Doc's Talk: Kashmir: Valentine’s Day “anti-Islamic and Muslims are not allowed to celebrate the day”

Saturday, February 15, 2014

Kashmir: Valentine’s Day “anti-Islamic and Muslims are not allowed to celebrate the day”

Robert Spencer

Here again, when have you ever seen this kind of indignation, this resoluteness to resist, directed by peaceful Muslims against jihad terrorists? Self-proclaimed moderate Muslim spokesmen spend all their time explaining to Infidels how Islam teaches peace and tolerance, and how only greasy Islamophobes teach otherwise. There are no significant Muslim efforts to dissuade Muslims who think jihad involves violence and the subjugation of unbelievers that their understanding of Islam is wrong on Islamic grounds. But Valentine’s Day? They’re all over that!
“Big No to Valentine’s Day in Kashmir,” by Farooq Ganai for OnIslam, February 14:

SRINAGAR: Terming the celebrations of valentine day as a part of western culture, young boys and girls in Indian administered Kashmir say that the move is not only antisocial but anti-Islamic also, though a separatist organization Dukthran-e-Milat (Daughters of Kashmir) has banned the valentine day celebrations in the valley since long.
“Valentine day for Kashmiri Muslims means yet another attack on the already hit social life which has suffered a lot during the last twenty four years of conflict and this is completely anti-Islamic so we must avoid such moves which are western in nature” Mohd Abass Bhat told Onislam.net, adding there is no place for such type of the events in Kashmiri culture.

He said, Kashmir is home of Sufis and saints who have protected the culture and have imparted education which speaks volumes of cultural ethos, so adopting western culture will harm the society which otherwise has already eroded from the basic guidelines of a Muslim society.
“The event is anti-Islamic and Muslims are not allowed to celebrate the day because in Islam the day has no importance”, Mohd Akram Wani student of Institute of Arabic and Islamic studies Srinagar said
He says, the Muslims have been entrusted with a syllabus (Guide line) before in 1435 Hijri and whatever is written in Quran cannot be changed. “For Muslim nothing is important which is not mentioned in Holy Quran and Suna (Hadith) the real guide for a Muslim”.
“Unless the Madrasas in Kashmir are not given free hand to teach the youngsters the moral education besides religious education and same is not incorporated in the educational curriculum people mostly young generation will get infected by the western ideas and traditions”, he added.
For a college girl Bisma Ashraf, valentine day is an addition to the western culture as it only qualifies ways and means that leads to the destruction of social fabric of Kashmiri Muslims.
“We have lost most of the traditions may it be dresses or the living standard to the western culture but now Kashmiris are not going to adopt this type of westernization which exposes our youth to obscenity”, Bisma told Onislam.net.
If one will ask the young couples about the speciality of the day perhaps very less people know about the importance of the day even though they celebrate the day, said Munaza Akther who is perusing PG in Education at Kashmir University.
Yong generation mostly girls should come forward and fight against this social evil which is fatal for the coming generation, she added.
Born and brought up in Indian capital state Delhi, Saima Amin, believes that the valentine day has a special significance in the society of present generation. “The day reminds us of some special relations and this day I spend the day with my friends” she told Onislam.net, adding, “I fail to understand why people oppose this move which otherwise bring two friends close to each other”.
Showing cold shoulders to the celebrations, Altaf Hussian term it lust not love. “Why should a young boy and girl go to a hotel to celebrate the day when they know they can otherwise bestow their wishes to each other by other means also” he said, adding, “We must not encourage such type of move which is dangerous for our society”.
Activists of separatist organization Dukthran-e-Milat (Daughters of Kashmir) are right by banning the valentine day celebrations in Indian administered Kashmir as it puts end to the ills which had otherwise engulfed the youth of valley.
“Though the youth in Kashmir call it (Valentine’s Day), a day of love, but our organization has been calling it as the day of obscenity and vulgarity,” the women activists of Dukthran-e-Milat told Onislam.net, adding, “ Love is which GOD ‘ALLAH’ has permitted, this type of love is lust not love”.
She said the organization has already warned the young couples of the bad consequences of the celebrations. “Alhamdulillah people here understand as how the Valentine’s Day is against the Muslims of Kashmir”, she added.
Dukthran-e-Milat Volunteers on the day conduct raids on all the hotels, parks and gardens besides the internet cafes and cafeterias on the Valentine’s Day to thwart the celebrations, said Amreena Hassan from Srinagar, adding, despite that people particularly youngsters attempt to celebrate the day by using social media like Face book and twitter.
She appealed the young boys and girls to remain apart from the celebrations, saying Valentine Day is even opposed by the Hindu organizations across India then why should we Muslims celebrate it.
“There is no place for any such thing which is western in nature, these types of celebrations teach us nothing so we must not celebrate the day”, Amreena added.
“Being a Muslim girl I should oppose all that which is not permissible in Islam, so there is no question of celebrating the valentine Day” Iqra Rashid told Onislam.net, adding though some young boys and girls still believe in the western culture because it is very easy to adopt than that of adopting the path which leads one to the life of a practising Muslim.
A young advocate, Khurshid Ahmad Wani from Doru Munsiff Court in south Kashmir termed the celebrations of valentine day as intrusion to the culture of whole of the south Asia. He said the celebration of the day is not only against the Muslim religion but other thoughts of schools also.
“It is western people who want to create hegemony on the minds and hearts of the people particularly Muslims all over the world”, Advocate Khurshid Wani told Onislam.net.
The religious organizations have already launched a campaign against the western culture which according to them has not only affected the young girls and boys but has ruined the society as whole.
“Every Muslim whether young or old, male or female must follow the path of Prophet Muhammad SW (Peace be upon him) and go by the lessons taught in Holy Quran and Hadith”, Moulvi Mohammad Arif, a local Imam in Central Kashmir told Onislam.net.
He said, for a Muslim these things are meaningless and we Kashmiris must understand that such moves are direct attack on young minds of Kashmir.
“All that is to be followed by the young Kashmiri boys and girls is to adopt the footsteps of Prophet Muhammad SW (peace be upon him) and young couples must not encourage such irrelevant ideas which has bearing on the society”, Moulvi Arif told Onislam.net
Another religious scholar, Shabir Ahmad of south Kashmir term the Valentine ’s Day meaningless and said that youngsters must not encourage these types of festivities as these are western in nature.
“Why should we celebrate valentine day when we know the day has no meaning for the Muslims, instead we should follow the footsteps of Prophet Muhammad SW. For western culture there is no place in our society”, Shabir told Onislam.net.

