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Iran at the Crossroads – Bombs or Butter?
Posted by Jamesmaxwell Mar 1, 2005 07:49 am
Re: # 7
Really? I have never heard of any mullahs in Venezuela. And yes, by American reckoning, General Musharraf is the biggest democrat in Asia.
The hypocrisy is nauseating.
Why We Need Islamization of Science
Posted by Jamesmaxwell Mar 1, 2005 01:09 am
Re: # 195
The plight of the Ummah is there for all to see. I have nothing to add to that discussion. People can make up their own minds.
And thanks for not considering me stupid and uneducated. After all the names you had called me, it came as a surprise.
End of discussion from my side.
Why We Need Islamization of Science
Posted by Jamesmaxwell Feb 28, 2005 01:32 pm
Re: # 168
Although my nationality is of no concern to the discussion, since you brought up the topic, I am Pakistani. If you don`t believe me, up to you.
I will not attempt to defend myself of charges of dishonesty becasue as I have said many times before, what I wrote and what you wrote is all on record.
And let me repeat that the fact that Modi and Advani are murderers does not lessen the idiocy, backwardness and hypocrisy afflicting the Ummah. And personlly I find Bush more distasteful than Advani and Modi combined. Personal dislike maybe.
But even if messrs Modi, Advani and Bush did not exist, the Ummah would still be as dumb as it is now.
By the way, people born in Muslim families can have Persian/Turkish/Malay etc names also.
Good to know you have heard of James Maxwell!










Why We Need Islamization of Science
Posted by Jamesmaxwell Feb 28, 2005 09:33 am
Re: # 155
What I wrote and what you wrote is there for all to see. I need not say more.
I am proud of the good things about my culture and ashamed of the bad things about it.
Jamesmaxwell is my screen name for this website. I am a physicist by profession and James Maxwell is one of my favourite scientists. In any case, my real name is not Arabian in origin.
Try reading about the number of people killed on allegations of blasphemy in Pakistan. Try reading about the number of people languishing in Pakistani jails on charges of blasphemy. Go to a muslim country (Saudi Arabia, for instance) and try converting people to another religion. Then you will know why a ``kala angrez`` like me uses a forum such as this website.
The crimes of Bush and Modi have nothing to do with this discussion, which is about the backwardness of the Ummah. Pointing out the idiocy and hypocrisy of the Ummah does not amount to approval of the crimes of others. (This is a concept difficult for Ummahites to grasp).
And thanks for the dermatological advice. But, as I said, I am not angered by personal insults!
Why We Need Islamization of Science
Posted by Jamesmaxwell Feb 28, 2005 06:44 am
Re: # 152
I never implied anything. You used the words ``lowly Africans``. I said that if the Ummah continues on its downward spiral, it will soon occupy the last 15 positions, which are now occupied by African countries. Please check the records at the interactindex.
In any case, if it were not for oil, the last 15 positions would already be occupied by the Ummah.
And the reason why I, a ``kala angrez`` (your words, not mine) am saying these things here is because if say these things openly in an Ummah country, I will be killed.
Why We Need Islamization of Science
Posted by Jamesmaxwell Feb 28, 2005 06:26 am
Re: # 147
Read a book on elemantary Islamic studies, or ask the imam of your local mosque, and you will know what the Ummahites mean by the word ``Ummah``.
I have no objections to being taught something useful by anyone, be they ``lowly Africans`` (your description, not mine) or anyone else. Maybe, when the Ummahites realise that the 6th Century is over, never to come back, they will also contribute something useful to humankind. Then we can learn something useful from them also.
And yes, I do not respond to personal insults.

Why We Need Islamization of Science
Posted by Jamesmaxwell Feb 28, 2005 03:38 am
Re: # 108
What do you mean by ``lowly Africans``? Is that how Ummahites refer to black people?
The rate at which the Ummah is degenerating, the day is not far when even the last 15 places will be occupied by Muslim countries. After all, Ummahites yearn to go back to the tribal society of 6th century Arabia.
Why We Need Islamization of Science
Posted by Jamesmaxwell Feb 27, 2005 09:48 am
Ok, I stand corrected. The Ummah is not the most backward in the world. According to statistics, some African countries are even more backward than the Ummah.
Why We Need Islamization of Science
Posted by Jamesmaxwell Feb 27, 2005 02:11 am
Re: # 52
The only reason I mentioned my background was that I have experienced Islamic backwardness first hand, not learned about it through the media. Intellectual degeneration leads to other forms of backwardness, as has happened in the case of the Ummah. The backwardness of the Ummah, in all fields of human endeavour, is not my ``opinion based on falsities``; it is a fact. If someone does not want to accept facts, that is his/her choice.
Why We Need Islamization of Science
Posted by Jamesmaxwell Feb 26, 2005 08:33 am
Re: # 38
Just a few clarifications. I was born in an educated muslim family in a very conservative muslim country. I have lived in both muslim and non-muslim countries. And my personal opinion (which no one is obliged to agree with) is that muslims are intellectually the most backward people in the world. Muslims are convinced that the Quran is the absolute truth. Full stop. No questioning allowed.
I have not read Huntington`s book so I cannot comment on his civilisation model.
And lastly, I do not approve of American foreign policy and the actions of the neo-con idiots who formulate it. I do not watch the hollywood nonsense and have never in my life watched Fox News. I have never visited America and have no desire to do so.
But this does not change my very poor opinion of the Ummah....
Why We Need Islamization of Science
Posted by Jamesmaxwell Feb 26, 2005 07:07 am
It is because of people like the author of this article that Muslims are intellectually, politically, financially, culturally and technologically the most backward people in the world today.
India Through Pakistani Eyes
Posted by Jamesmaxwell Feb 18, 2005 08:03 am
The nationalism on display here by a majority of Indian posters is hilarious. Jai Hind!
A Call for Justice
Posted by Jamesmaxwell Feb 2, 2005 03:34 am
If we want to save Pakistan, we will have to destroy/annihilate the mafia which goes by the name of Pakistan Army.
Religiosity Vs. Piety
Posted by Jamesmaxwell Feb 2, 2005 02:40 am
Another example of the confused thoughts of a confused ``moderate`` muslim.
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