Yes- thlpa made some incorrect comments. The vast majority in Kosovo are ethnic Albanians, sunni muslims. Actually Hezbollah attacked Israel first, theyve made over 100 rocket attacks on Israel in the last three years from within Lebanon! I am half ethnic Assyrian and christian from Iraq so i do know much about the middle east, so Radiance's comments re "small incidents" re persecution of christian and other minorities in the middle east is crass in the extreme! Check out the plight of christians, mandeans yezidis, zoroastrians etc on the internet! daljack misses the point, im talking about now, i am aware of the threats of fascism, communism and christian extremism in medeival renaissance europe. If muslims are simply responding to others "picking on them" why do they terrorise minorities in countries where they are the majority?
2006-10-31 04:05:43 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Current Events
I agree with you, this is what short-sighted people over look, they only look at one side and not the full picture, How many bothered to watch the BBC as they told the story of a 16 year old Muslim girl who was hanged in Iran because her uncle abused her, or heard about the killing, by beheading, of 4 school girls by a gang of Muslim youths because they where Christian. In Islamic law the killing of Christian's is not condemned. No, I am not saying all Muslims would act the same way by any means, that would be untrue. But too many do, and are prepared to go to any extremes to do it in the name of Islam and to bring Islamic law to as many country's as possible. This is my view, if you condemn it, then do so after making a study of all the facts
2006-10-31 04:45:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Muslims are VERY much a threat to any kind of peace, in this century or the next. People are too afraid to speak their minds about the issue, because they will either be accused of racial bigotry or killed by the next Muslim who will hunt him/her down.
Muslims come into our country, stand in our streets, and preach against us?? How much they hate the country? They march in the streets, and turn British citizens against their own country, they preach racial hatred and are attempting to take over not just England, but the world, and this I have heard come from the mouths of many Muslims themselves.
They are the lowest rung on societies ladder, and must not be allowed to continue in this country as they are.
My aunt had a close friend who was killed in the Middle east, and u know why? Because she refused to dress the way they do.
Muslims should be made to leave the country if they hate it, and be a little more grateful for the surroundings they have forced their way into.
They have delcared war on the west, and all other religions, and I send out this message to all muslims everywhere.
The Word of the Lord is like a two edge sword, you had better flee, because this is one war you cannot win.
2006-11-01 02:35:11 · answer #2 · answered by Resolution 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No particular group is a threat to world peace. The threat comes from individuals who believe that their way is the only correct way and everyone else should be punished. There are people like that in every group. Stereotyping all Muslims (or Northern Irish, or anyone else) as being dangerous is like saying all English men are football hooligans (ridiculous and absolutely not true!). I think the most dangerous people at the moment are the ones who are judging others based purely on their colour, dress, beliefs or other "superficial" criteria. It's like judging someone with blue eyes versus someone with brown eyes - how on earth is that supposed to tell you who is the kindest or most intelligent individual?
2006-10-31 12:30:47 · answer #3 · answered by Melanie D 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hey I'm Assyrian too, where are you living? But to your question, there may be, although all Muslims cannot be considered a threat. Those that oppose democracy in Iraq are definitely a threat to the Middle East, therefore making it impossible for Middle Easterners to be "free" and have freedoms we take for granted. Hopefully one day in the near future there will be peace in the Middle East.
2006-10-31 18:01:24 · answer #4 · answered by ImAssyrian 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
YES. they are very dangerous, if things do not go their way or they can not get what they want, or if other people dare to have an opinion or a lifestyle that does not conform to their own,they just use their Muslim religion as an excuse and start blowing things up and killing people,
religion has always been used as an excuse for war but the Muslims take full advantage of it and call it ( holy war, jihad),
they claim that their religion is a peaceful one, but i have yet to see any evidence of that, the only thing they have taught me is that they are full of hatred and contempt for their fellow man.
2006-10-31 12:20:11 · answer #5 · answered by mythmagicdragon 4 · 5⤊ 1⤋
At present there are 20 ongoing wars and conflicts. 14 of them involve Muslims on one or both sides. So, despite only having about 20% of the world's population, Muslims are involved in 70% of the world's conflicts. Make your own judgement.
2006-10-31 16:16:58 · answer #6 · answered by Samuel O 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
How 'bout this instead - "fanatics are a threat to world peace at any time."