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The IDF’s Minorities in Numbers and Pictures

In honor of IDF Diversity Week, we present diversity through numbers and pictures. Each year, more and more Muslims, Christians, Druze, Bedouin and immigrants from around the world take on the responsibility of defending Israel.

MUSLIMS:

Muslim Arab Israelis are not required to draft in the IDF, but there are many who volunteer. In 2013, there were over 200 Muslims serving in the IDF and over 300 in the reserves.

Bedouins:

Bedouins are nomadic Muslims who were in Israel when modern borders were set in place and are now considered Israeli citizens. They are not required to draft but a growing number choose to enlist. In 2012, there were over 1,400 Bedouin Muslim soldiers doing regular IDF service and almost 1,500 in the reserves.

Read more:http://www.idfblog.com/2014/02/27/truth-idf-numbers-pictures/#more-34027

Are you aware that in 2013, Middle class taxes go up-significantly?

In January of next year, the federal income tax rate for middle-class taxpayers is scheduled to rise from 25 percent to 28 percent, and the payroll tax is scheduled to rise from 13.3 percent to 15.3 percent… This drives the marginal tax rate based on the aforementioned three taxes to 48.12 percent. Add in state and local property, corporate, excise, and other state and local taxes, and the percentage of each additional dollar that is taxed hovers around 50 percent… When half of each additional dollar earned is taxed away, taxpayers experience a disincentive to start businesses or expand existing ones. This leads to fewer jobs being created.

Why is HAMAS Inside Tampa Schools?

Clare Lopez

Kelly Miliziano, who teaches history classes at Steinbrenner High School in the Tampa, Florida area apparently thinks it’s perfectly OK to invite a senior official of a HAMAS-affiliated organization into her classroom to discuss Islam with her students. According to local media reports, not only has this been going on for years, but in spite of the civil and criminal proceedings that could result from such reckless negligence, the Hillsborough County school superintendent, Mary Ellen Elia, and the chairman of the school board, Candy Olson, also expressed approval for students under their responsibility to be exposed repeatedly to guest speaker, Hassan Shibly, who is the Executive Director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in the Tampa area.
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Did You Know... Ignoring the Call to Islam will Bring Jihad

‘Conquest through Da’wa [proselytizing] that is what we hope for. We will conquer Europe, we will conquer America! Not through sword but through Da’wa.’
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Clare M. Lopez

Who is being discriminated-facts tell the truth

Religious bias

Hate crimes motivated by religious bias accounted for 1,409 offenses reported by law enforcement. A breakdown of the bias motivation of religious-bias offenses showed:

65.4 percent were anti-Jewish.
13.2 percent were anti-Islamic.
9.5 percent were anti-other religion, i.e., those not specified.
4.3 percent were anti-Catholic.
3.8 percent were anti-multiple religions, group.
3.3 percent were anti-Protestant.
0.5 percent were anti-Atheism/Agnosticism/etc.

http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/hate-crime/2010/narratives/hate-crime-2010-incidents-and-offenses.

