to the inevitable conclusion that the Bible is the work of man. This theme of a man made religion pervades the whole of the history of Christianity from Saul of Tarsus to the Roman Emperor Constantine and the Council of Nicea in 325 A.D to Christianity and its recent past and of such themes as denying Christ's immaculate conception.
As a question to the reader of this weblog may I ask do you know how many gospels have been written since the lifetime of Jesus ? What was the process of canonization of these gospels? Who decided which gospels became "the truth" and others were burnt, destroyed and labelled as heresies? Is the answer to either of the previous two questions Jesus, If not who where these men of G-d that spread lies such as the trinity and the crucifixion of Christ.
As I am writing this post I can image how a Christian must be feeling reading my assertion that the crucifixion of Christ is a lie. How can I deny a historical fact that has been accepted by the world for over the last 2000 years? Well dear reader this not my position on the crucifixion of Christ but rather this is the teaching of St. Peter who was the only one of the disciples not to have fled for his life on the night of the event. You may well ask how do I know that St. Peter denies the crucifixion of Christ, well we have a gospel written by him it is called the Apocalypse of Peter. This is the only account from the disciples of Jesus that is written in the first person none of the other accounts whether it be from Mark, Matthew, Luke or John are written in this manner.
The Gospel of Matthew supports the statement that Peter was the only disciple not to have fled for his life on the night of the crucifixion and the only way he was spared was by denying Christ.
This establishes the fact that St. Peter was an actual eyewitness to those events.
An English translation to the Apocalypse of Peter can be found at the Nag Hammadi Library
I shall quote from the text here to illustrate the topic of this post.:
The Savior said to me, "He whom you saw on the tree, glad and laughing, this is the living Jesus. But this one into whose hands and feet they drive the nails is his fleshly part, which is the substitute being put to shame, the one who came into being in his likeness. But look at him and me."
Here St. Peter narrates the story of the crucifixion and how a substitute was placed for them to crucify thinking that they killed Jesus when infact it they killed him not.
As we see from the above Christianity and the Bible have been fabricated from one chosen narrative by those that want us to believe that Jesus died for our sins. For this particular narrative Christian men, women and children have been killed, tortued and burnt at the stake throughout history that this lie may become an established truth.
Technorati Tags: Christianity Bible God Jesus Christ
In this post I want to bring to the attention of the reader a topic that is used by many to insult and denigrate Islam namely the eating of pork.
If you search the blogsphere and the internet in general. The Islamic injunction on refraining from consuming pork is ridiculed and used to insult Islam. Insults like Mo-HAM-med in reference to the Prophet of Islam are abound. This lead me to ask my myself many of those who use this form of insult claim to be Christians, so I thought what does Christianity and the Bible have to say about eating the flesh of the swine? As you must know pork is consumed in many Christian homes around the world so lets see what the Bible has to say about it.
For the purpose of this post I will be using the King James as found on BibleGateway.com. The main reason for using the King James is that I developed some familiarity during my school days with this particular version.
The Bible states in the book of Leviticus chapter 11 verse 1, verse 7 and verse 8:
"And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying unto them,"
"And the swine, though he divide the hoof and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean unto you."
"Of their flesh shall ye not eat and their carcase shall ye not touch they are unclean unto you."
The Bible also states in Deuteronomy chapter 14 verse 8:
"And the swine because it divideth the hoof, yet chewth not the cud, it is unclean unto you: yea shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcase."
Those of you that are familiar with this subject should be jumping up and down by this point shouting out at your screens St. Paul. Why is St.Paul so important in this discussion? Well if you look at the biblical verses mentioned above they are all taken from the Old Testament and as such they are not applicable to Christians who follow the New Testament. Christians in their defense of eating pork cite St. Paul's letter to the Romans.
Here is his letter taken from the Bible, Romans 14 verse 20:
"Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to eat anything that causes someone else to stumble."
Why did Paul say that all food is clean? Did he not know the biblical injunction on eating pork? Being a former Jew he should have been fully aware of this so why the difference? Well the reason being that St.Paul preached that Jesus came to abolish the laws and regulations as preserved in the Old Testament.
