Opinion
No Muslim ‘radicals’
Dan Calic
Published: 03.08.11, 00:39
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31. Humanity brings us together
Salma ,   Palestine   (08.03.11)
Muslims, Christians and Jews are human beings. There is a verse in the Quran which says : "O mankind! We have created you from a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that you may know one another".
32. stupid article
jorge ,   dc   (08.03.11)
You cannot base a fact upone someone opinion. Just because Wafa Sultan has a PHD doesn't make her an expert on Islam. If anything she is terrible student when it comes to history. This like me judging Judaism according to one sect, lets say... The Settlers and then say, all Jews who believe in their holy book are pro settlers and anti Palestinian. That is crap. you need to have wider prospective and more expertise rather than gossip and fame seekers.
33. Now I get it!
Salma ,   Balestein   (08.03.11)
I'm an idiot!
34. 25's Tel Avivoid. re: "Mea Sherim" men in black
mary of Bethanys ,   singapore   (08.03.11)
Sir, "Mea Sherim"'s men-in-black is "torah-only", say "awful things" about unbelievers, do not accept any god but HaShem. yes, BUT, they don't go round bombing "unbelievers" like christians or atheists. They don't teach in Torah to cut off heads of infidels, they don't call unbelievers "apes" or "pigs". even the Hyper Fundamental Christians don't go round suicide bombing muslims mosques. in Fact Fundatmental christians only fight liberal-christians on by biblical separation. So, Sir. Sorry, i beg to differ!
35. to a true muslim, liberal-muslims in Singapore not muslims!
mary of Bethany ,   singapore   (08.03.11)
the muslims here in singapore can call themselves muslims. but the muslims in neighbouring countries like Malaysia and Indonesia have been insulting them here in Singapore, seizing any possible chances to stir up trouble by writing on their newspaper insulting the malays here. They even instigate malays here to protest against our government for any minor matters. just last year our Mentor Lee Kuan Yuan wrote something about the malays here integrating another the society. and he was bombarded by the silly friday people across the straits. thus, we in Singapore understand a little of what you Jews go thru daily surrounding by the Friday people.
36. jorge /32
Eaglebeak ,   Left Coast, USA   (08.03.11)
I don't think it is just one opinion. How many teddy bears and cartoons does it take to convince people that as a group Muslims don't get along with others? How many bombings does it take to show the world that Muslims (Sunni and Shia) can't even get along with each other? Can you show anywhere in the world where Muslims as a group are tolerant with those of other religions? There are Muslims that are perfectly nice people but they don't speak out. They dare not speak out because they have good reason to fear their own religion.
37. ghazi / 7
Eaglebeak ,   Left Coast, USA   (08.03.11)
The word may mean the same but that does not mean THEY are the same.
38. Complete Rubbish
Yakov ,   Tel Aviv   (08.03.11)
This article misses the point, and misses it by a few light-years. Muslim, Christian or Jew, who takes the life of an innocent person, is not a righteous believer. They are a terrorist and a murderer. A Muslim, who preaches, believes or engages in such acts, is a radical. Period. Case in point, the Muslims kill more of their own people, than anyone else. That's is a definition of radicalism.
39. True Islam is either believers or apostates.
Noodles ,   Coney Island   (08.03.11)
There is no wriggle room in the middle and in theory no such thing as a secular Muslim.
40. 7's ghazi.
mary of Bethany ,   singapore   (08.03.11)
you say: "You claim that moslems pray to Allah while christians and jews pray to God. The word Allah in Arabic means God. " the word "allah" means god, a name for a deity, yes, but the G-D of the "Torah" and the "Bible" is not the allah of koran. The Object of Worship, the attribute and Person in the G-D-Head is different. Torah worship G-D the Creator, whom we called "G-D the Father". whereas the Christians go further to identify the "Begotten Son of the Father. " but, muslim's Allah is nowhere near, is completely of a different entity.
41. Islam is a hot religion
Beary White ,   Norway   (08.03.11)
Looking at the picture, I can see just radicals, lunatics, out of control people, completely lost of selfcontrol, full of hate if someone does NOT like their religion, then they are ready to kill. These people should be the first to ride in a spaceship to investigate the sun, and try to land there..
42. #13: D, excellent comment!
LebanonPride ,   Canada   (08.03.11)
Very well said, thank you for posting that. Allah is simply the Arabic name for God. There is no difference in the God of the Torah and Quran: There is only one God. And fundemntalist Islam (like fundemental Christianity or Judaism) is a minority sect in Islam. However it attracts the most media attention, which helps distort views of our beautiful religion. By the way, while I have critisized Israel plenty, I have not once said anything disrespectful about Judaism or Christianity. And that doesn't make me any less of a Muslim.
43. Muslims ?
Kim   (08.03.11)
all the Muslims I know from Indonesia and Singapore are lovely. I'm an atheist brought up as a Christian in a nominally ''Christian'' country ( New Zealand). The Old Testament is full of horrible violent stuff equal to anything in the Koran. Bits of the New Testament can be portrayed as anti-semitic.
44. It is my right!!!
Lengualima ,   I   (08.03.11)
For me, Muslims can pray five or ten times a day. Make Ramadan every month if they want: To say that Allah is the single greatest God if they like. Read the Koran 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Believe it back to 7th century is the solution to all problems. It's their right. What I do not accept is that infidels call anyone who does not believe in Islam, and condemn to death anyone who leaves or does not practice their religion, nor to consider the blow himself to pieces as the supreme will of God, to consider the rape of an infidel as a divine command, not wanting to impose Sharia as my legal system. Much less demanding national rights like in the countries where they are invited. It is my right.
