Dubai Forums

shafique

You may want to re-read the title of this thread (and the article).

Cheers,
Shafique

shafique

Hey, I think I'm going to like this new and improved 'eh' which agrees with Chomsky's quite rational views. Chomsky and I also join you in condemning any war crimes that Hamas carries out. He, like me, makes no excuses for war crimes. However, as he lectures above, it is Israel who is committing war...

shafique

Fair enough - but I asked whether you believed in Rapture - this is not, unless I'm very much mistaken,a a Quranic concept but a Biblical one.

Cheers,
Shafique

shafique

I see that you're still trying to evade the question.

Cheers,
Shafique

shafique

There is nothing wrong with taking hadiths as long as they don't contradict the Quran and is not made obligatory on people. I agree - any Hadith which contradicts the Quran is to be rejected. Therefore, by extension, you have no objection to the Sunnah (practices of the Prophet, pbuh) provided they...

shafique

I didn't know that an Aushwitz survivor had gone on hunger strike over this - which sort of makes his point! You missed the sub-heading in his article: Egypt's complicity in the Gaza's siege underlines the role of western support for such regimes in the spread of war Food for thought indeed. Cheers,...

shafique

Do you disagree with Carter's comments? It is particularly cynical at the moment, because Israel is trying to change the facts on the ground in a land grab. I'm sure you are familiar with the quotes by Ariel Sharon on the subject. Let me quote Carter from a speech to Israelis in 2006 - The United St...

shafique

Kudos for the Tolkein reference - double kudos if you actually read the books!

Cheers,
Shafique

shafique

Well, also note that eh also has claimed the Uganda terrorist mob - the Lord's Resistance Army for Christendom, as he believes they are Christian terrorists and not converts to a religious cult. I've not seen these guys described as Christian terrorists in the media (but then again, I think this is ...

shafique

So, question asked, questioned answered.

Let's see if the young lad reads the answer and, more to the point, understands?

Cheers,
Shafique

shafique

Well, I guess that is another thing we have to agree to disagree with then - Carter's statement was a statement of fact: The United States and almost all other nations recognize that Israeli settlements in the occupied territories are a violation of international law and the primary incitement to vi...

shafique

You asked who I thought were the 'true representatives' of the Palestinians - whether it was Hamas or the PA? Its a strange question, given that Palestine is a democracy. It is like asking who is the 'true representative' of the US - is it the Republicans or the Democrats? Hamas is a political party...

shafique

Piece from The Independent - arguing that the US is making the same mistakes of Iraq and Afghanistan, but also gives interesting insights about Yemen. Patrick Cockburn: Threats to Yemen prove America hasn't learned the lesson of history Extraordinarily, the US is making exactly the same mistake as i...

shafique

I have a feeling that you are just trying to keep moving the goalposts and ignore the fact the statement of fact I gave: The United States and almost all other nations recognize that Israeli settlements in the occupied territories are a violation of international law and the primary incitement to vi...

shafique

Oh, and I don't understand why Abbas postponing elections that he wanted to (unilaterally) hold this month, means that there isn't democracy in Palestine!? Yes, Hamas doesn't want to play ball - but how is that different from other multi-party democracies? Israel's parties don't see eye-to-eye over ...

shafique

Don't you think that the Palestininians are being reasonable to give up 48.9% of the land the UN originally gave Palestine, and to concede that Israel can take 78% and leave Palestine with 22%? Israel wants more, I understand - but why should they get what they want at the expense of Palestinians? ...

shafique

Interesting. This should be quite straightforward to prove on eh-oh's part - all he has to do is present a reference from Jews of Arabia (eg those resident in Medina) who challenged this statement of the Quran when it was revealed. Their other objections to Islam's Messenger, pbuh, are recorded in M...

shafique

So, let's have a recap of the facts which are not in dispute: 1. UN allocates 55% of land to Israel and 45% of land to Palestine. Jordan created (separately) and not part of this equation. 2. Prior to 1967, Israel had control and international recognition for 78% of the land, leaving Palestinians wi...

shafique

A simple 'yes, Israel wants to take some MORE of the 22% left to the Palestinians' would have done.

Do you believe that 'greed is good'?

But thanks for clarifying that my summary was factually correct.

