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Definition of 'Secular' & 'Acceptance' of
Minorities in Muslim Countries
“The word secular is used differently
in the established democracies and in the Muslim countries.
In Muslim countries, after all non-Muslims have been marginalised,
secular are those people who are reserved in their adoption of the
Sharia and open killing of non-Muslims. But remember this: they adopt
this 'secular' stand after the non-Muslims have been sidelined by
Islamic laws and deliberate terror against them. Until then, they are
active participants in the process against non-Muslims.
Some examples:
Pakistan: The Ahmadis who worship Allah but have differing everyday
religious practices from regular Muslims are not recognized as Muslims.
Christians have been relegated to the most menial jobs in society and
their churches regularly bombed. Hindus are openly discriminated
against. At the time of independence (1947) the population was 7to 10%
non-muslims; today the number is less than 3%.
Bangladesh, Kosovo, Bosnia and Kuwait: All four of these countries owe
their survival, and to a large degree their existence, to help and
sacrifice made by non-Muslims and democratic countries. Bangladesh came
into being when the 'secular' Muslims of Pakistan killed three million
of their own citizens and Muslim Bangladeshis. It came into being with
the help of a democratic and secular, India {mainly Hindu}.
Kuwait was liberated from 'secular' Muslims of Iraq in 1991 when it was
savagely attacked. Kosovo and Bosnia were protected from the murderous
Serbs. Here, too, a a democratic and secular country {USA - mainly
Christian} came to the rescue.
In each case, however, each of these rescued and liberated countries has
reverted to its original ways. The 'secular' Bangladeshis are on a
'pogrom' to cleanse their country of its Hindu minority; the 'secular'
Kuwaiti citizens are actively involved in terror activities against the
United States.
Lately, even the Saudis have found a benefit in referring to themselves
as 'secular'. The Saudi society which was protected from Iraqi invasion
by the US sent 15 of their citizens to kill 3000 US citizens! This land
of the 'pure' is a society that does not recognize the death of a
non-Muslim on its soil.
So the term 'secular' and the concept of acceptance of non-Muslims is
just not the same as is found in the democracies of the world. We accept
and are tolerant of other faiths, whereas many in the Muslim countries
are paranoid and on a systemic campaign to convert, harass and even kill
their non-Muslim citizens. Their 'secular' citizens are active
participants in the miserable plight of non- Muslims amongst them.”
Robbie, November 17, 2002 at 02:41
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