tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650193.post113912153578098346..comments2023-11-02T23:12:22.758+11:00Comments on Planet Irf: OPINION: Get your own house in order before you go tearing others' houses down ...Irfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12032825228704836828noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650193.post-55497139932309467412007-03-21T11:21:00.000+11:002007-03-21T11:21:00.000+11:00damien, send me an e-mail with more info. My e-mai...damien, send me an e-mail with more info. My e-mail address is irfsol@yahoo.com.au.Irfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12032825228704836828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650193.post-90219976437852356412007-03-21T08:52:00.000+11:002007-03-21T08:52:00.000+11:00Irfan I would like to use this article in teaching...Irfan I would like to use this article in teaching challenges faced by world religions at High School. Your article is so clear and insightful, it's as if the 'so-called silent majority' of Islam finally has a voice. With your permission I would like to burst the bubble of negative stereotypes fed in part by hysteria.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650193.post-1140116384113007032006-02-17T05:59:00.000+11:002006-02-17T05:59:00.000+11:00to Anonymous at 3;43am:Gee, you're negative.No, no...to Anonymous at 3;43am:<BR/><BR/>Gee, you're negative.<BR/><BR/>No, no, leave reading about the brave and determined Greek independence fighters until well AFTER you have read about the great Knights .... who were certainly more interested in praying to God and in honour than in murdering women and children. Not every armed man who went on a Crusade (whether to Palestine or to Lithuania) was a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650193.post-1140053140881272792006-02-16T12:25:00.000+11:002006-02-16T12:25:00.000+11:00We are not going to have peace until they are dead...We are not going to have peace until they are dead or converted to ChristianityAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650193.post-1140021832694621012006-02-16T03:43:00.000+11:002006-02-16T03:43:00.000+11:00"Then, when you've done that, read something about..."Then, when you've done that, read something about the Greek struggle for independence"<BR/><BR/>You'd be talking about Greek independence from the raping, murdering, genocidal muslim empire of Turkey? Do you expect Greeks to respect muslims? Why do you expect me to respect muslims?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650193.post-1140003453804712222006-02-15T22:37:00.000+11:002006-02-15T22:37:00.000+11:00to 8:07pm AnonymousWake up to yourself!That Moslem...to 8:07pm Anonymous<BR/><BR/>Wake up to yourself!<BR/><BR/>That Moslem lady's opinions deserve to be heard .... even if you do disagree with them. Ever hear of a system of values called Chivalry? And one of the cornerstones of Chivalry was respect for women, wasn't it? <BR/><BR/>Before you start talking too much about the Knights of Christendom, I suggest you give those cheap Hollywood films Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650193.post-1139994476537273272006-02-15T20:07:00.000+11:002006-02-15T20:07:00.000+11:00"...I am a muslim Women, Irfaan you may think that..."...I am a muslim Women, Irfaan you may think that you are making peace by writting this article, all i can say is that you are giving the non-muslims the right to disrespect muslims, if we leave this now somebody else will mock the Prophet (SAW) in a another newspaper or magazine and then it will be too late because we would have given them the right to mock Islam by not reacting. ..."<BR/><BR/>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650193.post-1139948199062275752006-02-15T07:16:00.000+11:002006-02-15T07:16:00.000+11:00What plagerism? It's history.What plagerism? It's history.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650193.post-1139923313366317792006-02-15T00:21:00.000+11:002006-02-15T00:21:00.000+11:00its Plagiarismits PlagiarismAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650193.post-1139860293008501852006-02-14T06:51:00.000+11:002006-02-14T06:51:00.000+11:00hey irfan,got to you via altmuslim.this article st...hey irfan,<BR/><BR/>got to you via altmuslim.<BR/><BR/>this article strangely parallels something i wrote here. i think you'll be shocked.<BR/><BR/>http://eteraz.wordpress.com/2006/02/05/a-rhyming-history-of-crusades-and-terror/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650193.post-1139831606894050472006-02-13T22:53:00.000+11:002006-02-13T22:53:00.000+11:00Thanks for the great post irf. The irony of the ca...Thanks for the great post irf. <BR/><BR/>The irony of the <A HREF="http://humbugonline.blogspot.com/2006/02/cartoon-violence-isnt-always-lol-funny.html" REL="nofollow">cartoon violence</A> is that people who feel the need to "defend" their god/prophet are, for all intents and purposes, proclaiming the smallness and insignificance of their god/prophet. Surely a "big" capital "G" God can look afterTheo Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342708791160461777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650193.post-1139764554831538392006-02-13T04:15:00.000+11:002006-02-13T04:15:00.000+11:00Brilliant post.The same ridiculous intolerance tha...Brilliant post.<BR/><BR/>The same ridiculous intolerance that currently divides the moslem world and the predominantly christian West once divided christianity itself and nearly destroyed Europe. Eventually both sides realised that the only way forward out of perpetual war was to stop worrying about what the other guy beleived and to 'live and let live'.