The Deafening Silence of the Mulsim Voice in Australia

Society Religion & Philosophy
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Here is a letter to one Australian Newspaper. For those interested they might want to look at the editorials and letters in various Aussie papers.
Why is the voice of the moderate muslims so mute? Why is the condemnation of terror so silent? That was and is the phenomanan that was witnessed in US and now repeated in australia. Why? Think about it. Is this what we want the world to know about us? As another poster in another thread said, you should listen to some of these Molvis spewing hate in USA. One guy was actually encouraging muslims not to pay taxes and cooperated with the US government. Marvellous. Absolutely Marvellous!!!

http://www.dailytelegraph.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,5285307%255E12634,00.html
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Yesterday however, listeners to Muslim Community Radio (MCR) at 92.1 FM heard a lecture on the need for solidarity of Muslims worldwide – not a word about the Bali attack.

The call for one vast international Muslim nation is at the heart of the radical Islamic Global Jihad movement’s struggle to ensure a future world totally controlled by Islam.

Yesterday’s broadcast was not a one-off. On September 5, MCR aired a sermon on the first important battle in the Muslim history, the “Badr campaign”. This battle, in which Mohammed distinguished himself, is now celebrated at Ramadan, the Muslim holy month.

The broadcaster praised the martyrdom and courage of the early Muslims against their own tribe the Kuriesh, who were infidels (pagans, Jews and Christians) and thus deserved to be killed.

He urged a union under the flag of Islam so Allah might give Muslims victory.

Despite the proximity of the anniversary of the September 11 atrocities, there was no mention of love, compassion or forgiveness.

The tenor, according to Arabic speakers, was approval of those responsible for the attacks in the jihad spirit of Ramadan – then still two months away.

Blood-soaked broadcasts calling for jihads against the infidel are a constant in Third World Middle Eastern nations but we don’t need them in Australia.

The Muslim community has a duty to stop this relentless propaganda.

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Here is the editorial in The Nation Online edition on the Bali Carnage. The last sentence of the piece reads: **If the US and its Western allies do not review their policy towards Muslims, they should not complain about the consequences. **
There is obviously a large disconnect somewhere!!!
As someone I respect said yesterday: Abhi aaghey aaghey daekho hotaa hey kiyaa. I don’t think we are thinking very clearly.

http://www.nation.com.pk/daily/today/editor/ed2.htm
The Bali carnage

THE appalling carnage in the Bali car-bombing demonstrates yet again the reach and determination of militants out to kill innocent people. One of the deadliest attacks in recent years, the main targets of the bombing were apparently the Westerners in the two bars. The death toll of 182 is expected to mount much higher as rescuers gain access to sections of the site which have hitherto remained inaccessible, while many of the 300 injured may also die, pushing the final count higher still. Much of the devastation was apparently wrought by the huge blaze that erupted following the explosion. The Bali attack demonstrates a variation in the modus operandi employed in operations in Asia, as a bar was never hit before. A close parallel exists in the recent bombing of a Tel Aviv bar. Reckoned to be the 15th such hit this year, the Bali takes the death toll to 284. Significantly, people from countries included in the US-led war on terrorism have been targeted in most of the attacks, giving credence to the perception that the strikes are in retaliation against the West’s anti-Islam and anti-Muslim agenda and actions.
The world’s sole superpower, with some of its over-eager allies in tow, never attempted to cloak the Crusade-like rancor and savagery which marked its operations in Afghanistan, for instance, or the almost pathological aggressiveness it has since displayed towards Baghdad. Washington is determined to launch ‘pre-emptive aggression’ against Iraq in violation of all established international conventions, while the UN stands helplessly by. Amid muted voices of reason and restraint, the Bush Administration hawks are apparently not bothered that this may set a dangerous precedent in settling inter-state disputes. India is itching to follow suit with the West’s connivance. Sharon’s US-supplied tanks, warplanes and attack helicopters have been slaughtering Palestinians, while Indian troops have been massacring Kashmiris, both without US condemnation. This dichotomy can only spawn further alienation in the Muslim world, prompting extremists to launch revenge attacks against innocent Western people and establishments.
Analysts have termed the West’s anti-Muslim blind spot as its ‘Talibanisation,’ which seems to be factually correct. It is true that oil is a major motivating factor, but launching a full-scale ‘crusade’ in this day and age smacks of the kind of primitive thinking ascribed to the Taliban by their critics. Further, two wrongs don’t make a right, unless one possesses high-tech war gadgetry! This warmongering may or may not secure oil supplies, but it will certainly spawn further instability in an already polarised world. The tragic Bali carnage is only a symptom of the underlying malaise. **If the US and its Western allies do not review their policy towards Muslims, they should not complain about the consequences. **

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Many have come forward to condemn these attacks, including Muslims. Should there be more condemnation? Certainly!

