Awaiting_the_fifth
Where is my mind?
Breaking off from the "What is the future of Islam" thread.
September 11 2001, two passenger planes filled with people and jet fuel are hijacked and fly into the Twin Trade Towers. 3000 people died.
When the news reaches palestine, we see live TV pictures of muslims there dancing in the streets. Happy Days!
We are told that it was Bin Laden and his Al Quaida (sp) group who are based in afganistan, we go to war. Revenge. The we are told that Saddam and Iraq were involved as well so we go to war again, a little more relucantly this time, but we go. But weren't most of the hijackers from Saudi Arabia, why dont we attack them too? Oh, they are George Bush's friends.
It is undoubtably true that Islam is a peaceful religion. All major religions are peaceful. But Islam seems to be the only big religion which actually teaches that violence is acceptable in certain circumstances.
It seems that there is anger in Islam today, why? Was an attack justified? Did the counter attacks on Afganistan and Iraq have the desired effect? Why is it that Muslim countries seem to have such poor human rights? Or is this just a Western media generated myth?
The floor is open....
September 11 2001, two passenger planes filled with people and jet fuel are hijacked and fly into the Twin Trade Towers. 3000 people died.
When the news reaches palestine, we see live TV pictures of muslims there dancing in the streets. Happy Days!
We are told that it was Bin Laden and his Al Quaida (sp) group who are based in afganistan, we go to war. Revenge. The we are told that Saddam and Iraq were involved as well so we go to war again, a little more relucantly this time, but we go. But weren't most of the hijackers from Saudi Arabia, why dont we attack them too? Oh, they are George Bush's friends.
It is undoubtably true that Islam is a peaceful religion. All major religions are peaceful. But Islam seems to be the only big religion which actually teaches that violence is acceptable in certain circumstances.
It seems that there is anger in Islam today, why? Was an attack justified? Did the counter attacks on Afganistan and Iraq have the desired effect? Why is it that Muslim countries seem to have such poor human rights? Or is this just a Western media generated myth?
The floor is open....