Comments by al-rawandi

1701. Muslims outraged at police advert featuring cute puppy sitting in policeman's hat

Comment #203667 by al-rawandi on July 3, 2008 at 10:43 am

Scott McMeekin,

Who gives a fuck where the story appears. Is it true or false? If it's true than it doesn't matter who conveys the information.

Bonzai,

That is an interesting analysis. You think it is subtle European xenophobia that drives them to keep these people on welfare as oppose to integrating them?

So do you think the Muslims want to assimilate but the governments won't let them?

1702. Muslims outraged at police advert featuring cute puppy sitting in policeman's hat

Comment #203649 by al-rawandi on July 3, 2008 at 10:00 am

Fanusi,

Jizya literally means "Tax in lieu of being killed". It was just too much hassle to kill all the non-believers, so the state saw it as a source of income.

I don't know if these crooks see it as a jizya, I just think that they have no respect for the countries they live in. I think most Muslims don't understand the finer points of jizya (as most are ignorant of everything, including their own religion). They suck the state dry (welfare) because they are often indolent fatalists (in Europe that is, America is a different story altogether).

1703. Muslims outraged at police advert featuring cute puppy sitting in policeman's hat

Comment #203614 by al-rawandi on July 3, 2008 at 8:35 am

Vaal,

I don't she will post that she accepts death for apostates, but she may well believe it personally.

1704. Muslims outraged at police advert featuring cute puppy sitting in policeman's hat

Comment #203572 by al-rawandi on July 3, 2008 at 7:21 am

muslimlady,

Crap being thrown at you? Maybe, just maybe, Muslims should stand up and say "I disagree with the stoning of adulterers" and "I don't agree to executing apostates" and "I don't agree with amputating the limbs of thieves".

When you eschew things like this, your credibility will be through the roof, as long as there are whiny apologetics in response to legitimate criticism, then you will have a credibility problem.

I am an American, when an American does something stupid I say "That guy is an idiot", no apologetics, no obfuscations. Why don't Muslims make that a similar habit? The only reason I can think of is they secretly support the nonsense that goes on.

1705. Muslims outraged at police advert featuring cute puppy sitting in policeman's hat

Comment #203562 by al-rawandi on July 3, 2008 at 6:50 am

RamziD,

What are Fanusi and Al's credentials that make them experts on islam? BTW, I'm not asking this as a challenge or trying to be insolent. I'm just genuinely curious as to where their thorough knowledge of islam comes from. Fanusi and Al: I know it's kind of awkward that I'm addressing this to Toad, but he was the one who brought it up. Of course, you can answer for yourselves if you like.

I studied Arabic, Turkish, and Urdu at Berkeley. My general degree was in Middle Eastern Studies. Most of the coursework was in the Near Eastern Studies Department. My advisor was Hamid Algar (translator for Imam Khomeini and author of dozens of books and journal articles on Islam). My thesis was on Muhammad Ibn Abd al-Wahhab in which I translated large portions of several of his works.

In addition to the actual coursework I studied independently with a Mauritanian "shaykh" and his student. I also spend a LOT of time reading, and keep up to date with most of the latest in publications on topics Middle Eastern and Islamic.

I have also published several itmes, but if you want the info on those go ahead an PM me, as there is more background needed.

Oh and finally my blog with I shamelessly plug here:

http://alrawandi.blogspot.com/

1706. Muslims outraged at police advert featuring cute puppy sitting in policeman's hat

Comment #203548 by al-rawandi on July 3, 2008 at 6:09 am

elephant,

I have an auto generated response to Muslim complaints as well:

=if(whine,8========D you, don't give a shit)

It is an excel formula.

1707. Muslims outraged at police advert featuring cute puppy sitting in policeman's hat

Comment #203543 by al-rawandi on July 3, 2008 at 5:54 am

ggab7768,

I am not upset. I don't really get all that upset at these things. The only thing that upsets me is clowns... I fucking hate clowns with a passion.

I have your home address now, I am sending "flowers". Which kind of Sox are you watching, Red or White? I played in the Minor Leagues for Tampa Bay. I was born in Chicago and we were Cubs fans.... not South side.

