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| Peaceful Islam in Action in Norway (No I really mean it) |
| 2015-02-19 |
| I've been pretty hard on both Radical Islam and those who in the Islamic Community that have given only lip service to "Peaceful Islam". So I"m always delighted when I see stories like this In the wake of a deadly shooting attack at a synagogue in Denmark las week, a group of Norwegian Muslims intends to hold an anti-violence demonstration at an Oslo synagogue this coming weekend by forming a "peace ring" around the building I'm even more encouraged when I see who is organizing this: One of the event organizers, 17-year-old Hajrad Arshad, explained that the intention was to make a clear statement that Muslims don't support anti-Semitism. "We think that after the terrorist attacks in Copenhagen, it is the perfect time for us Muslims to distance ourselves from the harassment of Jews that is happening," Arshad told the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation NRK in an interview cited by The Local News website on Tuesday. She noted that the group aimed to "extinguish the prejudices people have against Jews and against Muslims." This isn't without risk, there will be some radicals who will not approve of this. This young woman deserves our praise, our encouragement, .....and our protection. |
| Posted by:Hupineger Glomomp15048 |
| #7 I expect there were plenty of good people in Hiroshima. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-02-19 15:13 |
| #6 If this is real, I suspect its just a publicity stunt to confuse the issues regarding Islam. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2015-02-19 15:05 |
| #5 Glenmore has the correct take on this. Plenty of Muslims have reasonable and even laudatory aims. Having them as allies against the monsters is a good idea and there is no reason to disparage their actions. |
| Posted by: Odysseus 2015-02-19 14:22 |
| #4 I seen dis in Fort Apache |
| Posted by: Shipman 2015-02-19 10:30 |
| #3 Muslims are going to form a "peace ring" around a synagogue? Smells like intimidation to me. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2015-02-19 10:27 |
| #2 AlanC, I don't think she's faking. I know a number of Muslims who feel the same way. But it's hard for them to stand up and say so - sort of like standing up for conservative principles at a DC cocktail party (but deadlier.) |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2015-02-19 08:41 |
| #1 Fake Muslims. What will those rocks and trees think? They're supposed to point out Jews to be killed right? Or a hudna? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2015-02-19 07:30 |