This is witnessed by his correspondence in Ephesians 2 verses 13 to 16:
"But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.
For he himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility,
by abolishing in his flesh the law with its commandments and regulations......"
Now we come to the fundamental point of discussion in this post. Was St.Paul's assertion correct that Christ through the sacrifice of his flesh and blood abolished the laws and regulations of Moses? I think that the best person to hear on this subject would be Jesus Christ himself. Fortunately we have preserved in the New Testament a powerful statement from him regarding this very topic.
The Bible states in Matthew 5 verse 17 to verse 19:
"Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill.
For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one title shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven."
The law that Jesus Christ is referring to in these verses is the law of Moses, the same law that forbids the eating of swine.
As a Christian I would question who's teaching should I follow that of Paul of Tarsus or that of Jesus Christ?
As well as considering why it is that so many Christains prefer to follow Paul and not Christ?
Tagged: Christianity Bible Jesus Christ Saint Paul
Sunday, May 28, 2006
The Da Vinci Code has been banned in a second Indian state reports the BBC as previously noted on this weblog Christians in Nagaland were successful in banning both book and film versions of the Da Vinci Code. Now authorities in the northern Indian state of Punjab under pressure from Roman Catholics have also decided to ban the Da Vinci Code.
Bishop Symporian Keethprath from the diocese of Jalandhar says:
"shameful and liable to hurt the religious sentiments of the Christians of the Punjab if its screening was permitted."
Father Franco Mulakkal of the same Christian diocese said:
"Fictional details attributed to in the film The Da Vinci are highly offensive and intolerable to all Christians."
How tolerant is this ? Banning a film just because you do not agree with its contents smacks of the intolerance that Christianity has shown throughout its history while claiming to preach love.
Tagged: Christian Da Vinci Christianity Punjab
The Bible: Genesis Chapter 1 Verse 1
The Qur'an: Chapter 2 Verse 255I want to in this post deal with a topic that I have touched on before in this weblog under the title of "what does Allah mean to you?"
As I have mentioned in the post "what does Allah mean to you" that the Arabic version of the Bible is full of verses where the name of God is mentioned by the term Allah. To illustrate this I have taken a copy of the Arabic Bible found on the website of the International Bible society (http://www.ibs.org). For those that are not familiar with Arabic let me inform you that the above image is the first few words of Genesis verse 1. It reads in English as such:
"In the beginning God created the heavens....."
The most important part of the verse for our purpose has been underlined in red. The word used for God here is the Arabic term Allah. Now if you look down at the second image which is taken from the Qur'an chapter 2 verse 255 the term used for God in this verse is Allah. You can see that both verses from the Qur'an and the Bible contain the same identical name for God.
This now brings me onto the claims of those who say that Allah is a moon goddess (Robert Morey) or Allah is Satan or Allah is a false god. If these claims are true then millions of Arab Christians who have been worshipping long before Christianity came to the west are also worshipping a moon goddess or Satan or a false god just like us Muslims!
I personally do not find this problematic, however I am amazed at those who claim to preach and spread love throughout the earth would want to label their co-religionists as devil worshippers.
Tagged: Islam Bible Christianity Allah
Friday, May 26, 2006
It appears James is French but is rather illusive about his personal details and the reasons for this will only become evident when you read his content. James deals with an important issue on his weblog namely the relationship between Muslims and the west. Here are some snippets to incite you over to his blog:
"Destroy Islam and kill all Muslims"
"NUKE THE MUSLIM PIGS NOW!"
"The MUSLIMS ARE CRAZED MURDEROUS MADMEN"
"We must remember that they are DEMONS ON EARTH - MUSLIMS:
* MUSLIMS ARE SAVAGES
* MUSLIMS ARE PERVERTS AND QUEERS
* MUSLIMS ARE CRAWLING WITH VD AND AIDS
* MUSLIMS ARE IGNORANT
* MUSLIMS ARE DRUG DEALERS
* MUSLIMS ARE THIEVES
* MUSLIMS ARE INSANE
* MUSLIMS ARE SATANIC PIGS!
* MUSLIMS ARE TERRORISTS!!!"
