May 2006

I am Drima & I have a dream

I have a dream that one day this culture of hatred we’re stuck in will go away and turn into a culture of forgiveness and tolerance.

I have a dream that one day Muslim and Jewish boys and girls can run around and play happily together as brothers and sisters in the streets of Jerusalem .

I have a dream that people will wake up, stop believing outrageous conspiracy theories and see the truth.

I have a dream that democracy and a positive Islamic reform will sweep the nations of my people.

I am Drima & I have a dream

I have a dream that someday sons of dead suicide bombers and sons of victims of suicide bombings will sit together at the table of brotherhood to enjoy some fine Italian pizza.

I have a dream that someday in the near future Sudan will finally be able to enjoy political stability and prosperity and that I would live to see that day.

And last but not least, I have a dream that one day this world will rise up and live out the true meaning of humanity.

Aaaah *frustration *frustration… Damn is this lame or what?! = (

As the war in Iraq and on terror wages, more questions arise in the Muslim world regarding the objectivity behind it (besides the “WMD’s” off course). One maybe inclined to attach it to freedom from oppression and its demise only to be replaced with democracy… democracy, a word much misunderstood in the Arab Muslim world rightly or due to misperceptions. Nevertheless, America relentlessly pursues this war in hopes of “liberating” the Middle East, as it’s mistakenly blinded by the idea that this is in its self-interests.

America shouldn’t want democracy in the Middle East and America shouldn’t enforce it. It would be foolish to push for it because the time is simply not right. The majority of Muslims don’t want democracy in its American style. Thankfully Americans understand that or don’t they? Egyptian Observer shares similar views in his blog. A system of governance is meant to change people. However no system will work efficiently without the participation of the major population.

Arab Muslims currently are still not in a neutral state of mind to welcome democracy to be self-enjoyed. If democracy in any way will be accepted at this time, then it would only be if it will inflict harm to the enemies and in this case they’re America and Israel. Democracy in Palestine has resulted in Hamas. Can’t America and Americans just see it? Why do they so vigorously still pursue this war? If true and fair elections were held all over the Arab Muslim world, the result will be a region united by one high priority… the destruction of Israel and America or at least an end to foreign Western meddling in Middle Eastern affairs.

Regardless of those Muslim liberals who support democracy, the majority want no democracy, no secularism and most certainly no Western ideology being forced onto them. If they want something then it’s two and two things only… the Khilafa system which is an Islamic system with similarities to democracy to return and for a great Muslim Ummah to rise once again. However Arab Muslims are without a doubt divided from a bird’s eye view. This divide amongst us can be attributed to simply one thing… education or the lack of it.

America can continue its war in the same way but the final outcome will be the exact opposite of what it has planned for. A change is therefore necessary for such an outcome to be avoided. If Americans are to win, the perception towards democracy in the Muslim world must be fixed. That is something Americans are not in control of but can help in. The wise saying “the pen is mightier than the sword”, still stands in this case.

Bombs and force will never bring the long term results America so badly wants. Education in the Arab Muslim world is the key which must be focused on and we Muslims must try our best to continue our efforts in pursuing that goal as this is in our interests and those of the West. This war to “liberate” will only truly liberate if it is accompanied by education. So far all America has been doing is focusing on the former which is “liberate”. I don’t blame the Americans for this, but I so desperately hope they start to realize the word “democracy” means something very different to the average Arab Muslim citizen who is too busy struggling daily to make ends meet. Philosophizing about this word is out of question. Therefore I stress again the need for education.

I also stress the continuation of peace efforts in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict so that anti-Israeli sentiments in the region can at least start decreasing. If Americans continue this war with bombs, they might succeed temporarily but eventually the democracy they helped bring will backfire and result in Hamas-like governments ruling all over the Arab Muslim world.

America, you’re making a mistake… a mistake you might regret. Extremists will rule the region and unite against you. You will pay a high price for it and so will we the moderate Muslims. This is not in your interest and neither is it in ours because it will lead towards more violence in the region. Do you want that to happen?

PS: Fix Iraq as soon as possible!

BTW isn’t this just one more reason to hate terrorists? If America is gone there will be no OC show. Worse even, there probably wouldn’t be an OC left in real life. Huh oh no what about Oprah? What will happen to metal and hip hop music? Damn terrorists and OC producers. I hate them both.

