From: ebrahim@ee.umanitoba.ca (Mohamad Ebrahimi)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.afghanistan
Subject: Re: Iran and Muslim World News ( was Re: Islamic World News 6 )
Date: 10 Nov 92 19:13:02 GMT
Article-I.D.: ccu.BxILDr.JvK
Organization: Elect & Comp Engineering, U of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba,Canada


In article : <BxGI7w.C2F@newsflash.concordia.ca> ilyess@ECE.Concordia.CA 
(Ilyess Bdira) writes:

>Although I generally appreciate the effort that Islamic World News is
>making to present an IsLamic point of view of the news, it has been 
>clear for some time now that it is presenting Iran's perspective not
>all Muslims' perspectives.. While this is not condemnable in itself, 
>what is clear is that it filters out all efforts by other Muslim 
>movements (especially Sunni ones) and undermines them while claiming it
>speaks for all Muslims.

     I'm not the representative of the ISLAMIC WORLD NEWS, so I think they'll
     address this issue, if they feel necessary.

>>I have no political Problem with Shia myself, I just want them to recognize
>their size (only 10% of Muslims) and the fact that Iran represents only
>Shia Muslims.. this is not again wrong, it just has to be made in the open..

    Good point. What is missing is that you are not clear enough what do
    you mean by this. The size is almost what you said, and they certainly 
    recognize it. But does it mean that they shouldn't worry about Bosnian
    Muslims or two million Afghan guests or one million Iraqi Kurds, just
    because they are Sunnis? Does representing Shia mean that Iran does not
    have any common concern or interest or enemy with Sunnis? Or if it has
    it should keep a blind eye on it, in order to be distinguished or
    isolated from Sunnis?
    In a fair division, having a 10% population means that you should give
    a 10% share of everything to the 10% minority. Have you seen even 5% of
    news in ISLAMIC WORLD NEWS being devoted to Iran or Shia? I haven't seen
    such a case, and I would yield to your judgment.

>Now to Ibrahimi:
>Iran's efforts for Bosnia are mostly rhetorical up to now, and their real
>help does not exceed the help of Islamic movements in the Sunni world
>who are themselves oppressed and in need of help.
>And the NEWS talked about Ensuring Bosnia's survival, not Ridha!

    Are you kind enough to show by evidence that Iran's help has been " mostly
    rhetorical"? Do you mean that for example 100,000 tones of oil is 
    rhetoric, or all Iranian 747 airplanes which are carrying food and 
    medicine to Bosnia via Zagreb in a daily basis, a fact that has been
    acknowledged by Bosnian government, are fictitious? Weren't you following
    the news, when they said that Iran has been supplying arms to Bosnians by
    these planes, and threatened Iran to be prosecuted by UN security council
    and arm and oil embargo?
    I return to your own logic. Why Iran's help, which has 6% of whole Islamic
    world population and at most is representing 10% of Muslims, should exceed
    the other 94% or 90% ? What is so surprising about it? When you talk about
    90% majority, you have to remember governments like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, 
    other members of Persian Gulf cooperation council, etc., which many of them
    have paid for London's Zoo or the victims of horicane Andrew way more than
    what they have paid for Bosnia. Unless you think that Iran's economy is in
    such situation that necessitates it to help Bosnians more than the 94%
    majority( and of course there shouldn't be any mention of it anywhere).

    My dear brother, my previous article is still unanswered. Why hearing that
    Iran is fulfilling its duty toward fellow Muslims should be so hard? Which
    part of that news article or any other article has been trying to undermine
    the activities of Sunnis, directly or indirectly? In such a situation that
    Muslims are suffering all over the world, why YOU chose to be the one who
    deviates attentions from those problem to the problem of Sunni and Shia?

    I ask Allah s.w.t. to give all of us the power and the sincerity to
    analyze everything in a manner which is His manner, and be free of
    prejudice and hatred, Insha-Allah.

Mohammad
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