From: khan@twg.com (Sharaz Khan)
Subject: Re: SALMAN RUSHDIE
Organization: The Wollongong Group, Palo Alto, CA
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 00:55:25 GMT

In article <1992Sep10.201425.6227@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> rroy@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Raja R Roy) writes:
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>In article <1992Sep10.173717.4158@twg.com> khan@twg.com (Sharaz Khan) writes:

>>Picture this; a novel writer who is not even critically 
>>acclamed receives a grant to mass produce his novel from 
>>Penguin books.  This would seem a bit out of the normal.
>
>    This is bullshit. He was a highly acclaimed novelist before he wrote
> Satanic Verses. 


Did I say "highly" or "critically" acclaimed?  I keep hearing about

his people mentioning his acclaim, but I find no sources of any books

that have stirred such a hue and cry or controversy.



>>Secondly, his book is written in a time prior to the Gulf 
>>war around the time when the Soviet Union is at its breaking
>>point.  At the same time, the language that used to be thought
>>to the CIA (Russian) changes its curriculum to Arabic.  
>
>     Makes no sense. What do you want to convey?

This is my opinion and opinions do not require sources.  They are

mearly based on feelings.





>>In my opinion, the book was simply another tool used and 
>>defended by the big 5 who have the power to veto any bill 
>>passed in the UN, to get a consensus of:         
>>
>>1) The Islamic reaction around the world
>>2) To which levels would muslims go to in order to defend Islam
>>3) What are the numbers of Muslims in and around Europe. 
>
>      Pathetic thinking. How does one find the number of muslims by writing
> a novel? Beats me. 
>      What is so special about Islam that big 5 will like to do such silly
>  things. You are being paranoid.

>>And I believe, that Rushdie's book has acheived it's goal.  But
>>the problem lies with our Muslims today who would fall for this
>>trap.
>
>   What trap?  Why would anybody do that? Are muslims so important ?
> Where do islamic states stand on power equation ? What has west to be
> afraid about ?  
>


Islam is the only faith that the West has always feared.  Europe almost

saw the fall of Rome at the hands of Muslims.  Why you ask?  Islam offers

comprehensive solutions to many social and human problems that no other

faith can combine with real and practical life (business, science, economics,

etc.) whereas the concept in other faiths is a separation of all of these

faculties.  When the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) took Mecca, it was not by the

sword, but by the fact that he had conveyed such a system that attacked

at the roots of the currently running system.  He simply walked in to 

Mecca.  The system that exists in the West today was similar in most 

aspects than that of Mecca 1400  years ago.  Besides, my being "paranoid"

about the West is nothing new.  I have come to this conclusion after 

much such as:

- Double-standard in the case of Kuwait when Iraq invaded it vs that of 
  the occupation of Pelestine by the Zionists.

- Double-standard when all resolutions passed in the UN are implemented 
  in Kuwait but not in Pelestine.

- Double-standard when "protecting" the Shites in Iraq, whereas neglecting
  Bosnia's genocide as a "regional guerella warfare".

- Double-standard in asking Pakistan to sign the nuclear non-proliferation 
  treaty whereas India is devoid from this right.

- Double-standars in helping the Afghans to fight against the former US
  "evil" (communism), and not doing the same for Bosnians.

This list can go on and on, so get out of my face and don't teach me what 

it is to be a Muslim and not feel what happens around the world to Muslims

at the hands of the West - directly or indirectly.

You also seem to be pointing to the fact that the Muslims are weak 

militarily.  I may agree with you on this one, but don't look at Islam

as a military power only.  Today the fastest growing "religion" in the 

world and the US is Islam.  In the US, it will exceed Catholics and 

Jewish faiths.  Once a person becomes Muslim, it is obligatory for one

to refuse most that operates in the current system of Government.  Can

you tell me how this will affect voting in future?  




>    I don't see why Islam should be so important for west. Any reasons.
> West has everything, money and power. Once oil is gone ( in 50 years ),
> where will Islamic states be? 


Maybe you need to understand Islam a bit more.  Maybe you can write

to me and I can show you more about this beautiful faith.  Or maybe

you just don't care.  


> Raja

Sharaaz Khan

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