<BR/><BR/>So to all those who think the Steamboat Lionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12645780586629716757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650193.post-1139746357475433732006-02-12T23:12:00.000+11:002006-02-12T23:12:00.000+11:00What a wonderful world it would beIf all men had t...What a wonderful world it would be<BR/>If all men had the wisdom of theeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650193.post-1139434194404574672006-02-09T08:29:00.000+11:002006-02-09T08:29:00.000+11:00... for the Anonymous Moslem woman who posted at 1...... for the Anonymous Moslem woman who posted at 10;41pm:<BR/><BR/>I can understand you being hurt by the crude cartoons. I too would be offended if anyone insulted whatever was dear to me. <BR/><BR/>But, in reacting without thinking to the nasty scrawls that were published in an unimportant paper in a small remote country many months ago - do you really want to help George Bush and his Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650193.post-1139407818143805492006-02-09T01:10:00.000+11:002006-02-09T01:10:00.000+11:00Hi Irf,Thank you for this post. It is very constru...Hi Irf,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for this post. It is very constructive in the current situation.<BR/><BR/>I'm still not a big fan of Islam but perhaps more comments such as yours can change my views.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650193.post-1139398914868712122006-02-08T22:41:00.000+11:002006-02-08T22:41:00.000+11:00I am a muslim Women, Irfaan you may think that you...I am a muslim Women, Irfaan you may think that you are making peace by writting this article, all i can say is that you are giving the non-muslims the right to disrespect muslims, if we leave this now somebody else will mock the Prophet (SAW) in a another newspaper or magazine and then it will be too late because we would have given them the right to mock Islam by not reacting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650193.post-1139380730017927962006-02-08T17:38:00.000+11:002006-02-08T17:38:00.000+11:00Well done Irfan, at least there are some Muslims o...Well done Irfan, at least there are some Muslims out there who are prepared to voice their opinions and distaste for those who seek to radicalize your religion. <BR/>What still bothers me however is the continuing silence by the rest of the muslim world over the acts of violence perpetrated by memebers of their faith. The effect of this has been remove any semblance of respect I had for your Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650193.post-1139366616422148122006-02-08T13:43:00.000+11:002006-02-08T13:43:00.000+11:00You obviously hate Australian society or you would...You obviously hate Australian society or you wouldn't be a muslim. Piss off to Indonesia or New Zealand and don't come back. Take your leb thug mates with you. I am sick of your anti-semitismAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650193.post-1139365630915050552006-02-08T13:27:00.000+11:002006-02-08T13:27:00.000+11:00Don't be fooled by Irfans con job. Muslims don't t...Don't be fooled by Irfans con job. Muslims don't think the way he does. Irfan is a private school boy. Just because he tells you what you want to hear - that muslims should be reasonable - doesn't mean they will me. Irfan is the fat ugly face of a religion that is even uglier.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650193.post-1139359312757659022006-02-08T11:41:00.000+11:002006-02-08T11:41:00.000+11:00Having just read this article in todays Wellington...Having just read this article in todays Wellington Dominion Post, I believe that this is the most sensible comment to come out of this whole affair. I think all religions have extremists amongst their believers and have had for centuries. But that does not excuse them. The extremists do nothing for the cause. They only slow its progress and acceptance.<BR/><BR/>I have to say that I have a lot of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650193.post-1139351493540712122006-02-08T09:31:00.000+11:002006-02-08T09:31:00.000+11:00i've got a lot of respect for this viewpointi've got a lot of respect for this viewpointAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650193.post-1139350326667187092006-02-08T09:12:00.000+11:002006-02-08T09:12:00.000+11:00Dear Irfan.As a new father, I sometimes wonder wha...Dear Irfan.<BR/><BR/>As a new father, I sometimes wonder what sort of world my son will inherit. I look at the maddening rhetoric from the parts of the world that call themselves Islamic and shudder.<BR/><BR/>Then I read your article which has been published in a New Zealand Newspaper and I am gladdened. I know that you are not the only Muslim that has this perspective on the goings on after Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650193.post-1139329748784163002006-02-08T03:29:00.000+11:002006-02-08T03:29:00.000+11:00I wish a muslim would fly a plane up your arse lik...I wish a muslim would fly a plane up your arse like they did to the World Trade CenterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650193.post-1139316824941714812006-02-07T23:53:00.000+11:002006-02-07T23:53:00.000+11:00"I think it reflects a deep-seated insecurity, an ..."I think it reflects a deep-seated insecurity, an inability to find a meaningful identity through Islam alone."<BR/><BR/>Maybe deep down all muslims suspect that Islam is the religion for ignorant stupid 14th Century crazy-menAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650193.post-1139313315631107012006-02-07T22:55:00.000+11:002006-02-07T22:55:00.000+11:00What Iqbal Khaldun had to say made me think. To ...What Iqbal Khaldun had to say made me think. <BR/><BR/>To an outsider, a non-Moslem, like me, it seems that in less time than a single generation, so many Moslems have slid into a bottomless pit of despair and hopelessness and in so doing they have become easy prey to all sorts of exploiters and their schemes. <BR/><BR/>There has always been poverty and oppression and imperialism and crushing Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com