Vin,

Uhhh about JihadWatch and DhimmiWatch etc... I don't particularly like Robert Spencer. I think his grasp on traditional Islamic studies is a bit tenuous. But I am an elitist in this sense because I had the chance to study classical Islamic studies and Arabic... the Arabic with a Mauritanian (the text was the al-Ajarumiyya). So I must also say that Spencer does the world a service by voicing these opinions in such a way. I don't like his Catholic tint, but he brings forth important issues, and even if he is wrong he forces people to read and debate the issue.

Spencer and the team at Jihad Watch and Front Page Magazine may be the biggest racist assholes on the planet, it doesn't concern me, I evaluate the information they provide on a rational, case by case basis. The facts they use are generally solid, their analysis can be, in some instances, slightly overblown. But that might be just what we need.

A better site is:

thereligionofpeace.com

It is just links to news stories about Islam and no commentary. It also has a list of terror attacks by Muslims, since 9/11.

1708. Muslims outraged at police advert featuring cute puppy sitting in policeman's hat

Comment #203539 by al-rawandi on July 3, 2008 at 5:43 am

ggab7768,

Sorry. I got lost when you said "no seriously". So if you are going to make a joke, especially on the internet, don't say "seriously"... it is misleading.

I know we are in agreement on most things. And as you will recall, documenting American misdeeds is a hobby of mine... an obnoxious one. Oh that and being a complete jerk... also obnoxious.

:-)

1709. Muslims outraged at police advert featuring cute puppy sitting in policeman's hat

Comment #203298 by al-rawandi on July 2, 2008 at 3:29 pm

ggab7768,

Well the Indians were pretty busy scalping one another before the white man came is all I am saying. Indians act like they were sitting around smoking the peace pipe and discussing philosophy and then the evil white man showed up and things went bad. I believe they had axes BEFORE whites came. But it's cool, blame everything on someone else, victim status carries a lot of water on this site, a lot of weeping liberals to support your cause.

And don't blame whites for their germs and viruses, they didn't even know what those were.

Hey but just let me say I am really really really sorry for something I didn't do, my ancestors didn't do, that happened 300 years before I was born. When I get that time machine working (it just sits in my garage unfinished now, I keep saying I will get around to it...) I will go back and tell the ass hole settlers to not be ass holes.

It's like original sin around here.

1710. Muslims outraged at police advert featuring cute puppy sitting in policeman's hat

Comment #203281 by al-rawandi on July 2, 2008 at 3:00 pm

tea pot,

Uh I sense some resentment towards America/ns. Am I missing the boat here?

1711. Muslims outraged at police advert featuring cute puppy sitting in policeman's hat

Comment #203279 by al-rawandi on July 2, 2008 at 2:59 pm

ggab7768,

I realize the Indians got a raw deal, but weren't a lot of Indians killed by OTHER Indians? And weren't some Indians pretty nasty in their treatment of whites they encountered?

Anyhow, it sucks the way Indians were treated, I would rather have seen them included, but what happened happened. I am not going to feel bad about something I didn't do.

I went to high school with a Native American kid and he didn't seem to resent America too much, especially as he had a brand new car and lived in a nice big house... casino profits. Casino Morongo.... and, yes, I have made a few "donations" to the local tribes.

1712. Muslims outraged at police advert featuring cute puppy sitting in policeman's hat

Comment #203269 by al-rawandi on July 2, 2008 at 2:41 pm

teapot,

The Indians getting filthy rich off of their casinos sure fly the flag proudly.

Loyalty can be bought.

The Declaration of Independence was not an event the benefited one group (whites) alone. It began a series of events that shaped a history that is still evolving, hopefully for the positive.

But most importantly the 4th of July is an excuse to drink before noon.

1713. Muslims outraged at police advert featuring cute puppy sitting in policeman's hat

Comment #203255 by al-rawandi on July 2, 2008 at 2:10 pm

mikecbraun,

Well he died when they were still in Hartford. And I don't think he liked puppies all that much.

1714. Muslims outraged at police advert featuring cute puppy sitting in policeman's hat

Comment #203251 by al-rawandi on July 2, 2008 at 2:03 pm

Fanusi,

Jiten comes to a thread with "Islam" in the title and gets upset when you and I post. I figured the surprise would wear off. Kind of like playing peak-a-boo with a kitten I guess. He/She/it assumes we are about the same, simply "alarmists" (never mind our bitter disagreements about some detailed topics).

