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uaekid always has his pom poms out shouting "Go U, Go A, Go E" Yay!!! Critical thinking is not his forte.

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I'm ashamed to admit that I've had that book on my shelf for a year but haven't read it yet!

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http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2010/07/14/113894.html "This attack on the United State will be a revenge for all the mujahedeen (holy warriors) ... and oppressed Muslims, including ... Abu Musab al-Zarqawi," the late leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, a man purported to be Faisal Shahzad said ...

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The tensions between Muslims and Jews living around the world in multi-cultural settings would ease if Israel and Palestine worked out their problems and a peaceful and mutually agreeable solution was reached.

I don't think enough people want peace, and that's a big problem.

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^^^Is aiming for 1 billion posts!^^^

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Yeah, because people here were saying that he wasn't a Muslim extremist... Please.

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Sorry, Shaf, but I think you are splitting hairs here. This guy was a religious extremist who even if claiming wanting revenge for certain attacks, views this as a war between non-Muslims and Muslims (who have been attacked in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, wherever!) He clearly wished for a war and f...

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Except that burqas are not a requirement of Islam, according to the Quran. It is a cultural layer imposed on Islamic customs in some countries, just like female genital mutilation. No one is banning headscarves or abayas in public, but showing one's face is a must in most countries around the world....

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If the guy was only retaliating for US bombings, why did he bring up Islam at all? If he isn't fighting to avenge and be a soldier for Muslims, they why did he make the statements that he did? He could have just said he is committing a politically motivated act against the US for its bad military an...

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Well, you could do an experiment by wearing a ski mask to work every day in public places and see how comfortable it makes others feel. Then the ban may not seem so bad.

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Everyone is entitled to their reasons, but it is certainly good to examine if one's self esteem can only increase if one's breasts are augmented. It is major surgery that can have implications for future health for some women. I had higher, firmer breasts that have certainly changed after having two...

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See, he only feels sympathy for Muslim men women and children in Muslim countries, but doesn't feel any sympathy for killing American (whatever religion) men women and children in New York who didn't have anything to do with the bombings in Pakistan. The US kills the wrong people in Pakistan, and th...

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When my little guy was in hospital at Christmas and we were quarantined in isolation for 24hrs as a precaution for H1N1, all the docs and nurses had masks on. I could only recognise the one doctor with red eyeglasses. If I met any of those nurses or doctors again I would have no clue who they are. I...

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That's just crazy! I can't believe she could even file such a ridiculous case.

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...Not sure about Britain, but generally in the West children from a young age on are trained in facial communication. And also in every day life most (yes most) of communication between people is based on non-verbal communication, which is quite impossible with a woman wearing a burqa. IMO, wearin...

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Really, FD, it has nothing to do with the guy being Arab? How many cases of rape by deception has the court dealt with? I can just imagine a woman filing a case, "He told me he was rich, and I slept with him, but it turns out he wasn't! Put him in jail!" or a man filing a case, "She t...

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Ok, then I guess I must be an Islamophobe then. I was just going by what the attempted bomber said with his own words. He could have just said he was avenging US military attacks and left out anything about Islam...

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Did Catholic Joe leave a note or video talking about Catholicism and a holy war, and how Catholicism will be spread around the world?

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I didn't mean to directly compare the severity, I'm just saying those are cultural things that others have argued that Western or other countries should be allowing because it is part of their cultural beliefs that they want to uphold. (And by the way, I think it is completely hypocritical to allow ...

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event horizon wrote:No use pointing out the obvious.

Logic doesn't work on loons.

Thanks, but that doesn't mean much coming from a loon.

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I've been on this forum since 2005, and I have met forumers in person, including Shaf.

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Too bad God couldn't write his or her own religious text so there would be no misunderstanding. I've tried talking to him or her and don't hear anything back.

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Interesting article DD, thanks! FD, you are right about point 4. That author talking about how her students were used to wearing a mask is silly. She was lecturing - the communication was mostly going one way, from her to an audience of students, and was not highly dependent on her facial expression...

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Well, it is se.x.ist and ageist, but the op intended to compliment I think.

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Shaf, I do agree those are compelling arguments not to ban the burqa or veil, but still it must be balanced with the view in society that people are more comfortable with seeing the face and general figure of those in public. Masks, big hats, hoods, pulled up neck scarves, large sunglasses and espec...

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I can see that there would be more suspicion of Middle Eastern/Muslim type people in the US, because the US has military operations/soldiers fighting in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan. For 9 years they have been fighting enemies in those countries, and the US people know there is discontent about i...

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If I was rich I would put enough money back into my business or businesses to try to sustain a good income, while donating as much as possible to different charitable causes. I just can't imagine even living in a way that I would consider myself only worthy of $200 t-shirts, and $5000 handbags inste...

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Well, before it was Communists, now it is Muslims. Propaganda definitely does not help.

Out of interest, would you classify Ayaan Hirsi Ali as a loon?

Most certainly event horizon is!

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Flying Dutchman, the Israel/Palestine conflict is also contributing to anti-Semitism as well as Islamophobia. There is propaganda flying both ways. The conflict needs to be solved, because it is my personal opinion that either the IPC or dark horse - wacky North Korea - are going to be the root caus...

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