Just as dhimmitude is a consequence of jihad, so Dhimmi Watch is a subsidiary of Jihad Watch. Dhimmitude is everywhere in the treatment of Islam by Western academics and media analysts.
A recent example: The estimable Charles at Little Green Footballs is highlighting a PBS information site on Islam. Like so many of these professedly neutral information sheets, this one is shot through with distortions, whitewashes, and inaccuracies -- typical of the dhimmi mentality of saying nothing to offend the master.
A sampling:
"Jews and Christians are specifically protected in the Quran as Peoples of the Book . . ."
Nary a word here, of course, of the subservience and humiliation that is codified in all schools of Islamic law as the price of this "protection."
"Islam was a major reform for women and granted them new rights, including the right to agree to their marriage partner, the right to education, and a guaranteed share of family inheritance."
Nothing here about, say, Sura 4:34: ". . . good women are therefore obedient, guarding the unseen as Allah has guarded; and (as to) those on whose part you fear desertion, admonish them, and leave them alone in the sleeping-places and beat them" -- or the fact the wife-beating is pandemic in the Muslim world.
"Muslim societies through history have tended to be more tolerant of religious minorities -- especially Jews and Christians -- than the West has."
This is a great historical myth. Yes, the West had great periods of intolerance, but the tolerance of dhimmis in Muslim societies was the tolerance of a superior for an inferior. If the dhimmi didn't stay in his subservient place, he would be liable to be killed. Skeptics may refer to the books of Bat Ye'or for abundant historical corroboration of this.
"Some groups in the Middle East today disagree with U.S. foreign policies, but this is a political rather than a purely religious issue."
Actually it has everything to do with religion -- with Islamic radicals who consider that no government is legitimate unless it obeys Islamic law.
"Most Muslims condemn violence as heartily as any non-Muslim and resent being presumed violent on the basis of a shared religion or the rhetoric of a particular group. Muslims often ask, 'Did Timothy McVeigh's bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City mean all Christians are terrorists?'"
This is specious on a variety of levels. One is that if McVeigh was a Christian at all, his Christianity played no part in his avowed motives for his mass murder. Islam is unique among world religions in having a developed doctrine, tradition, theology, and legal superstructure mandating warfare against non-Muslims. This does not mean that all Muslims are violent or terrorist, but it is a key justification used by radical Muslims to recruit and motivate terrorists. Until there is a large-scale renunciation of violent jihad and dhimmitude by Muslims, religious violence will continue. It is simply wishful thinking, or worse, to deny this.
"News stories about 'Islamic terrorism' often imply that Islam upholds the idea of jihad as a holy war fought against nonbelievers. For most Muslims, the most important meaning of 'jihad' is intensely personal; it is the internal struggle to be a moral person. 'Jihad' can also refer to the struggle for social justice or the defense of the Islamic community against outside attack. The Quran permits war to defend and expand the Islamic community, but it sets strict limits: No one should be forced to convert; and in battle, the lives and livelihood of noncombatants must be protected."
Look at that again. "The Quran permits war to defend and expand the Islamic community." There it is, friends, although so blandly stated and hedged that most readers will probably miss it. But that's it: no other religion permits war to expand its community!
"Since before the Crusades, European visitors to the Middle East have often exaggerated the differences between themselves and local Middle Eastern communities, concentrating on the 'exotic' rather than the similarities. The concept of 'Orient' that was invented by Europeans was based on these fanciful perceptions rather than on facts. The insistence on creating and upholding negative stereotypes worked to justify wars, colonial expansion, and the exploitation of native peoples and resources. This trend, called Orientalism, continues today."
Ah, the ghost of Edward Said is at work. I didn't realize it in 2001: what brought down the Twin Towers? Stereotyping.
IF you are watching DHIMMI behavior..Please turn on Cris Matthews once in a while and ck him out. Hes a PRO and knows how to do what he wants to do. At one time he was an aide to Tip O'Neil...
Lets see now..can the US resist Islam as well and as long as Israel has been doing? It CAN if only we can get the information out so that we can counter the Mega Funded PR efforts by the Islamists AND the Arabists right here in the US.
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Sorry, thought I was at LGF. Glad to see Charles did your design.
Simply a "good wishes" and good luck post and hope that you achieve whatever success you're looking for.
The world needs as much information on jihad as it can get, and unfiltered info.
Batz-le-cha.
Grantman
Dang...second. Jumped too fast.
Chris Matthews is OK, but he talks too much, interrupts his guests too much, and his segments are too short...just like every other talking head.
I think he has ADD and he gets harder to watch each night.
This is a bloody good webaite!!!
People of the Book such as Jews and Christians should consider themselves lucky. Pagans, Athiests, Hindus and Buddhists dont get such generosity.
A site like this has been sorely needed; good luck. The only way we win this war is by being aware of what the enemies of rationality are doing.
You hit the nail on the head --"no other religion permits war to expand it's community."
And, why Israel can never stop defending themselves because they would implement the offensive Jihad which is also "mandated" when NO enemy is attacking.
http://forums.clearguidance.com/showthread.php?s=3f62add11281193a4c8d9a2220167b3f&threadid=12017
The Jihad at the point in time when it is obligatory upon the community or nation in general, is known as Fard al-Kifayah, and that point in time when it becomes a binding obligation upon every capable individual in the community or nation, and this termed as Fard al-Ayn.
The situation of al-Kifayah exists when no enemy is attacking the Islamic lands. At this point in time, military detachments and expeditions are sent out to surrounding non-muslim lands to invite the people to Islam. If the people decline to accept Islam, then they are offerred protection in return for a tax. the territory is annexed and comes under the control of the Islamic state. If the people refuse this second option, then the third option is war.