You are right we need MANY MANY MANY more articles like this....

thereligionofpeace.com

They post an article that has anything to do with a Muslim doing something wrong. Sometimes it is just a coincidence (a criminal who happened to be Muslim) but mostly it details the day to day madness of Islam.

BTW I posted a new blog entry on why Iran wants nuclear weapons, and the strategic threats...

http://alrawandi.blogspot.com/

*Claws in*

1715. Muslims outraged at police advert featuring cute puppy sitting in policeman's hat

Comment #203242 by al-rawandi on July 2, 2008 at 1:51 pm

Gregg,

You show up and it is all suspender and flood water pants. Laptops open.... and begin fellating.

1716. Muslims outraged at police advert featuring cute puppy sitting in policeman's hat

Comment #203225 by al-rawandi on July 2, 2008 at 1:29 pm

Tera,

I wonder how the Muslim community would react if police departments began training pigs to work as bomb sniffers?

Actually Israeli settlers discussed the idea of using guard pigs to keep "terrorists" away.

1717. Muslims outraged at police advert featuring cute puppy sitting in policeman's hat

Comment #203224 by al-rawandi on July 2, 2008 at 1:27 pm

mikecbraun,

Imam Khomeini was a Hartford Whalers fan.

1718. Muslims outraged at police advert featuring cute puppy sitting in policeman's hat

Comment #203211 by al-rawandi on July 2, 2008 at 1:15 pm

MikeCBraun,

Guess what, Muslims hate the Redwings..... nice ring.

1719. Muslims outraged at police advert featuring cute puppy sitting in policeman's hat

Comment #203205 by al-rawandi on July 2, 2008 at 1:10 pm

Jiten,

You certainly lead the charge in bitching and moaning about myself and Fanusi. I would like you to show me where I have been overly alarmist, or been wrong about something? And for the record I constantly disagree with Fanusi.

As for this being "overplayed", you really don't seem to get it, do you. When the Iranians finally come into conflict with Israel and the US (which will happen by January 2009), they close the Strait of Hormuz, and the "end of days" rhetoric comes rolling out of Qom and Tehran you can tell us how we are all harping on a problem too much. Or maybe when Iran gets nuclear weapons, maybe then you will get it.

I think the Islam issue is the most pressing issue. Christians are annoying and fucking stupid, but they aren't lining up to kill Americans, Brits and other Europeans. This article right here is evidence of the pedantic and absurd nature of shariah and Islamic thought in general. It brings up a point, even if this article is completely fabricated, that has not been been dealt with, even remotely.

If you don't like what I have to say, or what Fanusi has to stay feel free to steer clear of these threads. I mean you see "Islam" in the title and then get all miffed when Fanusi and I comment. You would think the surprise might wear off.

1720. Obama Wants to Expand Role of Religious Groups

Comment #203095 by al-rawandi on July 2, 2008 at 11:16 am

Gregg,

Connection with reality is not a pre-requisite.

1721. Muslims outraged at police advert featuring cute puppy sitting in policeman's hat

Comment #203082 by al-rawandi on July 2, 2008 at 11:03 am

RascoHelDall,

If you hate dogs, it's okay. But if you hate murderers, child rapists and suicide bombers you are an Islamophobe.

Do you understand how this works now?

1722. Muslims outraged at police advert featuring cute puppy sitting in policeman's hat

Comment #203067 by al-rawandi on July 2, 2008 at 10:51 am

My rendition of the Muslim experience in Europe....

Immigration officer: "Welcome to England."
Muslim immigrant: "Your hat offends me. Where is my free stuff?"

1723. It can be right to discriminate against the religious

Comment #203064 by al-rawandi on July 2, 2008 at 10:48 am

decius,

I imagine it was pretty unbearable, which is exactly why I deplore such situations. But these bourgeuoise were theives and crooks, they were not making competition work, they were exploiting poor and ignorant people. That is why there are wage laws nowadays, to prevent such apalling practices.

1724. Muslims outraged at police advert featuring cute puppy sitting in policeman's hat

Comment #203061 by al-rawandi on July 2, 2008 at 10:45 am

They haven't met Oinky, the loveable police pig.

More Dhimwits appeasing the Muslims.

