tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055731550061612061.post6193876591273473893..comments2023-06-01T08:34:58.883-04:00Comments on Musings of a Thinking Muslim: One Muslim Community (Finally) Takes a Stand!ThinkingMuslimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09918186782767861692noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055731550061612061.post-92187854830020595372008-12-17T19:42:00.000-05:002008-12-17T19:42:00.000-05:00I will concede that IF I suggested Muslims had bee...I will concede that IF I suggested Muslims had been terrorizing the world for much of history, that would be a gross miscommunication on my part.<BR/><BR/>But if you concede 30 years, and you call it a fad - I will say that is 30 years too many. <BR/><BR/>This "fad" will only end if we take a firm position on this perversion of our faith. And I find Muslims start to drag their feet when it comes to it. In Islam two wrongs do not make a right.<BR/><BR/>I will further concede that bombs dropped from air by official military planes is a sicker and more perverse a form of terrorism. If we didn't return terrorism with terrorism, I have a feeling that citizens in these countries would turn against their governments, just as they did on the issue of Civil Rights in America.ThinkingMuslimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09918186782767861692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055731550061612061.post-8836047289329939552008-12-15T23:38:00.000-05:002008-12-15T23:38:00.000-05:00AA- ATM,I fear you may be painting with a wide bru...AA- ATM,<BR/><BR/>I fear you may be painting with a wide brush my friend. This terror strategy that you speak of, who is cast under your overarching term?<BR/><BR/>Obviously you are restricting yourself to Muslims. No problem, I agree we need much housecleaning, although I prefer to point out that terrorism dropped from 50,000 ft is as terror-inducing as the bomb left in a bus. Both are hideous, regardless of the cause and strategy.<BR/><BR/>But which Muslims are carrying out this terrorism strategy? Those in Iraq, who are fighting against an occupying force? How about those in Somalia, fighting against warlords and Ethiopian troops? How about in Chechnya, Pakistan, Afghanistan and all those other places where governments are loosely throwing around the 'terrorist' label in order to garner the sympathies of the international audience?<BR/><BR/>I'm not denying the existence of terrorism, but let's be a bit cautious on how we use it. Its clear that its being used as indiscriminately as a drone missile fired into a Pashtun village.<BR/><BR/>Lastly, I don't quite understand what you are inferring when you constantly repeat your mantra of having tried terrorism for 'too long'. With a history spanning 1400 years, a 30-yr old practice is not very long. Seems more like a fad - one that I pray will fizzle out.<BR/><BR/>But based purely on your words, it seems that Muslims have been terrorizing the world since the inception of Islam.Naeem:https://www.blogger.com/profile/15397380149160556040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055731550061612061.post-21576892726326754262008-12-15T18:19:00.000-05:002008-12-15T18:19:00.000-05:00What about that assertion is so intriguing or conf...What about that assertion is so intriguing or confusing to you? It is evident to any observer of world events that some Muslims have and continue to plan and execute acts of terrorism. It also appears from their own statements that it is their strategy in dealing with those they deem as the enemy. <BR/><BR/>They use it in their conflicts with people of other faith. They use it in their disagreements with fellow Muslims.<BR/><BR/>Sick people do sick things. The reason all Muslims ought to be outraged is these sick people want the world to believe that Islam promotes terrorism as a strategy.ThinkingMuslimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09918186782767861692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055731550061612061.post-70330190429361096282008-12-13T03:33:00.000-05:002008-12-13T03:33:00.000-05:00AA-"We need to unequivocally denounce the terror s...AA-<BR/><BR/>"We need to unequivocally denounce the terror strategy. It has no place in our faith. And it's been tried for way too long and failed."<BR/><BR/>What terror strategy are you referring to?<BR/><BR/>And can you please expound on that last statement: 'it's been tried for way too long'<BR/><BR/>What do you mean?Naeem:https://www.blogger.com/profile/15397380149160556040noreply@blogger.com