Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Robert Fisk: Welcome to 'Palestine'
Robert Fisk: Welcome to 'Palestine' Published: 16 June 2007 How troublesome the Muslims of the Middle East are. First, we demand that the Palestinians embrace democracy and then they elect the wrong party - Hamas - and then Hamas wins a mini-civil war and presides over the Gaza Strip. And we Westerners still want to negotiate with the discredited President, Mahmoud Abbas. Today Palestine - and let's keep those quotation marks in place - has two prime ministers. Welcome to the Middle East. Who can we negotiate with? To whom do we talk? Well of course, we should have talked to Hamas months ago. But we didn't like the democratically elected government of the Palestinian people. They were supposed to have voted for Fatah and its corrupt leadership. But they voted for Hamas, which declines to recognise Israel or abide by the totally discredited Oslo agreement. No one asked - on our side - which particular Israel Hamas was supposed to recognise. The Israel of 1948? The Israel of the post-1967 borders? The Israel which builds - and goes on building - vast settlements for Jews and Jews only on Arab land, gobbling up even more of the 22 per cent of Palestine still left to negotiate over ? And so today, we are supposed to talk to our faithful policeman, Mr Abbas, the moderate (as the BBC, CNN and Fox News refer to him) Palestinian leader, a man who wrote a 600-page book about Oslo without once mentioning the word occupation, who always referred to Israeli redeployment rather than withdrawal, a leader we can trust because he wears a tie and goes to the White House and says all the right things. The Palestinians didn't vote for Hamas because they wanted an Islamic republic - which is how Hamas's bloody victory will be represented - but because they were tired of the corruption of Mr Abbas's Fatah and the rotten nature of the Palestinian Authority. I recall years ago being summoned to the home of a PA official whose walls had just been punctured by an Israeli tank shell. All true. But what struck me were the gold-plated taps in his bathroom. Those taps - or variations of them - were what cost Fatah its election. Palestinians wanted an end to corruption - the cancer of the Arab world - and so they voted for Hamas and thus we, the all-wise, all-good West, decided to sanction them and starve them and bully them for exercising their free vote. Maybe we should offer Palestine EU membership if it would be gracious enough to vote for the right people? All over the Middle East, it is the same. We support Hamid Karzai in Afghanistan, even though he keeps warlords and drug barons in his government (and, by the way, we really are sorry about all those innocent Afghan civilians we are killing in our war on terror in the wastelands of Helmand province). We love Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, whose torturers have not yet finished with the Muslim Brotherhood politicians recently arrested outside Cairo, whose presidency received the warm support of Mrs - yes Mrs - George W Bush - and whose succession will almost certainly pass to his son, Gamal. We adore Muammar Gaddafi, the crazed dictator of Libya whose werewolves have murdered his opponents abroad, whose plot to murder King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia preceded Tony Blair's recent visit to Tripoli - Colonel Gaddafi, it should be remembered, was called a statesman by Jack Straw for abandoning his non-existent nuclear ambitions - and whose democracy is perfectly acceptable to us because he is on our side in the war on terror. Yes, and we love King Abdullah's unconstitutional monarchy in Jordan, and all the princes and emirs of the Gulf, especially those who are paid such vast bribes by our arms companies that even Scotland Yard has to close down its investigations on the orders of our prime minister - and yes, I can indeed see why he doesn't like The Independent's coverage of what he quaintly calls the Middle East. If only the Arabs - and the Iranians - would support our kings and shahs and princes whose sons and daughters are educated at Oxford and Harvard, how much easier the Middle East would be to control. For that is what it is about - control - and that is why we hold out, and withdraw, favours from their leaders. Now Gaza belongs to Hamas, what will our own elected leaders do? Will our pontificators in the EU, the UN, Washington and Moscow now have to talk to these wretched, ungrateful people (fear not, for they will not be able to shake hands) or will they have to acknowledge the West Bank version of Palestine (Abbas, the safe pair of hands) while ignoring the elected, militarily successful Hamas in Gaza? It's easy, of course, to call down a curse on both their houses. But that's what we say about the whole Middle East. If only Bashar al-Assad wasn't President of Syria (heaven knows what the alternative would be) or if the cracked President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad wasn't in control of Iran (even if he doesn't actually
