So here I am sitting now in Germany and I ask myself: “What the hell is this crap they’ve been feeding us in our countries?” The “food” I’m talking about is the mind food not the real food (though the same can be said about that too!).
Many of the people who think they have the exclusive copyrights to truth have been bothering me throughout my whole life with their never ending nonsense such as: “Western countries are dangerous to Arabs and Muslims”, “They hate us”, “Their only wish is to destroy us”, and “They’re nothing but infidels who will burn eternally in Hell fire”. Well if you think that this is the truth I think that this is PARANOIA and a lame excuse for our own terrible state.
But first let me make one thing very clear. I’m not talking about governments. I’m talking about people. I could never pretend to understand foreign governments. HELL! I don’t even understand my country’s immortal government so how will I understand foreign mortal ones! Now let’s discuss the upper quotes.
“Western countries are dangerous to Arabs and Muslims”. Well guess what? The feelings are mutual! Each side believes that the other side consists of nothing but wolves while his side is full of innocent playful sheep. On my visit to Air-Bus (yes I visited Air-Bus factory, losers ;) they asked for some additional information from me and the rest of the Egyptians before letting us in. Why? Because they think that we may be dangerous not because they have nothing better to do! This is due to the negative propaganda spreading in these countries about Arabs and Muslims. The propaganda spreads by the action of our haters and we’re doing a pretty good job in supporting it by our actions and reactions.
“They hate us”. To hate someone you have to know him first. No one can hate a shadow or a void. And from what I saw, we’re pretty much anonymous there. It’s either people who really know what we’re all about (and these are very few). Or people who’ve never heard of us or people who THINK they know us (false propaganda victims).
“Their only wish is to destroy us”. This is one of my favourites because it’s not just silly but it’s also extremely funny. Imagine the European man waking up, brushing his teeth, and eating his breakfast while thinking of nothing but possible new ways to destroy us. He is then driving his car while listening to a radio show that discusses the subject of “Why are Arab and Muslims alive until today?” At his office, he works so hard because he knows deep inside his heart that his work will contribute to the ultimate purpose of eliminating us. By the end of the day, he sits with his family watching a comedy sci-fi movie that talks about how Arabs and Muslims in 2300A.D by overgrowing mutant beards! Trust me guys, we’re NOT that important to them.
“They’re nothing but infidels who will burn eternally in Hell fire”. Well first of all I don’t really think we can claim that we’re a bunch of angels. Second of all, I highly doubt that you know who’s going to heaven and who’s going to hell. These are things that only ALLAh determines and so it’s no use really thinking about it. In other words, stick with your OWN sins because they’re probably very enough to throw you into Hell.
So what do I want to say after all the former nagging? Maybe it’s about time we presented ourselves in a better way. The way I see it, our whole problem with these people is the complete lack of communication between us. They don’t know us and we don’t know them. After talking to some people throughout my recent trip to Hamburg, I saw that they’re very normal people living their normal lives according to their standards and traditions. It’s true that I don’t agree to everything they do but that doesn’t make them bad people. It only makes them different people who need guidance from ALLAH as much as we need it. So basically, if you’re ever in a situation when there are foreigners around you, don’t alienate them and don’t be an alien among them. Retaining your identity and your religion doesn’t mean never dealing with different people. IMHO, it only means that you HAVE to deal with other people to introduce your identity and religion to them.
Enough of my babbling, enjoy your vacation (sarcasm; engineering students don’t get vacations)
Many of the people who think they have the exclusive copyrights to truth have been bothering me throughout my whole life with their never ending nonsense such as: “Western countries are dangerous to Arabs and Muslims”, “They hate us”, “Their only wish is to destroy us”, and “They’re nothing but infidels who will burn eternally in Hell fire”. Well if you think that this is the truth I think that this is PARANOIA and a lame excuse for our own terrible state.
But first let me make one thing very clear. I’m not talking about governments. I’m talking about people. I could never pretend to understand foreign governments. HELL! I don’t even understand my country’s immortal government so how will I understand foreign mortal ones! Now let’s discuss the upper quotes.
“Western countries are dangerous to Arabs and Muslims”. Well guess what? The feelings are mutual! Each side believes that the other side consists of nothing but wolves while his side is full of innocent playful sheep. On my visit to Air-Bus (yes I visited Air-Bus factory, losers ;) they asked for some additional information from me and the rest of the Egyptians before letting us in. Why? Because they think that we may be dangerous not because they have nothing better to do! This is due to the negative propaganda spreading in these countries about Arabs and Muslims. The propaganda spreads by the action of our haters and we’re doing a pretty good job in supporting it by our actions and reactions.
“They hate us”. To hate someone you have to know him first. No one can hate a shadow or a void. And from what I saw, we’re pretty much anonymous there. It’s either people who really know what we’re all about (and these are very few). Or people who’ve never heard of us or people who THINK they know us (false propaganda victims).
“Their only wish is to destroy us”. This is one of my favourites because it’s not just silly but it’s also extremely funny. Imagine the European man waking up, brushing his teeth, and eating his breakfast while thinking of nothing but possible new ways to destroy us. He is then driving his car while listening to a radio show that discusses the subject of “Why are Arab and Muslims alive until today?” At his office, he works so hard because he knows deep inside his heart that his work will contribute to the ultimate purpose of eliminating us. By the end of the day, he sits with his family watching a comedy sci-fi movie that talks about how Arabs and Muslims in 2300A.D by overgrowing mutant beards! Trust me guys, we’re NOT that important to them.
“They’re nothing but infidels who will burn eternally in Hell fire”. Well first of all I don’t really think we can claim that we’re a bunch of angels. Second of all, I highly doubt that you know who’s going to heaven and who’s going to hell. These are things that only ALLAh determines and so it’s no use really thinking about it. In other words, stick with your OWN sins because they’re probably very enough to throw you into Hell.
So what do I want to say after all the former nagging? Maybe it’s about time we presented ourselves in a better way. The way I see it, our whole problem with these people is the complete lack of communication between us. They don’t know us and we don’t know them. After talking to some people throughout my recent trip to Hamburg, I saw that they’re very normal people living their normal lives according to their standards and traditions. It’s true that I don’t agree to everything they do but that doesn’t make them bad people. It only makes them different people who need guidance from ALLAH as much as we need it. So basically, if you’re ever in a situation when there are foreigners around you, don’t alienate them and don’t be an alien among them. Retaining your identity and your religion doesn’t mean never dealing with different people. IMHO, it only means that you HAVE to deal with other people to introduce your identity and religion to them.
Enough of my babbling, enjoy your vacation (sarcasm; engineering students don’t get vacations)
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