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Exposing Islam through Refutation of Lies
Posted on July 4, 2009 by dajjal
Go Burn With Muhammad does not draw many comments, so when a moderation notice is received, I take due notice. This blog post is my response to a comment by Carlisticeday. The post he commented on has been viewed 320 times since October 20, '07.
The post begins with a quotation from Reliance of the Traveller, Book O, Chapter 9. The post continues with a brief explanation of the quotes and an outline of the nature of Islam, with links to its foundation in scripture and tradition.
Carlisticeday's comment is reproduced here in block quote style & Ariel font; my responses to his points are interspersed in normal column width and Times Roman font. Unlike Akhter, Carlisticeday has written his own comment, I do not find any evidence of plagiarism in it.
What You Need to Know About Islam
Carlisticeday
First of all, "Islam" doesn't say or do anything – Muslims do. Ditto for Christianity.
Organized religions are fictional legal persons, governed by fallible men, who speak and act for them. Islam and Christianity have fundamental doctrines which define them and are codified in their respective canons of scripture. The doctrines of Islam, expressed in the Qur'an and exemplified in hadith are the subject of What You Need to Know About Islam.
Who in history made it a policy, indeed, a religious requirement to force people to believe as they believed or die horrible deaths by burning at the stake, torture, drowning, disembowelment and so on? Not Muslims, Christians.
Religions should be judged by their orthodox doctrines & practices, not by deviations therefrom. The Inquisition was a deviation from fundamental Christianity, not the standard.
In fact, the Qur'an explicitly forbids forced conversion, and it has been understood as such for centuries. Where is that in the Bible?
Moe revealed the Qur'an piece by piece between 610 and 622. It contains obvious situational scripture and conflicting ayat which are resolved by the science of naskh. Later revelations abrogate[2:102,16:101] earlier revelations with which they conflict. Al-Baqarah was #87 in sequence of revelation.
2:256. There is no compulsion in religion. Verily, the Right Path has become distinct from the wrong path. Whoever disbelieves in Tâghût and believes in Allâh, then he has grasped the most trustworthy handhold that will never break. And Allâh is All-Hearer, All-Knower.
Surah Yunus was #51 in sequence of revelation.
10:99. And had your Lord willed, those on earth would have believed, all of them together. So, will you (O Muhammad ) then compel mankind, until they become believers.
Surah Al-Anfal was #88 in sequence of revelation, therefore it is nasikh and 2:256 & 10:99 are mansukh: the more tolerant ayat have been abrogated.
Fight them until…and the religion (worship) will all be for Allâh Alone…. Allah told Moe to fight pagans until all resistance ceased and only Allah was worshiped. How did Moe interpret that?
Sahih Bukhari Volume 1, Book 8, Number 387:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah's Apostle said, "I have been ordered to fight the people till they say: 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah.' And if they say so, pray like our prayers, face our Qibla and slaughter as we slaughter, then their blood and property will be sacred to us and we will not interfere with them except legally and their reckoning will be with Allah." Narrated Maimun ibn Siyah that he asked Anas bin Malik, "O Abu Hamza! What makes the life and property of a person sacred?" He replied, "Whoever says, 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah', faces our Qibla during the prayers, prays like us and eats our slaughtered animal, then he is a Muslim, and has got the same rights and obligations as other Muslims have."
Ordered to fight until…then he is a Muslim… Got a clue yet? For the interminably recalcitrant, I offer confirmation from Shari'ah: Reliance of the Traveller, Book O, Chapter 9, Paragraph 9.
The caliph fights all other peoples until they become Muslim (O: because they are not a people with a Book, nor honored as such, and are not permitted to settle with paying the poll tax (jizya) ) (n: though according to the Hanafi school, peoples of all other religions, even idol worshippers, are permitted to live under the protection of the Islamic state if they either become Muslim or agree to pay the poll tax, the sole exceptions to which are apostates from Islam and idol worshippers who are Arabs, neither of whom has any choice but becoming Muslim (al-Hidaya sharh Bidaya al-mubtadi' (y21), 6.48-49) ).
Islamic scripture, tradition & jurisprudence form a congruent pattern; they confirm and reinforce each other. Unfortunately, the terminally recalcitrant are blind to that pattern. Can you perceive it? Unlike Moe, Jesus did neither preached nor practiced warfare. Instead, he taught his disciples to use persuasion.
9:1 Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.
9:2 And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.
9:3 And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece.
9:4 And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart.
9:5 And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.
(King James Bible, Luke)
Contrast that with the orders Moe gave to his generals in the field: Sahih Muslim Book 019, Number 4294.
Prior to 1900, did Muslims living under Christian rule enjoy anything like the freedoms and protections of life and property that Christians did under Islamic rule in the Middle Ages? No, not by a long shot.
Let us examine Shari'ah to discover the freedoms and protections enjoyed by Christians under Islamic rule.
O11.5
Such non-Muslim subjects are obliged to comply with Islamic rules that pertain to the safety and indemnity of life, reputation, and property. In addition, they:
-1- are penalized for committing adultery or theft, thought not for drunkenness;
-2- are distinguished from Muslims in dress, wearing a wide cloth belt (zunnar);
-3- are not greeted with "as-Salamu 'alaykum";
-4- must keep to the side of the street;
-5- may not build higher than or as high as the Muslims' buildings, though if they acquire a tall house, it is not razed;
-6- are forbidden to openly display wine or pork, (A: to ring church bells or display crosses,) recite the Torah or Evangel aloud, or make public display of their funerals and feastdays;
-7- and are forbidden to build new churches.
Do the Christian (or Jewish) scriptures provide in any way for these protections? No, on the contrary. Does the Qur'an? Yes, in fact it does.
At-Taubah 29 commands Muslims to make war upon Jews, Christians & Zoroastrians until they are subjugated and submit to annual extortion.
At-Taubah 123 commands Muslims to fight the nearby Christians and treat them harshly.
9:123. O you who believe! Fight those of the disbelievers who are close to you, and let them find harshness in you, and know that Allâh is with those who are the Al-Muttaqûn (the pious – see V.2:2).
Furthermore, if "Islam" is such a violent religion, tell me, who has been responsible for the most death, mayhem, oppression, suffering and injustice in history, Muslims or Christians? There is simply no comparison: all the deaths in wars by Islamic states don't come close to the deaths in WWII alone – a war essentially precipitated by and led on both sides by Christians…and we haven't even begun to talk about the colonial period.
The wars of the 20th century were political and economic, not religious. Islam has a 1400 year track record, with 270 million victims.
Who depopulated North America so that they could own it all themselves? Not Muslims, Christians. Who enslaved millions in Central and South America for profit, and forced them to convert, to boot? Same answer.
Were the Conquistadors acting in accord with the teaching and example of Jesus Christ? Show me the Book, Chapter & Verse citations for Christ's commands to engage in conquest.
Who went around the world gobbling up everyone else's resources and labor in the name of God and country? Who now refuses to take responsibility for any of the chaos, injustice and political unrest that has resulted from that?
Islam! These maps illustrate Islam's spread by the sword.
various Caliphates
Who supports the colonizer Zionist state at all costs and at the expense of the people who were displaced by it, and who refuses even to acknowledge the daily humiliation that state pours on those displaced people? Not Muslims, Christians.
That assertion inverts history, justice & morality in excellent form. Jews & Christians were living in the Roman Province of Syria in the 7th century. Surah At-Taubah deals with the ghazwat against Tabuk, complaining of those Muslims who refused to join it. When asked which campaign a Muslim should join, Moe had a very significant answer.
Moe sent an extortion letter to Heracleus, it is informative. It is in Sahih Muslim Book 019, Number 4380 and LETTER TO HERACLES CAESAR.
Islam's attitude is that all land they conquer is Islamic forever. Allah will not allow Kuffar to reconquer it and rule over Muslims. He promised victory to the Muslims, but they fought on the losing side of WW1 and lost the Levant, which Caliph Umar had conquered in 638. Israel regained a tiny fragment of her ancient patrimony, and Muslims immediately attacked with genocidal intent. They attacked again in 1967 and lost the Gaza Strip & West Bank which they seized in 1948. Every condition the Falestinians complain about is a consequence of their attempted genocide & policide.
I could go on, but please note that
a) none of this is meant to justify violence in the name of religion – merely to provide perspective, and
b) nowhere have I said "Christianity" here. The Bible is full of blood, injustice and crimes of all sorts, all justified by religion. Even Christ said, "I come with the sword…", and as a result his heirs gave us the "Christian soldiers" of European fame.
The point: it's very easy to pick out sections from text, present them out of context and then make sweeping claims about "Islam" while ignoring what Muslims actually do. Likewise it's easy to grab legal text books and assume that they necessarily reflect actual practice, rather than an abstract ideal.
Everything must be seen in context, and you have to see these texts as Muslims have understood them at different times and in different circumstances. That's called being fair and reasonable.
But of course, you're not interested in THAT, are you?