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] War on Islam - Britain KNIGHTS Satanic Salman RushDIE
Boycotting of Non Essential Goods Services from Countries, Communities Organizations Which Are Hostile to Islam Muslim Interests, is an Effective a Non Violent Method of Showing Our Displeasure. This Should Be an On Going Policy By Governments, Businesses Individuals NOT a Knee Jerk Reaction to a Particular Incident or Situation AB Queen Knights Fatwa Author Rushdie POSTED: 11:09 a.m. EDT, June 16, 2007 http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/06/16/queens.honors.ap/index.html LONDON, England (AP) -- Author Salman Rushdie, who was forced into hiding for a decade after Iran's spiritual leader ordered his assassination, is to receive a knighthood in the latest honors list, Buckingham Palace has announced. The Midnight's Children author, along with CNN reporter Christiane Amanpour as well as a KGB double agent and perhaps the government's toughest human rights critic are on the list marking Queen Elizabeth II's official birthday Saturday. I am thrilled and humbled to receive this great honor, and am very grateful that my work has been recognized in this way, Rushdie said in a statement. Rushdie is one of the most prominent novelists of the late 20th century and is known for his unique mix of history with magical realism. His 13 books have won numerous awards, including the Booker Prize for Midnight's Children in 1981. In 1993 the novel won the Booker of Bookers, a special award honoring the best novel in the 25-year history of the prize. He went into hiding after Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini issued a 1989 fatwa, or religious edict, ordering Muslims to kill the author because his novel The Satanic Verses allegedly insulted Islam. The Iranian government declared in 1998 that it would not support but could not rescind the fatwa. Rushdie says he receives a sort of Valentine's card from Iran each year on February 14 letting him know the country has not forgotten the vow to end his life. Ian Botham, one of England's most successful 20th century cricket players, was also made a knight. CNN's Chief International Correspondent, Christiane Amanpour, government lawyer-turned human rights campaigner Shami Chakrabarti, Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis and comedian Barry Humphries, who created the character of Dame Edna Everage, were all named Commanders of the Order of the British Empire, or CBE. One of the most remarkable names on the list is former KGB agent Oleg Gordievsky, who like Rushdie lived for years under the threat of assassination. British intelligence recruited Gordievsky in the 1960s and he later became invaluable when Moscow assigned him to its London embassy to spy on Britain in 1982. But three years later, his cover was blown and he was arrested while in the Soviet Union. He was released due to a lack of evidence and he escaped by secretly boarding a train to Finland. Gordievsky was appointed a Companion to the Order of St. Michael and St. George, or CMG, an honor for individuals who have rendered important services related to Commonwealth or foreign nations. Author Ian Fleming wrote in his novels that the queen gave the same appointment to his fictional spy, James Bond. Other famous names on the list include singer Joe Cocker, soccer player Teddy Sheringham, Agent Provocateur fashion label founders Joseph Corre and Serena Rees, and actor Peter Sallis, the voice of Wallace in the Wallace and Gromit films. In descending order, the honors are knighthoods, CBE, OBE and MBE. Recipients of knighthoods are addressed as Sir or Dame. Those awarded CBEs, OBEs and MBEs have no title but can put the letters after their names. The queen turned 81 on April 21, although her official birthday, celebrated with the annual Trooping the Color parade, on the first, second, or third Saturday in June. Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. AB [EMAIL PROTECTED] First They Came for the EXTREMIST, FUNDAMENTALIST MODERATE Muslims. And I DIDNT Speak Out Because I Wasn't An Extremist, Fundamentalist or a Moderate Muslim. Then FINALLY They Came for Me the NON-PRACTICING Muslim And NO Muslims Were Left to Speak Out for ME. - Sick sense of humor? Visit Yahoo! TV's Comedy with an Edge to see what's on, when.