Cheers,
Shafique

shafique

Well, at least there is no dispute that the Israelis have 78% and the Palestinians have 22% of the land under negotiation - and that the disputed colonies that Israel is continuing to build is on the 22% of the land. Seems greedy to me to want to take more Palestinian land - but I do agree that the ...

shafique

eh - well, do you have any quote from contemporary Jewish sources that support your theory? God says in the Quran that the Jews took Ezra as a 'Son of God' - nothing about making Ezra equal to God etc. The Bible refers to a number of people as the 'son of God' - in fact, isn't there a reference in t...

shafique

Interesting examples. Another one that is often quoted is the story of the Prophet Lot's wife. The Bible says that she was turned into a pillar of salt, whist the Quran says she stayed behind and didn't leave with Lot. I have met some Christians who believe that the Bible is more accurate on this po...

shafique

An Israeli journalist asks pertinent questions: The psychiatric specialists might be so kind as to try to explain how a country with leaders committed to a two-state solution continues to direct huge budgets toward building more settlements in territories it intends to vacate in the future. What exp...

shafique

The first two quotes never claim that Jews took Ezra as a partner with God, they only say that Jews deeply revered Ezra. ... Not evidence that I would want to hang an argument on. Oh, dear - another failure in comprehension. Let's review. God says in the Quran that the Jews took Ezra to be son of G...

shafique

I agree that the Israelis are having a better time of things - they have managed to secure over 40% more land than the UN allocated to them, at the expense of the Palestinians who are now settling for 22% of the land. The fascinating thing is watching Israel trying to justify grabbing more of the la...

shafique

The UN have declared categorically that Israel is breaking international law in East Jerusalem by annexing this land. FD's favourite way of avoiding this fact is to say that the UN resolutions are 'non-binding'. But let's examine this claim. Wiki's entry is: United Nations Security Council Resolutio...

shafique

Trouser-bomb clown attacks - how much should we laugh? By Lewis Page 8th January 2010 14:37 GMT Comment As the smoke clears following the case of Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab, the failed Christmas Day "underpants bomber" of Northwest Airlines Flight 253 fame, there are just three simple poin...

shafique

You argued that Jordan was an artificial state - but it is clearly as artificial as Kuwait, you'd agree. Also, Kuwait was stealing Iraqi oil and the US gave Iraq permission to attack - pretty much like the US gave Israel the nod to invade Lebanon and bomb Gaza. Come to think of it, there are a numbe...

shafique

What part of my statement condemning the Syrian actions and asking you to join me in condemning the more recent acts against the Kurds by Turkey and Iraq confused you dear boy? .... As for Nato complicity in the bombing of Kurds by Turkey - I suggest you just do a Google, I can't really spoon feed ...

shafique

Yeah, 'mitochondrial Eve' is thought to have come from East Africa, brother! ;) As for Kapra - as we are way out on a tangent, I did a quick search. Did you know that the scientific name for the genus for goats is called 'Capra' (which I guess is related to 'capricorn' a 'sea goat'!) - but the word ...

Dubai Forums

shafique - Posts

Re: Jihad is Not Perpetual Warfare

Re: Chomsky on Gaza

Re: Extremism and hatred in a Whitey style

Re: 18th Century Beliefs

Re: Collapse of Sunni/Shia and rise of the Quranist!

Re: Terror is the price of support for despots and dictators

Re: Palestine - Push for Independence

Re: This just isn`t nice at all is any thing with a pulse safe

Re: Extremism and hatred in a Whitey style

Re: Jihad is Not Perpetual Warfare

Re: Palestine - Push for Independence

Re: Palestine - Push for Independence

Yemen - US making same error?

Re: Palestine - Push for Independence

Re: Palestine - Push for Independence

Re: Palestine - Push for Independence

Re: For berrin - historical inaccuracies in the Koran

Re: Palestine - Push for Independence

Re: Palestine - Push for Independence

Re: Palestine - Push for Independence

Re: For berrin - historical inaccuracies in the Koran

Re: Accuracy of Historical Records in the Quran

Israel: Irrational?

Re: For berrin - historical inaccuracies in the Koran

Re: Palestine - Push for Independence

Resolution 478 - binding

Trouser Bomb Clown - should we laugh?

Re: Palestine - Push for Independence

Re: Arabization of Syria

Re: Hamas Military Commander 'Assassinated in Dubai'

Go To

Dubai Discussions

Dubai Expat Forums

Dubai Business

Dubai Tech Discussions

Dubai Classifieds