Comments on: More from Egypt http://www.bahaiblog.net/2006/05/16/more-from-egypt/ All things Baha’i from all corners of the web-o-sphere. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 02:48:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5 by: san http://www.bahaiblog.net/2006/05/16/more-from-egypt/#comment-914 Tue, 16 May 2006 10:55:36 -0700 http://www.bahaiblog.net/2006/05/16/more-from-egypt/#comment-914 i like that you are looking at what other blogs written about the Bahai's ,objectively, are saying... I think it will happen more often and so, this is a trend maybe,and the required reading as you say,is needed to be better able to understand the needs and questions of our time, to see which information is being disseminated where perhaps and be prepared for misconceptions. so thank you again for the reporting and may i be the first to say (because its the first time i see one) a typo here at .net (para 1,.line 2), whoe? leaving out the l in whole ... it happens. i like that you are looking at what other blogs written about the Bahai’s ,objectively, are saying… I think it will happen more often and so, this is a trend maybe,and the required reading as you say,is needed to be better able to understand the needs and questions of our time, to see which information is being disseminated where perhaps and be prepared for misconceptions.

so thank you again for the reporting and may i be the first to say (because its the first time i see one) a typo here at .net (para 1,.line 2), whoe?

leaving out the l in whole … it happens.

]]> by: Parham http://www.bahaiblog.net/2006/05/16/more-from-egypt/#comment-928 Tue, 16 May 2006 19:28:40 -0700 http://www.bahaiblog.net/2006/05/16/more-from-egypt/#comment-928 <s>The genocidal tendencies of Islamofascists in Iran and Egypt belie the image of Islam as a religion which "teaches tolerance, not hatred; universal brotherhood, not enmity; peace, and not violence," according to Pakistani President, Pervez Musharraf. We fail to stop these extremists at our own peril for, as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. reminds us, "History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people."</s> The genocidal tendencies of Islamofascists in Iran and Egypt belie the image of Islam as a religion which “teaches tolerance, not hatred; universal brotherhood, not enmity; peace, and not violence,” according to Pakistani President, Pervez Musharraf. We fail to stop these extremists at our own peril for, as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. reminds us, “History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.”

]]> by: seneferu http://www.bahaiblog.net/2006/05/16/more-from-egypt/#comment-955 Wed, 17 May 2006 20:26:07 -0700 http://www.bahaiblog.net/2006/05/16/more-from-egypt/#comment-955 Parham, let me just tell you that we ordinary moderate Muslims don't appreciate being called Islamofascists, as I personally find the term arrogant and offensive. The way to reform an extreme minority is not to arrogantly offend the majority. Thanks. Parham, let me just tell you that we ordinary moderate Muslims don’t appreciate being called Islamofascists, as I personally find the term arrogant and offensive. The way to reform an extreme minority is not to arrogantly offend the majority. Thanks.

]]> by: Parham http://www.bahaiblog.net/2006/05/16/more-from-egypt/#comment-1088 Thu, 18 May 2006 20:41:15 -0700 http://www.bahaiblog.net/2006/05/16/more-from-egypt/#comment-1088 <s>The fact that you consider yourself an "ordinary, moderate Muslim" only amplifies the warning in my previous message. Your voice along with the rest of the sane Muslim world has been lost in the effort to bring the noble religion of Islam out of the dark ages. That it has been hijacked by fanatics bent on elimination and/or extermination of the Baha'is in Iran and Egypt defames the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) (worse than a cartoon ever could) and shames all of you who don't appreciate having your feelings hurt.</s> The fact that you consider yourself an “ordinary, moderate Muslim” only amplifies the warning in my previous message. Your voice along with the rest of the sane Muslim world has been lost in the effort to bring the noble religion of Islam out of the dark ages. That it has been hijacked by fanatics bent on elimination and/or extermination of the Baha’is in Iran and Egypt defames the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) (worse than a cartoon ever could) and shames all of you who don’t appreciate having your feelings hurt.

]]> by: Administrator http://www.bahaiblog.net/2006/05/16/more-from-egypt/#comment-1346 Fri, 19 May 2006 23:16:30 -0700 http://www.bahaiblog.net/2006/05/16/more-from-egypt/#comment-1346 Parham, Sorry mate, but we ordinary people don't appreciate your use of the word "Islamafascist" either. And since it's our blog we've pulled your comments. Please feel free to repost in a more civil manner. Parham,
Sorry mate, but we ordinary people don’t appreciate your use of the word “Islamafascist” either. And since it’s our blog we’ve pulled your comments. Please feel free to repost in a more civil manner.

]]> by: Parham http://www.bahaiblog.net/2006/05/16/more-from-egypt/#comment-1430 Sat, 20 May 2006 08:29:29 -0700 http://www.bahaiblog.net/2006/05/16/more-from-egypt/#comment-1430 Admin., I have to admit that I'm confused by your decision to censor my legitimate comments (I'm reminded of the petulant child who, right in the middle of a friendly game, scoops up the ball and announces that he and "his" ball are going home). Considering that you yourself claimed that "The Iranian government’s treatment of Baha’is has already led some to compare Iran to Nazi Germany, but now the parallels are just impossible to ignore," I fail to see how a term like "Islamofascist" differs from this estimation. Is it a matter of differing definitions or just plain old garden-variety hypocrisy? Admin.,
I have to admit that I’m confused by your decision to censor my legitimate comments (I’m reminded of the petulant child who, right in the middle of a friendly game, scoops up the ball and announces that he and “his” ball are going home). Considering that you yourself claimed that “The Iranian government’s treatment of Baha’is has already led some to compare Iran to Nazi Germany, but now the parallels are just impossible to ignore,” I fail to see how a term like “Islamofascist” differs from this estimation. Is it a matter of differing definitions or just plain old garden-variety hypocrisy?

]]> by: Administrator http://www.bahaiblog.net/2006/05/16/more-from-egypt/#comment-1660 Sun, 21 May 2006 09:23:34 -0700 http://www.bahaiblog.net/2006/05/16/more-from-egypt/#comment-1660 Parham, The difference is that I'm comparing specific actions (some of which, it now appears, aren't true) of one government (Iran) to the well known and well documented actions of another (Nazi Germany). Whereas you are using language that equates all Islam with Fascism. It's not your post that I have a problem with. Your points are well made. It's just your use of inflammatory language that I object to. If you'd like to continue this exchange, I'd prefer we do it over email. Thanks. Parham,
The difference is that I’m comparing specific actions (some of which, it now appears, aren’t true) of one government (Iran) to the well known and well documented actions of another (Nazi Germany). Whereas you are using language that equates all Islam with Fascism. It’s not your post that I have a problem with. Your points are well made. It’s just your use of inflammatory language that I object to. If you’d like to continue this exchange, I’d prefer we do it over email. Thanks.

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