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] PICKET CHAPTERS/INDIGO SHAREHOLDERS MEETING � June 21
*** Please Post Widely*** PICKET CHAPTERS / INDIGO SHAREHOLDERS MEETING June 21 CUT THE TIES WITH ISRAELI APARTHEID! When: Thursday, June 21st, 2007 @ 10:00 a.m. Where: In front of Gate 13 at the Rogers Center (Skydome), near Blue Jays Way and Front Street, Toronto, Ontario. On Thursday, June 21st, 2007, Indigo Books and Music Inc. will be holding its annual shareholders meeting at the Rogers Centre. The Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid (CAIA) invites its friends, supporters and allies to join us for an information picket to send a clear message to majority shareholders Heather Reisman and Gerry Schwartz that their links to the HESEG Foundation for Lone Soldiers - which subsidizes mercenaries from abroad that want to serve in Israel's racist military - are unacceptable! CAIA continues to build a growing nation-wide boycott campaign of Chapters / Indigo until their majority shareholders publicly announce that they are cutting all financial ties to HESEG. After a successful national day of action on June 9, which saw pickets at Chapters/Indigo stores across Canada, we need your support to make sure that all Indigo Books and Music Inc. shareholders hear our message! June 2007 marks the 40th anniversary of Apartheid Israels occupation of the West Bank, Gaza Strip and the Syrian Golan heights. Palestinian Civil Society organizations have called for a Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign against the State of Israel for its numerous violations of human rights. For more information please visit: http://www.caiaweb. org or email us at endapartheid@ riseup.net BOYCOTT Chapters/Indigo and Israeli Apartheid. http://www.caiaweb.org/ - The best gets better. See why everyone is raving about the All-new Yahoo! Mail.
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] The Scientific Miracle - Translation of the Quran - Part 2
The Scientific Miracle - Translation of the Quran Part 2 Source: http://www.usislam.org/90scien.htm Copyright © By Dr. Adel Elsaie, Book Title: History of Truth, The Truth about God and Religions Translating the whole Quran is a tremendous task. It requires scholars who are fluent in the Arabic language and the language to which the Quran is being translated. It also requires knowledge of the grammar of the two languages. If the translation is intended for those who are blessed with faith or for those who seek the basics of Islam, then the existing translations are a great dose of faith and spiritual guidance. May Allah rewards the translators of the Quran for their efforts in spreading the Words of God. If, on the other hand, the translation is intended to address the scientific miracles, the knowledge and mastering of the Arabic language is crucial as indicated in the case of the French surgeon Maurice Bucaille. He studied the Quran with an open mind for ten years. The purpose of his study was to form an opinion about contradictions in the Quran. He studied the Arabic language. Then after ten years of research, he declared in his books that he did not find one single scientific contradiction in the Quran. Another approach for the scientific translation of the Quran is to have an organization consisting of specialists of all branches of science such as cosmology, medicine, geology, anatomy, and engineering, as well as Islamic studies Some non-Muslims scholars claim that the translated Quran contradicts scientific known facts. There are many reasons for that. First, there may exist a conflict of theological interest. Second, the lack of knowledge of the Arabic language and its grammar can mislead the meaning of some verses. Also, the translation of the Quran to other languages may be, in some verses, difficult, thus not conveying the Arabic meaning of short sentences. Allah is the only Author of the Quran, and there are no contradictions in the Quran. Translations of the Quran are nevertheless the work of highly eminent Arabists. It is well known fact, that a translator, however an expert, is liable to make human mistakes in the translation of a highly specialized scientific Ayah, unless he happens to be a specialist in the discipline in question. An example of translating scientific verses in