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- 4 months ago | Viewed 0 timesDo these lives matter at all? Attacking weddings, funerals, caravans and weekly village fairs with its deadly arsenal of missiles and killing civilians isn't something new for the US armed forces in Afghanistan. In fact, this is a major reason for the rising sentiment against the US-led foreign forces in the country. It is also a bone of contention between the Americans and their European allies in NATO who favour a civilian 'surge' instead of a military one for winning the Afghan hearts and minds. The same practice that has made the Afghan war unwinnable for the US is now being gradually extended to Pakistan. On June 23, the funeral of a Pakistani Taliban commander, Khwaz Wali, in South Waziristan was attacked by the US drones in the hope of getting someone important like Baitullah Mehsud. Instead, up to 70 people, mostly non-combatants were killed and scores of others were injured. As usual, the US neither confirmed firing the lethal missiles nor regretted the death of innocent civilians. And why would the US do so if the Pakistan government doesn't forcefully protest the killing of its citizens and the violation of its borders? All that the government could do was a meek statement by the foreign ministry spokesman reminding that Pakistan is against drone attacks that violate its sovereignty and are counter-productive. One is sure the US would listen if Pakistan were to take serious note of the violation of its borders and sovereignty. By not doing so, Islamabad has...
- 5 months ago | Viewed 0 timesColleagues, Whatever words Obama utters in Cairo likely will have only a transitory effect. To have a lasting influence, they must carry a credible commitment to action; and they must be followed by concrete changes in what the United States has been doing in the Islamic world. Too many in Washington and its environs suffer from the delusion that hostility toward the United States stems from misunderstandings, especially about American goodwill toward Muslims. This is a convenient delusion. It excuses multiple sins of commission and omission Indications are that Obama will stress his own respect for, and sympathies with the believers in Allah – as he has done twice previously. That may produce an up-tick in the public opinion polls – little more. What Muslims want to know can be summarized in a set of questions.
- 5 months ago | Viewed 0 timesOn Thursday in Cairo, President Obama will give his long-awaited address to the Muslim world. How important is this speech to mending frayed relations with Muslim populations, and what specific steps should the U.S. take or announce to restore its credibility in the Middle East? How important are administration efforts to restart a peace process between Israelis and Palestinians to relations with the Muslim world? Does the U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq now under way represent a chance to "reset" Western-Muslim relations? Michael Brenner, Professor of International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh elaborates (cj):Colleagues, Whatever words Obama utters in Cairo likely will have only a transitory effect. To have a lasting influence, they must carry a credible commitment to action; and they must be followed by concrete changes in what the United States has been doing in the Islamic world. Too many in Washington and its environs suffer from the delusion that hostility toward the United States stems from misunderstandings, especially about American goodwill toward Muslims. This is a convenient delusion. It excuses multiple sins of commission and omission Indications are that Obama will stress his own respect for, and sympathies with the believers in Allah – as he has done twice previously. That may produce an up-tick in the public opinion polls – little more.What Muslims want to know can be summarized in a set of questions.1. Will the United States insist on an end to the brutalization of the Gazans, i.e. free movement of medical supplies, food and construction...
- 6 months ago | Viewed 0 timesIndian Muslim Leaders Condemn Taliban’s ‘Jizya’ On Sikhs in Pakistan Posted by admin on May 3rd, 2009 No Comments Pakistani Taliban’s treatment of Sikhs in tribal areas is illegal and barbaric. We, religious, political and community leaders of the Indian Muslims, are alarmed at the reports coming out of Pakistan’s tribal areas about the Pakistani Taliban’s kidnapping, extortion of huge amounts of money from their Sikh compatriots as “Jizya” and demolition of the houses and shops of those who fail to pay the demanded sums. We would like to say that Jizya is a tax paid in an Islamic state for exemption from military service by healthy non-Muslim adults who are free to follow their vocations without restriction or fear, and that there is no other tax payable by them after paying this tax, unlike Muslims who have to pay various taxes including Zakat and have to perform military service as well. Jizya was payable by non-Muslims only in lands conquered by Muslims like Egypt, Syria and Iraq but not in unconquered areas like Madina where during the time of the Holy Prophet no Jizya was ever imposed on non-Muslim citizens who enjoyed equal rights and duties under the Constitution of Madina. For many centuries Jizya has not been levied by Muslim states and today even the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Islamic Republic of Iran do not levy Jizya on non-Muslims for the simple reason that non-Muslims in these states pay all taxes payable by others. Prominent Islamic scholars...
- 9 months ago | Viewed 3 timesTOM ODULA | January 31, 2009 11:24 AM EST |
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