Israel and its new settlements!

I am almost sure that many Jewish people are concerned what the State of Israel has become. A country that bases its existence and expansion on military superiority. We have witnessed greater powers collapse before, and their people suffered because they either supported or stayed silent while their leaders and army committed crimes against others. The story of Iraq being the most recent. Israel may be more powerful than Saddam, but it is also more ruthless.

If I were a Jew living in Israel I would be very worried about the future well-being of my people. The Jews have suffered before, and now inviting further suffering just by inflicting suffering against others and denying it or opposing anyone who is critical of their occupation and the means of enforcing it.

Sadly, history repeats itself. It is a matter of time, and no one can stop that. Sadly, Israel is not building new settlements, it is digging its own grave.

Afghanistan, and why the US should raise the white flag!

Sometimes it takes brave and wise leaders to know when to surrender. The Japanese, Germans and even Mr. Gorbachev did that. And it turns out to be probably the best decision they have  made. The US must understand that this war have no end in sight. Al-Qaeda will always be a threat, irrespective, whether the US army is in Afghanistan, Iraq or not. The best decision would be to pack and go home. There will be enough money and resources to provide better health care, and fight Al-Qaeda at the same time. Oh.. another thing that could help, the US has to try hard to be a fair broker in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.  But the last advice is probably more difficult for the US government to head. I wonder why!

Pressident Obama wins the Nobel Peace Prize!

Deeds are judged by intentions and not by their results. No one doubts President Obama intentions of making the world a better place with the exceptions of few which all know who, but we all doubt whether he will succeed or not considering that it is not up to him alone. Remember, Yasser Arafat, Shimon Peres, Yitzhak Rabin won the prize 1994, for signing the Peace Treaty. The situation is a lot worse now than ever. So should the prize be withdrawn?

The Nobel Prize committee has the right to give the award based on the good intention of the US President, and having the audacity to hope that he will succeed. In my book the President of the United States deserves it for that alone.

My 7 years old daughter started fasting. Her reward was a Skype account!

It is the second day of Ramadan, and it is the month of cleansing the soul, body and losing some weight too. It is a month that I welcome, all the time. This year is special. Because my 7 years old daughter decided to fast voluntarily.  Her mother and I were very happy of course. To reward her, all she wanted was a Skype account. So how did she fare the first day? Well it all went well until about 5:30 Pm, two hours before breakfast. Her mother, or my wife, asked her to do some math homework, at the kitchen table. And this is when things went very dramatic. The smell of the food being cooked, including the pudding, and deserts, were just too overwhelming for my daughter. So she started one of those cute tantrums. Tears flowing down her cheeks, and complaining about the fact that people should not fast and do their homework at the same time. She started questioning the whole objective of fasting. Why this and why that. In between she will slot the ‘I am so hungry’ shout.  I must admit, it was like seeing your child coming of age. The solution was to take her out of the house for one hour and half. When she no longer can smell the food, she was O.K. In fact she boasted that she can fast few hours more if she has to.  Now she is very happy that like her big sister, she has a Skype account. Needless to say, we had to spend two hours chatting with her using Skype, even though she was sitting next to us.

Prayers, why we do them.

Have you ever wondered why people pray or what are prayers for? By prayers, I do not just mean asking God for better health or more money, I mean the actual rituals of doing it 5 times as a Muslim. You know what I am talking about, the Salats.  You see, if God is All-Powerful and All-Wealthy why does he commands us to pray? Does he need our prayers?
We exercise, because it is good for our body. We read because it is good for our mind, that is assuming you are not reading gossip blogs or magazines. Read what Allah has said about the usefulness of prayers.

اتْلُ مَا أُوحِيَ إِلَيْكَ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ تَنْهَى عَنِ الْفَحْشَاء وَالْمُنكَرِ وَلَذِكْرُ اللَّهِ أَكْبَرُ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا تَصْنَعُونَ (29:45)

CONVEY [unto others] whatever of this divine writ has been revealed unto thee, // <![CDATA[// and be constant in prayer: for, behold, prayer restrains [man] from loathsome deeds and from all that runs counter to reason; // <![CDATA[// and remembrance of God is indeed the greatest [good]. And God knows all that you do.

So that is the purpose of prayers. To stay away from loathsome deeds. Does that mean people who pray do not commit sins, be it big or small? Well some do, and the reason why they do that while still continue to pray is that they pray wrongly. At best they do it because it is part of a ritual. And when they do it as part of a ritual, then they do not understand why they have to do it, thus, prayers will have no positive effects. If you ever wonder why it is recommended we pray Jamaah (in groups), that is because there must be one within the group who is praying for the right reason, and the promise of the prayers will cover everyone in that group including those who praying because they assume it is just a ritual exercise. But it will not have any effect if you are praying alone and thinking it is just a ritual that has to be done. Just like if we exercise wrongly we injure ourselves and  if we read the wrong material our view of the world around us become distorted. But unlike physical exercises where it is possible to see when one does them wrong, or reading the wrong material, no one but God knows whether you are praying for the right or the wrong reasons. So do it right to receive what was promised by God.

Egypt Vs. Iran, what is the difference?

Let’s just imagine that what is happening in Iran is happening in Egypt. What do you think the US government position would be? Not that difficult to imagine. The US government would be up in arms with the government of Egypt against all those who try to unseat the Egyptian President. After all, he has only been the Presidents of Egypt for less than 30 years. That is not long enough for an Arab country with a leader who is a puppet of the US government. It seems to me that the only fair election in the Middle East is the one that is won by a pro US party or leader. Shame on you USA. Not practicing what you preach.

Nerds Vs. President Obama

The USA is a funny country. But I can’t stop thinking it is truly a great country too, most of the times. Watch this video and enjoy.

As I had hoped, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad still, the President of Iran

Great news, and as I had hoped for and expected. After all, if the Israelis chose Benjamin Netanyahu as their Prime Minister. let him meet his match in Iran. After all, Benjamin Netanyahu has blood in his hands, and you can’t say this the same about Ahmadinejad.

Everything you know about Iran is wrong!

The funny thing is when Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued his Fatwa against Salman Rushdi the western media basked and rejoiced in glory, and repeated the Fatwa until the word Fatwa became part of the English dictionary. Yet when Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued a Fatwa that developing a nuclear weapon is un-Islamic, this Fatwa was hardly mentioned by the same media. I wonder why!

The USA needs its fix. And its fix is an enemy, whether real or imaginary. Most of the time the enemy is imaginary. I won’t be surprised if meetings are held now to concoct the next enemy after Iran. Will it be Saudi Arabia?

Anyway, a very interesting read… Link

W.H.O is More Sensitive to How Pigs Feel than Muslims!

Apparently, WHO (World Health Organisation) is sensetive towards how pigs feel. It has to decide to change the name from Swine Flue to H1N1 Flue and asked all members of the United Nations to use the new name. Hmm. Poor pigs. Pigs, where ever you are, we are so sorry  to name a flu after you. Even though you are the source of it.

Isn’t about time that the United Nation ask its member to stop the use of the term Islamic Terrorism and just call it plain old Terrorism, or Crimnal Activites. But then again, this may not happen. After all, the UN cares more about pigs than 1 billion Muslims.