Allah's word mandates and sanctifies Jihad. 2:216 tells Muslims that Jihad is ordained for them. 8:39 commands Muslims to make perpetual war upon pagans. 9:29 commands Muslims to make perpetual war upon "people of the book". 61:10-13 describe participation in Jihad as a "commerce" that saves Muslims from "painful torment". Those mandates find confirmation in hadith & Shari'ah.
How Muslims have understood those texts is illustrated by Fiqh: rulings by scholars of Islamic law. I direct doubters & dissenters to download FOMIJihad.chm and read the Jihad in Fiqh chapter. How Moe understood those texts is illustrated by the oral traditions of his excellent companions. You can read them at USC-MSI.
Fighting for the Cause of Allah (Jihaad)
One-fifth of Booty to the Cause of Allah (Khumus)
Military Expeditions led by the Prophet (pbuh) (Al-Maghaazi)
The Book of Jihad and Expedition (Kitab Al-Jihad wa'l-Siyar)
Jihad (Kitab Al-Jihad)
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Political Correctness : Double Edged Sword
Posted on May 7, 2009 by dajjal
News of the following on line petition arrived by email: Condemn Anti-Semitism at UC Irvine. Even though I am sympathetic to the cause, and one of the early endorsements comes from a fellow blogger whom I respect and consider a friend, I am unwilling to endorse it.
The petition complains of a Muslim Student Union project: "Israel: The Politics of Genocide", which is predicted will "demonize Israel and make false and hateful accusations against Israel and Jews". The petition calls upon the Chancellor to condemn the event and its sponsor.
I believe that universities should be bastions of free speech and open debate, where all viewpoints can be aired, supported and opposed without fear or favor. Neither censorship, intimidation nor physical assault should be allowed on campus.
When deceptive propaganda is promulgated, it should be identified as such and refuted with relevant, verifiable facts. If bigots are invited to spew hatred on campus, their visits should be proceeded by exposure of their curriculum vitae including previous false or hateful expressions. Let debate be open, vitae and voluminous.
The Terrorism Awareness Project sponsors an annual Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week. The attempts to censor IFAW expose the true bigotry, that of the Islam appeasing left wing.
I previously wrote in opposition to David Horowitz's campaign to censor the hadith collection at USC, sponsored by the local Muslim Student Association. When Israel is falsely accused of genocidal intentions & actions, these ahadith Sahih Muslim Book 041, Number 6981… Book 041, Number 6985 offer an opportunity to rub the Muslim's snouts in their deception.
Is the MSA anti-semitic? Obviously! After all, it is Islamic. Islam is intrinsically anti-semitic. Hatred of Jews is inculcated in the Qur'an and takes its ultimate form in the above mentioned ahadith, which indicate that the Muslims can not enter Paradise until they hunt down and kill the last remaining Jews.
Is the MSA a proponent of genocide? Obviously! Again, because it is Islamic. Allah places a high value on "great slaughter", making it Moe's price of admission to Paradise. Killing and wounding "many of them" is also prescribed as a prerequisite for holding prisoners for ransom. Moe's genocide against the Banu Qurayzah is exemplary. I assume that the critics of the MSA are unwilling to mount a direct frontal assault upon the real evil because they are loathe to be branded "Islamophobes". A petition condemning an Islamic organization should clearly state the real reasons for condemning it, and present the relevant evidence, without reservation.
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Flight 93 Terrorist Memorial
Posted on April 22, 2009 by dajjal
Moral Muslims don't want a memorial to the terrorists on the Flight 93 crash site Thanks to Khalim Massoud, president of Muslims against Sharia–Islamic Reform Movement, for his press release in support of Tom Burnett Sr.'s efforts to stop the Park Service from planting a giant Mecca-oriented crescent atop his son's grave. Islamic Reform Movement is clear eyed on the problem:
We all know who the enemy is. It's Islamic radicals who are guided by the ideology of Islamic supremacy1. Just as Nazis were guided by the ideology of Aryan supremacy. The only difference is that Gihadis consider it their religious duty to impose Islam all over the world and many of them yearn to die (and kill) for Allah. They use lines from the Koran such as "kill them [infidels] wherever you find them" or "slay the idolaters wherever you find them" as their guiding principles.2
Islam needs to be reformed so that it rejects supremacism and violent conquest, but trying reform Islam is a difficult and dangerous business3:
Islamic radicals murder more Muslims than Christians, Jews, Hindus and everybody else combined. Gihadis may hate you for being infidels. But they really hate us for not following their demented dogma.
In this struggle for the soul of Islam, the last thing that moral Muslims4 want is any kind of victory for the supremacists, never mind a mind-boggling symbolic victory over the heroes of Flight 93:
What possible reason could be there for including anything Islamic or anything even resembling an Islamic symbol into Flight 93 Memorial? Inclusion of Islamic symbols memorializes murderers who brought down the plane and is tantamount to spitting in the faces of victims and their families. United Airlines Flight 93 was hijacked in 2001. Let's not allow hijacking of Flight 93 Memorial in 2008.
Muslims know all about facing Mecca for prayer One of the difficulties in getting people to understand the significance of the Mecca-orientation of the Crescent of Embrace is that it all seems so esoteric, and if it is esoteric, how important can it be? Witness Allahpundit, who as Michelle Malkin's pointman on this issue ought to be one of our strongest allies. Instead, he dismi sses all concern about Islamic symbolism (effectively dismissing Michelle's original concern about the giant crescent, which remains comp letely intact in the "broken circle" redesign), on the grounds that: "if you need a protractor to properly express your outrage, you've probably gone too far." We don't need a protractor to express our outrage. We need a protractor to explain what architect Paul Murdoch did. He built the world's largest mihrab: the Mecca-direction indicator around which every mosque is built. The planned memorial will be the world's largest mosque by a factor of a hundred. The gigantic Sacred Mosque in Mecca would fit four times over inside Murdoch's 3000 foot wide crescent, which is just the centerpiece of Murdoch's mosque. Orientation on Mecca is THE central symbol of Islam, together with the crescent shape. Unlike Allahpundit, Khalim knows these things:
The shape of the "broken circle" resembles a crescent moon. So does the shape of the tower. Crescent moon is the most recognizable Islamic symbol. When we pray, we face Mecca and Mosques are traditionally built to face Mecca. The case could be made that the proposed design is aligned in North-Easterly direction, which corresponds with Qiblah, a direction to Mecca. Conventional wisdom would dictate that since Mecca is located to the South-East of Somerset, Qiblah cannot possibly have a North-Easterly direction. This assumption would be correct if you're using a flat map. However, if you take a globe, place pins on locations of Somerset and Mecca, and connect those pins with a string, you'll see that the string at the base of the Somerset pin points North-East. This symbolism may not be noticeable to a non-Muslim, and it is also possible, but likely improbable that the designer is ignorant of its significance. The proposed design would be perfect for EgyptAir 990 memorial. But for United 93 memorial, it is simply unacceptable.
