unflinching idealism ... since 1997 archivessitemapabouthelpfeedback
all are welcome to read, write and think
  • Home
  • InFocus
  • Themes
  • Columns
  • Articles
  • Fiction
  • iLogs
  • Gallery
  • Unplugged
  • Writers
  • Interactors
  • Tags
Sign in | Join Chowk
web chowk
  • Article
  • Interact
  • read writer comments
  • add to favorites
  • get rss feeds
  • print
  • email this link

Islam and the Age of Globalization

Bina Shah June 18, 2006

Latest comments   flat   threaded   latest   oldest   all
listing 64-80   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

#65 Posted by Salim_Chauhan on June 20, 2006 7:45:26 am
ballukhan #48 {``infact it is extremely dangerous to have all these ``Authorities from Islam`` speaking for muslim Americans on any public forum and makes it appear as if they represent the muslim American voice...........``}

Ballu Bhai,
Exactly! We have had enough self-appointed apologists, representatives, and spokesmen. It is time that Muslims in America take their own destiny in their own individual hands and start assimilating like the rest. Stop the hijab nonsense, get rid of the beards for now (it used to be fashionable at one time, but now it reminds people of UBL), use English, and modernize your rituals. Bloody sacrifices should have stopped with the Roman ritual for Mithra. Just be normal - it`s very easy.
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#66 Posted by rf786 on June 20, 2006 7:48:22 am
Re: # 58
urstruly,

Wah jee wah, dil khush kitha jinaab aaly. Useing your analogy: putting 2 and 2 together to make four we get:

1 2 ka 4 4 2 ka 1
my name is lakhan - 2
sajanon ka sajan
mera naam hai lakhan

(tak tunna - 2 tidhin tidhin ) - 2
duniya chakori paisa hai chandaa
suli pe latka har ek banda
sabke gale mein - 2 maaya ka phanda - 2
seekho o yaaron inse yeh dhanda inse yeh dhanda

o~
do bol meethe bas bol ke har maal becho kam tol ke
ho kam tol ke re baba kam tol ke
tum apani khaali jeben bharo ji
karta hu main jo woh tum bhi karo ji
1 2 ka 4 4 2 ka 1
my name is lakhan - 2
sajanon ka sajan
mera naam hai lakhan

o~
main kuchh na jaanu isse jiyada - 2
tu mera mohan main teri radha
jeevan nahi itna seedha sadha
kaise karu tumse koi vaada
vaade jhuthe sachhe ho tum
jaise bhi ho bade achhe ho tum
bade achhe ho tum
kehte ho sabse tum ho man mauji
man mauji ho toh mauj karo ji
1 2 ka 4 4 2 ka 1
sajanon ke sajan
karu koi jatan - 2
jaldi ho milan

dhina dhin dha...
hmm kha pee raha hai - 2
sara zamana - 2
jo bhukha pyasa hai woh dewana
hai woh dewana
daulat ki jhuthi chamak pe na jaana
mehnat se roti roji kamana
roji kamana

oh~
kehna bado ka tum maan lo
achha bura kya yeh jaan lo
yeh jaan lo
kehta hu main jo woh tum suno ji
maine suna nahi phir se kaho ji
nahi number 2 koi donon ho number ho
mere ram lakhan jiyo ram lakhan
sajnon ke sajan jiyo raam lakhan...

Aur yeh thay aapkay janay pehchanay herr dil sangeeth Harri Adam Smith jee jo laapke leya lai hein dhair saree khushian.....dhina dhin dha...ram pam pam ram pam pam rampa papam pam pam.....a lassaise faire, open market concept.....


