Yeah but by definition it's a racist comment. He's judging your mate negatively based on his race. Which (no matter how old you are or what your background is) is not cool.
Regardless of whether or not the fatwa will have any effect, I think it is important to question why the general public would want such a statement and why Muslim communities feel the need to issue it. Some people have already touched on the point I am trying to make saying they feel members of the Muslim community have been too silent, but why does being a muslim mean you have to publicly distance yourself from fundementalists? Are we not grown up enough to make that distinction ourselves? This is a VERY small percentage of people who engage in these activites. After a terrorist attack do we group all Muslims within the same light then start making exceptions only for those who publicly denounce it? Try to use the logic but within the Christian church, it seems absurd. Are all Christians bad guys unless they publically denounce the Iraq war? Why is it up to every day non violent Muslims to "move in the right direction." Why would someone ever think it was appropriate to make a statement like "will the faith manage to cleanse its tarnished image and shake the notion that somehow all Islam is an enemy of the West?" As if a) that judgement isnt already based on an unrealistic and negative portrayl of Islam, which we perpetuate in order to increase and justify our fear. b) It is up to people of that religious sect to show their worth to "us." If people want to get over there fear of Muslims, here is a tip, go talk to one. Turns out they are human beings after all! Its called Xenophobia people. Or hey, better yet, go read a book about Dr. Mohammed Mosaddeq or the Soviet-Afghanistan war.
Glassmachine
United Kingdom
November 2004
JUL 01, 2007 07:41 AM