On March 31, 1977, the Dutch newspaper Trouw published an interview

with PLO executive committee member Zahir Muhsein. Here's what he said:

"The Palestinian people does not exist. The creation of a Palestinian state is only a means for continuing our struggle against the state of Israel for our Arab unity. In reality today there is no difference between Jordanians, Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese. Only for political and tactical reasons do we speak today about the existence of a Palestinian people, since Arab national interests demand that we posit the existence of a distinct "Palestinian people" to oppose Zionism.

For tactical reasons, Jordan, which is a sovereign state with defined borders, cannot raise claims to Haifa and Jaffa, while as a Palestinian, I can undoubtedly demand Haifa, Jaffa, Beer-Sheva and Jerusalem. However, the moment we reclaim our right to all of Palestine, we will not wait even a minute to unite Palestine and Jordan."

In March 1977, Zahir Muhsein, a PLO executive, said:

"The Palestinian people does not exist. The creation of a Palestinian state is only a means for continuing our struggle against the state of Israel for our Arab unity. In reality today there is no difference between Jordanians, Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese. Only for political and tactical reasons do we speak today about the existence of a Palestinian people, since Arab national interests demand that we posit the existence of a distinct Palestinian people to oppose Zionism."

"For tactical reasons, Jordan, which is a sovereign state with defined borders, cannot raise claims to Haifa and Jaffa, while as a Palestinian, I can undoubtedly demand Haifa, Jaffa, Beer-Sheva and Jerusalem. However, the moment we reclaim our right to all of Palestine, we will not wait even a minute to unite Palestine and Jordan."

The Arab Apartheid

Ben-Dror Yemini
In 1948, the Arab countries refused to accept the UN partition proposal and they launched a war of annihilation against the State of Israel which had barely been established. All precedents in this matter showed that the party that starts the war - and with a declaration of annihilation, yet - pays a price for it. Between 550,000 and 710,000 Arabs fled because of the war and a larger number of 850,000 Jews were expelled or fled from Arab countries (the "Jewish nakba").
Population exchanges and expulsions were the norm at that time, occurring in dozens of other conflict points and affecting about 52 million people. In all the population exchange precedents that occurred during or at the end of an armed conflict, there was no return of refugees to the previous region, which had turned into a new national state.
Only the Arab states acted completely differently from the rest of the world. Instead of assimilating the refugees, they crushed them despite the fact that they were their coreligionists and members of the Arab nation - instituting a regime of apartheid. So the "nakba" was not caused by the actual dispossession, which had also been experienced by tens of millions of others. The "nakba" is the story of the apartheid, oppression, abuse and denial of rights suffered by the Arab refugees at the hands of the Arab countries. (Maariv)

International Law and Military Operations in Practice - Col. Richard Kemp

"Islamist fighting groups study the international laws of armed conflict carefully and they understand it well. They know that a British or Israeli commander and his men are bound by international law and the rules of engagement that flow from it. They then do their utmost to exploit what they view as one of their enemy's main weaknesses. Their very modus operandi is built on the correct assumption that Western armies will normally abide by the rules, while these insurgents employ a deliberate policy of operating consistently outside international law. "

Lost Historical Moments

What Rabin’s last Knesset speech really said:repudiation of a Palestinian state

Rabin ruled out a fully sovereign Palestinian state :

“We view the permanent solution in the framework of State of Israel which will include most of the area of the Land of Israel as it was under the rule of the British Mandate, and alongside it a Palestinian entity which will be a home to most of the Palestinian residents living in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. We would like this to be an entity which is less than a state, and which will independently run the lives of the Palestinians under its authority.”

Rabin ruled out a total withdrawal from Judea and Samaria and thus a return to the pre-June 1967 borders :

“The borders of the State of Israel, during the permanent solution, will be beyond the lines which existed before the Six Day War. We will not return to the 4 June 1967 lines.”

