My previous post in the Camden article mentions the elephant in the living room. There is a regular flow of news stories about the gross intolerance of muslims in other lands. For each other as well as non-muslims.

I believe it happens because of the lack of penalties for such behavior in those places.

You may say “I am a peaceful man, what has this to do with me, it is happening elsewhere why should it matter here.” But I think it does.

Every time a Friday mob runs murdering out of a mosque, or a church is bombed, or non muslims otherwise set upon, one wonders, when will it happen here?

Thanks a lot for this insightful post. It is ridiculous that when constructing the western civilization they easily surpass the contribution of the Islamic Civilization — without Averroes, Avicenna, and Ibn Khaldun’s Muqaddima (I can list more– Fatima al Fihri, Koja Sinan, ad infinitum) the Western civilization could not exist and flourish.

I also find the comments made by the likes of “islamophobe” to be irritating and twisting the truth, always using false arguments that include snipping verses from the Quran without any context whatsoever, and giving examples from people that have little academic credency. I advice him to read the history of democracy to see the Muslim contribution to democratic institutions.

Thanks again for this valuable post.

Our language and writing system has been recognized by ISO (International Organization for Standardization) on 18 July 2007. We have Quran completely translated into Rohingya langauge.

One of the main problems of Rohingyas are we have very less litracy rate because of the brutal treatment of Military rulers since 1962. Wherever we are we need education as the first priority of international help.

No, Gabrialle. Statements made in press by general public are good only for target practice, that is for joking about them. You have selected a soft target, not worth of a Ph.D holder and an anthropologist. Now, I beg you, plese show your wits in discecting the following statements about Western values:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIq7tsVvEoY&feature=channel_page

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9dXGJ2rYdA&feature=channel_page

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bzTA_D5NpU&feature=channel_page

Try to hit this guy when he talks about islam vs. the West. And he does it in every his talk related to Islam:
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=patcondell&view=videos

And BTW, have you ever tried to conceptualize your own values? Do they include such things as Individual Liberty, Fredom of Choice, Freedom of Speach, Freedom of Press, Democracy, Separation of religion and state?

RE:driven by a powerful political agenda
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-864522917532871834

Re:an ideology with a plan for world domination

Muslim:C9B1N33 The Prophet said: ‘I have been commanded to fight against people till they testify there is no god but Allah, that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and they establish prostration prayer, and pay Zakat. If they do it, their blood and property are protected.’”

Quran 2.193 And fight them until there is no more Fitnah (disbelief and worshipping of others along with Allah) and (all and every kind of) worship is for Allah (Alone). But if they cease, let there be no transgression except against Az-Zalimun (the polytheists, and wrong-doers, etc.)
Quran 8.39 And fight them until there is no more Fitnah (disbelief and polytheism: i.e. worshipping others besides Allah) and the religion (worship) will all be for Allah Alone [in the whole of the world]. But if they cease (worshipping others besides Allah), then certainly, Allah is All-Seer of what they do.
Quran 9.5 Then when the Sacred Months (the Ist, 7th, 11th, and 12th months of the Islamic calendar) have passed, then kill the Mushrikun (see V.2:105) wherever you find them, and capture them and besiege them, and prepare for them each and every ambush. But if they repent and perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat), and give Zakat, then leave their way free. Verily, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.