Islam and Human Rights *Harassment of Minorities is not Islam <http://www.newageislam.org/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1505>*
*Persecution of Ahmadiyas, Ismailis in Pakistan* The Taliban have begun harassing Ismaili Muslims in Pakistan. They would not spare any one and will not be satisfied until the last person left obeys them. If this trend is not checked and criticized, they may think that they have the approval from the Muslims. They don't. They need to know clearly and loudly that their ideology has no currency among Muslims and above all, their cruelty is not Islam, not one bit.... The persecution of Ahmadiyya Muslims in Pakistan is a living example; they cannot even say "As Salaam u Aliakum" or call their place of worship a Masjid. The epidemic has now crawled over into Bangladesh and Indonesia as well. Did the Pakistani lawmakers even pause to think about the legitimacy of Hudood Laws? Some thirty years later another Avatar of Zia ul Haq employed the same strategy of fear and got the Patriot Act passed here in the United States. Both the laws are a stain on the civil societies.... As Muslims, we do not have the time to do the Ijtihaad, the consultative decision making process on issues of the day. As a result we Muslims have been reduced to rituals, rather than the spirit. It is time to believe in the prime value of Islam; freedom. -- *Mike Ghouse* More...<http://www.newageislam.org/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1505> Islam, Women and Feminism *Burqa Debate: Classic western feminism hits a dead-end when it comes to choice <http://www.newageislam.org/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1506>* I have to confess that I don’t get it when some women say that being behind a veil liberates them from the prying eyes of the male gaze and makes them feel safer. It’s become just about the most clichéd explanation. ...Essentially, classic western feminism hits a dead-end when it comes to a complex word called choice. Traditions that seem patently unequal find refuge in the argument of choice. And we can debate forever whether it’s about free will or socialisation by a patriarchal regime, but there’s not much you can say to a woman who chooses to drape herself in swathes of black cloth. I still remember Kamala Das, the eccentric — but fiercely independent — poet arriving on my television show in a burqa. She had recently converted, and this she said, was her choice. How could anyone argue against that? -- *Barkha Dutt** **A reproduction of the Taliban dress code *The reality of the matter surpasses the burqa itself. This is seen clearly in the fear that swiped France in reaction to the burqa, which appears like a reproduction of the dress code imposed by the Taliban on women in Afghanistan. the reality of the matter surpasses the burqa itself. This is seen clearly in the fear that swiped France in reaction to the burqa, which appears like a reproduction of the dress code imposed by the Taliban on women in Afghanistan. The historic implications of the burqa are those of radicalism and extremism, thus the stir is not an expression of racism against Muslims, as some claimed, but simply a fear of a drift towards sectarianism. There is no doubt that immigrants, in general, are subject to injustice and restrictions in France for many reasons not related to the burqa, but to the country's economic and social situations. Surely, there are some fanatics in France, but they remain a minority, just like in all other countries. -- *Mohammad Makhlouf* More...<http://www.newageislam.org/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1506> Islam and the West *Why Obama Frightens the Israelis <http://www.newageislam.org/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1504>* The Iraq war has been an unmitigated catastrophe for Iraq itself, of course, but also for the stability of the whole region. Without the counterweight of Iraq, Iran has been promoted into a regional superpower, and is now far more of a challenge than Iraq ever was. Islamic militancy and anti-Americanism have flared up across the Arab and Muslim world. As for the United States itself, it has squandered its manpower, its finances and its reputation on a war that should never have been fought. Obama knows this, and is determined that Israel will not again entrap America in a war. Seen from Israel, Obama’s call for a dialogue with Iran, and perhaps even a “grand bargain” with it, could result in a threat both to Israel’s military hegemony and to its nuclear monopoly. Rather than any sort of compromise over uranium enrichment, it wants Iran’s nuclear facilities destroyed. Israel, Netanyahu said in Washington, retains the right to defend itself. The United States-Israel divide is very wide and deep. It is unlikely to be bridged without a fight. -- *Patrick Seale* More..<http://www.newageislam.org/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1504> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Dear Friends Check your inbox daily + delete your junk emails & keep your inbox empty! Its a friendly Request for all of my group members. ----------------------------------------------------- For More Information: Contact Us : M'E-Sagari Group Network Email: [email protected] : [email protected] ----------------------------------------------------- ...........|""""""""""""""""""""""""|\|_ ...........|........Hot Paki.........|||"|""\___ ...........|__________________|||_|___|) ...........!(@)'(@)""""**!(@)(@)***!(@)'' -~*´¨¯¨`*•~-.¸,.-~*´¨¯¨`*•~-.¸,.-~*´¨¯¨`*• Visite: www.hotpaki.net.ms Subscribe mail to: [email protected] send your comments and mail : [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