"* We don't need any more talk
* We don't need any more debate
* We don't need any more time wasted
i. ALL WE NEED IS MILLIONS OF DEAD MUSLIMS!
ii. WE MUST DO GOD'S HOLY WILL!!
iii. WE MUST KILL THEM ALL!!"
"WE MUST EXTERMINATE THEM ALL...."
" Muslims are not really human anyway...."
"St. Paul spoke of the vile Muslim carcinogen that has infested the world in his letter to the Romans Chapter 1:...."
This particular quote sounds surprising as far as I know Paul died around 63 A.D. so for him to comment on Islam and Muslims was truly prophetic and miraculous
"ISLAM IS DEVIL WORSHIP AND MUSLIMS ARE EVIL DEMONS!"
"PRE-EMPTIVE NUCLEAR STRIKES ON:
* Tehran
* Damascus
* Mecca
* Medina"
Etc... Etc...Etc....
I am sure by now you are getting the picture.
I think that James is rather frank in his comments although I see one problem in his advocated course of action, if we kill all the Muslims who will we have to hate then ?
Tagged: Muslim
Thursday, May 25, 2006
Christianity plays a visible role in local politics and Christians have been urging the local government to act in respect of the Da Vinci Code. Such has been the influence of the Christians in Nagaland that local authorities under pressure have enforced prohibition for the past decade. Christianity even pervades the role of rebels fighting the Indian state. The NSCN (Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland) a local rebel group has as one of its slogans: "Nagaland for Christ"
According to the state cabinet the Da Vinci Code film is "blasphemous and offensive" and commenting on Da Vinci Code the book the state cabinet is reported to have said "an affront to the dignity of Christians and a direct assault on the Christian faith as a whole."
It certainly seems that these Christians have got the wrong end of the stick. Is it not just Muslims that are supposed to be intolerant?
Tagged: Da Vinci Christianity
Oops... the video has gone. If you did not get a chance to see it then I am afraid it has gone forever.
Finally the Nomad's tent has been fitted with a camera and uplink. Now dear visitor you can see the Nomad in technicolor
Finally the Nomad's tent has been fitted with a camera and uplink. Now dear visitor you can see the Nomad in technicolor
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
I just fell off my chair when I read this article from the British Daily Mail newspaper.
The article is about 39 year old Ellen Morris from the north of Britain. She started giving birth at the age of 16 and carried on. Since then she has accumulated 13 children along the way and takes welfare benefits from the state totaling £28,000 a year which is approximately $50,000 a year. However Ellen Morris finds life hard as she smokes 40 cigarettes a day, likes to drink vodka, likes Lacoste clothing and has to put up with demands of the latest designer clothing and footwear from her children.
All in all it appears that Miss Morris is not a happy person. The hardships of life such as not working a day in her life, living with only the latest wide screen television and D.V.D player and going out twice a week have taken there toll on poor Ellen Morris. On top of all this she has been served a parenting order by local courts becausee her children do not attend school regularly. To top this all of she is planning to have more children so the local authorities will have to give her a 6 bedroom house rent free.
While reading this article I was reminded of the slurs that many who hate Islam aim at Muslims. They say that Muslims reproduce like vermin and live their lives on state benefits and handouts. Well it appears that Miss Ellen Morris is striking back for the western woman!
Tagged: Mother
The article is about 39 year old Ellen Morris from the north of Britain. She started giving birth at the age of 16 and carried on. Since then she has accumulated 13 children along the way and takes welfare benefits from the state totaling £28,000 a year which is approximately $50,000 a year. However Ellen Morris finds life hard as she smokes 40 cigarettes a day, likes to drink vodka, likes Lacoste clothing and has to put up with demands of the latest designer clothing and footwear from her children.
All in all it appears that Miss Morris is not a happy person. The hardships of life such as not working a day in her life, living with only the latest wide screen television and D.V.D player and going out twice a week have taken there toll on poor Ellen Morris. On top of all this she has been served a parenting order by local courts becausee her children do not attend school regularly. To top this all of she is planning to have more children so the local authorities will have to give her a 6 bedroom house rent free.