Allahpundit is just being careless, but the willful blindness of the Park Service is foundational The Memorial Project is committed to the idea that Islam was also hijacked on 9/11. To them, blaming Islam would be as bad as blaming the hijacked passengers and crew. Thus the possibility of hostile Islamic intent cannot be contemplated, no matter how high the "coincidences" pile. According to Flight 93 Advisory Commission member Tim Baird, the Memorial Project participants all know that the Crescent of Embrace does in fact point almost exactly at Mecca (despite the Memorial Project's many public denials). They just assume it has to be a coincidence, just as they assume it is a coincidence that the Sacred Ground Plaza sits almost exactly in the position of the star on an Islamic crescent-and-star flag. (Both of these almost-exact Islamic symbol shapes also contain exact Islamic symbol shapes. Remove the symbolically broken-off parts of the giant crescent and what is symbolically left standing in the wake of 9/11 is a giant Islamic-shaped crescent pointing EXACTLY at Mecca. In the exact position of the star on an Islamic crescent and star flag is a separate upper section of Memorial Wall, centered on the centerline of the giant crescent, that will be inscribed with the 9/11 date.) Backers of the crescent design chose it specifically as a symbol of healing and outreach, implicitly to the Islamic world. Having been so generous to Islam, they just can't believe that a hidden al Qaeda sympathizer could be so ungenerous as to take advantage of their outreach by sneaking a memorial to the terrorists past their noses. They just can't believe that anyone could actually want to hijack Flight 93! This refusal to acknowledge evidence of hostile Islamic intent stabs at the heart of what Islamic reformers like Khalim are trying to accomplish. How to distinguish a moral Muslim from an Islamic supremacist Being knowledgeable about Islam, moral Muslims recognize (as bin Laden's followers do) that Osama bin Laden is a perfectly orthodox Wahabbist, using traditional means of violence and deception to pursue the traditional Islamic objective of world domination. The difference is that moral Muslims4 reject the totalitarian methods and objectives of established Islam. Moral Muslims recognize that traditional Islamic orthodoxy needs to be reformed. Textually, the opportunities for reform are very propitious. The Koran contains both sweeping calls to violence (9.05, 9.29) , and sweeping calls for tolerance (2.256, 109). To turn these diverse commands into a religion of violent conquest5, every major school of Islamic interpretation, both Sunni and Shiite, considers the peaceful verses of the Koran to be expunged via the doctrine of "abrogation." Where different verses can be seen to contradict each other, the doctrine of abrogation holds the earlier verses to be abrogated and replaced by the later verses. The peaceful verses are all early verses, so as far as traditional Islam is concerned, they don't even exist, except as a device for deceiving infidels into believing that Islam is a "religion of peace." This doctrine of abrogation flies in the face of the Koran's own insistence that it contains no contradictions (4.82), and that nothing is abrogated (2.106)6. Textually, traditional Islam does not have a leg to stand on, but anyone who points it out is subject to the traditional Sharia death penalty for blasphemy. Alternatively, in a Wahabbist specialty called "taking takfir," such heretical interpretations constitute apostasy, another death penalty crime in every major school of Islamic interpretation. The Koran repeats dozens of times over that those who forget the words of Moses will burn in Hell forever (e.g. 2.75, 3.187, 5.13, 13.25, 15.90, 16.63). This is repeated so many times because it is Muhammad's accusation against the Jews: that they twist the "allegorical parts" of the Torah (3.07). But the LEAST allegorical part of the Torah is the Ten Commandments. Thus according to the Koran, the 6th Commandment–Thou shalt not murder–is binding on Muslims. Murder is any killing that is not in defense against either a violent attack or a conspiracy to violent attack, and there is no clearer case of murder than the traditional Islamic death penalty for apostates, who only want to go their own way. The same goes for blasphemy. To kill someone for challenging doctrine is MURDER. If the Koran really is the word of God, then every traditional Muslim in the entire world who supports established Sharia law is "wood for the fire." Whether Islamic reformers are out to save the lives of those who would be murdered, or out to save the souls of the murderers, they are engaged in a great contest with perhaps the greatest evil the world has ever known: a RELIGION of evil. All they need to do to win is expose the truth: that traditional Islam7 is in systematic violation of the Koran's own most fundamental commandments, yet to expose this truth they must break through the teeth of traditional Islam's strength: its totalitarian repression of dissent. In short, all they have to do is bring truth to the most psychologically brutalized people in the history of the planet. What could be worse, in a battle like this, than to see the land of liberty–the great haven from which truth can be spoken–build a gigantic terrorist-memorial mosque on the Flight 93 crash site? No helping hand from the land of the free If this willful blindness prevails, it will be a clear signal that in the battle to wrest Islam from the grasp of evil, America will not help. By following the morally blind idea that goodwill to Islam means having a see-no-evil attitude toward Islam, America is refusing to witness what moral Muslims are trying to expose: that the worst evils–condemned to the fire many times over by the Koran itself–thrive at the heart of Islamic institutions. That evil heart is what throbs, a half-mile across, in the crescent memorial to Flight 93, and the refusal of our own Park Service, fully alert to all the facts, to witness this evil is the worst possible betrayal, not just of America, but of the good people in the Islamic world as well. A see-no-evil attitude towards Islam is NOT goodwill. It emboldens the worst in Islam at the expense of the best. To help the good against the bad, we have to distinguish the good from the bad. The good are those who are trying to reform Islam. The bad are those who pretend that traditional Islam orthodoxy is already peaceful, and deny that reform is necessary. Muslims against Sharia has a facebook group, if anyone wants to join. Check out the Islamic Reform Movement website here. To join our blogbursts, just send your blog's url.
The text above the horizontal line originated at errortheory, without the superscripts, which I added. The superscripts are linked to my comments in the following enumerated list.
Islamic supremacy is intrinsic to Islam, established by the Qur'an: 9:33 and Sunna: Bukhari 4.52.65 . Offensive Jihad, genocide and terrorism are intrinsic sacraments of Islam: standard, off the shelf, Islam, not some imagined radicalism. The Banu Qurayzah knew who the enemy was: "Muhammad and his army".
The Qur'an is given as a guide to mankind. In it, Allah issued clear commands, which are to be believed and implemented. 8:39 says "Fight them until…" ; 9:29 says:"Fight those who…until:. Why did Moe say "I have been ordered to fight the people till…"?
Islam can not be reformed because the Qur'an is Allah's perfected word which can not be changed. Supremacism and conquest are intrinsic to Islam, permanent parts of it.
Oxymoron: "moral Muslims". A moral man who adheres to Islam suffers from the most severe cognitive dissonance. He worships a blood thirsty demon as the Almighty Creator. Allah set making "great slaughter" as Moe's price of admission to Paradise. He worships a genocidal war lord as the greatest and best of men.
No such conversion occurred. Moe's preaching evolved as he accrued an army and gained strength. In Mekkah, vastly out numbered, he preached forbearance and tolerance. In Medina, after building an army, he preached conquest.
2:106. Whatever a Verse (revelation) do We abrogate or cause to be forgotten, We bring a better one or similar to it. Know you not that Allâh is able to do all things? For confirmation, see The Meaning of Naskh. Surah At-Taubah, which contains the commands to fight Jews & Christians, was among the last to be revealed, it abrogates the earlier, more tolerant verses.
Traditional Islam is what Moe said, speaking for Allah, and what he did, in obedience to Allah's word. Traditional Islam is authentic Islam, the real thing. The "reformers" seek to create a new religion and call it Islam.
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The Real Attack on the Bill of Rights
The First Amendment is Under Siege
posted on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 4:30 PMBy Jonathan
Selected excerpts interspersed with my comments.
A dangerous attack on the American Bill of Rights has begun to show up on right wing blogs.
In February of '07, Pedestrian Infidel proposed a 28th Amendment to the Constitution. I believe that blog post to be the first such concrete proposal I encountered on the web. Others had suggested a need for legislation, some had suggested the need for an amendment, but, to the best of my knowledge, there were no concrete proposals. Concern about Islam's threat to our liberties dates back more than two years, it is not a novelty.
The proposed amendment is a counter attack against Islamic supremacism, not an attack against the Bill of Rights. An outline of the proposal follows.
Islam is not recognized as a religion, it is stripped of First Amendment protection.
Declares Islam an enemy of the United States of America and prohibits its public practice.
Muslim institutions are to be closed and propagation of Islam prohibited. Muslim immigration is terminated.
Discrimination, assault & impairment of individual rights (as limited by Art. 3) of Muslims prohibited.
The threat to liberty issues from Islam, not from 'Islamophobes'.
Islam denies freedom of conscience.
3:2. Allâh! Lâ ilahâ illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), the Ever Living, the One Who sustains and protects all that exists.
3:85. And whoever seeks a religion other than Islâm, it will never be accepted of him, and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers.
Islam denies freedom of speech.
O8.7: Acts that Entail Leaving Islam [If you leave Islam, you must be executed: O8.1 -.2]
-3- to speak words that imply unbelief
-4- to revile Allah or His messenger (Allah bless him and give him peace);
-5- to deny the existence of Allah, His beginingless eternality, His endless eternality, or to deny any of His attributes which the consensus of Muslims ascribes to Him (dis: v1);
-6- to be sarcastic about Allah's name, His command, His interdiction, His promise, or His threat;
-7- to deny any verse of the Koran or anything which by scholarly consensus (def: b7) belongs to it, or to add a verse that does belong to it;
-16- to revile the religion of Islam;
-19- to be sarcastic about any ruling of the Sacred Law;
-20- or to deny that Allah intended the Prophet's message (Allah bless him and give him peace) to be the religion followed by the entire world (dis: w4.3-4) (al-Hadiyya al-`Ala'iyya (y4), 423-24). )
Islam denies freedom of religion.
O11.5 Such non-Muslim subjects are obliged to comply with Islamic rules that pertain to the safety and indemnity of life, reputation, and property. In addition, they:
Source:: Umdat as-Salik, the hand book of Islamic law.
Allah's word is law, once Allah and Moe have decided a matter, there is no right to question their decision and no appeal.
Concerning proposals to write Islam out of the First Amendment, deport Muslims and close Islamic institutions, Jonathan responds: " These attitudes are intolerable." Either Jonathan's value system varies greatly from ours or he perceives Islam through a fact filter that prevents him from perceiving Islam's intolerance & violence, which make it intolerable to lovers of life and liberty.
Allah's word must be "made superior", as specified in 9:33 and 48:28. Supremacism & triumphalism are interwoven throughout Islam's canon of scripture. This fatal fact becomes clear when one reads the titles of related topics in Ibn Kathir's Tafsir.
The Good News that Muslims will conquer the Known World, and ultimately the Entire World
The Good News that Muslims will Dominate the People of the Book
The Good News that Islam shall prevail
How will Islam conquer us? By Jihad: "Holy fighting in Allah's cause, "ordained" for Muslims,. as the price of admission to Paradise. Jihad continues from the beginning of Moe's prophetic career until Judgment Day. Jihad is the Muslim's "original. religion". Islamic law requires that offensive Jihad be performed at least once in every year[Umdat as-Salik O9.1]. That is confirmed by Al-Shafi'i: "The least that the imam must do is that he allow no year to pass without having organised a military expedition by himself, or by his raiding parties, according to the Muslims' interest, so that the jihad will only be stopped in a year for a (reasonable) excuse."
