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Scott, on 2011-09-13 19:53:27, said:

Dear Scott
I agree with your comments, that the Arab World or uprising as they call it in BBC needs a father figure and that might be Turkey, Maybe after so many rejection to turkey to be part of the EU, especially after less economically qualified countries have joined send the wrong idea, some people in Arab Lands say that the rejection is because they are a Muslim dominated Country,

Should they have been accept to the EU will the situation now be different? is this a product of the EU? i do not know these are just questions that i ask myself, maybe since Turkey was rejected by the by they need allies, and that will be the Arab world?

as for the ethnicity comment? between Iran and Turkey, they might be a bit closer Ethenicly to each other than Arabs are to turkeys, but of different sects, Iranians are Shiites, and Turkish are Sunni, with the Arab Countries except for Bahrain Mainly Sunni Dominant,  I personally do not see any possibility of the Ottomans and the Persians joining hands.

Steely Dan, on 2011-09-13 21:53:55, said:

Dear Dan
Muslims and jews have always lived side by side through out history, dating from the time of Prophet Mohammad,  i do have various friends in Israel, and we share many common thoughts as well as tastes and customs, I do support one hundred percent a two state solution, But reject calling Palestine a Muslim state, as Palestine, belongs to Christians as well as Muslims, and Jewish. let us not Forget where beit lahem is, and where jesus Chrise was born. as well the prophet Moses, he stood in Mount nebo in Jordan over looking the dead sea,

I think Arabs, have also shown their acceptance for the Israel stats, but the west did not show acceptance for a Palestinian state. as for Jerusalem, it contains dome of the Rock a very important landmark in the Muslim religion, we will never accept that it is taken away from us.

my personal opinion is that Jerusalem should become a religious country(similar to the Vatican)  for all the major 3 religion, with an administrative committee overlooking it, made up of elected people from all  3 religions, as well as the Palestinian state and Israel state,  with each of these two states selecting alternative capitals.

as for how many countries will accept, i think once recognition of Palestine happens, and the agreed borders, with sovereignty *(might be wrong spelling) and being treated like any other country, all Arabs will support, if not i will be very disappointed . but that will not count much i am afraid

Nawak< these people do not represent Islam, alone, and if you want you can PM Me, what happened to the massacre that killed all those Muslims during the Islamic festival shall we refer to all those NOn Muslims the same way i do not think so, you have the right to make your opinion and judge after you understand something not just cast away words.

Radical or fanatic actions in any field or extremist is all wrong, what every happened to the Norwegian that killed all those innocent people, that is wrong as well and not accepted by any society, but this does not mean i will go ahead and start saying this is the Christian Agenda,

I am not familiar with the third jihad, but jihad can be achieved by seeking better education and life, if a person dies while he is seeking education he is considered as a mortar, and killing oneself or suicide is not allowed by islam, so those stupid suicide Bombers have just wasted their lives.

what is shira law? is it on limited to what has been mentioned,  it brought equality, as well as economical values to a society, so sharia is a full set of laws, that can be beneficial to people, such as social welfare, sorry but there is also no place in shariaw law that supports spending on attacking western countries, same as any other empire the Muslim empire was expanding, same did the romans, the magols, and all, so this is just a bad interpretation of a shiria law.

Once again I am a Muslim, educated in the US, Lived in Germany, and traveled around, by no means will i consider myself even a moderate muslim, since i miss all prayers, i enjoy beacon in the morning and the company of women,  but when ever i start hearing comments such the below about islamist agendas, as well as some remarks based on Total BS, my devotion increases,

i agree with Ulysses that many use this curtain of islam to do what ever sick ideology they have damaging or destroying the reputation of islam, and in our school we where tought the bible, Christianity, and the Tarawa and Jewish releigion, i suggest many of you who do comment based on no facts that you read and study.

finally i do not think any of you will accept a person to come in inside your home, take 2 out of the 3 bedrooms you owe, and then call you a thief.

Nawak, on 2011-09-13 18:43:13, said:

what do you know of islam?

Egypt? things might go missing by the time they reach rafah border,


for  the islam joking part that is a subject on its own, but living in Arab  land and middle east, i have to admit i have no idea what an Islamist  agenda ism oh i am also a Muslim,  just in case anyone might wonder.