Comments on: Top 10 Misconceptions about Arabs… http://blog.eyas-sharaiha.com/2009/01/top-10-misconceptions-about-arabs/ Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Eyas Sharaihahttp://blog.eyas-sharaiha.com/2009/01/top-10-misconceptions-about-arabs/comment-page-1/#comment-177 Eyas Sharaiha Fri, 03 Dec 2010 18:55:00 +0000 http://blog.eyas-sharaiha.com/2009/01/14/top-10-misconceptions-about-arabs/#comment-177 Also, please refer to my response to Ramad.Best, Also, please refer to my response to Ramad.

Best,

]]> By: Eyas Sharaihahttp://blog.eyas-sharaiha.com/2009/01/top-10-misconceptions-about-arabs/comment-page-1/#comment-176 Eyas Sharaiha Fri, 03 Dec 2010 18:39:00 +0000 http://blog.eyas-sharaiha.com/2009/01/14/top-10-misconceptions-about-arabs/#comment-176 Mazen, this post was made in january of 2009. Some of the circumstances were different, the context was different, and certainly the point and intentions of the post were different. This is not meant to be a well-researched argumentative paper, but rather a humorous response to the view of arabs. If you want less humor, less opinion, and more research, then you can go ahead and check all posts made after this.Thanks! Mazen, this post was made in january of 2009. Some of the circumstances were different, the context was different, and certainly the point and intentions of the post were different. This is not meant to be a well-researched argumentative paper, but rather a humorous response to the view of arabs. If you want less humor, less opinion, and more research, then you can go ahead and check all posts made after this.

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]]> By: Mazen Maraqahttp://blog.eyas-sharaiha.com/2009/01/top-10-misconceptions-about-arabs/comment-page-1/#comment-175 Mazen Maraqa Fri, 03 Dec 2010 16:15:00 +0000 http://blog.eyas-sharaiha.com/2009/01/14/top-10-misconceptions-about-arabs/#comment-175 i think this is a really silly thing, its all not true by the way.. give me some evidence man !! i think this is a really silly thing, its all not true by the way.. give me some evidence man !!

]]> By: Eyashttp://blog.eyas-sharaiha.com/2009/01/top-10-misconceptions-about-arabs/comment-page-1/#comment-132 Eyas Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:57:56 +0000 http://blog.eyas-sharaiha.com/2009/01/14/top-10-misconceptions-about-arabs/#comment-132 Arab and Muslim culture is surely far from perfect, way far. But I don't think you understand where I'm coming from.<br><br>The post isn't meant as a feel-good motivator of Arabs, neither is it a denier of what is going wrong in the region. Believe me, I am very critical of a lot of the things that we have going on. This post, however, is a message to the west after unfortunate interactions I had with many people who I felt viewed the Arab world in an extreme and offensive manner.<br><br>Thus, this is a "reply" post; a one-sided reply to a one-sided vision; together, they make up reality. I am responding to people who are consistently anti-Arab, and consistently view Arabs as backwards, ill-mannered, abusive, intolerant, etc. and that is wrong as well. Naturally, my reply will only focus on the positive. That doesn't mean there's nothing wrong.<br><br>I'm Christian, so I do see a discreprancy between the Christian view of tolerance and the Muslim view of tolerance, but I also know that that is largely societal; Christians a few centuries back were as intolerant as muslims are currently; and arguably due to the young age of Islam, this might be rather justifiable for a new religion (though definitely not okay to exist).<br><br>About Islam's attitude towards non-believers, or mostly polytheists, I remember reading in a book that analysis the Quran that basically says that the Islamic attitude towards polytheists (and even Jews) was meant in the context of the abuse the polytheists committed against the Muslims.<br><br>The post isn't to say that all is good and dandy, but its to tell those in the West who think Islam is consistently bad, and think that the existence of Islam has harmed the world that.. you know what, Arabs and Muslims do have a beautiful culture, albeit imperfect.<br><br>As for our queen, while she might reflect some sort of a western culture, she is an Arab ethnically, and she represents a sizable group of Arabs with similar norms; yet Arab women are still viewed as ALL being those traditional abused wives. And some of them might be, but a sizable group isn't, and again, that's my point.<br><br>And as a citizen of the world, I feel offended when a portion of this world are viewed as stagnant, backwards, and static people.<br><br>To wrap up, I think you misunderstood the whole context of my post; it is merely a reply to popular views out there in the West (and I'm sure you know how widespread they are), and not a feel-good post trying to inspire Arabs to engage in acts of self-loving and give up on improving and fixing themselves. Such context actually applies to 99% of my posts at the moment. Arab and Muslim culture is surely far from perfect, way far. But I don't think you understand where I'm coming from.

The post isn't meant as a feel-good motivator of Arabs, neither is it a denier of what is going wrong in the region. Believe me, I am very critical of a lot of the things that we have going on. This post, however, is a message to the west after unfortunate interactions I had with many people who I felt viewed the Arab world in an extreme and offensive manner.

