From: onf@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (omar.farooq)
Subject: re: ISLAMIC BROTERHOOD - BOSNIA V/S SOMALIA
Organization: AT&T
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 17:53:52 GMT

>Article 27643 in soc.culture.pakistan:
>From: B.Kumar@cs.ucl.ac.uk
>Subject: ISLAMIC BROTERHOOD - BOSNIA V/S SOMALIA
>Date: 28 Aug 92 14:20:51 GMT
>Lines: 37
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>On all culture news groups flag bearer of islam have posted
>messages after messages deploring sitaution in Bosnia.  Who 
>is  helping   in    Bosnia?   Muslims states - NO.   Muslim 
>Fundamentalists all around the world are getting hoarse crying 
>for Bosnia and Islam. Islam is in DANGER once more (it was 
>in Gulf war before) for these fundamentlists. Who are they 
>cursing for not helping - WEST? Why the hell should WEST help 
>these fundamentlists who will go tomorrow planting bombs in 
>western planes and threatening Salman Rushdie and likes
>with death threats at flimsiest grounds? West is under
>no obligation to help. It SHOULD NOT get involved. But
>west is still helping out of goodwill.
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If the WEST were to help, they wouldn't be helping the fundamentalists,
they would be helping villagers and innocent civilians.  Although,
there are fundamentalist raising their voices, perhaps a cooler,
more "diplomatic" (hint) categorical classification of Muslims
may be more appreciated.  I cannot simply generalize all Hindus
by citing the example of a few radical BJP members and say
that "Why should so and so help those fundamentalists when they
cause so much damage",  when in fact there would be a genuine 
humanitarian cause involved. So please, think peace, and think of the 
children.
Iran, Pakistan and Turkey(Turkey especially) have shown their 
willingness to send medical, military, humanitarian aid to Bosnia.
But England, France, and Germany have unanimously and vehemently
opposed any "3rd" world country from far away coming to solve the
problem in Europe.  You are right, the West has no obligation to
do anything, but they have done so because by negating any initiative
taken by other Muslim countries, they have no choice but to satisfy
those observing them, by doing something, whether it is nominal or
significant.
It's not the fundamentalists that have grown hoarse from crying,
but the innocent men, women and children who get killed, even
at their own relatives' funerals.  I think the hoarse crying
and reactionary whining seems to be blowing from somewhere else.
As you may or may not know, Turkey has asked Bulgaria and Greece to 
allow passage through their territory strictly for reaching
the former Yugoslavia, but for obvious (past animosities) reasons 
neither country has allowed Turkey or any Muslims country.  
And the other (Western) side of Yugoslavia (Italy, Autria, Hungary) 
have also withheld any allowance of such activity.
If you want to talk about naval access, then the US and UK already
have carriers and destroyers just roaming about the Adriatic
coast and they won't let any other ship near them. 
Now, they haven't done anything, and yet they won't let anyone else
from a Muslim country come in: what that says to me is "If there
is going to be anything done here, it'll be done by us, whenever we 
chose".

>But what is happening to Somalia which has 99 percent
>(compared just 30 percent population in Bosnia) *BLACK* 
>MUSLIMS who are dying by THOUSANDS every day (compared
>to less than few hundred in a war for which Bosnian themselves
>are equally responsible) with most cruel death caused by 
>starvation and hunger.  Who is helping them? Muslim States - NO.
>It is the west that is helping in Somalia once again
>even though they are under no obligation to do.
>What happended to Islamic "Red Crescent"? Or Black
>muslims are disposable commodity? Why don't these islamic 
>fundamentlists collect money for Somalia which is more in 
>despearte need than any one else on this earth?. Why are
>the islamic governments of IRAN ,Pakistan, Bangladesh who
>are all very vocal on Bosnia supply food and medicine
>to Somalia or Islamic Brotherhood just stops at the gate
>of Africa.

Although lack of food and starvation is the problem, this problem arose
from the civil infighting that has been going on in Somalia, so the
ultimate problem is the restoration of transportation for food.  And
for your information Pakistan has sent about 5000 troops as part
of a peacekeeping force to attempt to bring the fighting to minimum or
to stop it completely, so that supplies can freely move about the
country.  Aside from PAkistan, a few other Muslim countries have also
sent troops and doctors, workers, (Saudi Arabia, Iran, and I beleive
Oman) for assistance the Somalians. 

>That only tells about total HYPOCRACY Of ISLAMIC BROTHERHOOD
>and ISLAMIC Equality.

Separate the religion from its followers.  I cannot shun any
preachings of peace and spiritual richness of Hinduism by 
citting a few bad examples of radical Hindus, or say that
Hiduism is chauvinist by talking about Saati, or say that it is
prejudiced by talking about the caste system.  
And most of all, know what is going on before accrediting someone
with good will and someone else with irresponsibility or apathy.

>Regards,

>bkumar

Most warm regards.
Omar
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