Comments on: On the lookout for domesticated, peace-loving Muslims http://www.mideastyouth.com/2007/03/30/on-the-lookout-for-domesticated-peace-loving-muslims/ Promoting a fierce but respectful dialogue among the highly diverse youth of the Middle East Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:12:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Andre Slewa (Assyrian)http://www.mideastyouth.com/2007/03/30/on-the-lookout-for-domesticated-peace-loving-muslims/#comment-52668 Andre Slewa (Assyrian) Sun, 08 Jul 2007 03:34:31 +0000 http://www.mideastyouth.com/2007/03/30/on-the-lookout-for-domesticated-peace-loving-muslims/#comment-52668 Very good post Yaman S:] Very good post Yaman S

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]]> By: HeiGouhttp://www.mideastyouth.com/2007/03/30/on-the-lookout-for-domesticated-peace-loving-muslims/#comment-49441 HeiGou Tue, 19 Jun 2007 10:27:38 +0000 http://www.mideastyouth.com/2007/03/30/on-the-lookout-for-domesticated-peace-loving-muslims/#comment-49441 This is a sad article for me. It is sad because of the assumption that being peaceful and moderate is impossible without being an Uncle Tom, without selling out. As this is self-evidently wrong, it is really tragic. I'd think you can be polite and peaceful without compromising yourself as a Muslim. I'd guess that believing America wants democracy in the Middle East is not incompatible with believing in God. I'd hope that you can fight injustice without murdering people. But it seems that few people agree with me. This article simply smears all people who work for justice peacefully as traitors to the cause. The Dalai Lama has struggled for years to free Tibet, but according to the logic of this article, he is the problem and a sell-out to the West. Gandhi freed India but it seems that according to this article if he was not out at least insulting British people every day of the week, his faith was meaningless. Now I agree with the article's condemnation of the Right wing media's hypocrisy. I don't think they think for a minute there are a lot of peaceful and moderate Muslims in the world. But the rest of the article seems entirely motivated by a belief in the malice of Kafirs. Anything less than the Jews and Christians of the world submitting to "Muslim" demands seems to be equivalent in the author's eyes to injustice. This is sad. Of course I could be wrong but I doubt it. This is a sad article for me. It is sad because of the assumption that being peaceful and moderate is impossible without being an Uncle Tom, without selling out. As this is self-evidently wrong, it is really tragic. I’d think you can be polite and peaceful without compromising yourself as a Muslim. I’d guess that believing America wants democracy in the Middle East is not incompatible with believing in God. I’d hope that you can fight injustice without murdering people. But it seems that few people agree with me. This article simply smears all people who work for justice peacefully as traitors to the cause. The Dalai Lama has struggled for years to free Tibet, but according to the logic of this article, he is the problem and a sell-out to the West. Gandhi freed India but it seems that according to this article if he was not out at least insulting British people every day of the week, his faith was meaningless. Now I agree with the article’s condemnation of the Right wing media’s hypocrisy. I don’t think they think for a minute there are a lot of peaceful and moderate Muslims in the world. But the rest of the article seems entirely motivated by a belief in the malice of Kafirs. Anything less than the Jews and Christians of the world submitting to “Muslim” demands seems to be equivalent in the author’s eyes to injustice. This is sad. Of course I could be wrong but I doubt it.

]]> By: Esther (Iran)http://www.mideastyouth.com/2007/03/30/on-the-lookout-for-domesticated-peace-loving-muslims/#comment-38772 Esther (Iran) Thu, 26 Apr 2007 11:52:30 +0000 http://www.mideastyouth.com/2007/03/30/on-the-lookout-for-domesticated-peace-loving-muslims/#comment-38772 Good post. The fact is that all minorities in America have been put through the same ringer... The message is that minorities must somehow be more forthright, more talented, and more bland than the mainstream population. (Unless they are cooking or entertaining) I often ask my American friends why white Christians everywhere did not take to the streets when Timothy McVeigh blew up the federal bulding in OK.If a person has never been part of a minority, it is very difficult for him/her to understand what it is like. Just as the majority population does not see itself as one coherent unit, neither does the minority population.Yet, I do have a question for you: don't some of the efforts of minorities to blend in, to be "good and hard-working", make it possible for minorities to function in a new society and to ultimately display more diversity? Just aksing. Good post. The fact is that all minorities in America have been put through the same ringer… The message is that minorities must somehow be more forthright, more talented, and more bland than the mainstream population. (Unless they are cooking or entertaining) I often ask my American friends why white Christians everywhere did not take to the streets when Timothy McVeigh blew up the federal bulding in OK.

If a person has never been part of a minority, it is very difficult for him/her to understand what it is like. Just as the majority population does not see itself as one coherent unit, neither does the minority population.

Yet, I do have a question for you: don’t some of the efforts of minorities to blend in, to be “good and hard-working”, make it possible for minorities to function in a new society and to ultimately display more diversity? Just aksing.

]]> By: Jina (Web Surgeon)http://www.mideastyouth.com/2007/03/30/on-the-lookout-for-domesticated-peace-loving-muslims/#comment-34275 Jina (Web Surgeon) Fri, 06 Apr 2007 08:05:03 +0000 http://www.mideastyouth.com/2007/03/30/on-the-lookout-for-domesticated-peace-loving-muslims/#comment-34275 Reporting what a good Muslim do will make people stop reading your papers or stop watching your channels, but reporting about a Muslim terrorist blowing up something... well that's something a lot of people like to read about or watch, so they can reinforce their already racist views. Reporting what a good Muslim do will make people stop reading your papers or stop watching your channels, but reporting about a Muslim terrorist blowing up something… well that’s something a lot of people like to read about or watch, so they can reinforce their already racist views.

]]> By: The Scribehttp://www.mideastyouth.com/2007/03/30/on-the-lookout-for-domesticated-peace-loving-muslims/#comment-34266 The Scribe Fri, 06 Apr 2007 07:34:43 +0000 http://www.mideastyouth.com/2007/03/30/on-the-lookout-for-domesticated-peace-loving-muslims/#comment-34266 Good piece! My question is, is it that moderate, peace-loving Muslims do not speak out, or that immoderate, Muslim-bashing rightwingers do not listen to them? Good piece! My question is, is it that moderate, peace-loving Muslims do not speak out, or that immoderate, Muslim-bashing rightwingers do not listen to them?

]]> By: Yaman S (Syria & USA)http://www.mideastyouth.com/2007/03/30/on-the-lookout-for-domesticated-peace-loving-muslims/#comment-32625 Yaman S (Syria & USA) Fri, 30 Mar 2007 22:58:19 +0000 http://www.mideastyouth.com/2007/03/30/on-the-lookout-for-domesticated-peace-loving-muslims/#comment-32625 Thanks Esra'a, I appreciate it. Thanks Esra’a, I appreciate it.

]]> By: Esra'ahttp://www.mideastyouth.com/2007/03/30/on-the-lookout-for-domesticated-peace-loving-muslims/#comment-32607 Esra'a Fri, 30 Mar 2007 21:25:07 +0000 http://www.mideastyouth.com/2007/03/30/on-the-lookout-for-domesticated-peace-loving-muslims/#comment-32607 Yet another excellent and honest post by Yaman. Good job bro. I agree with you entirely. Yet another excellent and honest post by Yaman. Good job bro. I agree with you entirely.

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