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion," precludes our government from discriminating against any religions. What could be a worse discrimination against a specific belief system than to legislate that it doesn't "qualify" as a religion at all.
The establishment clause precludes establishing a national church. The founders wisely decided against allowing the government to decide which church, if any, we will join.
The worst course of action is that which has been followed for the last 220 years, giving a piracy cult undeserved constitutional protection. Islam has theology, cosmology, prayer, ritual & charity and it binds men permanently to Allah, so it must be a legitimate religion, right? Wrong! Islam has a mercenary mission! When reading a book one third as long as the Bible, it is difficult to perceive certain patterns. Isolating a few critically important ayat makes the pattern perceptible by removing the chaff which otherwise occludes the pattern.
8:1. They ask you (O Muhammad) about the spoils of war. Say: "The spoils are for Allâh and the Messenger." So fear Allâh and adjust all matters of difference among you, and obey Allâh and His Messenger (Muhammad), if you are believers.
8:41. And know that whatever of war-booty that you may gain, verily one-fifth (1/5th) of it is assigned to Allâh, and to the Messenger, and to the near relatives [of the Messenger (Muhammad)], (and also) the orphans, Al-Masâkin (the poor) and the wayfarer, if you have believed in Allâh and in that which We sent down to Our slave (Muhammad) on the Day of criterion (between right and wrong), the Day when the two forces met (the battle of Badr) – And Allâh is Able to do all things.
8:67. It is not for a Prophet that he should have prisoners of war (and free them with ransom) until he had made a great slaughter (among his enemies) in the land. You desire the good of this world (i.e. the money of ransom for freeing the captives), but Allâh desires (for you) the Hereafter. And Allâh is All-Mighty, All-Wise.
48:19. And abundant spoils that they will capture. And Allâh is Ever All-Mighty, All-Wise.
Who gets the spoils? Allah and his Messenger, who takes the top 20% with right of first selection. Since Allah is an impotent idol, Moe got the best of the loot. What did Moe want? "the good of this world" . What does Allah want? "great slaughter"! Making a great slaughter was the price of Moe's ticket to Paradise.
The clear pattern formed by the ayat cited above is confirmed and reinforced by several of the oral traditions of Moe's companions.
Muslim Book 019, Number 4327:
The spoils of war were not made lawful for any people before us, This is because Allah saw our weakness and humility and made them lawful for us.
Muslim Book 019, Number 4294 […]Make a holy war, do not embezzle the spoils […]
Bukhari Volume 4, Book 52, Number 220
Allah's Apostle said, "I have been sent with the shortest expressions bearing the widest meanings, and I have been made victorious with terror (cast in the hearts of the enemy), and while I was sleeping, the keys of the treasures of the world were brought to me and put in my hand." Abu Huraira added: Allah's Apostle has left the world and now you, people, are bringing out those treasures (i.e. the Prophet did not benefit by them).
Bukhari Volume 3, Book 37, Number 495 […]When Allah made the Prophet wealthy through conquests, […]
Allah made spoils lawful for Moe because of his weakness and humility. Allah gave Moe the keys to the treasures of the world. Allah allocated the spoils to Moe, who kept the top 20% for himself.
How did Allah make Moe victorious? How did Allah make Moe wealthy? Is it possible that Moe was an arrogant, belligerent narcissist, unworthy & unqualified to be a Prophet? Aisha Bewley translated part of Sahih Bukhari which Khan Bowdlerized.
Bukhari Ch 61 # 2756: …It is mentioned from Ibn 'Umar from the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, "My provision has been placed under the shadow of my spear, and abasement and humility have been placed on the one who disobeys my command.
Those are the words of a pirate, not a Prophet. Moe founded a piracy cult, which wears a false mantle of religion as a camouflage and motivational tool. What legitimate religion says 'go to war or go to Hell'?
9:39. If you march not forth, He will punish you with a painful torment and will replace you by another people, and you cannot harm Him at all, and Allâh is Able to do all things.
9:90. And those who made excuses from the bedouins came (to you, O Prophet ) asking your permission to exempt them (from the battle), and those who had lied to Allâh and His Messenger sat at home (without asking the permission for it); a painful torment will seize those of them who disbelieve.
Those clear and obvious ayat are confirmed by an equally clear hadith.
Narrated AbuUmamah:
The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: He who does not join the warlike expedition (jihad), or equip, or looks well after a warrior's family when he is away, will be smitten by Allah with a sudden calamity. Yazid ibn Abdu Rabbihi said in his tradition: 'before the Day of Resurrection".
We have a responsibility to judge individuals by their actions, not by the books they read.
We are judging an institution, not individuals. We must judge it by its doctrines and its fruits. What legitimate religion sanctifies aggressive conquest, genocide & terrorism ? What legitimate religion enslaves people?
O9.13 When a child or a woman is taken captive, they become slaves by the fact of capture, and the woman's previous marriage is immediately annulled.
Whatever any of us believe about the tenets of the Muslim faith, it isn't anyone's place to judge their neighbor's religious beliefs, and American citizens who are Muslim are entitled to the same constitutional protections as any other American – including the practice of their religion, and obviously, not being deported. This paranoia reminds me of America's imprisoning 70,000 United States citizens during World War II – among a total of 117,000 of Japanese descent who were detained in so-called "relocation centers." Haven't we grown up since then?
What we believe about the tenets of Islam is irrelevant. The reality is relevant, and it is evident on the face of the Qur'an, hadith, tafsir & Shari'ah, which form a congruent pattern of violent, genocidal aggression. In a state of weakness, with numerical inferiority, Islam is relatively docile. As its numbers increase, it becomes increasingly aggressive. In Mekkah, vastly outnumbered, Moe preached forbearance. In Medina, when he amassed an army, he preached Jihad.
A 1400 year death toll of 270 million tells us that objection to Islam is not paranoia. Muslims form a fifth column on our own soil. Trusting them is not possible. A bullet or bomb can come from any direction at any time, as thirteen victims discovered in the metropolitan Washington D.C. area a few years ago. Since that attack, there have been several shootings, vehicular assaults and one attempted bombing.
What's the point of this post? Simply that people will always be people. Whether they read books with messages of peace or books that endorse wrath and vengeance, most people are usually peaceful, but circumstances sometimes push people to violence, and a few people will always be obsessively addicted to violence.
Most Muslims do not read the Qur'an, the last statistic I saw showed a Qur'an literacy rate of 17% among men and 13% among women. They get their ideals from the Mosque, and most Mosques in America are run by Wahhabis. The fact is that Jihad is a mandatory Islamic sacrament, not an option. A Muslim can not be absolutely assured of avoiding Hell & admission to Paradise without participation in Jihad.
If we were to discriminate against Muslims, who's next, Scientologists? Jehovah's Witnesses? Mormons? Japanese? I'm saddened when fundamentalists of any faith advocate wrath and vengeance, but I support everyone's right to their books, their beliefs, and all their rights as United States citizens. This is a plea for all to put aside fear and prejudice, and to respect our American Bill of Rights and our American way of life.
While Jonathan accuses Islam's critics of paranoia, his penultimate paragraph is a clear example of paranoia. Why should anyone be next? Do they worship a blood thirsty demon who demands human sacrifice? Do they make sacraments of conquest, genocide & terrorism? Do they constitute a security threat? Are their doctrines inimical to liberty? Do they demand that their scripture be substituted for our Constitution?
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Demoting Islam from Religion
Demoting Islam's Religion Status was written by Martel Sobieskey and cross posted by Citizen Warrior.
Here are a few quotes to whet your appetite.
ONE THING is certain, Islam is not a religion by anything Americans believe one to be — not even close. In fact, Islam is the antithesis of what we deem to be religious. Above all, Islam is a totalitarian political machine of bloodthirsty conquest which zealously advocates the downfall of the U.S. government.
It is sheer madness, exceedingly irresponsible, criminally negligent, and strategically suicidal to continue granting religion status to an absolutely aggressive and implacable ideology that demands the destruction of our government and all other religions.
The purpose of this article is to introduce the proposition that Islam's religion status is undeserving, that it should never have been granted in the first place, and that its religion status should be immediately rescinded.
The root word of religion means "to bind". Islam is binding, it imposes capital punishment for apostasy established by 9:74. Allah also commanded his votaries to attack, kill or wound disbelievers, and "bind a bond firmly" in 47:4.
Religion also involves theology, scripture, ritual and prayer. Islam meets all of those tests, so what disqualifies it as a religion? Mercenary mission is at the head of my of disqualifying factors. The following ayat expose Moe's mercenary motivation for founding Islam: 8:1, 8:41, 8:67, 33:27 & 48:15-21. Al-Anfal 67 is particularly clear about both mercenary motivation and violence.
It is not for a Prophet that he should have prisoners of war (and free them with ransom) until he had made a great slaughter (among his enemies) in the land. You desire the good of this world (i.e. the money of ransom for freeing the captives), but Allâh desires (for you) the Hereafter. And Allâh is All-Mighty, All-Wise. [Hilali & Khan]
The phrases emphasized with bold font make two things clear: Moe wanted booty and Allah wants genocide. How can an institution dedicated to pillage, plunder and genocide be worthy of protection as a religion? How can there be a right to practice a 'religion' which mandates making war on members of other religions as Islam clearly does in 9:29?
