Comments on: Sugar to Shiraz

By: Taqwacores: Anarchy in the Mehrab « O ineluctable superiority of northerness!

Sun, 29 Apr 2007 06:15:16 +0000

[...] quote from CM is in order, for it explains very clearly and concisely what I am struggling with [...]

By: Morcy

Morcy — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I get all my news from Pat Oliphant, and, according to him, there are no condemnations of jihadist terror coming from above. So I don't get your point.

By: kabina

kabina — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

firstly–a rather passionate post. i will also add that this association of terrorism with islam has psychologically crippled Muslims. I remember 9/11 in high school. Following the attacks, I started distancing myself from Islam out of my ignorance. It was later when I read Fanon, that I was able to reconcile myself with the reality of being Muslim, separated from the rhetoric.
Brilliant, btw. I have become a fan :-)

By: kabina

kabina — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

what relationship (if any) do you have with iowa? if you dont mind me asking :-)

By: sepoy

sepoy — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I do feel a bit sheepish about my “passion”. This blog has been under a “No Snark” policy for a few months. Mr. Adesnik just caught me in a weak moment. And I have no formal relation with Iowa but I killed many hours, and brain cells, there with some literary geniuses.

By: kabina

kabina — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

its a godforsaken place–a godforsaken place a godforsaken place…

i think it has scarred me for life…

By: no frontin

no frontin — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

wait, you guys are from Iowa too? I thought I was the only one…

By: Andrew Reeves

Andrew Reeves — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

You know, I am kind of proud of America in that it doesn't seem to have that many homocidal Salafis among its Islamic population, especially when compared to Europe. This is not patronizing or orientalizing, but rather admiration of a system that seems to not produce people desirous of killing their fellow citizens in wholesale lots (though obviously a few slip through the cracks).

While it's fairly obvious that no one takes Irshad Manji seriously (except for Western unbelievers), there's the kernel of a good point in there.

By: Ikram

Ikram — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Manji is, of course, Canadian. Canadians, Muslims and otherwise, have a lot to offer the world, though I’m not sure Manji is the best avatar of the great not-so-white north

By: Baraka

Baraka — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Seems it needs to be said repeatedly in the deafening roar of those wanting to believe otherwise.

By: Zarine

Zarine — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I saw this just now. Very well-said and I will be quoting this to a few folks who simply can’t help making blanket statements against Muslims and Islam.

By: City of Brass

City of Brass — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

RoPMA

We aren’t going to “do our part” as American muslims by rejecting our faith. We can “do our part” by living as good citizens as we have always done, and continue to protect our traditions and culture from all assaults – internal and external alike.