While reading this article I was reminded of the slurs that many who hate Islam aim at Muslims. They say that Muslims reproduce like vermin and live their lives on state benefits and handouts. Well it appears that Miss Ellen Morris is striking back for the western woman!
Tagged: Mother
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Absolutism is a charge made by many at Islam.
"Why is Islam so fundamentalist ?"
"How can Muslims be so certain about their belief in Islam ?"
"How come Islam is so rigid and unwilling to reform and adapt?"
"Why can Islam not compromise with others?"
"Why is Islam trying to turn back the world to principles founded over a thousand years ago?"
I am sure by now you are getting my drift.
Well it appears that Islam and Muslims are not the only ones that "suffer" from absolutism. The Reuters news agency reports that former American secretary of state Madeleine Albright thinks that George W. Bush also "suffers" from absoultism however of the Christian variety.
Albright states in the interview comparing George W. Bush to former American leaders Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton:
"President Bush's certitude about what he believes in, and the division between good and evil, is, I think, different........"
"The absolute truth is what makes Bush so worrying to some of us."
Albright also compares the difference between George W. Bush and Abraham Lincoln :
"When he says 'God is on our side', it's very different from (former U.S. President Abraham) Lincoln saying 'We have to be on God's side'."
Albright also notes that George W. Bush in his speech to the 2004 Republican convention told party members that:
"We have a calling from beyond the stars to stand for freedom".
At a time when Muslims are told to separate Islam from state and to modernize it looks like some parts of the world are going in the opposite direction. Increasing the role of religion in the state and in doing so taking people "backwards" to a society based upon principles authored more than 2000 years ago.
Tagged: Bush Islam
Monday, May 22, 2006
That is the story of Shahbaz Choudhary. A contestant on the British version of Big Brother which is now in its 7th series. The 38 year old Scottish gay who has been nick named "Trash Mahal" on Glasgow's gay scene is making a name for himself in the United Kingdom and in the process annoying his other house mates and probably many others.
It appears that Shahbaz has had a difficult life as a gay man from a Muslim background. Disowned by his family after they found out he was gay and even being physically attacked by his father outside his school. Gay Shahbaz has only one aim in life and that is to be famous. It seems that by appearing on Big Brother 7 gay Shahbaz who claims to have been jobless for 21 years not only wants to win the £100,000 prize but also become Britain's most famous Scottish gay of Muslim origin.
I personally find this man rather strange by all accounts most people find him annoying to say the least. If this is the case then he might become more notorious by the end of the series as opposed to famous. Scottish, jobless, gay and of Muslim origin if he is not a walking minority then I do not know who is.
As a side point do you think that Islam's view of homosexuality as a sin should be reformed?
Tagged: Scottish Gay Muslim
Sunday, May 21, 2006
This post is related to an earlier post about stereotypes and Muslims.
Have you ever heard a good word being said about Islam and Muslims in the western media? The clever among you may well ask, have we ever heard a good word about the "West" in the Islamic world? I think that this is a fair question and one that needs to be answered on both sides. Let us take the second question first.
In general across the Islamic world the media whether it be television, radio or print is state controlled. As such these stations be they Anglophile or Francophile carry a lot of western programming including films, dramas and documentaries covering every topic under the sun. The political coverage especially on satellite channels gives ample opportunity to western politicians and commentators to air their interpretations of current events. As I have stated before in this weblog their are many shades of opinion in the Islamic world. Naturally the coverage and commentary will reflect this, some pro-western and some anti-western and some who just do not care either way. I think that it is safe to say that I am not making any ground breaking revelations in stating this. You are more likely to see an episode of Friends on a channel in the Islamic world than a program on how to hate westerners. Having said this it is not the deny that some people in the Islamic world do hate westerners but to say that all the people in the Islamic world hate the "West" is manifestly not true. In addition to say that all the media coverage in the Islamic world is anti-western is also manifestly not true.
This now brings me onto the first question of the post. The coverage of Islam in the western media. How many Muslim produced programs are broadcast in the "West"? How many Muslim dramas and serials are broadcast in the "West"? What is the general commentary that is presented about Islam in the western media? You may well say that Islam is "evil" and that the commentary only reflects this, I suppose then there is not much point in reasoning as you have already made your mind up. How can anyone reason with "evil"?