Is it possible that an unrepentant rapist founded a legitimate religion? When Moe attacked the Jews living at the Khaibar Oasis, he had their chieftain tortured to death and added his widow to his own harem. His act is reported in the oral tradition of his companions: Bukhari 4.52.143. His attitude toward raping captive women is also on record: Bukhari 5.59.459.
What legitimate religion makes aggressive warfare the holiest act a man can perform as Islam does: Bukhari 4.52.41, 4.52.44 ? Follow the link to Sobieskey's article, then follow the links I have provided to the Qur'an and hadith. I have one more link for you, to a blog post describing an on line petition which calls for Islam to be removed from the list of recognized religions: Outlaw Islam Petition.
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Free Speech vs Islam
Posted on April 9, 2009 by dajjal
On a recent visit to California, Geert Wilders, Dutch M.P., spoke about freedom of speech and the threat posed to it by Islam & the appeasers. Front Page Magazine published a transcript of the speech: Free Speech vs. Islam in Europe, which I urge you to read. The excerpt below packs a great deal of truth into one paragraph, without furnishing proof. Wilders left it to the audience to read the Koran and verify the truth for themselves.
Allow me to give you a brief introduction to Islam, an Islam 101. The first thing everyone needs to know about Islam is the importance of the Koran. As you probably know the Koran calls for submission, hatred, violence, murder, terrorism and war. The Koran calls upon Muslims to kill non-Muslims. The Koran describes Jews as monkeys and pigs. The biggest problem is that the Koran is to be considered as Allah's personal word, with orders that need to be fulfilled regardless of place or time. That's the reason why the Koran is not open to discussion or interpretation. It is valid for every Muslim and for all times. Therefore, there is no such thing as moderate Islam. Sure, there are a lot of moderate Muslims, but a moderate Islam does not exist. As the Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan once said: "There is no moderate Islam, Islam is Islam". For once I have to agree with this islamist Turkish Prime Minister.
The Koran is available in many translations, languages and formats. I prefer the Hilali & Khan translation for research. Some prefer Shakir, and many prefer Yusuf Ali. The Resources page at Moe's Murder Cult contains links to sites from which you can download a fair variety of Korans and many other books.
For those who prefer reading on line, the Muslim Student Association at U.S.C. presents three parallel translations of the Koran and four hadith collections. Yet Another Qur'an Browser is a search engine which displays a table of up to ten translations. Search Truth has a hadith search engine which can search any of the four top hadith collections. Qtafsir has a search engine for Ibn Kathir's Tafsir, which explains that which should be obvious to you.
Shari'ah is also available on line; someone went to the trouble of scanning more than 1200 pages of Umdat as-Salik. That large, unformatted text file can be searched with the Windows search function invoked with the Ctrl F key combination. It takes a few minutes to load on dialup. Scribid displays a scanned image of the book. Somehow they arranged a means of searching it, which works much faster than I expected.
Craig Winn synthesized five major texts to produce The Prophet of Doom, which may be described as polemic. Reading it will require some patience and dedication; it stretches to 1000 pages. You can learn a great deal by browsing the Islamic Quotes section.
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For the teenager with an Intellectual Disability(ID) interacting with others may be quite simple or it could be very challenging and complex. Depending on the degree of ID and whether or not the teen has oral language, uses sign language or uses an aided language display, interacting with others will need to be addressed. If the teen has an associated learning disability such as Autism Spectrum Disorder(ASD) or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder(ADHD) then there could be further challenges in their ability to interact with others.
The added complexity of hormonal changes through the teenage years also can make it difficult for teens to interact. They can feel awkward in social situations and changing emotions could mean that they are unclear as to how they should be interacting and responding.
When thinking about the teen's ability to interact with others use everyday social situations as 'teaching moments' to acknowledge their positive interactions so they understand the requirements of their interactions. When the interactions go wrong also use these as 'teaching moments' for how things could be improved next time.


A patent is the most common form of intellectual property protection used by inventors to protect their ideas. The patent office grants patents to inventors who can prove they have new and innovative ideas, and that protection is exchanged with the inventor for full disclosure. In other words, the patent office grants the exclusive right to profit from your invention in exchange for you disclosing your invention to the public.
2. What is a patent search?
A patent search is conducted to find out whether or not your product has already been patented by someone else. A patent search is usually done in the U.S. because that office has the largest database of patents in the world. A patent search costs anywhere between three hundred to fifteen hundred dollars, depending on who you contact to do the search.
3. Are there different kinds of patents?
Yes. The two most commonly used forms of patent protection are what is called a design patent and an utility patent.
4. How much does a patent cost?
A design patent can cost between three thousand and five thousand dollars. A utility patent can cost between five thousand and fifteen thousand dollars depending on the complexity of the invention.
5. How long does it take to get a patent?
A design patent can be obtained in six to twelve months. A utility patent takes between one and three years.
6. What is patent pending?
Patent pending is a term used to describe an invention whereby a patent has been filed with the patent office but yet to be granted, in other words, patent pending is a term used to describe the time period between the date you filed the patent application and the date the patent is granted.
7. In what territory does a patent protect my product?
A patent is only valid in the territory is was applied for; therefore, if you applied in the United States, then it is only valid in the U.S. In this case, anyone, anywhere in the world can produce, distribute, and profit from your idea without paying for anything except for sales made in the U.S.
8. What length of time does a patent protect my product?
A design patent is valid for five years and may be renewed for a further five for a total of ten years. A utility patent is valid for twenty years and cannot be renewed. After these patents expire, all exclusive rights the had, ends, and the product becomes what is know as "in the public domain" and anyone, anywhere can profit from the invention without paying the inventor anything.
9. How many patents have been granted?
The U.S. patent office has granted over 5 million patents.
10. Do I need to have a patent?
There are no laws that require anyone to file a patent application. But if you intend to develop a new product and wish to profit from your invention you must file a patent application to protect your rights. If you do not file a patent, anyone can steal your idea and pay you nothing and you will will have no legal recourse.
11. Can I patent an idea?
No, you cannot patent an idea. You can only patent the physical embodiment of an idea. Which in layman's terms means an actual product.
12. Can I get a world-wide patent?
Yes, but 99% of inventors can't afford this option. On average it will cost between one hundred and three hundred thousand dollars for world-wide protection; therefore, this option is more often used by multi-national corporations and not individual inventors.
13. Does a patent stop others from producing my product?
No, a patent does not stop others from producing your product, but it does give you the right to sue them for profits. The patent office has no enforcement powers. It will grant you certain rights to your product and if someone infringes on these rights, you must sue them directly for damages.
14. What do I do if another company steals my idea?
If someone infringes on your patent or steals your idea, you will need to find a patent attorney and file patent infringement litigation against that company. If someone else steals your idea and you do not have protection, there is nothing you can do.
15. Can I prepare a patent myself?
Yes, an inventor can prepare and file a patent protection on their own, but the preparation of a proper patent application is extremely complicated and it is strongly suggested that you find professional assistance in preparing a patent application.
16. What professionals prepare a patent application?
The only people qualified to prepare patent applications on behalf of inventors are registered patent agents. Contrary to popular opinion, these patent agents do not have to be lawyers. Patent agents are a profession in their own right; although, many lawyers have become patent agents also. The best patent agents tend to be individual who have a degree in mechanical or other forms of engineering. Since most inventions are consumer products, these individuals keenly understand design and engineering of inventors products.
17. When was the patent office first opened?
The U.S. Patent Office was opened in 1776.
18. How many patents are granted each year?
In the 1990's the U.S. Patent Office granted roughly one hundred and fifty thousand patents per year.
19. How do I contact the patent office?


In December, city leaders and the Orlando Magic unveiled plans for a new $480 million Orlando Events Center (OEC) scheduled to open in September 2010. C.T. Hsu + Associates is the associate architect in charge of the building exterior design, working in conjunction with design architect HOK Sport. In addition, the firm and PCL Construction are providing design/build services for a $34 million parking structure to serve the needs of the OEC.
At 800,000 SF, the OEC is more than twice the size of the Amway Arena it will replace. However, the biggest difference between the two facilities will be the exterior, according to the Orlando Sentinel. The design of the building's exterior uses a modern blend of glass and metal materials, and features a 20,000 SF glass entrance facing Church Street; a 10,000 SF outdoor balcony and a massive LED façade with ever-changing graphics.
The open multi-level parking structure will feature up to 2,000 spaces free of column obstacles, a helicopter landing pad, a climate-controlled elevated pedestrian crosswalk to the OEC and an energy-efficient lighting system.
The Orlando Events Center is one of three state-of-the-art community venues that together represent one of the largest public building projects in Central Florida history. The other venues are a new performing arts center and renovated Florida Citrus Bowl.


Over the past year and a half, students in Kenneth Rhuems' class have been building chicken coops.
As the season opener arrives, the Joplin Outlaws look to make a big improvement over last season's 13-31 record.
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Israel's Ehud Barak Blasts Bibi Again!