Let's face it, atrocities are not confined to countries where Muslims dominate. Throughout history (and as the saying goes, "those who ignore history are condemned to repeat it"), groups who've convinced themselves that they alone are in the right, by virtue of being them, and that eveyrone else is subhuman and can be used/killed as convenient, have created terror and suffering.
They generally don't prosper, either, as fanatacism spells the end to rational thought.
Now, I don't argue against religion. I'm a Christian, and my faith is a cornerstone of my life. What I'm saying is that it's always a mistake to believe that you, wonderful, wonderful you, only you and those just like you, are alone in having worth, and this entitles you to degrade and abuse life around you.
Doesn't matter what it is you use to set yourself apart from the rest of humanity - religion, appearance, income - when you start looking at the rest of humanity as beneath you, alarm bells should ring.
Look at what happened at Abu Gharib prison, and tell me that Muslims are alone in their infamy.
Evil is a threat to world peace, everywhere, at all times, and good is the only antidote, whatever your faith.
2006-10-31 12:20:47 · answer #7 · answered by peculiarpup 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
They ARE a treat.
History Test
>
>1. 1968 Bobby Kennedy was shot and killed by
> a. Superman
> b. Jay Leno
> c. Harry Potter
> d. a Muslim male extremist between the ages of 17 and 40
>
>
>2. In 1972 at the Munich Olympics, athletes were kidnapped and
>massacred by
> a. Olga Corbett
> b. Sitting Bull
>
> c. Arnold Schwarzenegger
> d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
>
>
>3. In 1979, the US embassy in Iran was taken over by:
> a. Lost Norwegians
> b. Elvis
> c. A tour bus full of 80-year-old women
> d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
>
>4. During the 1980's a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by:
> a. John Dillinger
> b. The King of Sweden
>
> c. The Boy Scouts
>
> d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
>
>
>5. In 1983, the US Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by:
> a. A pizza delivery boy
>
> b. Pee Wee Herman
> c. Geraldo Rivera
> d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
>
>
> 6. In 1985 the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked and a 70 year
>old American passenger was murdered and thrown overboard in his
>wheelchair
>by:
> a. The Smurfs
> b. Davey Jones
> c. The Little Mermaid
> d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
>
>
> 7. In 1985 TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens, and a US Navy
>diver trying to rescue passengers was murdered by:
> a. Captain Kidd
> b. Charles Lindberg
> c. Mother Teresa
> d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
>
> 8. In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by:
> a. Scooby Doo
> b. The Tooth Fairy
>
> c. The Sundance Kid
> d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
>
>
>9. In 1993 the World Trade Center was bombed the first time by:
> a. Richard Simmons
> b. Grandma Moses
> c. Michael Jordan
> d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
>
>
>10. In 1998, the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by:
> a. Mr. Rogers
> b. Hillary Clinton, to distract attention from Wild Bill's women
>problems
> c. The World Wrestling Federation
> d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
>
>
> 11. On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked; two were used as
>missiles to take out the World Trade Centers and of the remaining two,
>one crashed into the US Pentagon and the other was diverted and crashed
>by the passengers. Thousands of people were killed by:
> a. Bugs Bunny, Wiley E. Coyote, Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd
> b. The Supreme Court of Florida
> c. Mr. Bean
> d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
>
>
> 12. In 2002 the United States fought a war in Afghanistan against:
> a. Enron
> b. The Lutheran Church
> c. The NFL
> d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
>
>
> 13. In 2002 reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and murdered by:
> a. Bonnie and Clyde
> b. Captain Kangaroo
> c. Billy Graham
> d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
>
SO!!!
2006-10-31 13:02:20 · answer #8 · answered by nanrai18 5 · 8⤊ 1⤋
Muslims have been a threat to world peace since Alibaba told his people to spread the word of the devil by hook or sword, all those centuries ago!!!!!!!
2006-10-31 14:03:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
no more than any other people.
in the west, people like to forget that a tiny minority of Muslims are seeking problems - it's like saying all Christians are abortion clinic bombers, KKK or Timothy McVeighs.
Hezbollah is a separate matter. Even if one accepts the establishment of the Israeli state, you cannot honestly ignore everything Israel has done to provoke the fight.
how would we react against an occupying power that shoots our young children dead in the fields?
how would we react to frequent unwarranted incursions into our homes, and seeing our neighbors seized, detained, beaten and possibly killed with no just cause?
how would we react to an occupational power that makes a formal agreement to stop taking our lands, but never once honors it?
2006-10-31 12:42:29 · answer #10 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 1⤊ 5⤋