Have you ever asked yourself why is it that when a Christian commits a crime the media report it as a man committing an offence and no mention of his religion is made. However, when a Muslim commits the same crime the first thing that is mentioned is his religion. Why is there an emphasis on religion in the case of the Muslim ?
To say that the western media is not biased against Islam is to lie to ones own self first. I personally do not have a problem if the media in the west is biased against Islam. The only thing that I complain about is that when this bias is portrayed as being objective and fair, which it most certainly is not.
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Have you ever heard a good word being said about Islam and Muslims in the western media? The clever among you may well ask, have we ever heard a good word about the "West" in the Islamic world? I think that this is a fair question and one that needs to be answered on both sides. Let us take the second question first.
In general across the Islamic world the media whether it be television, radio or print is state controlled. As such these stations be they Anglophile or Francophile carry a lot of western programming including films, dramas and documentaries covering every topic under the sun. The political coverage especially on satellite channels gives ample opportunity to western politicians and commentators to air their interpretations of current events. As I have stated before in this weblog their are many shades of opinion in the Islamic world. Naturally the coverage and commentary will reflect this, some pro-western and some anti-western and some who just do not care either way. I think that it is safe to say that I am not making any ground breaking revelations in stating this. You are more likely to see an episode of Friends on a channel in the Islamic world than a program on how to hate westerners. Having said this it is not the deny that some people in the Islamic world do hate westerners but to say that all the people in the Islamic world hate the "West" is manifestly not true. In addition to say that all the media coverage in the Islamic world is anti-western is also manifestly not true.
This now brings me onto the first question of the post. The coverage of Islam in the western media. How many Muslim produced programs are broadcast in the "West"? How many Muslim dramas and serials are broadcast in the "West"? What is the general commentary that is presented about Islam in the western media? You may well say that Islam is "evil" and that the commentary only reflects this, I suppose then there is not much point in reasoning as you have already made your mind up. How can anyone reason with "evil"?
Have you ever asked yourself why is it that when a Christian commits a crime the media report it as a man committing an offence and no mention of his religion is made. However, when a Muslim commits the same crime the first thing that is mentioned is his religion. Why is there an emphasis on religion in the case of the Muslim ?
To say that the western media is not biased against Islam is to lie to ones own self first. I personally do not have a problem if the media in the west is biased against Islam. The only thing that I complain about is that when this bias is portrayed as being objective and fair, which it most certainly is not.
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Saturday, May 20, 2006
In this post I want to deal with the Hijab (Islamic veil). This topic has been previous discussed on this weblog and for those interested here is the link. The Hijab comes in different forms from the lest covering or as pictured above.
Many people have an opinion about the Hijab, whether your for the Hijab or against the Hijab there is one undeniable fact that you cannot miss a women dressed in a Hijab. That leads me onto the following questions:
Is this women who is wearing a form of the Hijab oppressed?
Are you oppressing her with judgments about her and her Hijab without knowing anything about her?
Do you think that this women has been beaten into wearing this form of Hijab ?
Do you think that this women has been "coerced" by her family into wearing this form of Hijab?
If you saw this women wearing this form of Hijab walking down the same street as you, would you stare at her or
shout obscenities ar her?
Does this women dressed in a Hijab not have the freedom as you to choose what, when, where and how she dresses?
Has this women been oppressed by Islam or is she being oppressed by your assumptions about her, her Hijab and her life?
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Friday, May 19, 2006
Spain is going to host an exhibition about her Islamic past starting 19th May to 30th September 2006.
The exhibition to be held in Seville, Spain is entitled Ibn Khaldun. The Mediterranean in the 14th Century: the rise and fall of empires.
The exhibition in Spain will be looking at the role of Seville and Spain during the 14th Century from the works of Ibn Khaldun. One of the stated aims of this exhibition in Spain is "to strengthen the collaboration between Spain, the Muslim world and Europe promoting mutual respect, peace and solidarity.
