The Gap: Can the USA and Islam Bridge It?

Ras Siddiqui {``He attributed this to the tolerance of Americans and added that if a 9/11 type event happened in India, thousands of Muslims would have been slaughtered. ``}

Also, Ras Bhai,
Please tell Dr. Muqtedar Khan to stop making this stupid statement over and over. He seems to be saying ``Thank God, 9/11 happened in good old USA, if it happened in India then the ointment would really hit the fan.``

First of all, India and Indians have been victims of Islamic terrorism since the early 90s. With the exception of Modi`s Gujarat, where the issue was state-sponsored exercise in teaching Muslims a lesson, most of India and Indians have reacted surprisingly sensibly and responsibly to terrorist events.

Instead of praising Americans for their kind reaction or blaming Indians for a hypothetical reaction, we Muslims need to eliminate terrorism, extremism, intolerance, and segregation. Let`s clean our house and not make comments on how nicely others shield themselves from our dirt.

Re: # 31 salim
[...(ISNA, ICNA, CHIKNA, CAIR, MSA) is largely responsible for the misfortunes of people in America with Muslim names.....]

Yep... these l0sers have been dancing to saudi tunes for far too long... always whining about this ``injustice`` or that... shedding crocodile tears about palis while the entire muslim world has been rotting under self-created garbage....

Have any of these organization campaigned for reform in their home societies?... for democracy, secularism, tolerance, pluralism?... have any of these guys protested against outright intolerance and big0try practiced in saudi arabia and other places?... or wahabi terrorism being spread across the world?...

I doubt it... now that their a$$es are in line, they are crying copius tears on how to bridge the ``gap`` - the gap that they themselves have knowingly expanded all these years...

how can you bridge anything when you practice all sorts of exclusive ideologies?... islam is best, kafir is bad, secularism is haram, jews are evil, hinuds are evil, america is the satan... these are the mantras that is being drilled into muslims all over the world since their childhood.... under such situation - how are you going to bridge any gap?

Re: # 32 salim

Yeah - Indians are fair game for everybody... nobody ever says anything when they get bombed and massacred and ethnic-cleansed from their homes - but as soon as they hit back, all hell breaks loose... everyone and their aunt gets all worked up to pound on the evil indians...

Ah well...

salim bro, that`s ok :) It`s a tragedy that the Islamic world must stoop to the level of Muqtedar Khans and Yoginder Sikands to find its liberal intellectuals. But may be there is something in mother India`s milk that we are stuck with such luminaries. These are my brothers, so I guess, I must share in the blame.

more by Dr Khan

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_1-4-2005_pg3_4

Re: # 35 kaal
[...These are my brothers, so I guess, I must share in the blame...]

Only if you love self-goals ...or shooting yourself in foot ...or cutting down the branch you are sitting on... take your pick :)

Re: # 29
``I am absolutely NOT discussing religion here.``

This is what you said in your original post:

``I am myself and same is with other majority sensible Muslims who have nothing to do with any 9/11 attacks or any terrorism. Why should we feel guilty? Why would we be apologetic?
Why should we feel insecure if we are no different from any other American? ``

and in another post:

``Majority of these Muslim organizations are hijacked by fanatics. B/c normal, decent, and intellectual Muslim will never mingle up with these idiots``


While I applaud your moderate views, it is simply wishful thinking to think that Muslims around the world are secretly like you and that these Muslim organizations have been ``hijacked`` by mysterious fanatics.

If you call yourself a Muslim you need to bear some responsibility or at least have some awareness of what the religion is. What the religion is not about is ``Being Muslim is my private and personal choice for my own soul`` as you said. People like you seem to think that you can don a pleasant mixture of humanist values and spirituality and then label yourself as a Muslim and then wonder why anyone in the world has a problem with Islam.

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#33
mohar11 sahib

There is no such thing as GAP or BRIDGE here in America.

These so called fanatic Muslim organizations are stupid to assume that they are so very important that an average American will feel any gap or bridge.