Rabin ruled out withdrawing form the Jordan Valley:

“The security border of the State of Israel will be located in the Jordan Valley, in the broadest meaning of that term.”

Rabin ruled out uprooting settlement blocs, like the Gush Katif bloc in Gaza (which was subsequently uprooted by former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon):

“The establishment of blocs of settlements in Judea and Samaria, like the one in Gush Katif.

AND

Rabin ruled out removing any settlement before coming to a full peace agreement with the Palestinians:

“I want to remind you: we committed ourselves, that is, we came to an agreement, and committed ourselves before the Knesset, not to uproot a single settlement in the framework of the interim agreement, and not to hinder building for natural growth.”

Rabin insisted on Israel retaining full security control of the borders with Egypt and Jordan, contrary to Israel’s relinquishment of the Philadelphia Corridor on the border with Egypt:

“The responsibility for external security along the borders with Egypt and Jordan, as well as control over the airspace above all of the territories and Gaza Strip maritime zone, remains in our hands.”

Correcting Oslo Myths-Part 2

3) Kuttab laments that the post-1993 Oslo process resulted in a Palestinian Authority "whose ministers and legislators are not guaranteed passage between Gaza and the West Bank ...."

Before free passage or other perquisites, PA leaders were obligated, among other things, to eliminate the terrorist infrastructure in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, end anti-Israeli, antisemitic incitement in schools, mosques, and communications media, and resolve all outstanding issues through peaceful negotiations. They met none of these commitments, sometimes bolstering terrorism and greatly increasing incitement.

4) Kuttab complains that under Oslo the PA got "lightly armed police ---- but no real sovereignty over the land or contiguity between our communities in Gaza and the West Bank."

Oslo agreements repeatedly were revised, regardless of Palestinian non-compliance, until the authorized number of police grew from 8,000 to 40,000. Though they were to be the only armed forces in the territories, Israeli estimates early in the second intifada put the number of gunmen - police, "security services," terrorists, and armed gangs - at 85,000. Their armament reportedly included not only heavy machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades, but also anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles.

Sovereignty was to be negotiated in the envisioned 1998 "final status" talks - after a five-year period of confidence-building. Palestinian leadership chronically undermined the process. Palestinian terrorism made the 1993 - 1998 Oslo period more deadly for Israelis than the 15 years preceding it.

The United States doesn't have contiguity between the lower 48 states and Alaska and Hawaii; territorial contiguity between the West Bank and Gaza Strip - that is, through the 20 miles of Israeli territory between them - was never promised and would destroy Israeli contiguity.

5) "Palestinians have been made to endure hundreds of checkpoints in the West Bank, an eight-foot wall deep in our territories, and tight Israeli control over borders."

The security barrier is not "deep in Palestinian territories," but rather encompasses less than 8 percent of Judea and Samaria, and is mostly a fence, rarely a wall; the land in question is not "our [Palestinian] territories" but disputed territory to which, according to the authors of U.N. Security Council Resolution 242, Jews as well as Arabs have claims; and there are no international borders, only the 1949 armistice lines with Jordan. Under 242, borders remain to be negotiated. As for checkpoints - like the security barrier and "tight Israeli control" - Palestinian Arabs precipitated these measures themselves. No terrorism and there would be no fence or tight Israeli control and few checkpoints - like before the first intifada.

Correcting Some Oslo Myths

1) In Oslo "Israeli, Palestinian and other world leaders promised that ... Palestinian sovereignty would be solidified."

No, they didn't. The 1993 Declaration of Principles and subsequent Oslo agreements outlined a process by which final status negotiations about the West Bank and Gaza Strip would be reached. The process required an end to anti-Israel terrorism and incitement and a commitment to peaceful negotiations. The PA, Fatah, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and other terrorist groups, sabotaged the process from the start.

2) "The reality is that, in defiance of U.N. Security Council Resolution 242, which states that it is inadmissible to occupy land by force, Palestinian territories are still under foreign military occupation."
Wrong again. Resolution 242 (1967) does note "the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by war." It also affirms the right of every state in the area "to live in peace with secure and recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force." There were no "Palestinian territories." Jordan occupied the West Bank, Egypt controlled Gaza. Israel did not have "secure and recognized boundaries," so retention of some of those territories was possible under 242. Israel is not a "foreign" military occupier in the West Bank but, pending final negotiations, the lawful military administrator as a result of a successful war of self-defense.

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