Thursday, September 20, 2012

Vilifying religion in the name of freedom of speech

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The anti Islamic movie produced and directed by Sam Bacile,an Israeli film maker now based in California has caused outrage throughout the Islamic world leading to mass protests as well as sparking violence and claiming the life of one American security guard stationed at an embassy.The amateur movie has portrayed the Prophet Muhammed (saw) in a completely negative light showcasing the Prophet (saw) as being delusional as well as a feckless philanderer approving of child abuse.What the west fail to realize is that whilst many of the western governments are run by satanists that have no fear in God Almighty, the one billion Muslims across the globe value their religion. They take their religion seriously.Have you ever seen a Muslim person shout slogans against Jesus or Moses or Dawood. NEVER!! Because this is not what the Prophet Muhammed (saw) taught us. Islam teaches us to respect and have adoration for all of the Prophets that came and went.Islam teaches us to respect all people irrespective of class, colour, creed or religion. How can we resolve this issue? Killing innocent people or bombing up embassies is not the solution to the problem. It will only exacerbate and further strengthen an Anti Islamic cause.Muslims throughout the world are quick to take action when anything negative is said about the Prophet Muahmmed (saw). The west insults our Prophet (saw) with the things they say, but we as Muslims insult our prophet (saw) by not following his way, by not following his teachings and by not adopting his lifestyle.Muslims throughout the world need to start emulating and following the lifestyle of the Prophet Muhammed (saw). Secondly,Muslims throughout the world should boycott all Israeli and American products. Cripple these countries economies. Rather support other countries like China, India and of course local Middle Eastern products. A few years ago Muslims boycotted products manufactured in Denmark due to the publication of cartoons produced by a Danish cartoonist depicting the Prophet Muhammed (saw) in a negative light.. Many companies lost huge amounts of revenue causing them to retrench staff. When the Danish government finally woke up to the financial implications the boycott had on its economy,top senior government officials came out strongly in opposition to the cartoons. Many companies like Arla Foods tried to implement damage control strategies by placing  ads in major Arab newspapers condemning the cartoons., a move that sparked as much approbation in Denmark as it did applause in the Middle east. Whilst so called democratic governments are hell bent on freedom of expression and allowing the press and media to publish any material, vilifying religion in the name of freedom of speech is just downright disgusting and threads on the path of irresponsibility with a complete lack of judgement on the part of the powers that be.

Sources:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/sep/12/ant-islam-israeli-film-protests 

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/04/world/africa/04iht-islam.html?_r=0

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2006-02/17/content_521276.htm
The anti Islamic movie produced and directed by Sam Bacile,an Israeli film maker now based in California has caused outrage throughout the Islamic world leading to mass protests as well a s sparking violence and claiming the life of one American security guard stationed at an embassy.The amateur movie has portrayed the Prophet Muhammed (saw) in a completely negative light showcasing the Prophet (saw) as being delusional as well as a feckless philanderer approving of child abuse.What the west fail to realize is that whilst many of the western governments are run by satanists that have no fear in God Almighty, the one billion Muslims across the globe value their religion. They take their religion seriously.Have you ever seen a Muslim person shout slogans against Jesus or Moses or Dawood. NEVER!! Because this is not what the Prophet Muhammed (saw) taught us. Islam teaches us to respect and have adoration for all of the Prophets that came and went.Islam teaches us to respect all people irrespective of class, colour, creed or religion. How can we resolve this issue? Killing innocent people or bombing up embassies is not the solution to the problem. It will only exacerbate and further strengthen an Anti Islamic cause.Muslims throughout the world are quick to take action when anything negative is said about the Prophet Muahmmed (saw). The west insults our Prophet (saw) with the things they say, but we as Muslims insult our prophet (saw) by not following his way, by not following his teachings and by not adopting his lifestyle.Muslims throughout the world need to start emulating and following the lifestyle of the Prophet Muhammed (saw). Secondly,Muslims throughout the world should boycott all Israeli and American products. Cripple these countries economies. Rather support other countries like China, India and of course local Middle Eastern products. A few years ago Muslims boycotted products manufactured in Denmark due to the publication of cartoons produced by a Danish cartoonist depicting the Prophet Muhammed (saw) in a negative light.. Many companies lost huge amounts of revenue causing them to retrench staff. When the Danish government finally woke up to the financial implications the boycott had on its economy,top senior government officials came out strongly in opposition to the cartoons. Many companies like Arla Foods tried to implement damage control strategies by placing ads in major Arab newspapers condemning the cartoons., a move that sparked as much approbation in Denmark as it did applause in the Middle east. Whilst so called democratic governments are hell bent on freedom of expression and allowing the press and media to publish any material, vilifying religion in the name of freedom of speech is just downright disgusting and threads on the path of irresponsibility with a complete lack of judgement on the part of the powers that be.

Sources:http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/sep/12/ant-islam-israeli-film-protests

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/04/world/africa/04iht-islam.html?_r=0

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2006-02/17/content_521276.htm