45. To @43, Kim
Lengualima ,   I   (08.03.11)
To @ 43, Kim. "I know all the Muslims from Indonesia and Singapore are lovely." As I see in Indonesia and Singapore are lovely, in the Middle East are quite different. Some of them say that killing Jews is to do the will of God. We can send a few thousand for New Zealand to see if the weather changes their character. The only condition we do not accept returns. Greetings.
46. To #44
Beary White ,   Norway   (08.03.11)
I would not be allowed to write/copy your comment into a norwegian newspaper, then all the leftist would call me a racist. But I would helpfully add to your TB, do not have more children than is average for the country you enter into. Then in Norway it would be 1.8 instead of 6 or 7. That could be the key for a better world. As for today islamics who enter a country totally changes the demografic situation for the same country just because of being too playful with "kuken" .
47. Islam
J.K. ,   Brooklyn USA   (08.03.11)
Was Mohamed a radical or a Liberal ?.what was his attitude toward Jews Christians Pagans,who were happy with their faith,and refused to eccept his claim that he is the last and the only prophet,Jews,Christans,Pagans lived a peaceful life in the Arabian peninsula,till Mohamed came along with his religion of peace and disturbed their lives.
48. # 43 Muslims
J.K. ,   Brooklyn USA   (08.03.11)
Kim ! Those who brought down the towers did not believe in the old testament,but in the Muslim testament,which is,Jihad.
49. #8 you don't seem to realize that the base of western civili
rachel ,   usa   (08.03.11)
civilization and democracy comes from the judeo-christian culture , even if you don't believe in a god ,you still have the culture all around you
50. #11 hahahahahahah
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51. #31 you talk of humanity ....hahah what a joke , what would
rachel ,   usa   (08.03.11)
you know of humanity !
52. Noodles, stop trying to be funny. You're no...
Persian CAT   (08.03.11)
comedian. You simply don't have the talent. For a garden variety bigot, you're trying to do too much. BTW, I AM a secular Muslim! What kind of Jew are you?
53. To @46, Beary White.
Lengualima ,   I   (08.03.11)
To @ 46, Beary White. Greetings. If your country is not allowed to comment as the @ 44, there is no democracy in Norway. In any democracy the right to criticize any situation I do not like is one of its cornerstones, while not called hate. The great thinkers of Europe is becoming a society of mutes, where any criticism against Islam is a crime, black future awaits. While they were on the streets of major cities can scream the real holocaust is coming. They are using the freedom that comes from democracy to destroy the rights of citizens. So much so that the same is happening in the U.S. in the elections of November 2011. There was a referendum in the state of Oklahoma have banned the use of Sharia law as a source of law, was passed with more than 75% of the votes, no votes had cooled in the boxes when the CAIR (American Council Islamic Relations) had sued invalid in court. The best thing for you and your country.
54. # 24 one and oly way
J.K. ,   Brooklyn USA   (08.03.11)
Ben ! You are wrong,islam will never be tolerant toward other faiths,and different thinking inside islam,because, "I am right and you are wrong,go to hell " unlike islam,Jews and Christians were not comanded to spread the faith by fire and sword,a muslim who is tolerant to other faiths,is cosidered an apostate and is put to death,therefore Islam will not produce a Martin Luther,the protestant who rebeled against the catholic church,or a Issac Weiss who reformed Judaism,besides,why should the muslims reform ?.everything is going their way,the infidels of the west are capitulating to them,but China will present a serious problem to the muslims,interesting times.
55. to n1,and you are
numedia berber girl ,   barbaria .algeria   (08.03.11)
sick sick sick ,stupid person
56. #7, you are either ignorant or a liar.
Larry ,   Phila, USA   (08.03.11)
allah, does not mean GOD. It refers to a specific god of Medina. The moon god, allah, was one of fifty-two gods worshiped in that part of the mideast. that is why the muslims say "There is only one god, allah, and mahommed is his prophet." and "allah akla bar" (forgive my spelling) which means 'allah is greater' not 'god is great.' Please don't lie and if you didn't know then your ignorance is showing.
57. hear hear!
canada ,   canada   (08.03.11)
I read the Koran 20 years ago. When I came to the bits that said to kill jews and christians, I threw it into the bin. If anyone keeps a copy of the book on their shelves it means that they accept that as reasonable. I did not. I threw it out. If they have a copy it means they agree in principle.
58. #56- it is you who is the ignorant one
GUH   (08.03.11)
And it clearly shows. Muhammad (PBUH) didn't move to Medina until he was 50, 10 years after he became a prophet and declared the oneness of Allah, and yet you are suggesting that he chose to worship a Medinan false deity? Especially when worshipping false deities is the worst crime in Islam. By your spelling of Allah is Great(er) in Arabic (which is Allahu Akbar, by the way), it's quite obvious you don't know any Arabic at all. Allah derives from "illah," which literally means God. This whole "Moon God" is laughable rubbish. But the way I see it, you people bury yourselves in it.
59. The god of Jews and Muslims is the same
Yossef   (08.03.11)
and has the same generic name El, Eloha/im, Allah. The christians have no the same god, the god of the christians is a compromise between Zeus and El, and Jesus is a half-god as it is usual in greek mythology. I know that my fellows american Jews do not like this truth, but that is the truth. Islam and Judaism are just first cousins, you like it or not. And if you don't like it, please convert to christianity, you have no place in the jewish people.
60. Israelis love enemies of Arabs/Muslims
Jamal ,   Qatar   (08.04.11)
No one in the Arab world listens to Dr. Sultan, even secular Arabs, considers her words non-sense. Why Israelis are so desperate for idiots support! Bible old and new testament has tens if not hundreds of hatred & violent verses against non-believers, far more than Quran, congratulations on your new friendship!
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