…to become civilized.
Thoughts have been brewing these past few days on hot topics floating around the blogosphere and the newswires and these are the conclusions I’ve drawn from fellow bloggers, the Internet and the News that are for me a reflection of the greater issues which shape our world today. They are listed below in no particular order other than their degree of rage which is based on a first come first served basis.
1- If someone insults your religion you should shut up and say nothing. Those people are civilized Europeans with freedom of speech and hence we, as retarded Arabs and Muslims, have no right to question them.
2- If an Islamic party wins an election anywhere, it is literally the end of the world.
3- To be logical, civilized, and modern you must always agree with the western perspective of things.
4- Everything the media tells us is true. Or to be more specific, everything the media says about Arabs and Muslims is true. Question everything else.
5- Non-Muslims and Non-Arabs can protest everything done in the Arab and Islamic world that they think is offensive to them but Arabs and Muslims cannot protest anything done by the non-Muslim world.
6- Palestinians and Iraqis have no right to resist their occupations. In fact both countries are not occupied but rather being liberalized and civilized by the Judeo-Christian elements of the world and we should send them a basket of muffins with a thank you note every weekend (preferably refugee-camp made and not store bought).
7- An American, Israeli, or European life is worth 100 times that of an Arab, Muslim or African life.
8- All the problems in the Arab and Muslim world are caused by Arabs and Muslims because they are Arab and because of Islam.
9- Bin Laden wears a turban and says words like “Allah” and “Jihad”; therefore he is a poster boy for the â??realâ? Islam everyoneâ??s been talking about.
10- If someone in the Arab world condemns a TV show, Magazine, Picture, Musician or Actor (such as Haifa Wahbe or Ruby) for having a negative affect on the youth then they are backwards ultra-conservative Muslims who want to see every women in a burqa.
11- Because Arabs and Muslims have not been able to solve the greater problems in their world such as liberating Palestine, Iraq, splitting the red sea and colonizing Mars, then all the smaller problems (that have a greater potential to be solved) should be ignored.
Now, in the spirit of elucidation please do not take these observations as mere complaints for they are simply conclusions that I, a retarded Arab Muslim with what pseudo-intellectualism my tiny brain can muster, have managed to draw.
But don’t be so quick to call me cynical or even a killjoy, allow me to offer solutions. The following is a simple 4 step procedure on how to solve all of the world’s problems which have been caused by Muslims and Arabs since the dawn of man. I implore you to take this with a grain of salt and preferably a dose of sarcasm pills that have been helping me out a lot these days mainly to suppress my uninvited rage.
STEP 1- Remove all Palestinians from Palestine. Put them in a desert somewhere in Libya. If Israel ever wants more living room space, maybe even a closet or say a guest bathroom, then Jordan, Syria and Lebanon will nudge over upon its request. What are good neighbors for?
STEP 2- All Muslims should abandon Islam, convert or move into the mountains and deep into sandy deserts to be alone with their faith. They should then be surrounded by tall block walls with guard towers who shoot anyone that tries to get to the outside, uhem, civilized world.
STEP 3- Extract all the oil from the Arab world and just give it to the U.S.
STEP 4- Reboot the Matrix
Nas,
What you describe above would make perfect sense if you’re referring to the what are supposed to be discussions taking place on Yahoo or AOL groups … anyway,I am not so sure which fellow bloggers you’re referring to …but I would hate to even think that what you mention above falls under your fellow Arabic, Muslim or even intelligent bloggers … The news is a different story! Our job as an audience is to be an active one …and read through the lines .. and not only that, since many of us enjoy the capacity to blog and express our views, we should do so in a way that we’re projecting a positive image about who we are, where we come from and what we believe in with the mission to shed some light to those who might stumble upon our blog or website about the true Islam and Arabs…
Man, thank you 3an jad thank you!
I was waiting for such post to hit stupidity in blogospher.
Iman, I’m talking in general, as general as the realms of generalaties allows me. it’s all mashed into one at this point and through the haze i’d be unable to pinpoint just one source. it’s 22.5 years of frustrations
Nas, if there are just more Naseems in the world!
THANK YOU!
Hahahaâ?¦u know when they say: Sharrulbaleyyati ma yed7ek
â??the worst state makes you laughâ?Â
I hope people in the blogsphere find theirs answers in this piece made by no other than Naseem!!
Our Salutation Brother ! you just sum it upâ?¦
Hello , Would you shut up if the they insult your family? if so , then you did the right thing.
nasnas,
generally the effects are even more disastrous when we – as Arabs and Muslims – continue to encourage such negative portrayl and criticism of our people…It frustrates me to contstantly read blatant criticism of Arabs and Muslims and what’s even worst is that when the audience is the typical western audience and that criticisim is coming from skilled Arab journalists who enjoy a great amount of eloquence and are very articulate …instead of using their ability to deliver smoothly positively, they are contributing to the negative image of their people as well …
while your observations appear to be loaded with cynicism and your solutions with even a bigger load (you even said so, so I am allowed to quote you :p) I consider this to be a very serious issue, for it will take a very long time and endless efforts to bring to light the true story and inform the mis-informed. Our job is a tough one but it needs to be done. People like yourself (and your doing a great job!), other bloggers out there (of which some are doing just as of a great job as your are), the Arab – Muslim Media, Professors, doctors, and every single citizen from our part of the globe should each work as an Ambassador of the Arab and Muslim world to the rest of the world …
Iman, I understand your point, this post is not me being an ambassador of anything really…it’s just me venting
LOL … nasnas, I know that … trust me … but your venting reminded me of the seriousness of the issue .. that’s all … I swear :d
first of all.. who is sam7an? is he some dork that doesnt know how to spell his name? sam3an? next i want to tell you thanks for this article. this really IS how the west see us. it is partly our fault because our media does not reach them. otherwise, they are oil theives and land theives. i see the u.s. dollar on the verge of collapsing because of katrina and the war. we should untie our currency from theirs and tie it to the euro. what say you bloggers?