I love how Muslims are big on multi-culturalism when they come to the west, but how much multi-culturalism is allowed in Iran? Conversion away from Islam (apostasy) may now be punishable by death. Churches are illegal in Saudi Arabia.

I mean what the fuck, it's not even a two way street.

1725. It can be right to discriminate against the religious

Comment #203055 by al-rawandi on July 2, 2008 at 10:27 am

decius,

In your discussions of the "proletariat" you are missing is seething and near genocidal resentment of the bourgeuous. Read through the Manifesto and see what he has to say about these people.

I don't disagree that reforms were needed by Marxism was a joke, nothing more.

1726. Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage

Comment #203045 by al-rawandi on July 2, 2008 at 9:38 am

elephant,

Self Control?

When it comes to women.... none whatsoever.

1727. It can be right to discriminate against the religious

Comment #203042 by al-rawandi on July 2, 2008 at 9:36 am

decius,

Marx was functionally advocating a return to pre-Industrial agrarian society.

I don't have a problem with social democracy, so long as it is the will of the people, their system of governance is strictly their business as long as it does not injure others.

1728. Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage

Comment #202999 by al-rawandi on July 2, 2008 at 8:20 am

Vaal,

I have to say this:

Winehouse, Boy George, David Irving, ABoC (any of them), etc...

1729. Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage

Comment #202993 by al-rawandi on July 2, 2008 at 8:03 am

Robert O'Brien,

The spread of Christianity is irrlevant. If you are trying to forward it as evidence for something, you should know better as it is a logical fallacy.

Like I said, take a look at Euro-policies and take a look at Chinese policies, and then American policies, you can guess who is building a more sustainable world order.

If you cannot see the coming crisis for America, then you are willfully blind.

Oh and let's not forget the "happiness" factor, Denmark is the happiest country in the world. And Denmark has the 3rd highest proportion of Atheists in the world. How about them apples?

1730. Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage

Comment #202984 by al-rawandi on July 2, 2008 at 7:48 am

Robert O'Brien.

America is currently in poor economic shape, no doubt, but we remain a superpower, unlike England. The best the English can muster these days is "me-too!"

As for China, are you aware that Christianity is growing rapidly there? :)

We remain a superpower by deficit spending. We are selling government debt to foreign powers like China, which essentially allows them the ability to control the potency of our currency. We have used oil as a gold standard for our dollar, but soon the Gulf Countries will unpeg their currency from the dollar. After Kuwait did, their currency tripled in value.

England does not need to be a super power, America foolishly shoulders all adventures in imperialism. And Europe is going to be the greatest superpower. They are including states well into the Russian sphere now, and getting oil and gas pipelines that will not be under the control of Russian client states. The turn around in the Balkans has been a model for the benefits of inclusion in the EU.

Christianity in China is spreading? Okay, this proves what exactly? Nothing considering China is mostly a country of uneducated farmers and plow workers. This is a country with forced sterilization. The uneducated are always quick to accept stupid ideas.

1731. Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage

Comment #202969 by al-rawandi on July 2, 2008 at 7:29 am

Robert O'Brien,

I don't want you to think I'm completely down on the English, friend. It's just that it seems to me the old blood is all but spent in Britain, leaving only the Anglo-Saxon dross. And your country's slide into atheism is parallel to your slide into irrelevancy.

As a fellow American let me comment.

Your assessment is so wildly incorrect as to demand response. If you look at a comparison between the economic and political approaches between the US and Europe there is a glaring contrast. The European Union is spreading, and it is successful. It is incorporating new, former Soviet, states and providing them with economic incentives to modernize.

What is the US doing? Nothing. We could well be incorporating Latin states into a similar type of union, but instead we are letting the Chinese steal our lunch all over South America. And this may well proceed a slip into irrelevancy.

In fact the US will certainly slip into irrelevancy if the cretinists take a bigger role. As it stands now, about 25% of Americans 18-24 cannot find the Pacific Ocean on a map. Most all of them cannot find New Jersey on a map. So this ignorance does not preceed a surge in the world economy, but rather a decline.

And don't look now, but the dollar is losing strength against both the Euro and the British pound.

So how exactly is England "slipping into irrelevancy"?

