Muslim call to thwart capitalism

BBC.com ^ | July 13, 2003 | Mark McCallum

[veronica]

An Islamic conference in the Spanish city of Granada has called on Muslims around the world to help bring about the end of the capitalist system.

The call came at a conference titled 'Islam in Europe' attended by about 2,000 Muslims.

Earlier this week Granada saw the first official opening of a mosque in Spain for more than 500 years.

The keynote speaker at the conference was Umar Ibrahim Vadillo, leader of the worldwide Muslim group known as Murabitun.

The group is strongly opposed to capitalism.

Mr Vadillo said America's economic interests had become the religion of the world and that people slavishly adjusted their lifestyles to suit the capitalist model.

But he said capitalism cannot sustain itself and is bound to collapse.

Disapproval of terror

Mr Vadillo, a Spanish Muslim, called on all followers of Islam to stop using western currencies such as the dollar, the pound and the euro and instead to return to the use of the gold dinar.

He said the introduction of the gold dinar to the world's economies would be the single most unifying event for Muslims in the modern era.

Shortly afterwards, he said, the capitalist structure would quickly fall and it would make the Wall Street crash of 1929 seem minor by comparison.

The conference also heard from Abu Bakr Rieger, a German Muslim.

He said Islam could only be practised in Europe in a traditional way, not in one adapted to European values and structures.

He also said private terrorism would find no approval among European Muslims.

[EggsAckley]

"Murabitun."

Sounds like some new designer drug.

Spain is going to be oh-so-sorry one of these days.

[Texas_Dawg]

The 3 greatest enemies of capitalism and freedom of the past 100 years have been: National Socialism, Communism, and now Islamofascism. We took care of the first two. We'll take care of the third.

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[goodnesswins]

If there were NO CAPITALISM....THEIR message would still be travelling by horseback toward the next country....SHEESH.

[NetValue]

Sorry but ANYTHING the BBC writes these days is tainted.

[SpaceBar]

They can start by boycotting Mecca-Cola. Idiots, the lot of 'em.

[MEG33]

Well..lookie here.The disfunctional couple may be soulmates after all.(left and Islamists)

[Defender2]

"Muslim Call to Thwart Capitolism", All these Socialist/Communist Wannabe's with so much time on their
hands....Tough Cookies!!!! Freedom WILL Prevail over Socialism/Communism!!!! So to Those that want to Thwart Freedom....Tough Cookies, IT Isn't Going To Happen, Period!!!!

[rageaholic]

By the declaration of numerous Koran scholars, Islam is against capitalism and incompatible with the Constitution of the United States.

Therefore Islam is an enemy ideology

[okie01]

"Mr Vadillo said America's economic interests had become the religion of the world and that people slavishly adjusted their lifestyles to suit the capitalist model."

Yet, capitalism is the model where religion is most freely practiced.

Mr. Vadillo is picking a fight with the wrong people. It is truly astounding how little Islam understands about the Western world. It is almost as if we are going to have a replay of cowboys & indians...

[monkeywrench]

Was the BBC bought out by al jezzera?

[maro]

So the Muslims are now gold bugs and socialists?

[MEG33]

You may be onto something!

[etcetera]

"...private terrorism would find no approval among European Muslims."

But state sponsored terrorism will...

[DannyTN]

"So the Muslims are now gold bugs and socialists? "

So it seems. Their control of oil is still a concern, but I don't think we have to worry that their economies are suddenly going to burst to life.

[Jorge]

An Islamic conference in the Spanish city of Granada has called on Muslims around the world to help bring about the end of the capitalist system.

The've already made Islamic nations among the most backward, poor and oppressed in the world.

No surprise they hope to destroy the capitalist systems that bring prosperity to those they hate.

The goal of these Muslims is obviously to spread their misery around the world.

[Noachian]

Yeah, let's live off the government dole like the Saudi's do.

It's easy to be anticapitalist when you're a parasite. But, one day their oil will stop flowing and with it the money that goes to the citizens to keep them quite.

So, what does a Saudi do when he has to find a job?

[Sir Gawain]

Mr Vadillo, a Spanish Muslim, called on all followers of Islam to stop using western currencies such as the dollar, the pound and the euro and instead to return to the use of the gold dinar.

He said the introduction of the gold dinar to the world's economies would be the single most unifying event for Muslims in the modern era.

You had it pegged, JJ.

[Sonny M]

"Mr Vadillo said America's economic interests had become the religion of the world and that people slavishly adjusted their lifestyles to suit the capitalist model."

What is this guy smoking? Mohammod himself was a capitalist. He was a merchant long before he started his cult, and after he started his cult and started conquering the arabian lands, he encouraged trade and markets. His goal which came and went was for the middle east to be the center of all business in the world.

Even the moors were huge into trade and free markets, Islam doesn't accept interest, but it does support almost every other faucet of capitalism. Mohammod,even in his delusions was very much against religion getting involved with commerce.

The religion is already screwed up, making it socialist or communist, is just like adding more crap to the manure pile.