In essence, what you described above is precisely how Arabs and Muslims are expected to behave. However, the election in Palestine proves othewrewise!
You may like to read an editorial article by Aijaz Zaka Syed; Assistant Editor of the Khaleej Times. I liked to my website.
http://www.ainashe.net
Mukhtar â??Angry Somaliâ? Ainashe
Washington, DC.
USA
n, i have 50 piasters in my pocket 😀
Naseem
kalamak beyfish alQalb….. shokran
1- If someone insults your religion you should shut up and say nothing. Those people are civilized Europeans with freedom of speech and hence we, as retarded Arabs and Muslims, have no right to question them.
You should refute thier arguement. or insult them back. No need to threaten, burn or kill over an insult though.
2- If an Islamic party wins an election anywhere, it is literally the end of the world.
Not at all. It’s not the end of the world, but we may not give then our money.
3- To be logical, civilized, and modern you must always agree with the western perspective of things.
Not at all, although many westerners do think that way
4- Everything the media tells us is true. Or to be more specific, everything the media says about Arabs and Muslims is true. Question everything else.
Question whatever you want.
5- Non-Muslims and Non-Arabs can protest everything done in the Arab and Islamic world that they think is offensive to them but Arabs and Muslims cannot protest anything done by the non-Muslim world.
Again protest what you want. Protest does not include stabbing people in the streets of Copenhagen.
6- Palestinians and Iraqis have no right to resist their occupations. In fact both countries are not occupied but rather being liberalized and civilized by the Judeo-Christian elements of the world and we should send them a basket of muffins with a thank you note every weekend (preferably refugee-camp made and not store bought).
Resist the occupation. Kill every soldier you can get a hold of. Most Americans I talk to understand that concept perfectly, and if were Iranian tanks driving down my street to liberate me from Bush, I hope i would fight back. Resisting the occupation does not include blowing people up trying to buy flour. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/09/AR2006050900811.html
7- An American, Israeli, or European life is worth 100 times that of an Arab, Muslim or African life.
Plenty of arabs celebrated the deaths of americans, while lamenting the death of iraqis. Whats your point? Human nature dictates that one cares more for people that they can relate too. Just how much pressure are arab governments putting on Sudan? How many sudanese have been killed compareed to palestinians? Yet more of your posts on your blog deal with Palestinian deaths, and not black africans. Why is that? psst… it’s because you’re human. 🙂
8- All the problems in the Arab and Muslim world are caused by Arabs and Muslims because they are Arab and because of Islam.
Not at all. Western colonialism and imperiallism can be blamed for many things that are wrong with the world.
9- Bin Laden wears a turban and says words like â??Allahâ? and â??Jihadâ?Â; therefore he is a poster boy for the â??realâ? Islam everyoneâ??s been talking about.
Not at all. Again, the ‘west’ isn’t calling people who blow themselves up at markets ‘martyrs’ or ‘shaheeds’ or ‘witnesses’, it is muslims.
10- If someone in the Arab world condemns a TV show, Magazine, Picture, Musician or Actor (such as Haifa Wahbe or Ruby) for having a negative affect on the youth then they are backwards ultra-conservative Muslims who want to see every women in a burqa.
and if a western women wears a bikini, she is a slut. Assholes abound the world over.
11- Because Arabs and Muslims have not been able to solve the greater problems in their world such as liberating Palestine, Iraq, splitting the red sea and colonizing Mars, then all the smaller problems (that have a greater potential to be solved) should be ignored.
you lost me on this one.
Now, in the spirit of elucidation please do not take these observations as mere complaints for they are simply conclusions that I, a retarded Arab Muslim with what pseudo-intellectualism my tiny brain can muster, have managed to draw.
I consider you very intellegent and I understand this is slightly sacastic. I have replied in the same way. i respect you Nas, and enjoy your blog. HOwever, I don;t always agree.
The following is a simple 4 step procedure on how to solve all of the worldâ??s problems which have been caused by Muslims and Arabs since the dawn of man.
Wow, I thought it was the West that caused all the problems. I always thought the world was an Utopia of love and peace until the white man came along!!!
STEP 1- Remove all Palestinians from Palestine. Put them in a desert somewhere in Libya. If Israel ever wants more living room space, maybe even a closet or say a guest bathroom, then Jordan, Syria and Lebanon will nudge over upon its request. What are good neighbors for?
only rabid jews and xian zionist think this way.
STEP 2- All Muslims should abandon Islam, convert or move into the mountains and deep into sandy deserts to be alone with their faith. They should then be surrounded by tall block walls with guard towers who shoot anyone that tries to get to the outside, uhem, civilized world.
Don;t abandon your faith.
STEP 3- Extract all the oil from the Arab world and just give it to the U.S.
but there is still caribou in the artic that we want to kill first. We’ll get the caribou’s oil first, then we will get the arab oil.
STEP 4- Reboot the Matrix
sounds good.