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Saudi Arabia and Wahhabism: “The kernel of evil”
Twin Towers,
3/11/02Has George W. Bush ever read the Qur'an (Koran)?
Abu Qatada leading ideologue of Islamic jihad says "I am
astonished by President Bush when he claims there is nothing in the Koran that
justifies jihad or violence in the name of Islam". "Is he some kind
of Islamic scholar? Has he ever actually read the Koran?" We can
refer you to a number of articles by Robert E. Burns (Grad Dip Islamic Studies)
but here is one The Hardening
of Prophet Muhammad
Reply to the Washington Post article,“Defaming Islam”
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- The sayings and actions of Prophet Muhammad
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HRAIC is a multi-ethnic,
multi-religious organization committed to combating abuses in Muslim countries.
While Amnesty International is doing an excellent job world-wide, we see the
need to monitor the implementation of Islamic law. Shariah has many harsh
maxims addressed to apostates, women, thieves, adulterers, drinkers and
non-Muslim minorities. Convener Robert E. Burns, GDIS (Graduate Diploma in
Islamic Studies)
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Prophet Muhammad said, "When one
of you puts on sandals, he should first put on the right foot " (Hadith
Sahih Muslim 877)
He also said, "He who does not
obey Muhammad disobeys God." (Hadith Mishkat 144)
The sayings and actions of Muhammad make
up the Sunnah which together with the Qur'an constitute Islamic Law. Study
shows that authoritarianism extends to the simplest and most basic human
activities. Human rights should be universal regardless of color, creed or
gender. We agree that abuses are rife in a number of non-Muslim countries but
HRAIC members have either personal experience driving them or more expertise
and so contribute to this field rather than to, say, HRIC (Human Rights in
China). Moreover, history has shown that political and military dictatorships
have a shorter lifetime than religions; for example, Islam has changed little
in over 13 centuries.
Most people are born into a certain
religion and so no blame can be attached to them. We believe everyone has the
right to hold religious beliefs and moreover apostatize (leave that religion )
if they so desire. (Shariah sets the death penalty for apostasy.) There are
good and bad in all religions but some have considerable potential to do harm
especially when held dogmatically. HRAIC's position is that it supports
liberal-democratic pluralism and modernism as opposed to fundamentalism. We aim
for the implementation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and support
world peace and human siblinghood. "Political correctness", however,
has come to mean that many undesirable actions are not criticized.
HRAIC, Human rights Abuses in Islamic
Countries is a non-profit organization incorporated in the state of South
Australia. Its Constitution is
available here online. Membership is free and open to anyone in the world who
agrees with our aims. (See the Constitution.) We do not publish names of
members as there would be some danger in doing so. Apply now reburns@hraic.org
This is our only source of revenue. - No,
we are not funded by Washington or Tel Aviv, as some people would like to
think. Our bank is the Bank of South Australia, Noarlunga Colonnades Branch
(BSB # 105 156), Ramsay Walk, Noarlunga Centre, 5168, South Australia. Account
Number 156/0040097040, in the name of Human Rights Abuses in Islamic Countries
Inc. Smaller donations may be swallowed up by bank charges, so international
money orders, Western Union or American Express coupons may be sent to HRAIC,
c/- RE Burns, PO Box 685, Noarlunga Centre, South Australia, 5168. If you are
not allowed to send money out of the country let us know and we may be able to
take the donation out in goods (e.g. software) or services e.g.
hosting,translation, etc.
We are seeking friends with fluency in two
languages to help translate this newsletter. No language is too
"minor". We find people like reading their mother tongue even if they
speak good English. We have fonts in all languages if you require them. Please
use Unitype encoding (e.g. Windows 98 SE and later) as these have become
standard. Please let us know what you are translating so you don't double-up. reburns@hraic.org
Disclaimer
This website does not aim to offend
Muslims. We do not necessarily agree with links and articles from other sites.
We do, however, oppose the hard-line
punishments of Sharia, Islamic law and the hard-line verses in the Qur’an and
Hadith. Some articles may not refer directly to Islamic human rights abuses,
fundamentalism and terrorism, instead aiming to impede Islamic da’wah
(conversion to Islam). We do this because often converts to Islam are fanatics
– witness David Hicks of South Australia who went to fight for the
Taleban/al-Qaeda. We consider our work to be in the public and national
interest and that of democracy and civilization in general.
If readers are aware of anything which is
incorrect please email us.