{My contention on lassaize faire globalization is not based on leftist/commie propaganda; all one has to do is to put 2 and 2 togethr to make four.}
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#67 Posted by Salim_Chauhan on June 20, 2006 7:49:25 am
PM #53, {``What about God-fearing atheists like myself? Why should we be left out of the Kumbaya Discourse, heh?? ``}

PM Sahib,
May God protect you decent atheists and reward you for your lack of cruelty, extremism, and violence. God-fearing non-violent atheists are nearer to God than those who commit barbarity in the name of God.
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#68 Posted by Salim_Chauhan on June 20, 2006 7:56:59 am
ballukhan #48 {``infact it is extremely dangerous to have all these ``Authorities from Islam`` speaking for muslim Americans on any public forum and makes it appear as if they represent the muslim American voice...........``}

Ballu Bhai,
Exactly! We have had enough self-appointed apologists, spokesmen, and ``authorities`` speaking for the loyalty, sincerity, and good-intentions of American Muslims. It is about time Muslims in America take their destiny in their own hands and stop letting others make trouble for them. All Muslims have to do is to be moderate individuals, respecting each other and their non-Muslim compatriots. They should assimilate in the great melting pot and let history take its course, while they enjoy the freedoms and opportunities provided by western civilization. If living among Muslims, behaving like Muslims, and practicing the true faith were all that important, they would still be living in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, and other Muslim countries. If Islam doesn`t work in the east, it sure is not going to work in the west. There is no Muslim unity in Pakistan, why should it magically surface in the US? The best we can hope for is to attempt to put into practice the better things taught in Islam -equality, compassion, honesty, justice, moderation, love of God and more importantly, love of your fellow human beings.
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#69 Posted by hamidm2 on June 20, 2006 8:19:59 am

the masadi syndrome

........... can anyone tell me the real origin of this debilitating condition ?
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#70 Posted by Salim_Chauhan on June 20, 2006 8:37:56 am
Bina,
I am sure that your intentions are sincere. Similarly, Professor Akbar Ahmed is trying his best to project a friendlier, nicer, gentler image of Muslims to the American public. In the process, he is able to sell his books and at the same time negate the damage done to the image of Muslims by Al Kayda, ISNA, ICNA, and CAIR. Yes, he is preferable to UBL, Zarqawi, and Fazloo. But, why do we HAVE to defend Islam and Muslims. The only ones who are really defaming Islam and putting Muslims in the worst situation in the world are other so-called Muslims, bent on destroying the last shred of decency and peace left in people`s perception of Islam.

What we Muslims need is a break - yes, an interval. We need to catch our breath without having these self-appointed messiahs making it worse for us. I have a simple request for these latter-day Amir-ul-Momineen - ``just leave us Muslims alone.`` Without these good or bad jihadists and tableeghists, we will do just fine. Perhaps they can take up collecting baseball cards, instead.
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#71 Posted by Urstruly on June 20, 2006 8:44:08 am

In Islamic Republic of Pakistan there will be universal health coverage for every human being, as we will get rid of foreign agents Inshallah. The Invisible Hand that decides who gets to live and who dies will be chopped off.

reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#72 Posted by bharath on June 20, 2006 8:46:31 am
Re: # 62
>>>La Ilaha ilIbhagwan, Mohammad rasul Ishwar. :)<<<

That`s a good one Salim Bhai:-) I`ll remember it.

You and mishraji represent the best on both sides of
the.....divide .....or ....should I say both sides of the non-divide?
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#73 Posted by Salim_Chauhan on June 20, 2006 8:59:07 am
bharath #72 {``That`s a good one Salim Bhai:-) I`ll remember it. ``}

Bharath Bhai,
Thanks. That`s right. If Islam does not foster a welcoming and positive feelings of security, equality, hope, and righteousness among Hindus (and other non-Muslims), then it has failed and needs to be sent back to its origins - before it became the tool of selfish leaders, megalomaniacs, empire builders, nobility, warlords, and jihadist terrorists. Islam came into being for the unbelievers, the weak, the destitute, the orphans, the widows, the poor, the enslaved, and the oppressed. It was never meant to become a prevailing, dominating, suffocating, oppressing, exclusive, and enslaving monster that Muslim leaders, Muslim extremists, wahabbists, separatists, and racists have transformed it into.

The next time a Muslim extremist tells you how great his religion is, remind him to stop usurping the faith that is intended more for you than for him - he already has a guaranteed reservation in paradise with his 72 hags. Let`s take back this religion from the napak pakis - who are at the forefront of its demolition.
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#74 Posted by hamidm2 on June 20, 2006 9:00:01 am
Re: # 70

salim,

...... are you suggesting that al-qaeda and maulana fazloo should take a summer vacation ? ....... it is not a bad idea, but where would they go since club gitmo is being shut down ?