1732. Mormons urged to back ban on same-sex marriage

Comment #202941 by al-rawandi on July 2, 2008 at 7:01 am

Phillip,

Hey Jesus loves me! But I make him wear a condom.

1733. Faith schools undermined by 'Government witch hunt'

Comment #202939 by al-rawandi on July 2, 2008 at 6:59 am

Tyler,

I was being a dumbass, sorry. I didn't read the part where he was insisting on the students being taught Urdu. I can understand Arabic, but Urdu is not the "language of Islam", it is a language of a race of people who mostly practice Islam. Can't say I like that.

1734. Faith schools undermined by 'Government witch hunt'

Comment #202912 by al-rawandi on July 2, 2008 at 6:22 am

elephant,

I agree. It would be functionally racist and would enforce the very cultural divides that Muslims whine ENDLESSLY about. They claim exclusion is a partial cause of terrorism, yet they "demand" (oh yes he said it) exclusion.

Curious.

1735. Faith schools undermined by 'Government witch hunt'

Comment #202910 by al-rawandi on July 2, 2008 at 6:16 am

iftikhar,

Its aim is to make
British public, institutions and media aware of the needs and demands of the
Muslim community in the field of education and possible solutions.

Which demands?

Muslim scholars see the pursuit of knowledge as a duty, with the
Quran containing several verses to the rewards of learning.

Surat al-'Aalq, what a tired act you Muslims perform. And the other verses, would those be before or after the Qur'an says the earth is flat.... you know, where Dhu al-Qarnayn travels to the ends of the earth (I didn't know it had an end, but Allahu A'alam) and sees the sun set into a murky well? Or is it nearer the verse that says sperm comes from the spine?

I hope you are teaching your children these important lessons from the Qur'an, along with the Hadith that says Satan will reside in the upper part of your nose all night.

Majority of them are
underachievers because they are at a wrong place at a wrong time

Maybe it is because they hear In sha Allah 600 times per day and have become fatalists like their parents? Did it ever occur to you that maybe the Muslims community should shoulder some of the blame? Nah, fuck it, blame Israel.

There is no place for a
non-Muslim child or a teacher in a Muslim school.

Just like there can be no polytheists or atheists or animists in a state run by Shari'a. They are put to death. I will give you Muslims one thing, and I admire it, you are consistent.

1736. Faith schools undermined by 'Government witch hunt'

Comment #202901 by al-rawandi on July 2, 2008 at 6:03 am

Tyler,

Comment #89. I am sure you are being sarcastic with the "racist" comment, as you well know, Islam is not a race. So excluding non-Muslims wouldn't be racist.

But I think you were joking.

1737. It can be right to discriminate against the religious

Comment #202898 by al-rawandi on July 2, 2008 at 5:58 am

epeeist, decius,

You think Marx was right on about Victorian times? You mean like the forced transfer of populations out of urban areas? Let's see.... what groups have used forced population transfer? And how did that work out?

Personally I am not particularly fond of systematisers and I definitely don't like big power blocs like governments, corporates, unions and the like especially when there is collusion between them.

So then you are a libertarian.... someone who thinks people should be protected from centralization of power?

I agree that there is no perfect end to human progress (a social system). But you must at least admit that instantiations of socialism have been far more disasterous for human kind.

1738. It can be right to discriminate against the religious

Comment #202504 by al-rawandi on July 1, 2008 at 2:39 pm

Goldy,

I was thinking about getting that NZ citizenship, plus it will be easier to import the kangaroos. And more people would be pleased with "beer fountains".

What could I do to get my citizenship in NZ, I am serious? Military service? I have the background for intel, I can shoot a gun pretty damn well. My mom is a citizen, but she had to take it by descent, because she was born in the US and moved there a little later.

1739. It can be right to discriminate against the religious

Comment #202498 by al-rawandi on July 1, 2008 at 2:35 pm

auraboy,

I like the idea of progress as a genuine mixture between competition and co-operation...of course this relies on equality for the start point, equality between the access to resources and funding etc otherwise you end up biasing the result with those having better access to those handing out the funding...

Comment of the day. It seems to me that you want to give everyone the best opportunity to succeed that is possible. Combine this with the most liberty possible to pursue their dreams.

The thing is, when I meet someone I treat them the same as I would treat anyone else, once they demonstrate themselves I can make some value judgments. I don't see why social policy should be different.