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This time it was over the record US military aid package to Israel. No less than $38 billion dollars will go to the Jewish state over a ten year period starting in 2018. Even if every penny will go back into the American economy for the purchase of American weapons, why did former Prime Minister Ehud Barak again smack Bibi in the kisser for bungling the matter? Recently Barak hauled Netanyahu over the coals for jeopardizing Israel's national security but he refused to elaborate and left the country guessing. Now after the disclosure of the details, Barak has weighed in. Writing first in the Washington Post, Barak accused Bibi of playing fast and loose by continuing to oppose US President Barack Obama even after it should have been clear the US and Iran had closed the nuclear deal. Bibi should have backed off, even if it was a ' very bad deal' and tried to salvage what he could with the US leader. But on the contrary - Bibi tried to go over Obama's head and accepted a Republican invitation to address the US Congress on this very contentious issue. Barak contends it was an act of folly that only antagonized Obama. This was a crucial period when the US leader would have been ready to listen favorably to some of Israel's legitimate concerns. After all is said and done Obama had agreed to leave almost all of Iran's nuclear weapons facilities in place which could mean a possible breakout in the future.
Israel's New Rules For Palestinian Rocketing From Gaza
Did Hamas get the message? On August 22nd, Palestinian terrorists in Gaza deliberately fired a rocket into the Israeli town of Sderot. Sirens sounded - children, women and men rushed for the nearest bomb shelter. Fortunately no one was injured, aside from the possible trauma of having a rocket explode nearby in your home-town. But it could have killed and wounded many people if it had hit a crowded shopping area or summer camp for children.
As usual, the Hamas government in Gaza was quick to deny any responsibility for the attack-
'It was probably a rogue band, not us!
GAZA, CAMERON, ISRAEL & CRIMEA
Rain of rockets...
"We will not let them launch rockets at our children!" the warning came from Sderot's Mayor Elon Davidi to the Palestinian terrorists in Gaza who were launching over 100 rockets and mortars at his town. Israeli aircrafts went into action, and despite the thick fog and heavy rain, they targeted over thirty terrorist targets on the other side of the border. But it was the greatest deluge of rockets from Gaza since Israel conducted the Pillar of Defense operation to suppress similar rocketing in November, 2012. Since being hit hard at that time, the Hamas regime has abided by the 'tahadiya' cease-fire, except for the occasional rocket.
Israel & Gaza - 'Quiet for Quiet'
After the intense eight-day conflict both sides claim victory with Israel pledging that 'quiet will be met with quiet'. However Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his government have been facing criticism for 'not finishing the job' and ordering a ground operation into Gaza to stop the repeated rocketing of Israeli civilians. Not only the Israeli residents in the south who have been terrorized for years from Gaza but also many of the IDF reserve soldiers mobilized for a ground attack, blamed Netanyahu for not going all the way. However analyst David Essing is of the view that Netanyahu along with Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman succeeded in blending military force with diplomacy in furthering Israel's national interest at this time.
Harvard professor assails 'kill-the-Jews flotilla'
Harvard University Professor Ruth Wisse has sharply condemned ongoing attempts by international activists to set sail for Gaza on what she called a "kill-the-Jews flotilla."
Listen to Interview with Harvard University Professor Ruth Wisse
Bin Laden and Hamas vs Obama and Netanyahu
Speculation is mounting over just what U.S. President Barack Obama and Israel's Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyhau will tell the world when they make their much heralded speeches on the Middle East later this month. IsraCast analyst David Essing is of the view that two recent and dramatic developments will have a major impact on what they have to say - the U.S. targeted killing of al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan and the recent 'reconciliation ' between Palestinian West Bank President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas that rules Gaza.
Israeli Settlement Freeze And Palestinian Violence
There is still no solution in sight to the tug-of-war between Israel and the Palestinians over the expiry of Israel's self-imposed building freeze at Israeli settlements in Judea & Samaria (West Bank). The Israeli government says construction will be resumed after the Sept.26th deadline - if it is, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas threatens to walk out of the current peace talks with Israel's Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. The U.S. has been prodding Netanyahu to extend his 'building suspension' but the PM's Right-wing coalition colleagues are demanding that he keep his word to send the bulldozers back to work. Meanwhile, IDF Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi is preparing for 'all contingencies' including a possible renewed wave of Palestinian violence on the West Bank.
Gaza Compared With Iraq And Afghanistan
In early February, the Goldstone Report that accused Israel of perpetrating war crimes in Gaza will again make headlines. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is expected to address the question of Israeli and Palestinian compliance with the Goldstone demand for independent inquiries into the IDF's Cast Lead Operation to suppress the eight years of Palestinian rocketing of Israeli civilians. The Israeli government is now considering, what if any, investigation to set up after refusing to cooperate with the probe that was mandated by the UN's Council of Human Rights to investigate Israel's 'war crimes'.
Listen to Moshe Arens
Obama's Middle East Puzzle?
Over the past seventy-hours, a series of events have been swirling around the Middle East and farther afield. U.S. President Barack Obama has in fact launched what amounts to a new initiative. On one hand, Obama's strategy is to try and halt Iran's nuclear weapons drive on one tract, in tandem with an Israeli-Palestinian summit at the UN. IsraCast tries to fit the pieces of Obama's puzzle into place.
'Goldstone Report Makes A Mockery Of History'
Israel has reacted angrily to the Goldstone Report into the IDF Operation 'Cast Lead' launched last December to suppress more than eight years of Palestinian rocketing of Israeli civilians from Gaza. The enquiry, commissioned by the U.N. Commission on Human Rights with headquarters in Geneva, is controlled by Arab delegates and focuses almost exclusively on bashing the Jewish state. The Isracast assessment: It's little better than a 'kangaroo-court' in the eyes of Israeli officials and public opinion at large. President Shimon Peres, as usual, has summarized Israel's reaction in a nutshell.
Ehud Barak On Barack Obama
Defense Minister Ehud Barak, the architect of Israel's war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, has said the IDF achieved all its operational goals. Barak saw little or no possibility that Israel could be prosecuted internationally over its conduct of the war and quoted from U.S. President Barack Obama.
Inside Gaza - I.D.F Hits Hamas
Eight days after the IDF launched major air strikes, Hamas continued its relentless rocketing of Israeli towns and villages from Gaza. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Defense Minister Ehud Barak both declared there was no alternative but to send in IDF troops and tanks to silence the shelling of Israeli civilians once and for all. Moshe Arens, a former Israeli Defense Minister and Foreign Minister and a Likud party member, assessed the evolving situation for IsraCast concluding this is a campaign that Israel can and must win.
Listen to interview with former Defense Minister Moshe Arens - Exclusive, includes transcript of the interview
Taking Off Gaza Gloves
An Israeli official says Israel will now relate with same force to attacks from Gaza as it would from any other neighboring Arab state which provoked Israel. This implies that Israel will use all military force necessary to defend its civilians, without making any distinction between political and military wings and various terror groups. The IsraCast assessment is that Israel will attempt to break the Hamas motivation to rocket Israel and the terrorists' belief that violence and not negotiation will further its goals.
Storm Clouds Over Gaza
Appeals by Israeli leaders, from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and even Egypt have apparently gone unheeded by the Hamas leadership of the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian terrorists who govern Gaza have continued to fire scores of Qassam rockets and mortars at Israeli civilians in the towns and villages just over the border. It has been a time of terrorizing the Israeli children, women, and men who live in the area, many of whom have fled their homes. Unless there is some dramatic halt to the terrorism by Hamas it will only be a matter of time and the weather, before Israel finally launches a counter-terror operation to suppress the attacks.
Listen to Prime Minister Olmert, Foreign Minister Livni & Egyptian Foreign Minister Abu Reit
Quiet For Quiet With Gaza
Hamas has announced that its 'tahadiya' truce with Israel ended officially on Friday morning, six months after it began. A short time after the deadline, Palestinian terrorists launched fresh attacks on Israeli civilians just over the border. Israel and the Palestinians have entered a new juncture with both sides having to decide what happens now. IsraCast examines several possibilities that could lead either to an extended lull or a dangerous escalation.
Barak On Striking Iran's Nuclear Capability
When should Israel attack Iran's nuclear weapons facilities? IsraCast reports that Barak indicated where he stood when he briefed the Knesset Foreign Affairs & Defense Committee in Jerusalem. On the burning issue of the shattered cease-fire with Hamas in Gaza, Barak stated that Israel would be ready to resume the truce, if possible.
Hamas Rocketing V.S Peres Peace Offer
At the UN, Israel's President Shimon told the King of Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al Aziz that Israel accepted his initiative for peace and security between the Arab world and Israel. Peres agreed with the Saudi leader that " there is no military solution to the Arab - Israeli conflict ". However, Palestinians in the Hamas controlled Gaza Strip apparently they have their own solution - they escalated their rocketing of Israel, injuring some civilians and terrifying thousands more in the western Negev area.
Listen to President Shimon Peres speech
Iranian Bomb 2010
In what might be one of his last briefings to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense committee - outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert summed-up Israel's strategic situation. His briefing came against the background of his Kadima party's leadership primaries on September 17th, to select a new party leader. IsraCast reports that at the closed door briefing, a senior IDF intelligence officer warned that if all goes well for Iran, it could acquire nuclear weapons by early 2010.