Many of you will never have heard of Ibn Khaldun and many others will not even know that Muslims ruled Spain for over 800 years. I want to take just a few minutes to explain who Ibn Khaldun was.
Ibn Khaldun was a Muslim histographer and historian born in 1332 in modern day Tunisia to a high ranking family from Muslim Spain. They had fled to Tunisia via Ceuta. Ibn Khaldun's family had held high political office when in Muslim Spain but fled from Seville due to the Reconquista. Ibn Khaldun returned to Muslim Spain the land of his fore-fathers and settled in Granada a town in southern Spain.
Ibn Khaldun emigrated from Spain to modern day Algeria from where he wrote one of his most famous works: "Al Muqadima, Prolegomena ".
The Muqadima is considered a fine work of social science and a forerunner to the modern disciple of sociology. British historian A.J.Toynbee notes while commenting about the Muqadima:
"undoubtedly the greatest work of its kind that has ever been created by any mind in any time or place".
After leaving Algeria Ibn Khaldun moved to Cairo where he died in March 1406.
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Thursday, May 18, 2006
Still on the subject of Ayaan Hirsi Ali there has been an update. As reported previously on this weblog Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a self confessed liar. It now appears that Ayaan Hirsi Ali has been recruited by the American Enterprise Institute (A.E.I).
What strange bed fellows? On one side Ayaan Hirsi Ali, an African women who has liberal views on homosexuality, euthanasia and abortion. On the other the side the American Enterprise institute, American with right-wing views on homosexuality, euthanasia and abortion. The question that immediately enters my mind is this : What could bring such diametrically opposed people together? The views mentioned already in this post cannot by any stretch of the imagination be considered minor. Any disagreement in views regarding these issues between Ayaan Hirsi Ali and the A.E.I would be considered fundamental for anyone else. So what has brought Ayaan Hirsi Ali and the A.E.I together? Well simply, put Islam. Hatred for Islam has brought Ayaan Hirsi Ali and the A.E. I together.
I personally think that the A.E.I. has misjudged in taking Ayaan Hirsi Ali. If they were determined to give voice to vehement critics of Islam then there are others that would have been more suitable. As it stands Ayaan Hirsi Ali has been proven to have lied to gain asylum and finally nationality in the Netherlands. As some say once a liar always a liar. Ayaan Hirsi Ali's credibility has been completely shattered. Claims that she was forced into an arranged marriage have at the very least been questioned and at the very worst been shown to be a complete fabrication. With revelations like these Ayaan Hirsi Ali has decided to leave Holland. However some supports give the impression that the Dutch are expelling her, using emotional language like the Dutch have finally given in to Islam as they gave into Nazism.
For those that are beyond themselves to support Ayaan Hirsi Ali regardless of what she may have said or not said miss one very important point. Ayaan Hirsi Ali lied to gain asylum whatever her motives were the rule of law must be upheld. The law must be upheld for all irrespective of their views about Islam. Ayaan Hirsi Ali lied to gain asylum, if her life was in such danger why did she not tell the truth to the Dutch authorities? As such she should be judged by the law without fear or favor.
I suppose the A.E.I. have made their calculations and judgments and see it fit in their wisdom to associate themselves with Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Personally if I were them, I would not touch Ayaan Hirsi Ali with a barge poll.
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What strange bed fellows? On one side Ayaan Hirsi Ali, an African women who has liberal views on homosexuality, euthanasia and abortion. On the other the side the American Enterprise institute, American with right-wing views on homosexuality, euthanasia and abortion. The question that immediately enters my mind is this : What could bring such diametrically opposed people together? The views mentioned already in this post cannot by any stretch of the imagination be considered minor. Any disagreement in views regarding these issues between Ayaan Hirsi Ali and the A.E.I would be considered fundamental for anyone else. So what has brought Ayaan Hirsi Ali and the A.E.I together? Well simply, put Islam. Hatred for Islam has brought Ayaan Hirsi Ali and the A.E. I together.
