Dubai Forums

shafique

Welcome back Robby!!

Great quotes.

Cheers,
Shafique

shafique

^I totally agree that an Al Qaeda camp is more dangerous than an Irish pub. I'm however not aware saying that this wasn't the case. My point has always been that the hype about the threat from Muslim nutters in the UK is greater than the threat from non-Muslim nutters. The key here is 'in the UK'. H...

shafique

^It would indeed be interesting to try the experiment with Quranic verses and native Arabic speakers. Tony Buzan etc all have great techniques to improve and use our natural abilities of recall. The ease of which Quranic verses can be memorised by even non-Arabic speakers is another extra-ordinary f...

shafique

Agreed Robby - the stats do need to be gathered correctly and interpreted correctly too. The increase in actual bombs and bombings to 99 viable bombs, seems pretty 'cut and dry' to me. These 99 actual terrorist attacks and attempts can be compared to the number of attacks by 'Islamists' or 'Jihadist...

shafique

Another interesting fact on the subject of perfect recall of long texts - in William Dalrymple's book 'Nine Lives' he recounts the experience of the reciters of epic Hindu poems (which are multiple times longer than the Quran) and how they manage this feat. He pointed out that it was easier for the ...

shafique

Why limit yourself to the UK? I find it a helpful tactic when discussing the numbers of terrorist attacks in the UK. When discussing the fact that in the EU and USA, the official stats show that the vast majority of real terrorist activities (attacks, bombings and real plots) are carried out by NON...

shafique

In threads relating to terrorism in the UK and US (or Europe) - I limit the references to terrorist acts to those committed in the UK, US or Europe. What makes these statistics particularly noteworthy is that the statistics show that the 'belief' that the MAIN threat of terrorism in the UK, US or Eu...

shafique

FD - I'm disapointed that I unhid your submission. The 99 bomb attempts in the OP didn't include tree spiking! But good attempt though - trying to trivialise the real terrorist acts and make out that Europol and FBI are silly. You forget that on the 'Muslim nutter' side, you also get the non-existen...

shafique

Thanks Dillon - good points. I always like to beyond commentaries and look at the stats - especially where they are available. Hence this thread about real bombs and the doubling of these real terrorist attempts. The aim is to compare the narrative with the facts. I can't help refer back to official...

shafique

^herve, I'll stick to the numbers of actual bombings and attempted bombings, we've all heard your beliefs before.

Don't blame me if the stats don't back up your beliefs - I'd invite you to bring some stats yourself, but I know that this is futile.

Cheers,
Shafique

shafique

Loons and stats - not a happy couple. :roll: At least eh is not inventing statistics - just the more usual smoke and mirrors, unattributed quotes/stats that crumble at the mere sight of the question of 'source' or 'context' - i.e. your typical bible camp arguments. :lol: [hint eh, everyone is laughi...

shafique

Perhaps this is just the European version of the infamous 'Miss USA plot' that I exposed a while back: http://www.loonwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Rima.jpg MEMORANDUM To: The Muslim World From: Evil Muslims Worldwide, Inc.™ Re: “The Muslim Agenda: Or, How to Infiltrate America by Learning to...

shafique

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSRqFLZ- ... r_embedded

loons and their 'stats' and 'facts'

(More to come, according to the comment)

shafique

herve - what's the matter 'mon petit pois'? Not a happy chappy these days? Let's see if you can see beyond your Islamophobia to read some facts: 'Tradition, not religion' None of the world's major religions condone honour-related crimes. But perpetrators have sometimes tried to justify their actions...

shafique

Why are loons such a sad lot.. can't they take a joke?

Cheers,
Shafique

shafique

' Rapture' apocalypse prediction sparks atheist reaction US atheists are to hold parties in response to an evangelical broadcaster's prediction that Saturday will be "judgement day". The Rapture After Party in North Carolina - "the best damned party in NC" - is among the planned...

shafique

"Mussolini made the trains run on time"

But seriously, this is just a teaser for an article (or articles) on Geerts 'facts'. I suspect they'll be exposing his Islamophobic rather than his economic views.