....... the problem, as i see it, is that muslims are just too full of themselves .......... islam is a bad religion in the sense that it doesn`t give you a break - constantly calling for allah to intervene in mundane day to day tasks, praying five times a day, fasting for a whole month, mouthing arabic inanities and so on ............ i have always maintained that namaz tamam buriyon ki jar hai so let`s start by banning public prayers and reviving disco ..........
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#75 Posted by rf786 on June 20, 2006 9:01:06 am
Re: # 71
Dear urstruly,
Wud u care to comment on the recent killings of alleged blasphemers in Pakistan? Iam sure u must have read about it in the press, there were two recent cases, in one this alleged blasphemer was attacked in court premises by these deranged clerics and stabbed to death. Then, there was no cleric (mullah) willing to offer namaz e jinaza for the murdered soul. Does this mean we have too much religion in our life? Should we ban Islam? Or should we just nuke these morons? Please do educate us with your great solutions.
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#76 Posted by arjun_m on June 20, 2006 9:05:53 am
#69 by hamidm2 on June 20, 2006 8:19am PT


........... can anyone tell me the real origin of this debilitating condition ?


AIDS: America Is Doomed Syndrome.

It`s caused by unprotected mental intercourse among mullahs, third world leftists and white liberals..
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#77 Posted by bharath on June 20, 2006 9:10:18 am
OK,I am going to defend Masadi ....(even though I don`t share his anti-Americanism or communist ideology)......................I am doing this well aware that I could be the laughing stock of both Indians and Pakis here...:-)))

MASADI SYNDROME-
Masadi speaks for all the poor people of this world, is not interested in nationalism.........doesn`t ridicule Horrible Hindoos or their culture....
he only vigorously defends Islam if attacked.......


HAMIDM syndrome-
For people with this syndrome, also called perverted paki syndrome.....
Gandhi was a racist and a fraud.....
Jesus Christ was a fraud....
Prophet Mo was a fraud....

MAJ (pbuh) is the only glorious thing that ever happened to humanity.....

Punjabis and Sindhis who did not convert to Islam are Horrible Hindoos,
inferior people, separate people who deserve to be despised.......

HAMIDM syndrome is more debilitating both for Chowk and humanity than
MASADI syndrome.
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#78 Posted by hamidm2 on June 20, 2006 9:21:14 am
Re: # 77

bharat mian,

``MAJ (pbuh) is the only glorious thing that ever happened to humanity..... ``

..... i never said that ! ........ all i ever said was that by comparison to gandhi he seems to be quite sane - it is a relative thing !

...... and the term ``horrible hindoos`` includes tamilians and madrasis too - it is not only punjabis and sindhis ! ............ actually, it also includes indian muslims (for the life of me i cannot differentiate between a muslim sideways head-wagger and a hindoo one)
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#79 Posted by swarrier on June 20, 2006 9:27:04 am
Re: # 78
Hamidm
Are you telling me that in a single generations Pakistanis lost the ability to wag their heads sideways? That is one quick evolutionary change. Must be the climate. Very different is it East and West Punjab? -)
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#80 Posted by swarrier on June 20, 2006 9:35:39 am
Re: # 78
Hamidm
Are you telling me that in a single generations Pakistanis lost the ability to wag their heads sideways? That is one quick evolutionary change. Must be the climate. Very different is it East and West Punjab? -)
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
listing 64-80   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Interact Index

