my view on fort hood
i dont have a view. and i get kinda pissed off when people email me and leave comments telling me i "should" post on it and leave my opinion, like it is my duty as a muslim blogger to comment on every guy who does a stupid thing under a muslim name.
i really do get sick of certain muslims who expect and demand that all muslims should either apologise for or publicly condemn the wrong actions of another muslim.
i dont hear christians condemning the actions of every single person with a christian name who kills another. i dont hear the hindu or buddhist world chanting out their condemnations, so why should we? im sick of certain people feeling like we have to constantly defend ourselves against an unrelated event, just because there was a muslim involved.
without going into the tragic details of fort hood, let me say this: it had nothing to do with me. i dont know anyone involved nor does this event affect my life in any way whatsoever and it didnt happen in my region. so why must i condemn it? why must i speak on it? why must i pretend to have a strong opinion on it and why are people calling me out, telling me i "should/must" blog on it? why do people think that just because it happened due to the wrongful actions of someone who calls himself muslim that it somehow pertains to me?
religion aside, it is apparent from human nature that when things like this happen that they are tragic, sad and upsetting. any human being (with a sane mind) in the world would condemn this. no one would think it is right and there is no need for me to add my voice, purely because i share the same religion.
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the same thing goes for when non-muslims look at me as if it has something to do with me (us).
But at the same time, it pisses me off that i feel like i have to say something (but thats my temper).
ITK, why can't we just say the guy snapped, did something hideous, end of story. Why does his religion and all those who share have to be drug into it. I'm with you. I'm frickkin sick and tired of being on the defensive over every single thing that involves Muslims or a Muslim. People that do this don't speak for me in any way shape or form, period.
Of course it doesn't help that people like Anwar Al Awlaki are out here praising these actions. Muslims with violent ideologies like him are taking something most likely unrelated to an extremist viewpoint and reinterpreting it as such.
I just hope we don't see random violence against Muslims as a result.
I agree, it angers me when people always want to hear Muslims denounce thinks like this, of course we do but why do we have to say so publicly. It's like as if , if we don't say we think that's wrong that means we think it's right? It's a sad situation all around.
my eyes hurt
much better
yah agree.the other one was too bright
I read that as "My view on Hot Food" in my desperately caffeine-less state. I like that blog idea better.
Hey, what happened to your previous post, 'men are from masr'?
I get frustrated with these things too. The assumption that if we don't publicly declare we are against something, that we are in agreement is ludicrous. Furthermore you are right. Not everyone is being subjected to those same rules.
No doubt if the time and place is right we would stand up and say something...but who wants to be hassled everyday about stuff you personally have nothing to with? I don't try to discuss Tibet or human rights in china with every Chinese person I meat, nor do I try to get every man to answer for domestic violence or rape.
I think as Muslims it is not our job to hold up the banner of defensivness and feel like we have to explain ourselves every moment something happens. When a man or group act sometimes in desperation/insanity or torment it does not speak for the entire ummah. We need to stop being the first ones to condone these actions after something concerning Muslims happens because we DO NO NOT know the entire facts apart from what the kaffir media tell us, who knows if this poor man was even mentally sain Astaghfirallah? And people are calling him a terrorist...We should not be the ones apologising. Just remember America has been at war for years with Iraq, things are bound to happen on both sides. What about the men and women and children killed in Iraq by Americans, why isn't there a 2page spread in the newsaper with the title "CHRISTIANITY A RELIGION OF PEACE"-"IT'S TIME TO STOP POLITICAL CORRECTNESS" like that kaffir reporter had in the Sunday Times this weekend about Muslims. And as for Anwar Al Awlaki, Elhamdulillah that someone with an education about Islam is teaching young muslims, if you listen to his lectures then you will see who is the real terrorist. We are muslims and we should not have to explain ourselves for anything. If people want to judge us based on ISLAM tell them to read the Quran and the Sunnah and then to ask questions.
i so wanted the muslims to not comment on it. the fact that people were apologizing all over the world, gives the non muslims the feeling of power over us. what happened is sad. but i dont feel apologetic at all.
hi sis! why were you're blog blocked the other day? it was like requesting passwords and stuff. hm was it just temporarily or will it come back? well for the moment its working without any password....
thanks for a great blog and congrats to the new layout. i like it.
and about the current post, ye i don't think we owe it to anyone to stand up for things someone do just because the person is a muslim. the rest of the world has to start to think by themselves and believe that not everything is islam that muslims do...................
i like this post...
I agree, we should not have to apologize for it. It's a man who snapped, what about those kids who committed the Columbine massacre? Do people who share the same ethnicity or religion (I think they were atheists or something) have to say anything? No. What about the Oklahoma City bomber? Do Christians have to speak up? No.
It really angers me that people blame things like this on Islam.
It's not Islam, it's not my fault, he was being harassed and snapped. A lot of people snap. There's postal employee who go one shooting sprees, no one blames the religion, they blame the job.
In an ideal world, no, we wouldn't have to mention it at all. But here in America the public opinion of Muslims is extremely negative. And Muslims sadly face a lot of backlash for the actions of other Muslims.
Of course you don't have to make a post about it, but if we Muslims in the US don't speak for ourselves, we will have other people speak on our behalf, which can have disastrous effects.
