I hesitate to write too much about Zionism as too many Muslims use it as a vehicle to transport their anti-Semitic sentiments (which is a very real problem in the Muslim world). However, in this case, I feel the stench from the Zionist propaganda efforts have become too strong to ignore.
Most of you may have heard about the BBC's refusal to air an appeal for humanitarian aid for the Gaza relief effort. And then Sky News (I see them as UK's version of Fox News) needed to get in on the action and decided to follow suit.
This is par for the course as we have seen for many years the old media (print and TV) step to the tune of the Israeli lobby. However, what has really upset me is the way this pressure has migrated to the new media, the Internet.
DIGG is a popular social networking site that allows users to positively 'digg' (or negatively 'bury') a web page, image, or video. There are others like it, such as Reddit and StumbleUpon. All of these sites make use of the internet community to popularize content on the web. So by way of an open vote, links of value are promoted to the front page garnering tens of thousands of views.
So this effort was adopted by a small group of pro-Palestinian supporters who felt that the Israeli propaganda machine could be countered by recruiting fellow supporters to flood these sites with articles and videos promoting their point of view.
MuslimMatters.org, a prominent group blog, spearheaded the effort by sending out regular action-alerts with articles to support. A group in Facebook was created with over 700 members. And so the seed was planted to create a voice for Muslims on the Internet. After all, Israeli supporters have a similar effort with nearly 40,000 members.
(On a side note: Normally, I'm not a strong fan of mimicking the seemingly successful efforts of the Israelis - too many Muslims say 'Look at what the Jews have accomplished' as an argument to replicate their ways. This is an extremely defeatist attitude and Muslims need to create their own identity.
While I do believe that Muslims have serious housecleaning to perform, the battle for hearts and minds in the public sphere must be engaged and the Internet is a new battleground where we can succeed.)
However, no sooner had this effort gained some momentum did the good folks at Digg pull the plug. They banned all diggs for the MuslimMatters blog due to violations of their policies. And they have been extremely rude and blunt in their communications, expressing no desire to discuss or explain their decision. While monstrous efforts such as Giyus.org continue unabated, the newcomer gets the shaft.
Oh well. Such are the ways of bullies.
But all is not lost. 60 Minutes aired an amazing piece sympathetic to the Palestinian perspective. Check it out:
Just don’t call it genocide
1 week ago
3 comments:
I dont understand the whole WORLD ANYMORE.
how can u just say this?
The people whom i respect the most..the people I have grown up seeing them practicing Islam (very modest and practicing Muslims)..Including Shaikh Hussein..
It seems to me that all these people fuly abide by thier duties to Allah but it seems they lack the ability to fulfill thier duties toward humanity, the Ummah.
As Muslims, we must pray and everything, that is a given, but the people who do pray, who do read Quran, who do know what should be done..there the ones were missing..
Its like that saying that someone who doesn't want power deserves it.
Don't get me wrong. I fully understand that Prayer, that dikr, fasting, your duties towards Allah are foremost and most important.
But we have a duty towards the people too? you have a duty towards an oppresor and one who is oppressed. Right? Then why people forget? ...My friend(good muslim guy) told me that I shouldnt be wasting time reading 10 pages on the conflict in Gaza when I could be reading quran?
But I mean, Sure I have to read quran, but dont i have another duty to help the people in Gaza because they are being oppressed?
In that case,
How can you say, OH WELL?
-The Muslim Kid-
AA- MK,
Not sure what you expect from our religious leaders? Remember the patience practiced by our beloved Prophet during his years in Mecca. Remember the treaty of Hudaibiya and how he humbled himself, preferring to think long-term over the short-term...
Important lessons for us in these times of tribulations...
But what of that simple..."When you see something wrong, fix it"
Hand, tongue and then heart, there is no faith after that..
Do we even condemn it in terms of our tongue?
I see lots of people who are "Professors" or some public/high position and cant say anything because
"Its a conflict of interest"
I dont know. I'm just saying...Something needs to be done, the people doing things are all corrupt or not suited. The people who should advice us seem to be in the background watching.
-The Muslim Kid-
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