my response

Submitted by Khaled Al-Mutairy (Turkey), Jul 2, 2008 at 03:47

You are arrogant.

Please explain.

Your comments are so smug and rifled with lies...

That's a harsh statement. Where did İ lie?

Bahrain still have slaves from Indonesia and Bangledesh...

Also İndia, Syria, Egypt, Turkey, Malaysia, Phillipines and Sri Lanka. And they are not slaves they are considered guest workers. We even gave citizenship to many of them who have been there for over 10 years. More importantly, their job opportunities are better in Bahrain which is why they come. Our economy is BOOMİNG, as is the case with the rest of the GCC. These workers are hard-working dedicated people who send the money to their families.

How are they any different from Latin Americans in America –which the Republicans want kicked out. İ have seen so many documentaries about racism towards them. So this should be your main concern.

Until then, keep the petro-dollars coming in!!

He hated dogs and you all today dont like dogs because he feared dogs.

At the time, dogs were considered dirty. İn today's age, they are groomed and given injections to free them from diseases and illnesses. We love dogs and other animals in the Middle East, except the very conservative people. For every man, his own.

You will smear Muslims because of the issue of dogs? Are you that desperate? LoL!!!! Great argument.

God told the Jews not to eat pork, not aNYONE ELSE.

God also ‘'told" people to think for themselves –he gave humans a brain and rationale to use. Muslims don't eat pork because we consider pigs to be dirty animals that eat their own feces. Pork is not considered halal.

"Forbidden to you are: dead meat, blood, the flesh of swine, and that on which hath been invoked a name other than that of Allah." (Al-Ma'idah: 3)

Some may argue that christians are not suppose to because in the bible it says"…and the swine, as he divideth the hoof, and be cloven footed, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you. Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcass shall ye not touch, they are unclean to you." (Leviticus chapter 11 verse 7 and 8).

These issues are ripe for interpretation. FYİ İ do know Muslims who eat pork. İt isn't like they will get struck by lightning by doing so. We are also asked not to drink alcohol or consume intoxicants –but some Muslims do. Religion, hygiene, and personal preferences are exactly that ---PERSONAL. Not anybody else's business.

GOD MADE THE PIG AND NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE pig.

Pigs are also animals, meaning they have a life a soul and feelings. We are asked not to eat them –that is all. Since they are creations of God, we still respect them.

GOD TOLD THE JEWS NOT TO EAT CAMEL meat, but your prophet said drink camel milk and urine...

Can you verify this claim about camel urine or are you just ignorant and trying to flame? As for camel milk –İ don't know many who are willing to drink that stuff. İ tried it once and it is absolutely disgusting!! Once again my son, PERSONAL PREFERENCES.

You all say Allah wrote the Quran. Mostly everything in the Quran was stolen from the Talmud

What on earth are you going on about? What a preposterous assertion. Quran came from Nabay's revelations.

Talmud pertains to Jewish ethics and customs and has nothing to do with the Quran –though there may be a few similar practices. Judaism and İslam share some similarities as they are both Abrahamic religions.

Muslims quote the verse that killing one man is as if killing the world.

Correct. That would be Surat al-Ma'ida:32. İn English, it is hard to properly be translated (if you know Arabic, refer to the pure Quranic text).

If someone kills another person, it is as if he had murdered all mankind. And if anyone gives life to another person, it is as if he had given life to all mankind. Our Messengers came to them with Clear Signs but even after that many of them committed outrages in the earth.

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