Cheers,
Shafique

shafique

^I knew it was futile to post facts - but hey, I'm always optimistic that the phobes may one day actually get over their hatred. [sigh]

Cheers,
Shafique

shafique

can you be more precise, what do you think is a joke? Umm, err, let's see... how many posts have I made in this thread before I said loons have no sense of humour?... ahh, just the one. Ahh, but I see - herve, did YOU think that what I posted was an intercept by French intelligence services: MEMORA...

shafique

gertrude - it's normally not a good idea to take Quran lessons from Islamophobes. They tend to have these weird ideas. It is also a sign of desperation when the loons resort to their selective quotes in the light of clear facts - that honour killings are not condoned by any religion. (4.15 does not ...

shafique

Google is your friend, gertrude

This thread is however about a murderer who is in jail, and a loon trying to blame Islam for the crime - and failing.

Cheers,
Shafique

shafique

As I said, why are loons so sad? Don't you guys enjoy a laugh?

The OP was a joke (perhaps not intentionally) and the loon spin machine seems to be in over-drive.

It remains to be seen whether herve thought the memo was real or not.

Cheers,
Shafique

shafique

^Agree that the percentage of murders committed in a mistaken view of honour should indeed be zero.

That it is close to zero (as a % of murders/homicides) in the US where this one murderer was convicted is just a statistical fact, not in anyway condoning his act of murder.

Cheers,
Shafique

shafique

There are some fellow Americans that think he's Muslim - so this stance isn't going to shock them. :shock: Guru Bob's take on it is: http://www.loonwatch.com/2010/05/robert-spencer-watch-obama-may-be-a-mooslim/ Kudos to Obama for just stating that Israel should effectively respect international law ...

shafique

I thought the comparison of Geert to Mussolini was quite apt. The fact Mussolini did a few other things right too, just reinforces the point I was making. Thanks RC.

Cheers,
Shafique

shafique

So, what is the %? I personally don't believe that there are 5000 honour killings in the USA per year (and certainly wouldn't take a quote given by Daniel Pipes as evidence). Let's see the real evidence. Then let's see the real %. Then see what proportion are Muslim. Show me that it is really 5000 a...

shafique

Plus sorry, but honour killings are more cultural than religious. That's exactly what the link I gave above points out. Sikhs, Hindus etc also commit these murders. eg http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-12431942 and http://www.hindustantimes.com/We-ve-no-regrets-say-Delhi-honour-killer...

shafique

The establishment of a sovereign Palestinian state is today a necessity, just as Zionism was a necessity. And about half of Israeli society apparently agrees with Western public opinion and Western governments on the principle that Palestinian Arabs have the same right to independence and sovereign...

shafique

Let me know if anyone on my foe list posts any figures - particularly the % of murders in the USA each year that are 'honor killings'.

Don't let me know if they just trot out the usual 'bible camp' interpretations of Islam (which should be in the religion thread in any case)

Cheers,
Shafique

shafique

Hey, I thought the Queen gave an excellent speech in Ireland - kudos to her.

I think she's also a great example of what immigrants to the UK can achieve! (Recent German ancestry). And she's married to a Greek.

Cheers,
Shafique

Dubai Forums

shafique - Posts

Re: Bombings by Terrorists Double in NI

Re: Bombings By Terrorists Double In NI

Re: Did Prophet Muhammad Have A Photographic Memory?

Re: Bombings By Terrorists Double In NI

Re: Did prophet Muhammad have a photographic memory?

Re: Bombings By Terrorists Double In NI

Re: Bombings by Terrorists Double in NI

Re: Bombings By Terrorists Double In NI

Re: Bombings by Terrorists Double in NI

Re: Bombings by Terrorists Double in NI

Re: Majority of Pakistanis grieve OBL's death

Re: Muslim actress posing naked

Where does Geert get his facts from?

Re: Justice Served In An American-Islamic Honor Killing

Re: Muslim Actress Posing Naked

Rapture Day

Re: Where Does Geert Get His Facts From?

Re: Justice Served In An American-Islamic Honor Killing

Re: Muslim actress posing naked

Re: Justice Served In An American-Islamic Honor Killing

Re: Justice Served In An American-Islamic Honor Killing

Re: Muslim Actress Posing Naked

Re: Justice Served In An American-Islamic Honor Killing

Re: Obama Vs Netanyahoo

Re: Where Does Geert Get His Facts From?

Re: Justice Served In An American-Islamic Honor Killing

Re: Justice Served in an American-Islamic Honor Killing

Re: Obama vs Netanyahoo

Re: Justice Served In An American-Islamic Honor Killing

Re: Bombings By Terrorists Double In NI

Go To

Dubai Discussions

Dubai Expat Forums

Dubai Business

Dubai Tech Discussions

Dubai Classifieds