Another reaction to Ahmed on Muslim("True") Talk WMNF Tampa, FL

Hello Ahmed,

I listened to the last True Talk yesterday and I was a bit disturbed by your lack of acceptance [knowledge] of the fact that honor killing is in fact endemic of Muslim communities worldwide. Honor killings do not have comparison with "passion crimes, rapes or murders." Why? First of all, women are killed in many instances by either their father, husband, brother or other family member. Second, honor killings are not individual cases, but cases involving whole families who are guilty of sanctioning such murders in the name of family honor. These acts are not isolated, coincidental events of "primitive cultures" but also an urban phenomena not only in "Muslim" nations but also in Europe the problem is rampant among Muslim ghettos/communties.

Jordan, Egypt, Pakistan do sanction honor killings through lenient interpretations of the law. In Africa recently laws are being introduced to stop honor killings. The fact that several organizations like WHO, UN and other NGOs dedicate energy to prevent such killings is in fact proof of its rampant existence.

Ahmed Bedier I urge you to address the fact that Muslims in the name of religion, and culture perform honor killings. It does not matter what the Koran says, it is in fact what PEOPLE DO in the name of religion that should preoccupy you.

You readily accepted the "good" aspects of the PEW survey but had to dismiss and quell the disturbing news about how 1 in 4 young Muslims (about 2.35 million Muslims in America) often or sometimes supported suicide bombings. 5% of American Muslims support Al Qaeda, more thatn 100,000 people.....that is alot of support for a murdering bunch of extremists!!!!
Ahmed you choose your information, and let people who support your views ramble on without question of where their information is from. People who criticize Islam, and the actions of Muslims, you interrupt them, dismiss them and ask for proof of what they are saying. The last woman in the last program did not refer to statistics but what she says is confirmed in the links I have attached in this email.

Ahmed you do a disservice by not accepting critique of your faith, your culture (your culture includes all Muslims, since you readily demonstrate defense for Islam and Muslims). If you are to accept all the good commited in the name of Islam you must also accept and hold a culture responsible for the atrocities committed in the name of Islam.
You dismiss Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Irshad Manji and others for not submitting tp the Koran, they offer reform especially for the case of women. Instead you claim them to take part in a right wing conspiracy against Islam.

I hope that your show will one day address that Islam needs to adopt new Islamic teachings that disallow the killing of apostates, forbids polygamy, honor killing, abuse, FGM, that a female's testimony is as good as a mans and stop the raping of female war prisoners under Sharia law (Darfur), that women may dress and marry who they please. That women should be allowed to live according to the principles of their choice.

To Hosts on Muslim Talk on WMNF Tampa

Samar,

The first ten minutes of your last show infuriated me. Both of you ridicule people's fear of Islamism/Terrorism/Arabs/Wahabisim, you name it. Then Ahmed's little tape with two Airport/flight employees talking about two Iranian's that were to be taken off the plane for being suspicious. Does he not remember 9/11, and other previous hijackings? Does he not know of the reoccuring threats? Does he think 9/11 was a conspiracy committed by Jews?
Yes, promote Arab music, I love Arab music, explore its texts, Arab instruments etc. but do not use it to ridicule me or other sane people whose fears are rightfully justified considering the chain of events. These events are not mere coincidense (woops guess they were Arab again) these events represents a pattern within Islamist extreme ideology.

Your radio program is a platform to promote your views about poor Palestinians. Last week you had the "Angry Arab" talking about the situation in Israel/Lebanon and Palestinian areas as if it was the West's fault. You people never stop blaming the West, and ofcourse Western apologists are more than happy to gravel at your feet because of colonial guilt.

When will you and Ahmed begin taking some responsibility, as representatives of Islam, Muslim culture, for all of the terrorist attacks and attempt to terrorist attacks in Europe and America. Listen, last summer I was going on the plane I believe the 15th of August, on British Airways from Heathrow. The same day they caught multiple people for their attempts on what would be the worst terrorist action ever in the West. I resent the fact that you ridicule "MY FEAR." I find it arrogant, and totally lacking in grasp with reality. One thing is the audacity of Fox news, but the other is this notion that you and Ahmed never ever question your own culture of violence, your own religion, vile Muslim practices, and the fact that most terrorist attacks happening in civilian areas are committed by Muslims.

Ahmed is so simplistic in his comments, he has no academic or cultural or historical memory (you at least demonstrate that you do). He has no point of historical reference, only those that he accumulates through his little witch trial organization CAIR.

Manji talks about ijtihad......When will you and Ahmed talk about this?