Comments on: My Trip to Pakistan: Eid-al-Adha Festivities, Hardees, Terrorism & Conspiracies http://muslimmatters.org/2009/12/14/my-trip-to-pakistan-eid-al-adha-festivities-hardees-terrorism-conspiracies/ Discourses in the Intellectual Traditions, Political Situation, and Social Ethics of Muslim Life Thu, 24 May 2012 01:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: maryam http://muslimmatters.org/2009/12/14/my-trip-to-pakistan-eid-al-adha-festivities-hardees-terrorism-conspiracies/#comment-65583 maryam Sat, 24 Apr 2010 20:26:05 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=10002#comment-65583 subhanAllah. jazakallah for this Ameen to your dua. Even i was almost a victim of a blast once, this fear is a killer, skipped everything from uni, to Allah subhanhau wa ta'ala knows what not, but then Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala gave me strength, death is inevitable, but i pray that the Malik protects us from this kind of death ameen. subhanAllah. jazakallah for this

Ameen to your dua. Even i was almost a victim of a blast once, this fear is a killer, skipped everything from uni, to Allah subhanhau wa ta’ala knows what not, but then Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala gave me strength,

death is inevitable, but i pray that the Malik protects us from this kind of death ameen.

]]> By: Muhammad http://muslimmatters.org/2009/12/14/my-trip-to-pakistan-eid-al-adha-festivities-hardees-terrorism-conspiracies/#comment-61177 Muhammad Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:38:17 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=10002#comment-61177 The pulse of the people changes dramatically from region to region. I wonder if you had opportunity to talk to victims of state terrorism in the northern regions of Pakistan. Violence breeds violence. The majority of the suicide bombers in the aftermath of the Lal masjid operation were related to the victims of the violence in some way. Similarly, it's much easier for those behind the suicide killings to go to affected regions and recruit willing volunteers thirsty for revenge. The pulse of the people changes dramatically from region to region. I wonder if you had opportunity to talk to victims of state terrorism in the northern regions of Pakistan. Violence breeds violence. The majority of the suicide bombers in the aftermath of the Lal masjid operation were related to the victims of the violence in some way. Similarly, it’s much easier for those behind the suicide killings to go to affected regions and recruit willing volunteers thirsty for revenge.

]]> By: sami khan http://muslimmatters.org/2009/12/14/my-trip-to-pakistan-eid-al-adha-festivities-hardees-terrorism-conspiracies/#comment-56418 sami khan Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:54:42 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=10002#comment-56418 The situation is getting worsen day after day, and the leaders and upper class are acting like the last Mughal emprors. Apart of Poltiical uncertainity, economic insitiblity and social declination psychologically the masses are much in the cheos. they really don,t knwo where to go and what to do. May Allah Keep my Country Saved and Peacfull. The situation is getting worsen day after day, and the
leaders and upper class are acting like the last Mughal
emprors.

Apart of Poltiical uncertainity, economic insitiblity and social declination
psychologically the masses are much in the cheos. they really don,t knwo
where to go and what to do.

May Allah Keep my Country Saved and Peacfull.

]]> By: L Mirza http://muslimmatters.org/2009/12/14/my-trip-to-pakistan-eid-al-adha-festivities-hardees-terrorism-conspiracies/#comment-56367 L Mirza Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:38:28 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=10002#comment-56367 we cannot blame West; we have to blame ourselves for the sorry and sordid affairs of Pakistan. The army went on expanding based on a fear of a bogeyman (ie India); all institutions were ignored, political leadership and democracy suffered; basically we became a country in terms of having borders and nothing else. It is splintering now into four parts; proving once more that religion is not a glue, but cultrure, lifestyles etc are stronger glues. Until we put army in its legitimate place, no progress can be made. And it is high time we stop the blame game. Bengla Desh is now more literate than us. Figure out. we cannot blame West; we have to blame ourselves for the sorry and sordid affairs of Pakistan. The army went on expanding based on a fear of a bogeyman (ie India); all institutions were ignored, political leadership and democracy suffered; basically we became a country in terms of having borders and nothing else. It is splintering now into four parts; proving once more that religion is not a glue, but cultrure, lifestyles etc are stronger glues.

Until we put army in its legitimate place, no progress can be made.

And it is high time we stop the blame game. Bengla Desh is now more literate than us. Figure out.

]]> By: Dan http://muslimmatters.org/2009/12/14/my-trip-to-pakistan-eid-al-adha-festivities-hardees-terrorism-conspiracies/#comment-56351 Dan Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:13:48 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=10002#comment-56351 Yet in other news, a suicide bomber murdered 35 Shi'as during Ashura <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/dec/28/pakistan-suicide-attack-kills-30" rel="nofollow">in Karachi</a> Yet in other news, a suicide bomber murdered 35 Shi’as during Ashura in Karachi