1740. It can be right to discriminate against the religious

Comment #202487 by al-rawandi on July 1, 2008 at 2:28 pm

clodhopper,

That's right you don't want him running things, because you want me running things.

My platform, do away with drinking fountains and install "beer fountains". I will also make kangaroo ownership mandatory.

1741. It can be right to discriminate against the religious

Comment #202484 by al-rawandi on July 1, 2008 at 2:27 pm

decius,

Good so your input would be valuable.

Where did people have the best quality of life in general terms:

1) A country with state ownership
2) A country with private ownership

????

Do you prefer collectivism, competition, or a combination of collectivism and competition?

If these questions are not fair just say "Shut up asshole".

1742. It can be right to discriminate against the religious

Comment #202475 by al-rawandi on July 1, 2008 at 2:21 pm

I like this Henri guy, he talks sense!

Anyhow...

Rachel Holmes,

It seems to me that what drives progress is a healthy balance between cooperation and competition. And sometimes a mix of both... For instance a corporation could put three development teams on the same project and offer a bonus to whomever best solves the problem... or you can do it the socialist way... have the state own the corporation, it will be run by the President for Life's incompetent porn addicted nephew, and the whoever doesn't make the problem worse will be considered the victor and be given the very same ration of bread.

I am being slightly sarcastic, but the point is there can be cooperation and competition for excellence. There often can only be one winner.

1743. It can be right to discriminate against the religious

Comment #202465 by al-rawandi on July 1, 2008 at 2:12 pm

decius, comment # 50,

Correct, but the Russians were COMPETING with the US for SUPREMACY. And the Chinese are competing as well, plus they are rapidly privatizing their economy and have been for some time. And you must remember also that the USSR didn't treat people equally they had to hand out special benefits to get people to work at certain goals. If they had treated people equally (meaning certain scientists and politicos not getting special perks) there would have been no Sputnik.

1744. It can be right to discriminate against the religious

Comment #202423 by al-rawandi on July 1, 2008 at 1:23 pm

Henri,

No sarcasm. I detest socialism as something that does nothing but hinder human progress. I doubt a socialist country will cure AIDS. Or make the next revolution in space travel.

Equality (in the sense we are using it) is a terrible thing. People need to hop off that band wagon.

1745. It can be right to discriminate against the religious

Comment #202411 by al-rawandi on July 1, 2008 at 1:04 pm

Henri,

That was the result. Screw their intentions. Only idiots persist and refuse to learn from failure. Any how, there won't be equality, if everyone where equal, how would we excel as a species?

1746. It can be right to discriminate against the religious

Comment #202405 by al-rawandi on July 1, 2008 at 12:49 pm

Henri,

You are right, all people are not equal. If that were true, Asian engineers could play in the NBA just the same as anyone else.

And socialism wasn't about people being equal, it was about forcing them to all be equally poor.

1747. It can be right to discriminate against the religious

Comment #202382 by al-rawandi on July 1, 2008 at 12:13 pm

BEE KEEPER

1748. It can be right to discriminate against the religious

Comment #202379 by al-rawandi on July 1, 2008 at 12:10 pm

Gregg Townsend,

That is discrimination. The appropriate thing to do to appease these people is to change your entire business model and go into debt. This way they won't get their burqas caught in the machinery.

The only job a Muslim woman would be fit for is bee keeper.

1749. Faith schools undermined by 'Government witch hunt'

Comment #202299 by al-rawandi on July 1, 2008 at 8:50 am

irate,

:-) or should I say |>:-{o

Quetz,

Like I said, it might have more to do with the fact that the schools are private and free from the monument to bureaucracy that is state education.

Each school that is private only has to worry about its student body, usually less than 1,000 students. However the state system has a hierarchy of bureaucrats who mummify the system with red tape. The public system is responsible for millions. I hope I don't excite the Marxist collectivists who lurk here, but independent actors tend to be more efficient. It has nothing to do with religion.

1750. Faith schools undermined by 'Government witch hunt'

Comment #202293 by al-rawandi on July 1, 2008 at 8:35 am

irate,

When he says "faith school" he only means the nice fuzzy ones with good performance. Any instantiation of negativity is, of course, outside the scope of our current discussion. Come on, this isn't your first rodeo.