Posted on 04/14/2007 6:00:52 PM PDT by Islamwatch
The “Zionist entity” is at the forefront of the clash between the West and Islam. And yet, it is a tiny country, less than half the size and population of Netherlands. World Jewry stands at just 13 million people, so it has never been a titan in global affairs. The two dominant world religions in a constant clash with each other since the 7th century have been Islam and Christianity. Today’s war between the West and Islam – whether against the Taliban in the mountains of Afghanistan or against the rioters on the streets of Paris – is an extension of the inevitable clash of titans. When Napoleon marched on Egypt, defeating the Arabs with extreme ease, Christendom seemingly won. The Ottoman Empire fell as a result of WWI and the West forgot about the Islamic threat. But Muslims did not. Muslims felt humiliated.
The only thing people dislike more than being attacked is being ignored. The West ignored the Middle East, seeing it as an uncultured backwater useful only for its oil resources. But to Muslims, everything from the defeat to Napoleon to the dismantling of the Caliphate by Ataturk is “humiliation”. At times it seems like “humiliation” is the Muslims’ favorite word. They do not lose wars – they get humiliated. They do not suffer from economic stagnation – they get humiliated. They do not compromise on a UN resolution – they get humiliated. Reading Islamic press one sees the word “humiliation” with spectacular frequency
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Apparently they haven’t been humiliated enough.
If they keep this up, Islam will have to be humiliated out of existence.
It’s a cult.
Killing only some of them may not be a viable answer...
“The West ignored the Middle East, seeing it as an uncultured backwater useful only for its oil resources.”
That was the correct perception then, and it is the correct perception now.
It’s also a psychological pathology, an obsession with “humiliation.”
Outstanding article by Blake Gartner. Outstanding website. Thanks very much for posting, Islamwatch.
The biggest humiliation of all is when they look in the mirror. Yikes!
just read your profile...here’s the answer to your question:
Not long.
To its credit, this article mentions Armenia’s resistance to Islamic conquest, which seems to be overlooked by historians. However, it ignores the successful defense of Constantinople in 673-678 and 717-718, led, respectively, by the Roman emperors Constantine IV and Leo III. At the time, Constantinople may have been the world’s largest city. To its west, much of Europe was dominated by roving bands of barbarians and had yet to be Christianized.
Had Constantinople fallen, we might today be praying to Mecca.
bttt
and what more could we expect of a parasitic nomad culture - read 'The History of the Saudi Peninsula in the 19th Century' ... tribes slaughtering tribes, pillaging, looting, destroying date palm plantations, poisoning wells, creating famine, taking women and children captive into slavery. This is the 'culture' that gave birth to islam. Nothing but a reign of bloodsoaked terror.
“The West stopped fearing Muslims, viewing them as nothing more than “oil cows”. “
That’s funny! I like it.
Here is a transcript of a Muslim lamenting the fact they don’t work;
The following are excerpts from a friday sermon on Qatar TV by Sheik Yousuf Al-Qaradhawi ==>>http://www.memritv.org/Transcript.asp?P1=645
Bookmark. Thanks.
priorities, always check your priorities!
http://www.irfi.org/articles/articles_251_300/status_of_muslim_societies_aroun.htm
...there are several factors for the backwardness of the Muslim society. First and foremost is their illiteracy in general and women illiteracy in particular. Another major reason of Muslim fall is the fact that hardly 16% of population is involved in industrial production. It is important to note that 60% of Christian population is engaged in industry. High population growth is another major factor for Muslim backwardness because this rapid population rise neutralizes whatever economic development takes place in Muslim Societies. Human Development Index prepared by UNDP gives a very dismal picture of the status of literacy, health and economy of Muslim nations. In the first 25 best countries listed under HDI (2002), no Muslim country figured in the list. Barring few small oil producing Muslim nations, majority of the Islamic world lies in the middle and low categories of human development, a clear indication that the Islamic nations needs to increase their focus on human development. Latest data (2002) about the Human Development Index (HDI) and Per capita GDP of some of the important and large populated Muslim countries are as follows;
HDI Income
(Per Capita)
Indonesia: 112 850$
(Population 210 M)
Bangladesh: 139 350$
(150 M)
Pakistan, 144 500$
(1300 M)
India 127 500$
(I Billion, Muslims, 140 M)
Egypt: 120 1200$
(70 M)
Turkey 96 2700$
(65 M)
Iran 106 $1,600
(70 M)
S. Arabia 73 $9,000
(22 M)
Malaysia 58 $4,000
(25 M)
Sudan 138 $450
(30 M)
Nigeria 152 $350
(120 M)
Libya 61 $7,000
(6 M)
Morocco 126 $1,300
(30 M)
Afghanistan 145 $300
(24 M)
Iraq 74 $5,500
(2.5 M)
Tunisia 91 $2,000
(10 M)
Syria 110 $1,300
(15 M)
Algeria 73 $1,700
(30 M)
It may be stated that the few Muslim countries, which do figure between 25 to 50 HDI, are Brunei, Kuwait, UAE, Oman, Bahrain and Qatar. Their per capita GDP is also comparatively higher i.e. between 10,000 to 15,000 dollars but combined population of all these Muslim countries is hardly 30 millions. One must bear in mind that total GDP of all the Arab oil producing counties (12 in numbers) is less than the GDP of Spain alone.
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