Injustice
The Silencing of Uzbekistan’s voice
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Salafisticated
November 30, 2007 at 11:55 PM
Its reported that hundreds were massacred in cold blood during the events in Andijan following a protest against the government. The protest according to eyewitnesses was mostly peaceful until government forces opened fire in cold blood sparking world-wide condemnation – even by Western nations.
And what did our own grand Imam and mufti – sh Tantawi have to say abt the massacre?
“Various terrorist and extremist groups, which cover up their real objectives by provocative slogans like the revival of the Islamic Caliphate and jihad, are really furthering anti-human aimsโฆ If plans of the extremists are put into effect, this will drive the Islamic world many centuries back.โ
Amad
December 1, 2007 at 12:48 PM
salam.. sometimes one wonders what one can do? Would there be any benefit of writing to the Uzbekistan’s embassy?
AnonyMouse
December 1, 2007 at 3:52 PM
@ Amad
Nope, I don’t think there’d be any point… it’d be like writing to the President and asking him to stop the war in Iraq (or in my case, asking the Prime Minister to get us out of Afghanistan) – all you’d get is one of those pre-written thank-you letters with your name written in the blanks.
:(
I guess for us, du’a is the only weapon we have… yet it’s a weapon we shouldn’t underestimate!
KashifN
December 1, 2007 at 9:30 PM
One of the most prominent (if not the most) campaigner for human rights in Uzbekistan is Craig Murray, Britain’s ex-ambassador to the country. Check his blog out here: http://www.craigmurray.org.uk/
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Uzbek
January 24, 2009 at 9:13 PM
DEAR members of this site. I’m from Tashkent, Uzbekistan. We’re ruled by the friend of “israel” Islam Karimov, who is butcher.
Some ppl say he is the illegitimate son of the Zionist Jew. God knows best. But he is butcher, under 45 u can’t go to Hajj!!! Over 45 1000$ bribe at least. Ppl are imprisoned and killed for just praying in mosque, quoting hadith. RIghteous imams are in prison, or has fled.
West knows this and enjoys this. Don’t praise obama for closing GT. Nobody but Allah. Pls visit this site:
http://muslimuzbekistan.net/en/index.php
Amad
January 25, 2009 at 12:10 AM
It is good to hear from you “Uzbek”… really, I cannot think of any place in the world, where the oppression specifically based on one’s practice of religion, is greater than is in Uzbekistan. And it is amazing how long this is being sustained… for years and years, and no one makes a big issue about this among Muslims. We all know how bad Bush was, but I wonder if Putin isn’t far worse, in how he himself destroyed Chechnya and also props up these dictatorships that oppress Muslims.
It is like we have forgotten this entire area of the CIS, including Tajikistan, Krygstan, etc. where the oppression is amazing, to the point that Tajikistan officially banned “salafi Islam”… not because they were being militant, but because they “Tajik authorities claim that computer discs and videotapes confiscated from Salafi members show the group’s leaders expressing strong anti-Shi’ite and anti-Iranian sentiments”.
Uzbek
January 25, 2009 at 10:57 AM
Yes, you are right. Muslims are oppressed everywhere. But in Uzbekistan, some people were imprisoned for just wearing hijab, quoting hadith!!! In Tajikistan, Kyrgyzistan you can do those things at least.