Thus, this is a “reply” post; a one-sided reply to a one-sided vision; together, they make up reality. I am responding to people who are consistently anti-Arab, and consistently view Arabs as backwards, ill-mannered, abusive, intolerant, etc. and that is wrong as well. Naturally, my reply will only focus on the positive. That doesn't mean there's nothing wrong.

I'm Christian, so I do see a discreprancy between the Christian view of tolerance and the Muslim view of tolerance, but I also know that that is largely societal; Christians a few centuries back were as intolerant as muslims are currently; and arguably due to the young age of Islam, this might be rather justifiable for a new religion (though definitely not okay to exist).

About Islam's attitude towards non-believers, or mostly polytheists, I remember reading in a book that analysis the Quran that basically says that the Islamic attitude towards polytheists (and even Jews) was meant in the context of the abuse the polytheists committed against the Muslims.

The post isn't to say that all is good and dandy, but its to tell those in the West who think Islam is consistently bad, and think that the existence of Islam has harmed the world that.. you know what, Arabs and Muslims do have a beautiful culture, albeit imperfect.

As for our queen, while she might reflect some sort of a western culture, she is an Arab ethnically, and she represents a sizable group of Arabs with similar norms; yet Arab women are still viewed as ALL being those traditional abused wives. And some of them might be, but a sizable group isn't, and again, that's my point.

And as a citizen of the world, I feel offended when a portion of this world are viewed as stagnant, backwards, and static people.

To wrap up, I think you misunderstood the whole context of my post; it is merely a reply to popular views out there in the West (and I'm sure you know how widespread they are), and not a feel-good post trying to inspire Arabs to engage in acts of self-loving and give up on improving and fixing themselves. Such context actually applies to 99% of my posts at the moment.

]]> By: Ramadhttp://blog.eyas-sharaiha.com/2009/01/top-10-misconceptions-about-arabs/comment-page-1/#comment-131 Ramad Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:42:01 +0000 http://blog.eyas-sharaiha.com/2009/01/14/top-10-misconceptions-about-arabs/#comment-131 Young man, I understand your position trying to defend the Arab culture and people. You basically found ways of defending some of the biggest atrocities that happen in the arab world. I'm a muslim and I can tell you that unlike Judaism and Catholicism, the islamic religion is not a peaceful religion in its core. Forget all the rhetoric that you have drowned yourself in and think of what other religions have to say about non believers. As an Arab I can say that what you did was frankly a naive analysis of what is going on around you. I'm very proud of being an Arab but it's undeniable that there are big chunks of our culture that simply are not acceptable under today's modern standards. You can try to convince yourself otherwise, out of sudden pride of being an Arab and reading about the old Arabic glory, but the situation of women in the muslim world is unacceptable when you look to it with a global point of view. You can argue that muslim woman do not complain, but that is not enough. Your queen is not a representation of a typical Arabic woman. The image that she transmits is of a western woman. I'm sorry to say but you presented a biased opinion of the Arabic world. It's obvious that you are willing to point out defects in western societies but you present, Arabic nations without ever touching any of its defects. Of course this will have no effect in the way you think right now. This is just going to irritate you. You might even say that I have no pride in my culture. Well go ahead. I just hope that some years from now you will be able to look at things with your own eyes, not the eyes of a arab, not the eyes of a jordanian but the eyes of a citizen of the world. Young man, I understand your position trying to defend the Arab culture and people. You basically found ways of defending some of the biggest atrocities that happen in the arab world. I'm a muslim and I can tell you that unlike Judaism and Catholicism, the islamic religion is not a peaceful religion in its core. Forget all the rhetoric that you have drowned yourself in and think of what other religions have to say about non believers. As an Arab I can say that what you did was frankly a naive analysis of what is going on around you. I'm very proud of being an Arab but it's undeniable that there are big chunks of our culture that simply are not acceptable under today's modern standards. You can try to convince yourself otherwise, out of sudden pride of being an Arab and reading about the old Arabic glory, but the situation of women in the muslim world is unacceptable when you look to it with a global point of view. You can argue that muslim woman do not complain, but that is not enough. Your queen is not a representation of a typical Arabic woman. The image that she transmits is of a western woman. I'm sorry to say but you presented a biased opinion of the Arabic world. It's obvious that you are willing to point out defects in western societies but you present, Arabic nations without ever touching any of its defects. Of course this will have no effect in the way you think right now. This is just going to irritate you. You might even say that I have no pride in my culture. Well go ahead. I just hope that some years from now you will be able to look at things with your own eyes, not the eyes of a arab, not the eyes of a jordanian but the eyes of a citizen of the world.

]]> By: Ayham Al Mashnihttp://blog.eyas-sharaiha.com/2009/01/top-10-misconceptions-about-arabs/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Ayham Al Mashni Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:31:21 +0000 http://blog.eyas-sharaiha.com/2009/01/14/top-10-misconceptions-about-arabs/#comment-69 Excuse my Enlish.. if someone can present this point with more clarity, with refrences from the Hadith and the Quran I would really appreciate it due to its importance in global oppeness between the people and the abolishment of all the stereotypes on Muslims and Arabs. Excuse my Enlish.. if someone can present this point with more clarity, with refrences from the Hadith and the Quran I would really appreciate it due to its importance in global oppeness between the people and the abolishment of all the stereotypes on Muslims and Arabs.

