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When "Islamic Extremists" don't know how to read the Qur'an or pray...
Boko Haram leader "can't read Qur'an, nor perform Islamic prayers"
How to start an empathy revolution
Doing some work at uni on empathy and came across this. I thought it's worth listening to.
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The European Refugee Crisis and Syria Explained
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Halaal Coke
Sometimes, people are really dismayed when sources of leftwing pro immigrant news such as the Daily Mail fail to cover really important news.
After all, if you cant even rely on the newspapers, who can you rely upon?
Source: Twitter
White saviour complex V Muslim Women
There was an interesting article that was posted in the Guardian a couple of days ago (video of incident that inspired article contains nudity) which discussed the incredulity shown by many westerners when told that Muslim women have always found Islam empowering.
The article is a good read. It was written in response to a Muslim event in France that was discussing the role of women where a couple of protesters from Femen stormed the stage and got naked to "protest for equality".
Cruel Britannia
Anyone watching the news will have heard that there is a refugee crisis going on.
The coverage of the refugees has certainly softened over time, from describing them as vermin to swarms, to now describing them as migrants.
While this is still not accurate, it be better than the earlier coverage.
News has mostly turned to the stance taken in relation to refugees by Germany and Hungary.
Eastern European Hostility
The Hungarian Prime Minister has declared himself as the protector of Europe from the scurge of Islam (conveniently forgetting where some refugees from Hungary went during the time of the Ottoman Empire). He does not want any refugees in his country and considers the refugees as a German problem.
Aylan Kurdi | Tears for The Little Syrian Boy
Don’t turn away and hide your face,
It's not the time, it’s not the place,
Look at me, stand and stare,
Lifeless and listless do you care?
My only crime was to be born,
Three years ago in a place war torn,
My short lived life, my mother’s tears,
Hopes and dreams destroyed by fears,
And as the world turns inside out,
Back to front and full of doubt,
My picture goes around the earth,
Governments decide what we are worth,
An immigrant, or a refugee,
Is that your eyes can see,
Human beings are we not the same,
Being used as pawns in a political game,
For now my life has ended here,
On a beach somewhere, so far so near
Close to freedom, a promised land,
Tawaf on a segway?
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Related article in The Guardian
As stated by the scholar in the article that we shouldn't judge because we do not know and there may be a genuine reason to do this.
At the same time you have to be healthy to stand on a segway.
This is something I never imagined that I would ever see.