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i cant accept it when you say the police accidentally shot the husband?think of thar poor pregnant lady?think of the child?the suffering the kid went through?can he have a normal life again after seeing her mother stabbed in front of his own eyes?wake up people we are all human beings.there is plenty of everything on earth for all of us.why should we hate or fight with each other?she had head scarf,ok, let her have it, but give her the choice to choose what seems right to her.
Tragic...Islamophobia, fueled by W and perpetuated the world over by more ignorant people.
Still, the muted response is astonishing...Not only at the murder but the initial hate crime attack in the first place that led Marwa to have to go to court in the first place...Had this occurred to a Jewish woman?...Honestly, this would've never happened.
We seem to be disengaged from the suffering of some people while based on their religion...And on the flip side of that spectrum, rushing to support suffering of other religions.
We're all the same
"The Egyptian Pharmacists' Association called for a boycott of German drugs."
Reason--- because Mrs. Sherbini was a pharmacist. LOL. And this is ( allegedly) the better educated class of Egyptians.
What would you suggest for them to boycott instead? German cars? Russian vodka? Production of knives?
I expect them to display (as presumed professionals) barest hint of rationality not to blame an entire class of people because actions of an immigrant who lived only Germany for couple of years!
Same goes for you.
Marwa el-Sherbini's tragic murder reveals the uglier side of Islamophobia and should've got more attention in the Western media. But likewise, we should also ask ourselves why doesn't the prejudice and discrimination against non-hijabed women and converts to Christianity in Egypt and other Muslim countries not stir up more outrage in the Egyptian media?
Here's a piece I wrote on the issue: http://chronikler.com/middle-east/egypt/hijab-and-dagger/
Back to reality.
This murder doesn't reveal anything.
It only reveals actions of one man who was universally condemned and is awaiting trial.
Lemme guess, there will be a few McDonalds burned in Egypt today. Encouraged by irresponsible statements from know-it-alls who would have trouble finding Dresden on the map.
"It only reveals actions of one man who was universally condemned and is awaiting trial."
Would've a massacre made a better point? Isn't that what has been happening for centuries to that group of people?
when i see muslims comming out in massive numbers to condemn the extremists in their religion then people will stop with the skepticism. change always comes from within. obama should take a cue.
There are tons of Muslims who condemn extremists every day. Especially considering other Muslims are more often the victims of Muslim assults than anyone else in the world. But it's not like there is a Muslim authority. Also, I don't understand why someone would have to apologize for something that wasn't there fault other than kind of having the same religion as someone else. If you would take a Muslim from Saudi Arabia, and Muslim from Iran, a Muslim from Nigeria, a Muslim from Pakistan and a Muslim from Indonesia, they would look nothing like each other, not be able to understand each other, and have very little in common. Stop acting like "Muslims" are monolithic.
Xtians in this country are not unified in anyway so why would Muslims be?
"you would take a Muslim from Saudi Arabia, and Muslim from Iran, a Muslim from Nigeria, a Muslim from Pakistan and a Muslim from Indonesia, they would look nothing like each other"
That's right. But the aforementioned countries are ALL under pressure from extremism generated by the only thing they share-- their religion.
Very true. Good post.
so where were you the past few weeks?
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