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Affliction Comes From Loose Talk

"Affliction comes from (loose) talk." Prophet Muhammed, narrated by Sheikh-ul-Hadith Shah Waliullah in Al Arbain.

In the commentary Shaykh Nematullah writes- A servant is safe so long as he remains silent. One should not supply unnecessary details in a conversation or communication as that may confuse the matter and lead to misunderstandings.

Al Arbain, Shah Walilullah. Turath Publication, 1429 AH/ 2008 CE. Page # 22.

What Happen to the Ummah! A must watch video

Muslim Pop singer Sami Yusuf with Outlandish sang "I've Seen" about the present stage of the Ummah.
What happen to us? Think!

Iraq Water Project and MI Peaceworks

By UmerSultan
June 17, 2009

Veteran’s for Peace in 1999 started a project in response to the water crises since the first Gulf War in Iraq. The teams of veteran’s were sent to Iraq, before the war in 2003, to repair the water treatment plant. After the US led invasion in 2003, the water crises grew further and different approach was needed. According to Michigan Peaceworks, only 1 out of 3 Iraqi children under the age of five have access to safe drinking water and the American tax dollars for the reconstruction of Iraq is unable to meet the demands of clean water.

In October, 2008 MI Peaceworks started its fundraising efforts for the Iraq Water Project (IWP). In November, they showed the movie “Flow” at Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor and raised $600 from the audience. Finally Peaceworks was able to raise enough money for the first water unit by fundraising at the University Of Michigan School Of Social Work in April 2009. On March 2, 2009 Ann Arbor City Council passed an official resolution endorsing the Iraq Water Project unanimously. The resolution was sponsored by Ann Arbor City Mayor Hieftje and Councilmen Derezinski (who is a Vietnam Veteran).

MI Peaceworks has already sent its first Water Unit to Iraq.

The effects of Water Sanctions:

After the Gulf War, a decade of sanctions intentionally used by the U.S.
government have created a huge catastrophe and prevented Iraq from importing
spare parts and chemicals for water treatment plants. Military attacks and years
of economic, financial and intellectual isolation have caused suffering for the
people of Iraq and increased rates of death, infection, malnutrition and
disease. Much of this could be prevented by having access to clean
water!

The following are the participating elements of the IWP:
MI Peaceworks (Community involvement and Fundraising)
Veterans for Peace (Organizing Water units and making accessible to the local contacts)
Members of Life for Relief & Development (Muslim Charity Group helping Veterans for Peace)
Local Engineers (for installation)

Media Coverage:
Michigan Daily
The Ann Arbor Chronicle

Double Standard on Terrorism Argued- CNN

Ben Ferguson, a Republican Conservative commentator and radio host, argues that suspected American Muslims should be treated differently (as Terrorist) while Nihad Awad, CAIR Director, argues that double standard towards American Muslims should get stopped. In the wake of the Holocaust Museum shooting, this program presents the conflicting stands on the treatment of the known racist to the person who happens to have a Arab or Muslim heritage or name regardless of the level of threat one posses to the society.
While the Holocaust Museum Shooter is treated as an ill man and a racist, if he would have had a name sounding like ones of Muslims, Republican Party and the Zionist lobby would have gone bunkers on the American Muslim community of the United States. Muslims would have falsely re-declared anti-semite, and a climate of fear would have projected through the "conservative" media outlets, as reflective through the attitude of Ben Ferguson.
It is good to know that Rick Sanchez brought this topic up.

CAIR Survey of Obama's Speech in Cairo

Council on American Islamic Relations is having a survey about the President Obama's speech in Cairo. Please take your time, espacially if you are an American Muslim, to fill this survey out.

The official statement of CAIR can be read at their web link.




The comments on YouTube on this video above is something to read.

Obama offers friendship

Obama in his historical speech in Cairo, Egypt, gave a remarkable speech about extending his (America's) hands of friendship. Many important matters were touched, but few important ones that he choose to forget. For example, the issue of Kashmir, conflict in Chechnya and US support of Dictators in the Muslim world.

President Obama kept coming back to the verses of the Holy Quran and kept repeating the statements about the glorious days of Islamic Civilization and how many wrong practises today are against the teachings of Islam. I didn't understand the point of preaching Islam to the Muslim world. I think it was very wordy to have all of that in, which he specifically ruined it by relating extremism with Islam and then condemning it by quoting verses of the Quran that are against Terrorism.

So should the Muslim world accept this offer of friendship? The answer is not- Yes or No. Instead, it all comes down to the actual change of Foreign Policy.
Will US pressurize Israel enough to make Israeli PM Netanyahu to stop Israel's illegal Zionist growing settlements in West Bank because of Israel's "Natural Growth?"

Will FBI stop viewing American Muslims with suspicion and whether FBI will work together with American Muslims to safe guard America from the threat of terrorism or will target them in vain?

Whether US will stop supporting Egypt's dictatorship for the sake of Secularism or will accept the greatly possible Democratically elected government of Muslim Brotherhood?

Will US view Islamic movements has a threat to US agenda or would view them as part or the representatives of the people of the Muslim World?

I mean these are some questions that would need some policy change, mere words won't do anything. Even though the speech was a needed be act to re-gain the confidence and the image of America in the Muslim World. The inability to change the actual policies will make people in the Muslim world assured that US Presidents can only do speeches but when it comes down to major Policy change, it will always bend first towards Neo-cons and Israeli Lobby.