Conspiracy Theories and Muslims
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Conspiracy theories are believed by people of all nationalities and religions all over the world. As a young man, I didn't feel the Muslims had a particularly big problem with conspiracy theories. Of course, there were already a few of them circulating which the Arabs believed as facts, and they still do. It was in the 1990s when the Muslims’ conspiracy mentality reached a phenomenal level that still shapes their minds. The 1990s was the decade characterised by the spread of satellite television broadcasting and the link between the two is more than likely. Having said that, Muslims believed in conspiracy theories throughout their entire history, which is why we have so many different sects of Islam today.
Marrying Believing Slave-girls in Islam
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Quran 4:25 says: “If any of you have not the means wherewith to wed free believing women, they may wed believing girls from among those whom your right hands possess: And Allah hath full knowledge about your faith. Ye are one from another: Wed them with the leave of their owners, and give them their dowers, according to what is reasonable: They should be chaste, not lustful, nor taking paramours: when they are taken in wedlock, if they fall into shame, their punishment is half that for free women. This (permission) is for those among you who fear sin; but it is better for you that ye practise self-restraint. And Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.” (Yusuf Ali's translation)
In my opinion, we will need to dissect it to understand what this verse really tells us about marrying “slave-girls” by Muslims, when slave-girls are by-default bound to serve sex to them.
Jihad Massacre in California: Islam, the face of Evil
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The Jihad massacre in San Bernardino, California, that killed 14 and wounded 21 immediately set off cover-ups in the media. Experts on CNN lead the way calling the carnage a right-wing attack, then possible workplace violence, then self radicalization, and finally CNN's Burnett, desperately seeking to find a reason of young mother's suicidal involvement in the terror attack, proposed if this could be a case of 'Postpartum Psychosis' – in which violence generally happens internally or within the family with the kids most likely the targets or the person himself/herself. After the Paris massacre, CNN had similarly declared “Parisians shaken because this time not Jews, but “just people” targeted” – as if Jews are legitimate targets.
Syed Farook, the mastermind of the California Jihad attack, in his Arab Lounge dating account, described himself as an “Allah fearing, calm thought full [sic] and simple man.” “I am born and raised here, I try to live as a good Muslim.” He went to his mosque, prayed 5 times daily and memorized the Quran.
A Taste of Islam
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A short-and-sweet synopsis on understanding Islam.
