An Egyptian Call to ... Boycott Egypt?The Egyptian blogger who produces “Rantings of a Sandmonkey” has some remarkably interesting findings to share about the cartoons that have provided the occasion for so much violence. February 08, 2006Selective OutrageNot all have taken to the streets to vent anger over the cartoons of Mohammed, as Omar from Iraq the Model makes clear. February 07, 2006Thanks, Protectionists! You're Destroying an Industry!
Thanks to the Washington Post (requires simple registration) for pointing out that restrictions on the ability of Americans to import sugar, “protecting” the domestic sugar industry, is killing the American candy industry. Americans are importing sugar into the U.S. in the form of … candy that’s been manufactured in Canada and other countries. Protectionism doesn’t “save American jobs.” It just changes the jobs that people do — and makes the great majority of us poorer. Maker of Bomb Threats a Poor Representative of Islam, Indeed
We now find that the disgusting creep who dressed up as a suicide bomber during the protests outside the Danish Embassy, during which threats were made to behead, blow up, and otherwise kill Danes, is a man named Omar Khayam. According to the BBC, Khayam is a convicted drug dealer who was free from jail on licence at the time of the protest. All the decent Muslims the world over should know what kind of trash is misrepresenting them. It’s good to know that Ayatollah ali al Sistani has both criticized the cartoons (which were, indeed, at least in bad taste) and those who have exploited the occasion to act violently. The sad fact is that it’s news when a few hundred people burn down a building or wave signs threatening to cut off heads, but it’s not news when billions of other people go about their business and when religious leaders issue statements calmly condemning violence. *************************************************************************** {Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy Quran-16:125) {And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33) The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim] The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all." [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from IslamCity, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title "change to daily digest".
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