tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600258.post116370879015453607..comments2024-03-25T01:20:22.817-04:00Comments on a bengali in TO: Little Mosque, Advice and That Videomezbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16450639860657867772noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600258.post-42074518615622901372007-01-08T08:55:00.000-05:002007-01-08T08:55:00.000-05:00I was in Canada recently and saw a mini clip of "L...I was in Canada recently and saw a mini clip of "Little Mosque on the Prairie" on CBC. It looked funny indeed. I'm sad that I won't be able to watch the show in US. :-(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600258.post-42089748694826430442007-01-05T10:51:00.000-05:002007-01-05T10:51:00.000-05:00The Saddam episode leaves me so sad.
We as Muslims...The Saddam episode leaves me so sad.<br />We as Muslims start every task with "Bismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim" and this episode demonstrates how large the gap is btwn. intent and reality.<br /><br />Especially being an Ismaili Shia this leaves a sour taste in my mouth - enough said.<br /><br />Many many articles I have read and the one i would recommend is this one from Tarek Fatah - the local TO commentator ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.countercurrents.org/iraq-fatah040107.htm">Why the rush to execute Saddam?</a><br /><br />mV.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600258.post-2488924584643242242007-01-05T10:45:00.000-05:002007-01-05T10:45:00.000-05:00I saw the preview too when watching I think either...I saw the preview too when watching I think either "This hour.. or Air farce, when does it start? 8/9 Jan??? Am waiting to see if it's all good as it seems! <br />As for Saddam, that was one sad day,on a happy occassion (Eid),that picture kept on playing on my mind as I tried to have a good time with my family. I think it just backfired (the shit just hit the fan now), pple sympathised with him. I saw the video, my husband was viewing it on youtube,I just didn't want to see all the *stuff*. He looked *calm* and the Kalimah, so loud and strong. Now,what about the other dictators of our time, when will they be punished?? or is this just a double standard??? sfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600258.post-12320196473795255242007-01-05T10:41:00.000-05:002007-01-05T10:41:00.000-05:00Turns out it was militia men who did the killing, ...Turns out it was militia men who did the killing, members of Muqtadar as-Sadr's "Mahdi Army."<br /><br /> Turns out as-Sadr even has the noose that did the job.<br /><br /> It was not justice, it was a sectarian lynching.أبو سنانhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04213826171467402183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600258.post-68236197241822835332007-01-05T07:54:00.000-05:002007-01-05T07:54:00.000-05:00Salamaat,
"the heart knows what it wants.." so poe...Salamaat,<br />"the heart knows what it wants.." so poetic Mashaallah :)<br /><br />The Saddam affair was so deplorable, and also on Eid day? I mean really, how tasteless can they get?<br /><br />I thought it was so symbolic on some level..i hope the other dictators are taking notes in the ME...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600258.post-53005979888535095032007-01-05T04:32:00.000-05:002007-01-05T04:32:00.000-05:00If I want advice from you I’m going to tie you dow...If I want advice from you I’m going to tie you down to a chair without food in sight so you can hear me and respond ‘deeply’ :) Thanks for telling me this in advance!<br /><br />I watched it too and he came out so brave. Allah knows who’s at fault, we don't. He was brave and so heroic. Others would have peed in their pants. Did you see how he was talking to his executioners? Who does that? It really disturbed me esp when people danced around his body like kids around Piggy in Lord of the Flies! Disgusting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600258.post-88002127755632627622007-01-05T00:53:00.000-05:002007-01-05T00:53:00.000-05:00I'm definitely curious to see the show too. But wh...I'm definitely curious to see the show too. But what's this, you got a free shawarma! No fair! I should've came downtown today instead of hanging out at my old university. Man, I miss all the good things! Last time I was downtown someone was promoting a new chocolate bar but it wasn't halal so I gave it to a homeless person :S'liyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09682312785305176809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600258.post-36662777598566321012007-01-05T00:00:00.000-05:002007-01-05T00:00:00.000-05:00Isheeta: and on Eid day too! What a grotesque way ...Isheeta: and on Eid day too! What a grotesque way to settle scores. I know I should not feel sorry for him, given what he did all these years, but you can't but help after watching that video, eh?<br /><br />Mousehunter: I thought it was a parody too! I didn't know about the shawarma beforehand else would have gone, wanted a shawarma badly today and was in the area!<br /><br />Lol ya I was thinking about the shrimp. I just love shrimps.<br /><br />About Saddam, I don't know. He did a lot of oppression against right of others, and those, Allah does not forgive unless the other persons forgive. But, as you said, Allahu Alam.<br /><br />M&M: Yeah I hope they don't do a lot of in-jokes too. Allah made me Funny is really funny, but you have to be Muslim to get some of the jokes and I hope it's different here.mezbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16450639860657867772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600258.post-28327688055249007802007-01-04T22:59:00.000-05:002007-01-04T22:59:00.000-05:00it sounds like a funny show. its such a sensitive ...it sounds like a funny show. its such a sensitive issue though because I am not sure if the general Canadian public would get the jokes. I hope they do not overdo it and it doesnt end up showing Muslims in a bad light. I do want to watch it. There was this ad for the show where the guy is talking on the phone telling his friend he threw a "bomb" on his dead as he has decided to give up his law job and does not care if his dad thinks he is committing "suicide". lol the white lady in front of him freaks and two min later he is arrested by the swats or something. LOL<br /><br />Good advice. short and sweet.<br /><br />I felt the same way about the video and have fianlly watched it. Same feeling of shock and awe and even some sympathy actually. I cannot imagine the feeling in his mind of knowing he is going to die in a moment.M&Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529620161652834127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600258.post-67633060845586046092007-01-04T21:57:00.000-05:002007-01-04T21:57:00.000-05:00I can't wait for Little Mosque on the Prairie eith...I can't wait for Little Mosque on the Prairie either. At first I thought the ad was a joke, cuz I was watching This Hour has 22 Minutes, but saw another ad realized it was a real show. Look funny too. An acquaintance of mine knows the producer and sent out a big email promoting it and everything, saying that there was gonna be the "World Biggest Shwarma". Anyways, it looks promising.<br /><br />The heart knows what it wants...too deap maaan. Were you thinking about the the tiger shrimp?<br /><br />Interesting how after Saddam was executed all these stories surfaced about how he used to save bread crumbs from his meals to feed the birds and how he was so good to the nurses and guards in the prison. Who knows, maybe he made sincere tauba, and it was accepted, and changed for the better. Allahu Alam.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600258.post-55132154104807284042007-01-04T20:51:00.000-05:002007-01-04T20:51:00.000-05:00I couldnt avoid the Saddam spectacle.. I was in Pa...I couldnt avoid the Saddam spectacle.. I was in Panama, and thats all the CNN and BBC were focused on. <br /><br />Here you had one of the most gruesome dictators in history, and instead of feeling a sense of closure at the hanging, I watched with morbid fascination and with sympathy for the man (for only a short time) who wanted to die with God's name as his last words, and instead... the mob lynchers make him look like a national hero because of their unprofessionalism.<br /><br />The fear in his eyes as the black cloth was wrapped around his neck was unavoidable though. THAT was death staring you in the face.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com