America was very tolerant , when these pseudo Muslims weren`t under the the idiotic flags of their organizations.

Very few people knew what religion got to do with average Americans. No body cared.
Since these idiots started this idiotic propaganda , now I am seeing some chage in American attitudes towards religions.

They have rusted and spoilt America with their religious venoms.

My question is again, if they are that much concerned about preserving their Muslim ethnicity and they are that much loyal with eachother based on their Muslim unity. Then why don`t they go back to their homeland countries and start bridging big gaps between poverty and hunger, between rich and poors...............

They don`t realise they are needed most in their own countries for the betterment of those miserable humans who really need to gather under a flag to solve their problems........

Why don`t they show a true Islam and gather all poors under their arms to show true brotherhood?

Believe me , average Americans don`t care what they are screaming for...............

These selfish organizations should be kicked off of America for their chaotic rantings..............

Re: # 40

That will be nice...

Siddiqui Sahib,
I mean seriously, sir, these imposters of ISNA, ICNA, CAIR, and other 4-letter words go around misrepresenting themselves as the sole spokesmen for 6 million to 7 million (the number keeps growing by a million every month!) ``Muslim`` Americans. This probably includes the almost 2 million expatriate Iranians most of whom have no desire to be associated with any religious outfit - especially a Wahabbi Sunni one.

Why can`t these few thousand people, with extra time on their hands, go around doing useful things - like picking up hot dog wrappers at ball parks? With their unbiased views and keen eyesight, perhaps they could judge wet T-shirt contests, or start halal barber shops, or better yet, consolidate their annoying organizations with Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, Jerry Springer, or Jimmy Swaggart. In fact, much of the agenda of the extremist Muslims in America coincides with the Moral Majority and the 700 Club. No, the latter is not a strip joint in Norfolk with a staff of 700.

The sensible thing to do is to leave American Muslims alone. Let us be free to assimilate at our own rate and comfort level, instead of being hastily shoved into the mainstream out of rabid fear of being associated with the extremist Muslims. Can`t you see that these ``Muslim`` organizations are doing much more harm than the little good that is done by their phony appearances at Bar Mitzvahs and cross burnings?

Thanks to you guys, even our only claim to fun, yes the long-cherished institution of polygamy, has been hijacked by the Mormons of LDS - yeah, just watch an episode of ``Big Love.`` That could have been about us, if only we were perceived as good people. :)

re#40

>>>>My question is again, if they are that much concerned about preserving their Muslim ethnicity and they are that much loyal with eachother based on their Muslim unity. Then why don`t they go back to their homeland countries and start bridging big gaps between poverty and hunger, between rich and poors............... <<<<<

Zeena MemSaab,
Very refreshing!

regards,

very simple -- remember tha famous saying -- don`t do in Mecca what the Romans do in Rome -- and don`t do in Rome what the Meccans do in Mecca -- and nobody will bother nobody .....

OH my weird ones -- mingle

#38
aktaie jii

Sorry, your post is irrelevant to my responses. You are discussing west and I am discussing South.

I can not comprehend your post, like you are unbale to comprehend my post. And irony is my posts are always very simple and straightforward.

I request you to please read my responses. I don`t deny that I am not Muslim.
Yes, I am denying the existence of these stupid fanatic organizations.

Again, my religion is my personal thing which has got nothing to do with my being American or not. Simple.............

And, why should I feel any responsibility> Responsibility for what? What did I do to feel guilty?

I am law abiding, heavy Tax paying , hardwroking , honest and loyal American citizen, then why should I need to remind any responsibility for 9/11 or for any gap or bridges by these idiotic Muslim organization?

I do not feel any gap. And, These idiots don`t know what they are talking about? God knows what they are trying to make out of America?

I am an American citizen, I condemn Muslim fanatic organization TO POLLUTE AMERICA with their stupid and hateful religion. America is not based on religion. It is based on basic human freedom. If they are that much keen of being religious , just pack their bags and leave America, lunatics.