the Quran deals with the definition of the building block of all matters. Atoms were assumed to be the smallest unseen part of matter. Neither the atom nor its components can be seen. However, each atom has a weight, and scientists discovered the constituents of the atom. In one such Ayah, Allah addresses the unbelievers with a challenge about the weight and components of atoms: Surah 34, Ayah 3 The unbelievers say never for us will come the Hour (Day of Judgment): say, Nay. But most surely, by my Lord, it will come upon you by Him who knows the unseen. From Whom is not hidden the weight of an atom in the heavens or on earth: nor is there anything less than that or greater, but is in the Record Perspicuous. The available translation refers to the above Arabic words the weight of an atom as the least little atom, and the word weight is taken out. This demonstrates the difficulty in translating the Quran. Thank God, anyone can refer to the original Arabic text and get better translation. From the above Ayah, one can state the following: · The atom is unseen. · The atom is not the smallest thing in the universe. · The atom has a weight. Ancient commentators considered the weight of the atom to be equal to the weight of an ant! They believed this because the ant is the smallest thing that can be seen with the human eye. But this is not correct because the Ayah clearly refers to the unseen not the seen ant. When the fourth Caliph, Ali, the cousin of the Prophet, was asked about the meaning of the atom, he said: If we look inside the atom, any atom, we will see a sun in its core. This statement, showing the spiritual vision of Ali, was never understood until the twentieth century. But it clearly simulates the atomic structure with that of the solar system. In my attempt to address the subject of the scientific miracles of the Quran, I tried to use the existing English translations. In many places, I found difficulty in using these translations. The following are some examples: Stars are translated as planets, and planets are translated as stars. The basic rules of the conjunctions in the Arabic language are not translated correctly. For example, existing translations do not address the difference between Arabic conjunctions fa and thumma. The first implies immediate succession, while the second implies succession after a delay in time, and this can make a big difference in some branches of science such as cosmology and embryology. Some translators do not reflect the
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Zawjati (my wife)- translated - very heart warming Mashallah
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZXgmVmP9sY Zawjati (my wife) (Chorus): I love you, the way you are, I love you, the way you were, No matter what has or will happen, You are, and will be my habeebati - sweetheart/darling/ love of my life, My wife, Indeed you are my habeebati, (Chorus is repeated): I love you, the way you are, I love you, the way you were, No matter what has or will happen, You are, and will be my habeebati - sweetheart/darling/ love of my life, My wife, Indeed you are my habeebati, You're my rightful (lawful/halal) wife, I care not about Those who like to reproach and irritate me. It is our destiny to be Together eternally. In my heart you instilled love (you gave me love to drink) With grace and good deeds. Happiness vanishes when you disappear, Life brightens when you're there. Hard is my day Until you return home. Sadness disappears When you smile. (chorus repeated): I love you, the way you are, I love you, the way you were, No matter what has or will happen, You are, and will be my habeebati - sweetheart/darling/ love of my life, My wife, Indeed you are my habeebati, Life turns black When you're upset, So I work hard To make your wish come true. You're my happiness. May you be happy forever. Our souls are united Like soil and plants. You're my hope, my peace My good company and inspiration. Life is good, no matter how hard it is, When you're fine. (Chorus is repeated): I love you, the way you are, I love you, the way you were, No matter what has or will happen, You are, and will be my habeebati - sweetheart/darling/ love of my life, My wife, Indeed you are my habeebati, - Got a little couch potato? Check out fun summer activities for kids.