    #276 bjk
    #275 ilyaskhalid
    #274 stuka
    #273 masadi
    #272 arjun_m
    #271 Salim_Chauhan
    #270 bjk
    #269 masadi
    #268 jahangasht
    #267 tahmed32
    #266 Salim_Chauhan
    #265 bongdongs
    #264 tahmed32
    #263 hamidm2
    #262 iron_mask
    #261 masadi
    #260 tejpal
    #259 bjk
    #258 bjk
    #257 Salim_Chauhan
    #256 HP
    #255 Salim_Chauhan
    #254 hamidm2
    #253 lillywhite
    #252 Salim_Chauhan
    #251 bjk
    #250 Salim_Chauhan
    #249 Dash_Dot
    #248 Dash_Dot
    #247 Salim_Chauhan
    #246 Dash_Dot
    #245 Dash_Dot
    #244 Dash_Dot
    #243 bjk
    #242 bjk
    #241 Salim_Chauhan
    #240 Raw_Dust
    #239 foggy
    #238 lillywhite
    #237 bjk
    #236 Salim_Chauhan
    #235 sadna
    #234 bjk
    #233 Salim_Chauhan
    #232 rf786
    #231 HP
    #230 sadna
    #229 tahmed32
    #228 tahmed32
    #227 tahmed32
    #226 tahmed32
    #225 Raw_Dust
    #225 sadna
    #225 tahmed32
    #224 tahmed32
    #223 bjk
    #222 tahmed32
    #221 Raw_Dust
    #220 Verticle-Smile
    #220 tahmed32
    #219 hamidm2
    #218 sadna
    #217 Verticle-Smile
    #216 Salim_Chauhan
    #215 rf786
    #214 Verticle-Smile
    #213 bongdongs
    #212 rf786
    #211 hamidm2
    #210 Dash_Dot
    #209 tahmed32
    #208 bjk
    #207 sadna
    #206 Salim_Chauhan
    #205 Verticle-Smile
    #204 bongdongs
    #203 hamidm2
    #202 rf786
    #201 Salim_Chauhan
    #200 HP
    #199 bjk
    #198 sadna
    #197 bjk
    #197 nasah
    #196 bjk
    #195 hamidm2
    #194 Dash_Dot
    #193 bjk
    #192 nasah
    #191 Bina_Shah
    #190 Dash_Dot
    #189 lillywhite
    #188 bjk
    #187 sanjay
    #186 nasah
    #185 bjk
    #184 bjk
    #183 HP
    #182 Dash_Dot
    #181 Dash_Dot
    #180 HP
    #179 Dash_Dot
    #178 Dash_Dot
    #177 Dash_Dot
    #176 Dash_Dot
    #175 bjk
    #174 Netizen
    #173 Salim_Chauhan
    #172 VRV
    #171 Salim_Chauhan
    #170 tahmed32
    #169 Salim_Chauhan
    #168 Salim_Chauhan
    #167 Salim_Chauhan
    #166 Salim_Chauhan
    #165 arjun_m
    #164 harish_hyd
    #163 PM
    #162 harish_hyd
    #161 jahangasht
    #160 harish_hyd
    #159 PM
    #158 tahmed32
    #157 tahmed32
    #156 tahmed32
    #155 sri
    #154 harish_hyd
    #153 harish_hyd
    #152 tahmed32
    #151 tahmed32
    #150 Folio
    #149 VRV
    #148 harish_hyd
    #147 tahmed32
    #146 tahmed32
    #145 tahmed32
    #144 rf786
    #143 Folio
    #142 masadi
    #141 harish_hyd
    #140 harish_hyd
    #139 Folio
    #138 rf786
    #137 harish_hyd
    #136 rf786
    #135 harish_hyd
    #134 rf786
    #133 Folio
    #132 harish_hyd
    #131 harish_hyd
    #130 rf786
    #129 harish_hyd
    #128 bjk
    #127 bjk
    #126 arjun_m
    #125 jahangasht
    #124 teshah
    #123 arjun_m
    #122 masanamuthu
    #121 Indian007
    #120 wahi_to
    #119 malik99
    #118 kaurasach
    #117 hamidm2
    #116 Netizen
    #115 Netizen
    #114 Salim_Chauhan
    #113 Netizen
    #112 malik99
    #111 rf786
    #110 bharath
    #109 Folio
    #108 Salim_Chauhan
    #107 rf786
    #106 bjk
    #105 Folio
    #104 Folio
    #103 rf786
    #102 bjk
    #101 rf786
    #100 shishapa
    #99 wiseguyin
    #98 Folio
    #97 hamidm2
    #96 bjk
    #95 Folio
    #94 wiseguyin
    #93 bjk
    #92 rf786
    #91 VRV
    #90 masanamuthu
    #89 bjk
    #88 wiseguyin
    #87 bjk
    #86 VRV
    #85 PM
    #84 PM
    #83 PM
    #82 Raw_Dust
    #81 PM
    #80 swarrier
    #79 swarrier
    #78 hamidm2
    #77 bharath
    #76 arjun_m
    #75 rf786
    #74 hamidm2
    #73 Salim_Chauhan
    #72 bharath
    #71 Urstruly
    #70 Salim_Chauhan
    #69 hamidm2
    #68 Salim_Chauhan
    #67 Salim_Chauhan
    #66 rf786
    #65 Salim_Chauhan
    #64 Salim_Chauhan
    #63 Urstruly
    #62 Salim_Chauhan
    #61 masadi
    #60 hamidm2
    #59 Urstruly
    #58 Urstruly
    #57 Kamath
    #56 Kamath
    #55 arjun_m
    #54 bjk
    #53 PM
    #52 bjk
    #51 omar_r_quraishi
    #50 omar_r_quraishi
    #49 rf786
    #48 ballukhan
    #47 PM
    #46 sanjay
    #45 nasah
    #44 nazarhayatkhan
    #43 teshah
    #42 masadi
    #41 bjk
    #40 jahangasht
    #39 wiseguyin
    #38 pmishra2
    #37 kaurasach
    #36 wiseguyin
    #35 pmishra2
    #34 Salim_Chauhan
    #33 Salim_Chauhan
    #32 Netizen
    #31 bjk
    #30 Naqshbandi
    #29 mohar11
    #28 Salim_Chauhan
    #27 HP
    #26 HP
    #25 pmishra2
    #24 Urstruly
    #23 arjun_m
    #22 Salim_Chauhan
    #21 Urstruly
    #20 HP
    #19 Urstruly
    #18 Salim_Chauhan
    #17 Urstruly
    #16 wiseguyin
    #15 hamidm2
    #14 pmishra2
    #13 Raw_Dust
    #12 Raw_Dust
    #11 Kulharee
    #10 Bina_Shah
    #9 Salim_Chauhan
    #8 hamidm2
    #7 Urstruly
    #6 nasah
    #5 chaltahai
    #4 bjk
    #3 Bina_Shah
    #2 masadi
    #1 PM