I was wondering whether blogging and the blogosphere will be affected if congress approves “Net Neutrality” and the internet becomes regulated.

I mean have no clue whatsoever but seriously what will happen if the internet does really become regulated? Can somebody please tell me if that’s good or bad =(

Yeah, Turabi is back in business with his usual attention seeking rants. He’s now officially calling for an uprising against Omar Al-Bashir’s government. I’m a little worried frankly because this man’s appeal is growing by the day even though he was labeled an apostate by Sudanese Muslim scholars recently. Nobody should underestimate him because believe me he’s up to something… something big. He was the one supporting the Darfur rebels and inciting them. Furthermore my dear American readers, he’s the one who protected Osama Bin Laden and harbored him in Sudan. Omar Al-Bashir was the one who kicked him out of the country. If you ask me to choose between the two, I would defintely choose Omar Al-Bashir because he is the lesser of two evils.

Turabi:

قال: أين شباب هذا البلد وقواعده.. ومن سيعالج قضيتكم؟

Translation: Where are the youth of this country and thier principles.. and who will solve your case?

Yeah sure… Our principles huh? Where are yours and where have they been all the past years when Sudan’s youth were dying in a war you helped start? Where were your principles when you helped start the Darfur conflict even though you were aware of the devastation it was going to cause? Hell you’re doing your best to use any means necessary to take over the country aren’t you?

“The regime will not fall “unless the people will replace it - not to the benefit of any regime or party, but to the benefit of all,” al-Turabi told reporters yesterday”

To the benefit of all or your benefit??! Benefit of all my foot!

The Sudanese authorities have finally released the priest accused of “kidnapping” and the investigation has been dropped. Why? The woman who wanted to convert was found.

“A police official said the woman was back with her family and the investigation into her kidnapping had been dropped.”

Back with her family, really???! I sure hope so.

I was reading the latest posts on Iraq The Model and I noticed this huge black banner on the side bar… “ISLAM: What The West Needs To Know”… so I clicked and it turned out to be some serious anti-Islam propaganda movie. So what the hell is this supposed to be??? A warning to the west to tell them of the “dangers” of Islam… ISLAM??! Very funny you know, I mean couldn’t those retards just use the word extremists or Islamists or Islamofacists or whatever the hell they wanted instead of ISLAM???!! The fact this movie is promoting Islam as an evil religion is in itself an insult to all Muslims because once you say that Islam is “dangerous” you’re automatically labeling all Muslims “dangerous” and that to me is some serious ignorant stereotyping. Talk about many Muslims in the Arab world being anti-Semitic… what’s this supposed to be? I was once engaged in a long discussion on Sandmonkey’s blog with some Jews. After many of those discussions and some emails I came to the realization that many of us Muslims hate Jews not because of how the majority of Jews are in reality but because of what we’re taught about them by our biased self-serving state run media. Jews & the west always complained about how they’re portrayed in Arab media… Well I guess this is pay back time isn’t it? Lovely ain’t it huh? 1.2 billion Muslims on the planet and you wanna tell me all of us are terrorists following an “evil” religion. Anyways… their opinion is their opinion so let them say whatever they want to say if they think they’re so damn right… I just hope that not many weak-minded individuals will fall for the idea that Islam itself is evil. The truth is that this evil is stemming from a very small and misguided fraction of the 1.2 billion Muslims on this planet today. To tell you the truth I pitty the people making this movie for they are seriously ignorant. People tryina bridge and on the other hands ones tryina repel us apart.

Hatred & ignorance will always be a never-ending quality of the human race

As time passes by this old man gets weirder by the day. A number of years ago during a visit to Canada, one Sudanese black belt Karate dude kick smacked Turabi on the head. I think that nasty hit is finally bringing the effect it was supposed to have. Turabi condemned the peace deal saying it wasn’t in the interest of the Darfuris. Sure! Since when did Turabi care about anything besides himself?

For those of you who don’t know much about Turabi, let me tell you this… He is the one person mostly responsible for all the problems Sudanese suffer from today. He’s extremely smart, charismatic, manipulative and most importantly wicked!

I think the best decision Omar El-Bashir ever made was to put him on house arrest and keep him under control. Believe me folks, if Turabi was still in the picture no peace would have been possible with the south or now with the west.

We have a very famous saying in Sudan… “politicians are chameleons”… A chameleon changes its color very efficiently and effectively everytime it is in a different environment… so yes you get the idea.