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Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Jesus the Muslim
Jesus, peace be upon him, was a Muslim. It's what millions of people believe. It's what the best New Testament scholarship now suggests. In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful We hear a great deal today about a war, conflict, or clash between Islam and Christianity. The topic is so prominent in the media that many people assume that there is something irreconcilable between these two approaches to God. It is not surprising, then, that so many Christians of good will have concluded that Islam and Christianity are fundamentally incompatible. Yet, if, by Christianity, we mean that which Jesus Christ (pbuh) meant to convey to his hearers, I believe that these people of good will are mistaken when they tell us that Islam is incompatible with Christianity. What's more, I believe we can now prove that the historically oldest Gospel verses reflecting the reported sayings of Jesus (pbuh) are entirely compatible with Islam. A WAVE OF CONVERSIONS If you are a Christian, the idea that Jesus (pbuh) practiced the same faith that today's news broadcasts hold responsible for so many of the world's problems may seem far-fetched to you. It seemed far-fetched to me when I first encountered it, before I consulted the Gospels closely. Yet you should know that many, many contemporary Christians have reached life-changing personal conclusions about the Gospel message and its relation to Islam. There is compelling anecdotal evidence of a surge in conversions to Islam since September 11, not just in Britain, but across Europe and America. One Dutch Islamic centre claims a tenfold increase, while the New Muslims Project, based in Leicester and run by a former Irish Roman Catholic housewife, reports a steady stream of new converts. (London Times, January 7, 2002.) MAINSTREAM MEDIA IGNORES US The Western news media only rarely shares the stories of these individual converts to Islam with the world at large, but I strongly suspect that most of these people -- if they are like me -- found themselves, at the end of the day, concerned about the consequences of calling Jesus (pbuh) Lord without obeying his instructions ... found themselves far more concerned about that, in fact, than about any media coverage of geopolitical issues. This kind of concern causes people to change their lives. THE CHALLENGE OF Q Speaking personally, I changed my own life because I could not ignore the implications of the authentic, stand-alone Gospel passages that today's most accomplished (non-Muslim!) scholars believe to be of the earliest date available. These sayings, which form a reconstructed text known as Q, can all be found in the New Testament. They are almost certainly the closest we will ever be able to come to an authentic oral tradition reflecting the actual sayings of Jesus (pbuh). Q CONFIRMS ISLAM If you are new to Q, you should know what the best New Testament scholars now know, namely that today's scholarship identifies certain Gospel passages as not only instructive, but historically more relevant than other passages. This scholarship has led to some fascinating discussions among scholars (and a comparatively few lay readers). I believe the Q verses tend to confirm Islam's depiction of Jesus (pbuh) as a human Prophet with a Divine mandate essentially indistinguishable from that of Muhammad (pbuh). A HUMAN PROPHET I did not develop the theory of Q. It has been around for years. Traditionalist Christian clergy and theologians are generally hostile to it. They claim that students of Q are somehow eager to diminish the status of Jesus (pbuh). Actually, we are eager to learn what he is most likely to have actually said. Q represents a major challenge for contemporary Christianity, not least because it strongly suggests that Islam's picture of Jesus (pbuh) is historically correct. The fact that Q essentially confirms Islam's image of Jesus (pbuh) as a distinctly human Prophet has not, I think, been widely noticed by today's Christians. And it must be. Because a careful review of the scriptures demonstrates that Jesus (pbuh) is in fact calling his people to Islam. JESUS (PBUH) BROUGHT ME TO ISLAM! I came to Islam, alhamdulillah, after three decades of restless dissatisfaction with conventionial Christianity. Although I've read a lot of conversion stories since I embraced Islam in March of 2003, I haven't found many that cited the Gospels as a point of entry to the Holy Qur'an. This is how it was for me. I was drawn to the Gospels at a young age -- eleven -- and I read them compulsively on my own, despite the fact that I did not live in a Christian household. I soon learned to keep religious matters to myself. EARLY QUESTIONS For most of my adolescence I studied the Christian scriptures on my own. I still have the red King James Bible I bought as a child; my own handwritten note on the front page proclaims June 26, 1974, as the date I accepted Jesus (pbuh) as my personal savior. When I say I read the
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Former Christian Youth Minister's Path to Islam
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Boycott Israel [IslamCity] FASTING