You may not think it has anything to do with you, but it has something to do with your Muslim brothers and sisters here who suffer as a result of his actions. And nothing happens in a bubble, events like this also affect treatment of Muslims worldwide as well.
I am not Muslim, and I agree with you 100%. In this world I am responsible for myself and what I chose to do. If someone claims to have the same faith or ideal as me, then acts in a reprehensible way, they are solely to blame. Neither I nor my interpretation of that faith had anything with their decision to act in such a manner.
The only exceptions I can think of would be parents or guardians of minors or those of diminished capacity. They have been given the responsibility to govern, and watch over, an entire person. It's a huge responsibility, to be sure...but one the person signed on for. They are therefore accountable for that person's actions.
ah, well.
its your blog, ange.
post what you like when you like how you like.
you've been doing it so far and you've many, many readers.
what other people say doesn't matter....though it IS very annoying to have ppl telling you to "do" things.
i totally agree with you, that you don't need to comment. it didnt happen in Australia.
i have an opinion since i'm american but i'm still not going to post it
@Anon, I have listened to many of Al Awlaki's lectures and liked a lot of what he had to say. I won't deny that he knows the Quran and sunnah well. That said, he praised someone for going insane and committing MURDER. This is not acceptable in any circumstance and Awlaki's comments serve to fuel the fire of rumors that Maj. Hasan was doing this in the name of Islam.
Salaam Ange,
I totally agree. I live in Texas and even before we knew what was happening the masjids in my area ALREADY had their 'condemnations' up and ready on their websites! I am SOOO tired of this. To be taken seriously in this kind of whacked out environment of fear-mongering that is the United States, muslims need to stop being so apologetic.
I refuse to make excuses to anyone about this sort of thing.
-Rayanne
"i dont hear christians condemning the actions of every single person with a christian name who kills another...."
very true!
i heard a little bit of a discussion about it on the radio after it happened, and the person talking was saying that hopefully people would be smart enough to realize that what happened had nothing to do with religion.
If Muslims get up in arms about a bunch of cartoons and start burning flags and condemning or calling the death of someone they perceive has disrespected their religion - then why are we not out on the streets protesting against the likes of Osama Bin Ladin or 911highjackers who are clearly doing a diservice to Islam.
Do we ever turn on the television and have a Christian pastor or the leaders of any other religions calling to the death of others in the name of God?
I don't think anyone who is non Muslim is looking for an appology, it's the double standards that are clearly what has put many off of Islam.
And before anyone gets defensive about my comments please be honest with yourselves - these people make Islam look really bad.
Stady aka Fahima sis - the fact of The whole Anwar al Awlaki story is pure propaganda. It's adding sort of more fuel to the fire. You have evangelist extremist Christians openly displaying their affection to Zionists --- sympathizing with their terrorism and encouraging them to keep on settling so they can expect the second comming of Jesus - but then we don't hear these stories emphasized in the media. Al Awlaki was just dragged into this mess to somehow 'prove' that Nidal Hassan is actually connected to some type of terrorist ideology. It's all politics my dear... Politicians should stay away from that which they know nothing about - Religion and Islam is definately not in their expertese.
I was pissed off the other day when this "crazy dude" decided to shoot up his former employment here in my hometown and there was no mention of this "crazy" person's religious affiliation in any news reports.
I agree Ange, why the hell do we need to apologize or give explanation to why this "muslim" guy did what he did. HE's CRAZY, just like the guy here, who did what he did. It's all psychological, nothing to do with religion...but come on, that's not news material. We all know muslims are crazy, right?!?!?!?
Only idiots will believe in these stereotypical news reports.
Fatoosh
The only thing I can think of is if a man or woman uses religion to conduct violence the religion has to be mentioned. Like the crazy nut from Waco, Texas who had a compound and thought he was the Messiah and allot of people died due to his contorted views on Christianity. I was stationed at Fort Hood and my daughter born at Darnell. It is simply a sad, sad state of affairs.
I think we should leave Anwar Al-Awlaki out of it because there is no proof that he praised anything or is connected to the perpetrator. If it is true present the proof otherwise it is just backbiting. The burden of proof lies with the accuser so if you are accusing someone of supporting terrorism bring your proof. thats all am saying.
@Anon...what are you talking about? double standards? not being able to protest against bin ladin? Did you and I read the same post?
because I fail to see how is the two are even related. If you want to protest go out and protest. this post isn't telling you that you can't. its simply stating that she doesn't feel she has to apologize for other peoples stupidity. And i would rather not get in to this religion said, "kill the world" and that religions said cut off the foreskins or slaughter superman because there are plenty of examples to go around about wackos who twist religion to fit their needs.
I feel each person is responsible for their actions in this life and in the hereafter and I don't see how I have to apologize for something I was not involved with, had no knowledge of, or approved of. PERIOD. and I don't expect you to apologize for someone else's stupidity either.
to fellow anon: about the christians spouting off killing others...try abortion clinics. try the inquisition, try the puritans. theres are places to find such info, you just have to look.
-the anti-inquitition
you know what? i didn't read anything about him being muslim in the newwspaper. obviously i knew, but the news didn't mention it :)
just goes to show that canadians are actually nice ;)
you know what? i didn't read anything about him being muslim in the newwspaper. obviously i knew, but the news didn't mention it :)
just goes to show that canadians are actually nice ;)
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