okay there was this kid in my music class and we were talking about musiccians. there was one musician cat stevens who was actually named yousuf islam. and the kis goes hes probably a terrorist!!! the girl sitting next to him (whos bot even muslim) goes like that was so rude. why would you even say that! i was happy and furious at the same time. what do you think. how would you feel in this situtation?
2007-10-17 08:29:28 · 27 answers · asked by ~♥Black Rose♥~ 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
does it really matter whether my grammar is correct on a forum. it is not a college essay you know! the teacher didnt listen to him because music was palying i was sitting behind him so i hear him say that!
2007-10-17 08:46:29 · update #1
Unfortunately, the stigma is today if you're a Muslim, you're either a terrorist or are related to a terrorist. It's blatant ignorance.
Did anyone else object to this? If the teacher didn't even say anything about it, that's quite peculiar. Honestly, I would've asked the kid more about his view of Islam, and whether he knows of generalization.
2007-10-17 08:37:10 · answer #1 · answered by CELTS! 5 · 7⤊ 1⤋
Media never potrays Muslims in good light anyway. I would feel awful, someone calling you a terrorist for misdeed of a few people can be very distressing indeed. Im rather surprised Irish arent called terrorist for the bombing done by IRA yet few people supposedly bomb and a billion muslims are held hostage as imaginary terrorists
and Nothing wrong is supporting the termination of the Illegal State of Israel, its not terrorism.
2007-10-17 08:50:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yusuf Islam was Cat Stevens until he reverted to Islam. Yes I agree that is rude. Yusuf Islam isn't a terrorist. Islam is against terrorism. Also music is haraam in Islam except during weddings or Eid Al Fitr. So the singers like Yusuf Islam are getting bad credit from ALLAH(SWT) but their fate will be up to ALLAH(SWT).
2007-10-17 10:23:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's not the childs fault, it's down to the media who potray Islam in a bad light. There are 2 billion muslims worldwide and if we were all terrorists nobody would stand a chance.
2007-10-17 09:23:33 · answer #4 · answered by alex 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was just parroting what he heard, from parents, TV, the government, etc. Muslim = terrorist, that's the thinking. (And it didn't help that Yusuf Islam didn't condemn the fatwa against Salman Rushdie.) The girl who spoke up for him may not have known any more than the boy did, but at least she recognized bigotry when she heard it. The only way to overcome such ignorance is to make the effort to learn more about another's culture. But most people have too much trouble understanding their own culture to bother trying.
2007-10-17 08:40:26 · answer #5 · answered by skepsis 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Cat Stevens is no more a terrorist than the jackass who wrote the "Left Behind" series. Actually, Cat Stevens music tends to have a better message than those books as well, but I digress. It is pretty silly to assume someone is a terrorist because they have an Arabic name... Why not just apply the typical profile of a serial killer and assume that the white male next to you is going to knife somebody tomorrow? Or that the white male in your high school class is probably going to bring a gun and shoot someone tomorrow...
2007-10-17 08:35:23 · answer #6 · answered by Blackacre 7 · 6⤊ 1⤋
Cat Stevens changed his name to Yusuf Islam after converting to Islam, and left the music scene for a long time, he is recording again.
That being said, just because someone is Islamic does not mean they are terrorists. I do know he was on the terror watch list at one time, but my understanding is that was because he gave to a charity that had ties to a terrorist organization. Whether he knew that or not, I am not sure.
2007-10-17 08:37:29 · answer #7 · answered by Sister blue eyes 6 · 6⤊ 1⤋
I bet he's regretting his decision right about now . . .
I enjoyed Cat Steven's music back in the early 70's, his lyrics were always worth pondering, never as superficial as most musicians back then.
His decision to convert to Islam was probably an altruistic "leap into the unknown", made with scant evidence of the claims of Islam (any investigation reveals that they're seldom true, and frequently contradictory).
Having made the decision, I'm sure he went on to become a brainwashed automaton marching in lock-step with his handlers (mullahs).
I don't think Cat Stevens is a terrorist as he's now even older than me, and not a prime candidate to strap a bomb onto himself and walk into a crowded theater.
Most of the kids they get to be terrorists are young and naive, not old and trapped (knowing it's all bunk, but unable to escape the muslim community).
The girl's comment certainly didn't lack context, so I'm surprised anyone might think it was rude given the nature of Islam and today's headlines.
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2007-10-17 08:32:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
I have two reactions.
First, it is sad that we teach our children to fear all people different than themselves.
We in the West have not reached out and constructively engaged those in Islam and the Arabic world who represent the best that faith has to offer. I realize this, but, still:
Second, Arabic Islam has hardly lifted a collective finger to marginalize and condemn those among them who are terrorists. If we're going to expect tolerance here to continue to flourish, we also need to hold them accountable for their implicit choice of inaction in the face of evil.
2007-10-17 08:41:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
He WAS Cat Stephens. He changed his name to Yusuf Islam when he converted to Islam.
For some reason he is on the US government's list of 'people who we do not like, but we are not going to say why'
Yes it was rude, but then it was also free speech.
Finally I would really recommend that you learn some basic grammar and proof read your questions/messages before you click the submit button. It will put you in a much better light. If you consider this rude, then maybe it is. But it is also true.
2007-10-17 08:39:30 · answer #10 · answered by Simon T 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