GAZA, IRAN & OBAMA
'Hamas has no intention of ever compromising with Israel' - that's the assessment of Shabak security chief Yuval Diskin. In his view, Hamas sees it as 'either them or us!' and there was no place for the Jews in what was the sanctified Muslim land of all Palestine. (Hamas, like its Iranian ally, also calls for Israel's annihilation.) Diskin, who had recommended against the current cease-fire, contended that Israel had thrown Hamas a life-line after Israeli counter-strikes had severely damaged the fundamentalist regime in the Gaza Strip.
Gaza's Civilians As Cover
The Israel Defense Forces have released aerial video from the helicopter that fired a missile at Hamas gunmen moving amid populated Palestinian buildings in the Beit Hanoun on April 28th. A subsequent explosion is believed responsible for the killing of a mother and her four children who were nearby. In an unprecedented step, the rival Palestinian Fatah movement has published on its website, severe criticism of Hamas by Palestinian residents in the Beit Hanoun neighborhood. IsraCast quotes these Palestinian civilians as charging that Hamas is exploiting them as cover for their Qassam rocket attacks on Israel. See IDF video of the two explosions.
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For a Muslim man who grew up in India, moved to England, and then went into hiding, Salman Rushdie has become an influential writer of the century (Liukkonen). His unique experiences throughout his life have shaped evocative plots in his works. Many of his stories demonstrate the hardships of obtaining societal approval, which was a long-term problem throughout his life. He entertains both eastern and western cultures by interconnecting the two cultures in creative and stylish pieces of fiction that depict migration, cultural hybridization, and transnational identity.
Salman Rushdie was first introduced to the eastern culture in his childhood. He was born on June 19, 1947, in Bombay, Maharashtra, India. His parents, Anis Ahmed and Negin Butt Rushdie, were of the liberal and prosperous middle-class (Ho). He was the only boy in the family and had three younger sisters. Rushdie was born into an Islamic family, but he was not brought up to have Islam as a primary focus in his life. Even though Islam was not present in his childhood, he was still very interested in religion because it was important to the Indian culture (Ahmad 1318).
His themes of the western culture originated because Rushdie grew up in a secular environment. His classmates at the Cathedral School in Bombay (established by the Anglo-Scottish Educational Society), were very diverse, ranging from American to Japanese nationalities. From 1961 to 1964, Rushdie attended one of England's finest boys' schools, Rugby. Unfortunately, his inconsiderate peers called him demeaning names such as "wog," "snotnose," and "sniffer" (Ahmad 1319). Because Rushdie received cruelty and racism in his early school years, he was motivated to put them as subjects in his future works. After Rugby, he went to King's College at Cambridge from 1964 to 1968 to complete his studies (Ahmad 1319).
After his education, Salman Rushdie stayed in England and started to assimilate into western culture. In 1976, he married Clarissa Luard, a proper English woman. They had a son named Zafar in 1980, but the marriage ended in divorce seven years later. The next year, Rushdie married Marianne Wiggins, an American novelist, but life was too stressful during Rushdie's hiding, so the marriage did not last. Elizabeth West was his third wife in 1997, and they had a son named Milan. But in 2000, after four decades in London, Rushdie left Elizabeth and his two children and moved to New York, explicitly, to Padma Lakshmi, his fourth and current wife since 2004 (Ahmad 1322). His love relationships definitely had an impact on Rushdie as well as his works. Another theme in his stories is searching and obtaining love. Since Rushdie's life engendered many ideas due to his complex encounters, he was able to win steady fame.
Rushdie's rise in his literary career was a gradual success. His first fictional story, "Over the Rainbow," was written at the age of ten. From 1969 to 1980, Rushdie was living off unstable jobs varying from acting to advertising, but in 1980 his luck changed with the publication of Midnight's Children (Ahmad 1319). In 1981, it won the Booker McConnell Prize for fiction, the most prestigious award in England, and in 1993, it won the Booker of Bookers', the prize given to the work believed to be the best Booker recipient of the previous twenty-five years (Holcombe). Even though Midnight's Children brought Rushdie literary attention, it was the Satanic Verses that brought him world-wide fame (Ahmad 1320).
The Satanic Verses was a very controversial novel that had many opponents because it was found to disregard the beliefs of the Islamic culture. "The Satanic Verses (1988) became famous for the enemies it made him" (Ahmad 1320). The fictional book outraged devout Muslims because of its disrespectful references to the religion, Islam. Ayatollah Khomeini, a Muslim religious leader, issued a fatwa against Rushdie in 1989. He and other extremists put forth millions of dollars to have Rushdie killed, and Rushdie was soon forced into hiding ("Salman Rushdie," DISCovering Biography). After seven years Rushdie arose out of hiding and on September 25, 1998, the Iranian government lifted the fatwa, even though certain fundamentalist groups claimed that the fatwa could not be lifted. Rushdie was reported to say that the lifting of the fatwa felt like "another step back into the light" ("(Ahmed) Salman Rushdie"). After long years in hiding for writing a fictional book that gave an unintentional offense, Rushdie started to live a normal life once again. This incident affected his works because it demonstrated matters of rejection in society. In his times of "light" and "darkness", Rushdie continued to write about similar premises that are presented in numerous works.
In Salman Rushdie's collection of short stories, East, West, Rushdie explores the lives of people of eastern ethnicity and the conflicts they confront in the western environment (Ho). The collection of stories is divided into three sets: the East, the West, and the combination of both East and West. "Good Advice is Rarer than Rubies" deals with the happenings in the East, "At the Auction of the Ruby Slippers" deals with the happenings in the West, and "The Courter" deals with the cultural hybridization of both cultures (Ho). These stories are very similar in the characterization, symbolism, and theme.
"Good Advice is Rarer than Rubies" explores how people are content with living in an eastern environment. Miss Rehana, a beautiful Indian girl, was on her way to get a permit to go to Great Britain when Muhammad Ali, an expert advice giver, begs her to take his advice for free. He tells her how she should proceed when getting the permit. Muhammad Ali then tries to help her by suggesting that he can get a fake passport for her. Disgusted, Miss Rehana walks out on Muhammad Ali and goes to get her permit. When she comes out smiling, Muhammad Ali assumes that she obtained the permit. She says to him that she needed to get the permit because she had an arranged marriage to an old man who lives in England. But then she continued by saying that she did not get the permit, because she did not follow his advice. Yet she is still happy because she did not want to go to England and get married to the old man.
"Good Advice is Rarer than Rubies" regards the small-town people of India who have diverse characteristics. The main character is the young beautiful girl, Miss Rehana. This is not typical in Rushdie's works because the protagonist of his stories is usually a male figure (Ahmad 1323). "Miss Rehana's eyes were large and black and bright enough not to need the help of antimony, and when the advice expert Muhammad Ali saw them he felt himself becoming young again" (Rushdie 5). The men tend to fawn over her because of her attractiveness. One example of the superficiality of the men is portrayed when Muhammad Ali was willing to give free advice about receiving a permit in order to look at her for a longer period of time. Another characteristic found in the story is the reliability of people. At the end of the short story, Miss Rehana turned out to be an unreliable character, which is an attribute of Rushdie's characters (Holcombe). When she returned after applying for a permit with a smile, Muhammad Ali and the readers think that she obtained the permit, but in reality she did not. Miss Rehana would rather go against societal pressures to get married than live an unhappy life with a husband who she did not know. Unhappiness was represented many times in the story; it was also symbolized by the permit to London.
The symbolism of the permit to London revolves around the concept of contentment in the world. "Now I will go back to Lahore and my job. I work in a great house, as ayah to three good boys. They would have been sad to see me leave" (Rushdie 15). If Miss Rehana had received the permit to go to London, she would have had to leave everything that she loved behind in India. Muhammad Ali, described the permit process to be a tedious task involving an interrogation of the applier. Therefore, the permit also symbolizes that integration is hard to accomplish. With so many obstacles standing in Miss Rehana's way of going to London, it can be inferred from the story that she was not destined to migrate and leave her home in India. Her home in India is significant to her, and it is also one of the themes of the short story.
Indian nationalism is a major theme of "Good Advice is Rarer than Rubies". It was shown in the end as a reason why Miss Rehana did not decide to go to England. But there are many other themes in the story. For example, attraction and arranged marriage are other themes. The men were attracted to Miss Rehana, and from the attraction came good works, especially from Muhammad Ali. He gave her the advice that helped her get rejected for the permit. The story also portrayed that happiness was indeed stronger than marriage and that arranged marriages did not work out. "It was an arranged engagement…I was nine years old when my parents fixed it, Mustafa Dar was already thirty at that time…Then my parents died and Mustafa Dar went to England and said he would send for me. That was many years ago" (Rushdie 14). Miss Rehana wanted to live a happy life in India, instead of a miserable life in England. This book had much to do with the occurrences with the East, but Rushdie had much to say about the West as well.