]]> By: Jake http://muslimmatters.org/2009/12/14/my-trip-to-pakistan-eid-al-adha-festivities-hardees-terrorism-conspiracies/#comment-56348 Jake Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:59:06 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=10002#comment-56348 As a non muslim this whole article ( including comments) was so enlightening- I learned a great deal what the average Pakistani is going through- war sucks!. I can feel the author's pain and concern however my thoughts on the terrorism issue is " whereis the money coming from". Whouis paying the bill? And in my mine it all leads back to the Saudi's? On the other hand I agree it is a Pakistani problem and they have to solve it within. Unforrtunitely it seems we learn nothing from history and I wish Allah would finally say enough and striaghten things out once and for all. As a non muslim this whole article ( including comments) was so enlightening- I learned a great deal what the average Pakistani is going through- war sucks!. I can feel the author’s pain and concern however my thoughts on the terrorism issue is ” whereis the money coming from”. Whouis paying the bill? And in my mine it all leads back to the Saudi’s? On the other hand I agree it is a Pakistani problem and they have to solve it within. Unforrtunitely it seems we learn nothing from history and I wish Allah would finally say enough and striaghten things out once and for all.

]]> By: samia http://muslimmatters.org/2009/12/14/my-trip-to-pakistan-eid-al-adha-festivities-hardees-terrorism-conspiracies/#comment-55925 samia Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:49:14 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=10002#comment-55925 good work brother Amad.... id like u to check out this site http://www.imranhosein.org good work brother Amad…. id like u to check out this site http://www.imranhosein.org

]]> By: Osman http://muslimmatters.org/2009/12/14/my-trip-to-pakistan-eid-al-adha-festivities-hardees-terrorism-conspiracies/#comment-55717 Osman Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:45:20 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=10002#comment-55717 The Caps lock key is to the left of the 'A' key. - Thanks The Caps lock key is to the left of the ‘A’ key.

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]]> By: Abu Rumaisa http://muslimmatters.org/2009/12/14/my-trip-to-pakistan-eid-al-adha-festivities-hardees-terrorism-conspiracies/#comment-55577 Abu Rumaisa Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:00:53 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=10002#comment-55577 Dan, Wow! u actually prefer Northern Alliance even though they were far more brutal than the Taliban, while the Taliban were strict when it came it's laws, NA openly looted & raped the ppl where they ruled. This is hilarious! Dan,

Wow! u actually prefer Northern Alliance even though they were far more brutal than the Taliban, while the Taliban were strict when it came it’s laws, NA openly looted & raped the ppl where they ruled. This is hilarious!

]]> By: Dan http://muslimmatters.org/2009/12/14/my-trip-to-pakistan-eid-al-adha-festivities-hardees-terrorism-conspiracies/#comment-55536 Dan Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:46:24 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=10002#comment-55536 Amad, do you have any evidence that the Northern Alliance is comprised of Shi'as mainly? Last I checked, many of them were Sunni Tajiks and Uzbeks, with some Hazaras in the mix. Hizb-e-Wahdat did what they could to defend their people from being annihilated. The Northern Alliance had their faults, but at least they weren't hosting terrorists and wiping out people like the Taliban were. It is a well known fact that the Taliban was dedicated to eradicating the Shi'a Hazara population. Well-known accounts by HRW and Amnesty International can attest to it (you know, the same publications Muslims cite when it is against Israel). Their siege of Mazar-i-Sharif which resulted in pogroms against Hazaras in addition to the murder of 9 Iranian diplomats is well-documented. And for the record, Ahmed Shah Masoud wasn't a thug. He was a hero who wanted to liberate Afghanistan from the clutches of Pakistan and Saudi control. It's a shame he was killed by animals who were too cowardly to fight one on one, just like how they deceived the late Abdul Ali Mazari (the leader of Hezb-e-Wahdat) by throwing him off a helicopter in 1995. This is how they choose to reward a man who was instrumental in repelling the Soviet invaders in the 1980's. In Afghanistan, no group is innocent, so I prefer to choose the group that is the lesser of two evils, which in this case is the Northern Alliance. Amad, do you have any evidence that the Northern Alliance is comprised of Shi’as mainly? Last I checked, many of them were Sunni Tajiks and Uzbeks, with some Hazaras in the mix. Hizb-e-Wahdat did what they could to defend their people from being annihilated. The Northern Alliance had their faults, but at least they weren’t hosting terrorists and wiping out people like the Taliban were. It is a well known fact that the Taliban was dedicated to eradicating the Shi’a Hazara population. Well-known accounts by HRW and Amnesty International can attest to it (you know, the same publications Muslims cite when it is against Israel). Their siege of Mazar-i-Sharif which resulted in pogroms against Hazaras in addition to the murder of 9 Iranian diplomats is well-documented.

And for the record, Ahmed Shah Masoud wasn’t a thug. He was a hero who wanted to liberate Afghanistan from the clutches of Pakistan and Saudi control. It’s a shame he was killed by animals who were too cowardly to fight one on one, just like how they deceived the late Abdul Ali Mazari (the leader of Hezb-e-Wahdat) by throwing him off a helicopter in 1995. This is how they choose to reward a man who was instrumental in repelling the Soviet invaders in the 1980′s.

In Afghanistan, no group is innocent, so I prefer to choose the group that is the lesser of two evils, which in this case is the Northern Alliance.

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