February 2006 – islamicate

The fragility of Muslims

February 8, 2006

Keep to forgiveness (O Muhammad), and enjoin kindness, and turn away from the ignorant. – The Qur’an, Chapter 7, Verse 199 What would the Prophet have done given the presence of those cartoons? Most probably smiled and turned away. Why are Muslims getting so worked-up about the works of ignorant cartoonists from the boondocks of Denmark? Is Islam so weak that we need to kill each other demonstrating our anger at an insult at the Prophet? Is the legacy of the Prophet so weak that we have to condem every Tom Dick and Lars when they insult him? Is Allah…

Current Affairs

If you tolerate this, then your children will be next

GhostdogFebruary 3, 2006

Detained without charge Deporatation without a hearing Illegal wire taps The Patriot Act The death penalty Illegal war Secret courts Warm winters Stolen electio Widen gap between rich and poor Dick Cheney Halliburton $70 barrel for oil New front in Iran and Syria Bin Laden not captured Collateral damage Executive stranglehold over the Supreme Court and Congress How did it come to this?