Latest Interacts

  • nkg: Re: # 133 Special provision... Terrorism Accused: Is Legal
  • majumdar: Nkg moshai, What is wrong... Terrorism Accused: Is Legal
  • nkg: Re: # 128 Dinaric... RSS is... Terrorism Accused: Is Legal
  • nkg: Re: # 120 HP... The core... Terrorism Accused: Is Legal
  • nkg: Re: # 98 hamidm2... " what... ‘Dustbin of history’ or
  • pinku: add to #133 Posted... ‘Dustbin of history’ or
  • pinku: #127 Posted by tahmed32... ‘Dustbin of history’ or
  • nkg: Re: # 121 Elec... "If 97%... ‘Dustbin of history’ or

THEMES

  • Pakistan's Struggle for Democracy
  • The Indian Story
  • Indo-Pak Relations
  • Personal Narratives
  • Religion Today
  • War on Terror
  • Role of Media
  • Call for Social Change
  • Hold Them Accountable
  • Environment and Us
  • Way of Life
more »

Top 5 Articles This Week

  • Popular
  • Terrorism Accused: Is Legal Aid Justified?
  • Rape Survivor Families Struggle Against Odds
  • Losing the Battle, Losing the Faith
  • Three Cups of Tea & Pennies for Peace
  • Demon
  • Featured
  • There are a Lot of Monkeys
  • White Charade
  • Words of a Woman
  • FOX News and the Smelly Shoes
  • Dilemmas of Creative Children
  • 10 Years Ago
  • What Is Your Caste?
  • What’s in a name?
  • The Limits on Women’s Lives
  • A Column of Ants
  • Educational Apartheid

Write on Chowk Interact Guidelines Privacy policy Terms Contact

Copyright © 1997 - 2008 chowk.com. All Rights Reserved
Reproduction of material on any www.chowk.com pages without prior written permissions is strictly prohibited