• The situation of al-Ayn exists when an enemy has invaded Islamic land. At that point it is compulsory upon the Muslim indiviuals in that region or locality to do their utmost to expel the enemy.
The intent behind why an Islamic state would wage offensive war is to bring the light of Islam to other people and to free them from slavery to man-made systems.
Great site.
Keep up the good work!
Looks Great!
I'm going to rush over to B&N and purchase your book (and Bat Yeor's)!
Great site! I also heard about it through LGF.
Here's a suggestion: how about a weekly dhimmi award? Issued weekly to the individual who stands out as the worst appeaser of terrorists.
very cool, got here thru lgf
Our fearless leader has decided to hold a Ramadan dinner for all the "Muslim leaders" in America tonight. Take a look at the upper picture. Even the dems are laughing their asses off at us.
No word yet on if OBL RSVPed in time to attend…
If I were a Muslim terrorist taken to global domination, I would look at this and dubya’s "Their desperate attacks" comment and would be laughing my ass off.
Unless they were serving pork, bacon, and ham, I would think that my work was well under way.
Don’t get me wrong, I vote straight R each election, but my god. This is absurd.
Let me tell you, I celebrated my Ramadan by stocking up on extra munitions. I can only hope that the Christians (if they still exist) and women in Afghanistan and Iraq, who will soon be living under the oppressive rule of Shari’ a (Thank you America for your lack of ideological leadership) had the opportunity to do the same.
Speaking of Arab Muslim men oppressing Arab Muslim women, can anyone make heads or tails of these sex ratios for the 15-64 age group in these countries. I mean WTF is up with this?
Qatar 2.36 m/f
UAE 1.65 m/f
Kuwait 1.52 m/f
Oman 1.51 m/f
Bahrain 1.42 m/f
It's my opinion that the world would have fewer problems if more people knew history.
Arabs and Muslims have gotten a lot of mileage out of the "Golden Age of Jewry under Islam" myth. Though it is indisputible that Jews had a better life in the Arab world than in Europe, the primary difference was that Christian Europe was often murderously violent towards Jews and the Muslim Arab world was simply violent. Jews were less likely to get killed in the Arab world.
However, with the rise of modern political Zionism and the subsequent success of the Zionist enterprise the Arab and Muslim world has embraced eliminationist anti-semitism. My guess is that the existence and success of Israel challenges two concepts close to the core of Muslim self image: Dhimmitude and Wakf. Dhimmis are supposed to know their place and Wakf is the concept of 'once Muslim always Muslim'. Israel is an afront to both of those concepts and Muslim honor demands that it must be expunged.
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Our fearless leader has decided to hold a Ramadan dinner for all the "Muslim leaders" in America tonight. http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/ramadan/ Take a look at the upper picture. Even the dems are laughing their asses off at us. http://www.democraticunderground.com/forum_archive_html/DCForumID12/1540.html
No word yet on if OBL RSVPed in time to attend…
If I were a Muslim terrorist taken to global domination, I would look at this and dubya’s “Their desperate attacks” comment and would be laughing my ass off. http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/10/20031028-2.html
Unless they were serving pork, bacon, and ham, I would think that my work was well under way.
Don’t get me wrong, I vote straight R each election, but my god, this is absurd.
Let me tell you how I celebrated my Ramadan: I stocked up on extra munitions. I can only hope that the Christians (if they still exist) and women in Afghanistan and Iraq, who will soon be living under the oppressive rule of Shari’ a (Thank you America for your lack of ideological leadership) had the opportunity to do the same. http://brian.carnell.com/articles/2002/01/000003.html
Speaking of Arab Muslim men oppressing Arab Muslim women, can anyone make heads or tails of these sex ratios for the 15-64 age group in these countries. I mean WTF is up with this?
Quatar 2.36 m/f http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/qa.html#People
UAE 1.65 m/f http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/tc.html#People
Kuwait 1.52 m/f http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ku.html#People
Oman 1.51 m/f http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/mu.html#People
Bahrain 1.42 m/f http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ba.html#People
Actually, McVeigh's ideology was closely tied to his particular radical sect of Christianity. Not to say it approaches anything like radical Islam, but, it was an factor in the equation. See Stephen Juergensmeyer's excellent book, Terror in the Mind of God, for more information.
Mike,
How about some links to back that up. From what I recall, the OK bombing had more to do with revenge for that Rat Bastard Clinton's murderer of 80 innocent Americans at WACO and the violation of the no-military for civilian police action law, then any radical religion. What the alphabet letter channels didn't tell you was that much of the raid was planned in that building and that the OK bombing occurred EXACTLY two years after the murder at WACO through the fire, which was set with military equipment.
Not that I condone the murder of innocents in any way, shape, or form, but I do not think that bombing would have happened if WACO didn't happen first. Again, I am not trying to excuse what that bastard McVehy did, in fact, I am glad he got the death penalty. I am making the point that the bombing was in response to what the govt did first.
Here are links to back this up.
http://www.cnn.com/US/9804/19/okc.waco/
If you doubt that the military was involved in WACO or that FBI agents from the Alfred E. Murrah building were involved in the bombing, email me and I will get the articles from Lexus Nexus. The cook sites are vastly outnumbering the news achieves on this matter, and I don't have time to page through 10000 web pages to find definitive proof tonight. But anyone with a memory will recall news stories with tanks and flame throwers used on the siege.
A room without books is like a body without a soul.
As usual so quick to blame Islam and radical Muslims for terrorism yet say Christianity is NEVER a problem, maybe not McVeigh. How about the Holocaust?
“In Christ, the embodiment of all manliness, we find all that [Germany needs].” quoted from Adolf Hitler
Or how about the 100,000's dead due to the Hutu massacre of the Tutsi tribe, Christian Churches have been blamed and implicated in the Genocide.