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| The Arabs' Delusion of Their Own Perfection Makes It Impossible for Them to Benefit from Modern Culture |
| 2010-04-01 |
| In an interview last month on Al-Arabiya TV, former Saudi Shura Council member Ibrahim Al-Buleihi said that Arab individualism has been erased, rendering the Arab "incapable of independent thinking," and that what prevails is "the spirit of the herd that cannot free itself from the captivity of the prevailing culture." In the interview, which aired on February 26, 2010, Al-Buleihi sang the praises of Western civilization, saying that notions such as human rights are not "an accumulated achievement, in which all societies played a role, but an achievement of the West." Arab societies "should benefit from this rich experience," rather than remaining "a burden on the West." "Tyranny is a tremendous obstacle, which makes any progress impossible," said Al-Buleihi. On the situation in post-Saddam Iraq, he said: "Iraq has not been permitted to achieve stability. The whole world has intervened in its affairs." He viewed Western intervention in Iraq as a positive thing, comparing the situation to that of Japan after World War II. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 There's a real beaut here. |
| Posted by: Ptah 2010-04-01 12:20 |
| #5 Sometimes looking in the mirror and obsession with one's own image can lead to craziness and dangerous narcissism. Worst case is spodadopes or large-scale destruction/murder of people. It also manifests as a desire for holocausts. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-04-01 12:08 |
| #4 Mustn't forget the first muslim to go into space; the continuing arguement about what counts as a day, how to pray 5 times within what that day is, and how to make which direction to face or how to prevent spinning wildly off-target while making such a motion in free fall. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2010-04-01 12:04 |
| #3 I think he cooked his goose there Glenmore.. Anyway , had a scoot round the internet looking for fatwas , and heres a few that made me chuckle : 1)Sheik Sadeq Abdallah bin Al-Majed, leader of the Muslim Brotherhood in Sudan, issued a fatwa that prohibits vaccination of children claiming it is a conspiracy of the Jews and Freemasons.conspiracy to make Muslims sterile-fine by me, check 2)In 2008, a Pakistani religious leader issued a fatwa on President Asif Ali Zardari for "indecent gestures" toward Sarah Palin, U.S. Vice Presidential candidateWhen ratings are slack, pull a bird or give the bird! 3)In 2005, the Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has issued the Fatwa that the production, stockpiling and use of nuclear weapons are forbidden under Islam and that Iran shall never acquire these weaponspower and influence still embracing you ? 4)Grand Mufti Sheikh Ibn Baaz: The Sun Revolves Around the Earth In a 2000 Fatwa titled “The Transmitted and Sensory Proofs of the Rotation of the Sun and Stillness of the Earth”, Saudi Arabian Grand Mufti Sheikh Ibn Baaz asserted that the earth was flat and disk-like and that the sun revolved around it. He had insisted that satellite images to the contrary were nothing but a Western conspiracy against the Islamic world.The underlying unpleasant conspiracy theory strikes again , its like halitosis !! 5)The Fatwa: Rashad Hassan Khalil: No Nudity for Sex In 2007, the former dean of Islamic law at al-Azhar University in Cairo issued a fatwa that nudity during sexual intercourse invalidates a marriage between husband and wife. Debate was immediate. Suad Saleh, head of the women’s department of Al-Azhar’s Islamic studies, pleaded for “anything that can bring spouses closer to each other” and Islamic scholar Abdel Muti concurred, saying “Nothing is prohibited during marital sex, except of course sodomy.” For his part, Al-Azhar’s fatwa committee chairman Abdullah Megawar backpedaled and said that married couples could see each other naked but should really cover up with a blanket during sex.Aaah good times ! 6)The Fatwa: Sheik Ali Gomaa: Urine Fatwa According to Egypt’s Grand Mufti, Sheikh Ali Gomaa, drinking the urine of Muhammad is deemed a great blessing. What, they have a lot of this stuff lying around, going to waste or something? Remember, Muhammad never claimed that he himself was divine—so why does his piss have magic properties? Failing to pass the laugh test with Muslim scholars, Mufti later recanted, saying it was only his “personal opinion”. ooooookay, lol |
| Posted by: Oscar 2010-04-01 09:49 |
| #2 This runs to the roots of Islam, which at the time of its founding was better than the murderous tribalism that dominated the region. They actually took up and had pride in the mantle of civilization. However the rest of the world caught up, then passed them, so now they are the barbarians, fighting to keep their primitivism. Yet still clutching to the idea that they are more civilized. Which explains much of their arrogance. It does serve as a warning that we should never be complacent about our superiority. That there will likely come down the pike those who advocate resting on our laurels and no longer striving for greatness. These people, Democrats, would lead to our downfall, by taking of our harvest, but not sewing or cultivating a new crop. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-04-01 09:35 |
| #1 Fatwa to be issued against Ibrahim for saying this? |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2010-04-01 07:44 |