"At the Auction of the Ruby Slippers" depicts the happenings of the western culture. The unnamed main character comes to an auction where it is selling a pair of ruby slippers. The main character believes that by purchasing the ruby slippers, he would win over his love, Gale. Because so many people want the ruby slippers, he does not bid the highest price, and therefore, he does not get the slippers. But the character still believes that life goes on and he is anticipating the next auction so he can buy something to impress Gale.
"At the Auction of the Ruby Slippers" described life in the West. The stories out of the "West set" tend to be the dullest, because there are no culturally diverse dilemmas (Ho). There was only one main character in the story, and his characterization is unique compared to Rushdie's other characters in that he shows more hope than pessimism (Ahmad 1324). He seemed to be living on his own which showed a sense of maturity, but he still had a superficial, desperate, and oblivious personality. The man was very shallow because he thought the slippers would attract his lover. He was desperate to find love, and he was determined to do anything to have it. Even though the ruby slippers are shown to be a materialistic prize, the narrator thought it represented something completely different.
The ruby slippers can be symbolized differently according to the viewpoint of the narrator or reader. According to the narrator, the ruby slippers were a form of success. With the slippers, he would be recognized from the diverse crowd of people as a winner. He desperately wanted to find love, and he believed that with the slippers he would obtain it. But to the average reader, the ruby slippers symbolized stupidity and materialism. The readers believe that the narrator is very naïve for believing that his lover would take him back for the slippers. If this were true, the story would describe the world as being very materialistic. But instead, there are more positive themes.
There are several western themes to "At the Auction of the Ruby Slippers." The story depicts a sense of unity among the diverse range of people at the auction, all vying for the same prize. But at the same time, it shows a theme of competition that arouses people. Along with competition, there is always the chance of failure, which was the result for the narrator. In the end, the narrator learns that life does go on, and therefore he does not give up, for there is another auction the following week. As in the previous story, there is a theme about love. This story does represent a superficial attraction like the one before, but it also depicts how love can make people do crazy things.
The final story in the collection, East, West, is "The Courter." The story of "The Courter" is how the young boy learns of the difficulties of integrating cultures. The young boy goes through a number of tough experiences that made living in the western environment a nightmare. His family gets laughed at for their eastern habitual actions, such as the use of wrong vocabulary. They also are victims of violent attacks. But they still survive on the good works that take place in the West.
The characters of "The Courter" are distinctive because they are of eastern ethnicity in western times. There are quite a few characters in the story, but the main male protagonist is young boy who is left unnamed. The boy is a preteen living in England whose parents emigrated from India. Because the boy was very young, he tended to be very immature towards others. He gave sharp nicknames to people, and often played cruel jokes on them. But when other people started to discriminate his family and him, he began to learn from his experiences.
The game of chess was symbolic in the story of "The Courter." It represented the happiness of the family in a game that required thinking and skill. The family did not feel discriminated while playing the game. It was their form of enjoyment where they could not be bothered by trivial matters. The game is customary in both the East and the West. It shows how the two cultures combine for the same interest. Cultural hybridization was the main point of the story, and it showed how cultures learn to integrate even though it can be wearisome (Ahmad 1323).
The main theme of the story is integration and identity. The boy sat through many terrible events of abuse to his family because they were not situated to the English culture as others were. It was tough for the family to withstand the prejudices against them, but they never gave up on it. With all these experiences, the young boy started to consider his identity in the world (Liukkonen). He was of Indian ethnicity living in an English world. Even though, he was embarrassed by his parents' constant cultural mistakes, he realized that he would have done the same.
In his stories, Rushdie definitely depicted the faults and virtues of characters that made the stories entertaining pieces of fiction. He defined the boundaries of the East and West, and showed when they intermix. Because of this original style of writing, he makes his place in the twentieth century context.
Because of Salman Rushdie's distinct ethnic background, he brings a unique style to British literature. "The culturally and religiously diverse worlds of both India and Great Britain offer Rushdie a wealth of concerns and themes that consistently reflect and refract throughout his works" (Ho). Throughout his works, Rushdie often talks about integration and the difficulties that come with them (Ahmad 1317). A regular style in his works is how he takes history and fictionalizes it into a "new genre" (Holcombe). His distinct style sets him apart from other British contemporary authors who follow a Modernist style, while Rushdie follows a Romantic, Postmodernist, and Post-colonialist style and trend.
Contemporary British authors usually follow the literary movement of Modernism. Literary Modernism focuses on going against rules, and finding new perspectives (Fajardo-Acosta). The authors of Modernism went against public opinion by writing about liberal ideas in their works ("Modernism"). In spite of the fact that Modernism is common in the work of British authors, Rushdie is not considered an author of Modernism. He never focused on breaking away from traditions, but rather on joining the different traditions of different cultures.
Rushdie is an apparent example of a Romantic writer because of his emphasis on individualism (Holcombe). "The basic aims of Romanticism are various: a return to nature and to believe in the goodness of humanity; the rediscovery of the artist as a supremely individual creator; the development of nationalistic pride; and the exaltation of the senses and emotions over reason and intellect" ("Characteristics of Romanticism"). These key points were illustrated in Rushdie's works. "The Courter" portrayed good works when "Mixed-Up saved the ladies from a violent attack. "Good Advice is Rarer than Rubies" also depicted the goodness of humanity when Muhammad Ali offered Miss Rehana advice. This short story illustrated a sense of nationalistic pride in India, when Miss Rehana remained in India because that was her true home. Another short story by Rushdie, "At the Auction of the Ruby Slippers," also showed his Romantic writings. The main character expressed individualism when trying to set himself apart from the other diverse range of people at the auction. This short story is also Romantic because the character puts emotions over intellect. He was willing to spend good amount of money for red slippers, because he thought it would win over his love. Romanticism is somewhat related to Postmodernism, another literary movement in which Rushdie is involved.
Salman Rushdie is distinguished as a Postmodernist writer because of his constant themes of coexistence displayed in his works (Ahmad 1317). Postmodernism is characterized by emphasis on the ideas of the value and independence of the local society, the numerous amount of outcomes of human existence, and the coexistence of clashing cultures" (Fajardo-Acosta). "Good Advice is Rarer than Rubies" exhibits Rushdie's Postmodernist writing. The story talked about how the small town in India was independent and lived on simple necessities. The story also gave a theme of coexistence when it talked about how the Indians lived together and how even the smallest job, like a bus driver, would be noticed in society. "The Courter" showed how the autonomy of the people relied on people's good works. When Rushdie is recognized as a Postmodernist, he usually is recognized as a Post-colonialist as well.
Salman Rushdie is a strong follower in the Post-colonial literary movement (Ahmad 1317). Post-colonialism is characterized by the depictions of the experiences of the victims or individuals of colonial power (Fajardo-Acosta). His short story, "The Courter," is a great example of Post-colonialism because it depicts the discrimination towards the Eastern people by the Western culture. The character, "Mixed-Up," endured an attack from the Western society because he was a victim of prejudices. But Salman Rushdie does not usually allow an ending of internal divisions to take place in his works. A feeling of contentment does come over the characters, where the diverse cultures come together.
Salman Rushdie became a literary success for many reasons. His upbringing and childhood gave him personal experiences of integration that became important themes and morals for his works. Because of Rushdie's individuality, he was set apart from other British contemporaries because he followed different literary movements. Rushdie's use of fictionalizing history made entertaining and controversial plots that gathered readers from all over the world. Rushdie's works impacted the world because of his free speech and political statements. Salman Rushdie will always be remembered as a twentieth century British author whose success arose from his literary talents and his political mind.
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MILL VILLAGE - Zachary Hamm will soon be on his way to St. John's in Newfoundland after his soccer team won the provincial championship.
The 13-year-old is the goalkeeper for the South Shore United Under-14 Tier 1 team. Hamm says the win was unexpected as the team was in fourth place out of the four teams accepted into the final games.
"I don't think anyone expected that… it was a really good feeling," he says.
Hamm said he was pleased his team not only rose to the occasion, but also became the first South Shore United team since 2002 to advance to the national championships.
The team advanced to the gold game after a shoot out against the Halifax Dunbrack team. Hamm says he was excited to outplay the teams from Halifax.
"You hear so much about Halifax teams going and then you hear one from South Shore and it's like 'what?'" he says.
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"It's more action, it's more nervous but I find it more fun… you get to see the whole field, it's a lot more different, you get to see all the action going on," he says.
When asked if he had any hobbies outside of sports, Hamm laughs. He plays volleyball, basketball, competes in track and field and is even a part of the South Shore Seahawks football team. He says soccer is his favourite.
When moving up to junior high, he chose not to attend South Queens Middle School as their soccer field wasn't finished being constructed yet. He now goes to Hebbville Academy and plays on the school team. After Grade 9 he intends to go Parkview Education Centre.
Hamm is also a part of the provincial soccer team, but he hasn't been chosen to compete nationally. Now he'll get to play nationally with his home team and go on his first flight.
That has made Hamm both excited and nervous. He says part of that is because his team is made up of a mix of 13- and 14-year-olds but most of the other province's teams will only have one set age. His team will have to play a team made up of only 14-year-olds.
However, he is excited to learn more about the other players.
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