I personally think that the A.E.I. has misjudged in taking Ayaan Hirsi Ali. If they were determined to give voice to vehement critics of Islam then there are others that would have been more suitable. As it stands Ayaan Hirsi Ali has been proven to have lied to gain asylum and finally nationality in the Netherlands. As some say once a liar always a liar. Ayaan Hirsi Ali's credibility has been completely shattered. Claims that she was forced into an arranged marriage have at the very least been questioned and at the very worst been shown to be a complete fabrication. With revelations like these Ayaan Hirsi Ali has decided to leave Holland. However some supports give the impression that the Dutch are expelling her, using emotional language like the Dutch have finally given in to Islam as they gave into Nazism.
For those that are beyond themselves to support Ayaan Hirsi Ali regardless of what she may have said or not said miss one very important point. Ayaan Hirsi Ali lied to gain asylum whatever her motives were the rule of law must be upheld. The law must be upheld for all irrespective of their views about Islam. Ayaan Hirsi Ali lied to gain asylum, if her life was in such danger why did she not tell the truth to the Dutch authorities? As such she should be judged by the law without fear or favor.
I suppose the A.E.I. have made their calculations and judgments and see it fit in their wisdom to associate themselves with Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Personally if I were them, I would not touch Ayaan Hirsi Ali with a barge poll.
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Wednesday, May 17, 2006
As a Muslim I am constantly questioned (by non-Muslim westerners) about my loyalty to western values. For the record I must state here that I don't like swiping terms like Muslim to represent the views of around a billion people or westerners to represent the views of around 1/2 billion people. However needs must in this case for the sake of brevity and argument. Anyway as I said I must always prove my loyalty to western sensibilities and norms. If I do not or I question in anyway even if it be innocuous then instantly I am labeled a Muslim extremist, a Muslim threat, a backward Muslim, a hateful Muslim, an uneducated Muslim, a tyrannical Muslim, a world domination inspired Muslim, a Muslim bigot, a Muslim who wants to subjugate all the women of the world to domestic violence and murder and finally a Muslim who wants to kill the whole of humanity. I will not dignify these remarks with a rebuttal but whether these perceptions are true or not I leave to the judgment of the reader.
Having thought about the question of Muslim loyalty I have come to a realization that the relationship between a Muslim and the West is a two way street. The people of the "West" demand from a Muslim loyalty, empathy and understanding for their sensibilities, norms, culture and way of life. As such I think that this is only natural on the part of the "West". However is the "West" on the other hand prepared to show the same loyalty, empathy and understanding for the sensibilities, norms, culture and way of life of the "Muslim" world? Is it not the case of what is good for the Muslim goose is also good for the Western gander?
I leave you with this open question and look forward to reading your replies.
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Having thought about the question of Muslim loyalty I have come to a realization that the relationship between a Muslim and the West is a two way street. The people of the "West" demand from a Muslim loyalty, empathy and understanding for their sensibilities, norms, culture and way of life. As such I think that this is only natural on the part of the "West". However is the "West" on the other hand prepared to show the same loyalty, empathy and understanding for the sensibilities, norms, culture and way of life of the "Muslim" world? Is it not the case of what is good for the Muslim goose is also good for the Western gander?
I leave you with this open question and look forward to reading your replies.
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Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Blog 4 Bloggers is the latest tenant to this blog.
The author calls himself Jack, is a software engineer but his location is not mentioned. He writes about the blogsphere, other technical matters and things related to the internet generally.
I request you to pay Jack a visit and see what he has to say. Maybe you might enjoy it or better still you might find his blog informative the only way you can find out is by going there. As they say many a truth can be found in a blog.
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The author calls himself Jack, is a software engineer but his location is not mentioned. He writes about the blogsphere, other technical matters and things related to the internet generally.
I request you to pay Jack a visit and see what he has to say. Maybe you might enjoy it or better still you might find his blog informative the only way you can find out is by going there. As they say many a truth can be found in a blog.
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Monday, May 15, 2006
This is Ayaan Hirsi Ali a Somalian born member of the Dutch parliament. It appears that Ayaan Hirsi Ali is in a spot of bother.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali is famous for co-producing a 11 minute video polemic against Islam with now murdered Dutch director Theo Van Gogh.The video can be viewed below.