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Obama & the Arabs: Why They See Him as One Of Them
Family Security Matters ^ | October 28, 2008 | Amir Taheri

Posted on 10/28/2008 12:31:46 PM PDT by NickyAitch

'OBAMA! Inshallah!" – Obama! Allah willing! That slogan, scribbled on walls in Gaza, indicates the hopes that Barack Obama has inspired among Arabs.

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TOPICS: Islam; Religion & Politics
KEYWORDS: election
Why is it that Barack Obama inspires hope and admiration amongst Arabs and other Muslims overseas?
1 posted on 10/28/2008 12:31:47 PM PDT by NickyAitch
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To: NickyAitch
simple really...have you heard any islamic death threats to the “converted” one?. You know the threats that radicals make when one converts to Christianity from Muslim. Ever try to figure out why you haven't heard any?
2 posted on 10/28/2008 12:37:20 PM PDT by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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Do you really want to know? I've mentioned it several times before.

Muslims overseas see Obama as one of their own because he is one of their own.

An American Expat in Southeast Asia

3 posted on 10/28/2008 12:40:21 PM PDT by expatguy (Support "An American Expat in Southeast Asia" - DONATE and Help Beat Obama)
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Why is it that Barack Obama inspires hope and admiration amongst Arabs and other Muslims overseas?

Because he looks and behaves like and Arab. And he is Moslem.

4 posted on 10/28/2008 12:43:00 PM PDT by DakotaGator
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To: DakotaGator

[sigh] second and = an


5 posted on 10/28/2008 12:44:23 PM PDT by DakotaGator
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To: NickyAitch

He’s a Kenyan (Mombassa), by birth (an arab, I think), and a muslim-islamist (Indonesian school certificate, which I remember seeing on FR, listed his religion as “islam” and nationality as “Indonesian”. The faked, bogus, Hawaaian COLB, which I also remember seeing on FR, didn’t resolve any of those questions, despite Berg’s failed lawsuit, BTW.

Anyone else?


6 posted on 10/28/2008 12:46:37 PM PDT by gourmand
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That is correct. All of the Muslim acquaintances I have spoken to said that Obama is a MUSLIM. When I asked why they say this since Obama claims he’s a Christian, they all replied: “He’s just saying that to get elected. Everyone in the Middle East knows Obama supports Islam and is one of us.”


7 posted on 10/28/2008 12:46:40 PM PDT by ezfindit (OrthodoxNet.com - Shining the Light of Wisdom and Truth)
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8 posted on 10/28/2008 12:49:55 PM PDT by danamco
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To: ezfindit; DakotaGator; gourmand; pissant; Ernest_at_the_Beach; USF; Beckwith; nutmeg; ...
"That is correct. All of the Muslim acquaintances I have spoken to said that Obama is a MUSLIM. When I asked why they say this since Obama claims he’s a Christian, they all replied: “He’s just saying that to get elected. Everyone in the Middle East knows Obama supports Islam and is one of us.”

I hope you don't mind that I pinged a few people because of the importance of this subject.

This is a very sensitive subject in the United States and from what I have seen in the MSM and even heard from Conservative columnists is that the subject is taboo.

Everywhere and you will see people being castigated for mentioning Obama's Muslim heritage or for suggesting that he may be some stealth Muslim or something. Much of this has to do with the American viewpoint of religion and that is that religion is a very private and personal matter, but for the Muslim world outside of the United States there is no privacy in religious matters.

The reality is that Obama himself gives conflicting signals with regards to his religion. Signals that are interpreted by many Muslims overseas to be that "he is one of them".

In America Obama can simply say "I am a Christian" and Americans find themselves compelled to believe him - even if does not adhere, respect or pay homage the tenets of Christianity. Simply saying "I am a Christian" ends all discussion on the matter.

But we judge people by their deeds and not simply by their words and this is the reason that the so-called rumors and the confusion continues to persist.

Think for a minute...

Does not buy Christmas presents for the children, Changed his name back from Barry Soetoro to Barack Obama... the list goes on, but most importantly was one thing that is often overlooked.

The affirmation of faith.

Obama recited the opening lines to the Muslim call to prayer in Arabic before a NYT reporter and claimed it was the most beautiful sound at sunset.

The opening lines to the Muslim call to prayer is called "shahada" - it is the affirmation of faith for Muslims - that is how one "becomes a Muslim", by reciting the opening lines in Arabic which Obama did with a perfect accent. And then he claims later to be a Christian.

Just Words?

This is not a laughing matter nor is this something that people should ignore. What is most disturbing about this is that Barack Obama studied Islam and he knows full well what those words mean when you recite them in Arabic. The Muslim world knows as well.

The only ones who dont have a clue it would seem are the Americans who seem to think that these are "just words" - they are not.

An American Expat in Southeast Asia

9 posted on 10/28/2008 3:01:33 PM PDT by expatguy (Support "An American Expat in Southeast Asia" - DONATE and Help Beat Obama)
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RIP Mansur. a World Food Program (WFP) worker ...Another recited the Quran as he proclaimed that Mohammed was a “murtid,” an Arabic term for one who converts from Islam to Christianity.

10 posted on 10/28/2008 3:08:04 PM PDT by swarthyguy ( Bush Promised us Osama, but instead we're getting Obama)
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This is not a laughing matter nor is this something that people should ignore. What is most disturbing about this is that Barack Obama studied Islam and he knows full well what those words mean when you recite them in Arabic. The Muslim world knows as well.

Concur with your assessment. Barak Hussein Obama is a Moslem pretending to be a Christian. He is doing so because America is "the enemy" of his faith. He will say anything and do anything to gain power from within to destroy Islam's enemy.

The rest of the Moslem world knows this. They are supporting Obama. And they are laughing at the stupid Americans. (BTW, Obama is not American either. He's an Indonesian illegal alien.)

11 posted on 10/28/2008 3:54:54 PM PDT by DakotaGator
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It is not only his Muslim Heritage that is not up for discussion, it is his Middle Name Hussein, as if Barack and Obama were not enough to be concerned about.


12 posted on 10/28/2008 4:02:09 PM PDT by AmericanMade1776 ( Our Mamma beats your Obama)
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I don’t mind one bit. People must know the truth and the more the better. Thanks for the note.


13 posted on 10/28/2008 8:54:07 PM PDT by ezfindit (OrthodoxNet.com - Shining the Light of Wisdom and Truth)
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Would you mind if we share your posts with our readers also (the same comments you posted here) on this blog: http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/blog/ I believe the conservative and Orthodox Christian readers on our site would benefit greatly. Many of them are former Copts who understand the issues and have first-hand experience with Islam.


14 posted on 10/28/2008 9:03:10 PM PDT by ezfindit (OrthodoxNet.com - Shining the Light of Wisdom and Truth)
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no problem

An American Expat in Southeast Asia

15 posted on 10/28/2008 10:18:25 PM PDT by expatguy (Support "An American Expat in Southeast Asia" - DONATE and Help Beat Obama)
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