]]> By: Ayham Al Mashnihttp://blog.eyas-sharaiha.com/2009/01/top-10-misconceptions-about-arabs/comment-page-1/#comment-155 Ayham Al Mashni Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:31:00 +0000 http://blog.eyas-sharaiha.com/2009/01/14/top-10-misconceptions-about-arabs/#comment-155 Excuse my Enlish.. if someone can present this point with more clarity, with refrences from the Hadith and the Quran I would really appreciate it due to its importance in global oppeness between the people and the abolishment of all the stereotypes on Muslims and Arabs. Excuse my Enlish.. if someone can present this point with more clarity, with refrences from the Hadith and the Quran I would really appreciate it due to its importance in global oppeness between the people and the abolishment of all the stereotypes on Muslims and Arabs.

]]> By: Ayham Al Mashnihttp://blog.eyas-sharaiha.com/2009/01/top-10-misconceptions-about-arabs/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Ayham Al Mashni Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:29:01 +0000 http://blog.eyas-sharaiha.com/2009/01/14/top-10-misconceptions-about-arabs/#comment-68 Regarding Jihad, theologically it's is seperated into two parts. Jihad; the strife against yourself (which is the most important) and the physical Jihad. Jihad as the strife against the invidual's human nature could be explained as following. If a man is thinking of commiting adultery, and then decides not to - due to its effect on his family and society - then that is consider the more important Jihad. Regarding the physical Jihad, it is deffending your own rights, and freedom in any means available. Education could be considered as Jihad, as well as killing a Muslims who planns to kill other innocent humans - even if not Muslims - for instance, the anti-terrorism departements in the Jordanian Public Security force (قوة مكافحة الإرهاب) are fighting fundemantilist Islamicists who support and propagate the killing of other innocent Muslims and non-Muslims. In a theological perspective what they are doing is considered Jihad (I mean what the Jordanian anti terrorism departements are doing). Regarding Jihad, theologically it’s is seperated into two parts. Jihad; the strife against yourself (which is the most important) and the physical Jihad. Jihad as the strife against the invidual’s human nature could be explained as following. If a man is thinking of commiting adultery, and then decides not to – due to its effect on his family and society – then that is consider the more important Jihad. Regarding the physical Jihad, it is deffending your own rights, and freedom in any means available. Education could be considered as Jihad, as well as killing a Muslims who planns to kill other innocent humans – even if not Muslims – for instance, the anti-terrorism departements in the Jordanian Public Security force (قوة مكافحة الإرهاب) are fighting fundemantilist Islamicists who support and propagate the killing of other innocent Muslims and non-Muslims. In a theological perspective what they are doing is considered Jihad (I mean what the Jordanian anti terrorism departements are doing).

]]> By: Ayham Al Mashnihttp://blog.eyas-sharaiha.com/2009/01/top-10-misconceptions-about-arabs/comment-page-1/#comment-154 Ayham Al Mashni Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:29:00 +0000 http://blog.eyas-sharaiha.com/2009/01/14/top-10-misconceptions-about-arabs/#comment-154 Regarding Jihad, theologically it's is seperated into two parts. Jihad; the strife against yourself (which is the most important) and the physical Jihad. Jihad as the strife against the invidual's human nature could be explained as following. If a man is thinking of commiting adultery, and then decides not to - due to its effect on his family and society - then that is consider the more important Jihad. Regarding the physical Jihad, it is deffending your own rights, and freedom in any means available. Education could be considered as Jihad, as well as killing a Muslims who planns to kill other innocent humans - even if not Muslims - for instance, the anti-terrorism departements in the Jordanian Public Security force (قوة مكافحة الإرهاب) are fighting fundemantilist Islamicists who support and propagate the killing of other innocent Muslims and non-Muslims. In a theological perspective what they are doing is considered Jihad (I mean what the Jordanian anti terrorism departements are doing). Regarding Jihad, theologically it’s is seperated into two parts. Jihad; the strife against yourself (which is the most important) and the physical Jihad. Jihad as the strife against the invidual’s human nature could be explained as following. If a man is thinking of commiting adultery, and then decides not to – due to its effect on his family and society – then that is consider the more important Jihad. Regarding the physical Jihad, it is deffending your own rights, and freedom in any means available. Education could be considered as Jihad, as well as killing a Muslims who planns to kill other innocent humans – even if not Muslims – for instance, the anti-terrorism departements in the Jordanian Public Security force (قوة مكافحة الإرهاب) are fighting fundemantilist Islamicists who support and propagate the killing of other innocent Muslims and non-Muslims. In a theological perspective what they are doing is considered Jihad (I mean what the Jordanian anti terrorism departements are doing).

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