Fasting Fasting, like Salaat and Zakaat, is fundamental institution of Islam. The Fardh Fasting is a practice of vital importance. Allah Taala states in the Quraan Shareef: O people of Imaan! Fasting has been decreed compulsory for you. The importance of fasting is abundantly established by numerous narrations of the Quraan and Hadith. It is clear from the narrations of the Quraan and Hadith that for attaining salvation, Salaat, Zakaat and Hajj and not sufficient. It is essential to fast the Fardh fasts of Ramadhaan. Fasting is distinguished from other acts of ibaadat by its inconspicuous nature. Whereas other acts of ibaadat, e.g. Salaat, Zakaat, Hajj, are conspicuous in varying degrees. Fasting is totally concealed. Only Allah Taala is aware if one is fasting or not. Only those who truly have the love or fear of Allah Taala in their hearts will fast. Experience proves that weakness in love and fear for Allah could be remedied by engaging in such acts which produce muhabbat (love) and azmat (respect honour and awe). Fasting is greatly efficacious in this regard. Thus weaknessin ones Imaan and love for Allah is strengthened by fasting. One in whose heart the love and fear of Allah Taala become embedded, will be strong and steadfast on the Deen. The natural effect of fasting is to produce strength in ones Deen. This effect is referred to in the following two hadith: 1. Hadhrat Abu Hurairah (radiallahu anhu) narrates that Allha Taala said: Hadhrat Abu Hurairah (radiallahu anhu) narrates that Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said that Allah Taala said: All good deeds are for the one who renders them, but fasting. Fasting is exclusively for Me (Allah). (Bukhari) 2. Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said that Allah Taala said: The one who fasts, abstains from eating, drinking and sexual relations for My Sake. Another narration states that Allah Taala said that the fasting person leaves off his desires and pleasures for His Sake. (Ibn Khuzaimah). Fasting being exclusively for the sake of Allah Taala reflects the high degree of sincerity underlying the act of ibaadat. The high degree of sincerity coupled with abstention form evil and futility produce glitter and strength in the Imaan of the fasting person. Great emphasis is therefore laid on fasting. This is very clear from the fact that Allah Taala described the act of mans fasting as being only for Him (Allah Taala). 1. Hadhrat Abu Ummaamah (radiallahu anhu) narrates that he asked Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) to impose on him some deed of great significance Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said. Adopt fasting, for there is no act greater than it. Hadhrat Abu Ummaamah repeated his request second time Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) again advised him to adopt fasting. Hadhrat Abu Ummaamah put forward his request again, a third time, and Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: Adopt fasting, for there is no deed equal to it. (Nisaai, Ibn Khuzaimah) The superiority of fasting is in relation to certain special characteristics of fasting such as degree of sincerity, efficacy in strengthening weak Imaan, inculcating love and fear of Allah and its acting as a barrier against sin. These special benefits of fasting are attainable only if one fasts consciously and observes the respects and rights of fasting. 2. Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: Fasting is a shield and a powerful fortress. (Ahmad, Baihaqi) Like fasting is a shield of protection against internal (spiritual) diseases, viz., sins. so too, is it a protection against external sicknesses, i.e. physical illness. In the majority of cases, physical sickness is the result of excessive eating. This cause is arrested in fasting. 3. Hadhrat Abu Hurairah (radiallahu anhu) narrates that Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: Every person has a zakaat (to pay) and the zakaat of the body is fasting. (Ibn Majah) Like wealth is purified by means of paying Zakaat, the body is purified by means of fasting. Zakaat is the elimination of impurities from wealth while Fasting is the elimination of impurities from the body. And, the role of fasting as indicated already, operates in both the physical and spiritual spheres of mans life. 4. Hadhrat Abu Hurairah (radiallahu anhu) narrates that Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: Keep fasting; you will remain healthy. (Tibrani) Fasting produces both physical and spiritual health. Fasting produces spiritual peace and exhiliration. 5. Hadhrat Abu Hurairah (radiallahu anhu) in a lengthy hadith, narrates that Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: The fasting person experiences two
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] The General's Report
Here I am, Taguba recalled Rumsfeld saying, just a Secretary of Defense, and we have not seen a copy of your report. I have not seen the photographs, and I have to testify to Congress tomorrow and talk about this. As Rumsfeld spoke, Taguba said, He's looking at me. It was a statement. from the issuecartoon banke-mail thisAt best, Taguba said, Rumsfeld was in denial. Taguba had submitted more than a dozen copies of his report through several channels at the Pentagon and to the Central Command headquarters, in Tampa, Florida, which ran the war in Iraq. By the time he walked into Rumsfeld's conference room, he had spent weeks briefing senior military leaders on the report, but he received no indication that any of them, with the exception of General Schoomaker, had actually read it. http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/06/25/070625fa_fact_hersh And people wonder why we consider the US elites to be Nazis and thugs. -- -- -- G. Waleed Kavalec - http://www.facebook.com/p/G_Waleed_Kavalec/618860864
Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Re: Launch of the Council of ex-Muslims of Britain-why this provocation
Dear members, Assalamu Alaikum.By their manifesto 9quoted below )they are a group of non-believers and atheists.I am surprised that instead of naming them as An Association of Atheists, they are naming them as the council of-ex-Muslims of Britain.This is nothing but a provocation.When a person become Muslim, we call him Muslim , not an ex-christian or ex-jew etc.If a Muslim becomes atheist he/she should call him/ herself an atheist and form, if he/she likes an atheist organisation. Neither religion nor atheism is totally new. So why this provocation?I have seen these Muslim turned atheists doing nothing positive,except only criticising Islam and Muslims. In the end, historically it has been seen that it enhances Muslim defence only.Muslims never care such un-ethical moves . Shah Abdul Hannan - Original Message - From: Maryam Namazie Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 1:38 PM Subject: Launch of the Council of ex-Muslims of Britain Advance information Launch of the Council of ex-Muslims of Britain A British branch of a new Europe-wide phenomenon is to be launched on Thursday 21 June in London. The Council of ex-Muslims of Britain is building on the stunning success of other branches already operating in Germany, Finland, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. The British Humanist Association and National Secular Society are sponsoring the launch and support the new organisation. The Council will provide a voice for those labelled Muslim but who have renounced religion and do not want to be identified by religion. Rights activist Maryam Namazie will be the voice of the organisation in this country. She said: We are establishing the alternative to the likes of the Muslim Council of Britain because we don't think people should be pigeonholed as Muslims or deemed to be represented by regressive organisations like the MCB. Those of us who have come forward with our names and photographs represent countless others who are unable or unwilling to do so because of the threats faced by those considered 'apostates' - punishable by death in countries under Islamic law. By doing so, we are breaking the taboo that comes with renouncing Islam but also taking a stand for reason, universal rights and values, and secularism. We are quite certain we represent a majority in Europe and a vast secular and humanist protest movement in countries like Iran. Mina Ahadi who initiated the original Central Council of Ex-Muslims in Germany will be attending the launch. She spoke about the aims of the organisation in an interview to Der Spiegel http://www.spiegel.de/international/spiegel/0,1518,468828,00.html. Mina Ahadi, Mahin Alipour (spokesperson of the Scandinavian organisation), Maryam Namazie and others will be available for interviews at the launch. Ends The launch will be at 11am (until midday), Thursday 21 June Wilson Room Portcullis House Westminster SW1A 2LW A manifesto explaining the aims of the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain follows. For more information please contact: Maryam Namazie Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain BM Box 1919 London WC1N 3XX, UK e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] telephone: 07719166731 website: www.ex-muslim.org.uk (under construction) Manifesto of the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain We, non-believers, atheists, and ex-Muslims, are establishing or joining the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain to insist that no one be pigeonholed as Muslims with culturally relative rights nor deemed to be represented by regressive Islamic organisations and 'Muslim community leaders'. Those of us who have come forward with our names and photographs represent countless others who are unable or unwilling to do so because of the threats faced by those considered 'apostates' - punishable by death in countries under Islamic law. By doing so, we are breaking the taboo that comes with renouncing Islam but also taking a stand for reason, universal rights and values, and secularism. Whilst religion or the lack thereof is a private affair, the increasing intervention of and devastation caused by religion and particularly Islam in contemporary society has necessitated our public renunciation and declaration. We represent a majority in Europe and a vast secular and humanist protest movement in countries like Iran. Taking the lead from the Central Council of Ex-Muslims in Germany, we demand: 1. Universal rights and equal citizenship for all. We are opposed to cultural relativism and the tolerance of inhuman beliefs, discrimination and abuse in the name of respecting religion or culture. 2. Freedom to criticise religion. Prohibition of restrictions on unconditional freedom of criticism and expression using so-called religious 'sanctities'. 3. Freedom of religion and atheism. 4. Separation of religion from the state and legal and educational system. 5. Prohibition of