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Should the war be extended to those who fuel the flames? Kind of like this cleric. That is the real question. Who's going to show them the light?

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attached below is a link on a study of biased australian media. I am completely against irresponsible statements by the media or their prejudice.

Now the attached URL is of a study by a Australian Professor where he has looked at his own nation’s media portryal of muslims.

http://free.freespeech.org/manushi/98/islam.html

how come there is no widespread condemnation of irresponsible gibberish by local media? the silence of aussie public is deafening.

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Aussie media didn't blow up the disco. And there were no rally cries for jihad from the media but the cleric surely did.

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the cleric is an idiot, the point being why ask the common man for a condemnation each time some idiot says something.

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There seem to be a lot of idiots who these nutters follow. If you were to breakdown the faith. What percentage would you say would agree with this guys point of views?

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Why is the voice of the moderate muslims so mute?
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Because most moderate muslims are too busy getting on with their lives, earning a living, looking after their families, going to the flicks...just like most moderates of any type in fact.

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So the moderate muslims don't mind if the kafirs take care of these types.

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[QUOTE]
*Originally posted by Chaltahai: *
So the moderate muslims don't mind if the kafirs take care of these types.
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I sure don't!

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Well who will then?

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Moderate muslims tend to like moderate kafirs.

Is that too hard to digest?

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Still doesn't answer my question.

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chalta hai

what u dont understand is that we are sick of these people, this is now on international stage but many of us despise these morons and just dont deal with them. Its not much different than no motivation on my pals part to write to Fox news about that moron of a preacher i.e. falwell, why, because he is sick of it, he knows he cant reason with him.

I am tired of these clowns, but I feel no obligation to go and denounce every run of the mill fanatic in every corner of the world jhust because he supposedly shares the same faith as I.

People need to get more educated themselves, you want condemnation talk to a mulsim frind and ask what he/she thinks of these sort of statements.

People should stop going to the local 5 o clock news for all their information and knowledge, just because news did not cover that muslims dont like such statements or these attitudes does not mean people dont condemn it.

How many newspapers cover the type of friday sermons I have gone to talking about sanctity of life, living a purposeful and peaceful life, respect for others etc. None..

Show me a guy who is demanding public condemnationa dn I will show you a guy who did not make the effort to find some knowledge for himself.

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Pir Sahib: Just consider the difference. First you are citing 97 article and then by a “Christian Professor” who is saying what? Now look at the example of the stupidity of Falwell, and how long did it take for pressure to build on him to apologize? Who applied the pressure? Now take the example above. Yes moderate muslims are too busy trying to make ends meet but in ‘our’ names these guys are going to different countries and spewing this nonsense, and where is any pressure. Instead of pressure, read the editorial in Nation! Does that make sense to you? I have heard mullhas who are guests on tourist visa spew absolute nonsense in Masjids in this country!! Then we turn around and wonder why people are starting to view “ALL” muslims with suspicion? Again ask yourself why was Falwell forced to apologize so fast? Why isn’t CAIR’s Ibrahim Hooper and Hussein Ibish in the forefront condemning stupid stuff like this?

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why should muslim apologize they have’nt done anything wrong if an individual does something wrong let him take responsibility not the entire community.

Its amazing how some moderate muslims try to appease the westerners as much as possible almost sickning. Is it called ass kissing in western terms is’nt that right! :yukh:

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ak47's answer says it all!! Keep it up guys keep it up!

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[QUOTE]
*Originally posted by Chaltahai: *
Still doesn't answer my question.
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Will bombing nations stop terrorists?

That's the most important question.

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Lahori

how many christian groups and organizations publically denounce Falwells comments? I dont know of any. Does not mean there are none or that has not been done.

should I start looking at some catholic group in australia to see if they denounced falwells comments?

The idiots should shut their trap. I have held my own in events where I run into rabid freaks, and have been labelled one thing or another.

The point is that this lameness about silence of moderate muslims is too lame. I have written to media outlets about lameness by various speakers or events, the fact that it does not make it to the program is out of my control.

Should there be condemnation of this stuff, of course, but how do we know that it has not taken place already and just has not made the news because it was either ppl calling thsi guya nd telling him to shut his trap, something that he did not publicize.

Muslims are not one homogenious group internationally. I for one do not want to go around writing letters and making calls is some idiot in burkina faso opens his mouth and says something stupid. We have enough idiots that it could become a fulltime job.

here is a solution, let media go and focus on some of the decent groups, present that picture too. the two pictures will balance each other out and people will understand that there may be supporters of this attitude just like people who oppose it. Dont just create hallabaloo about a skewed point of view, not show other perspectives and then sonder why there is no open condemnation.