The same Poland that was beating, arresting and turning back Syrian and Iraqi refugees, are now welcoming their fellow white European/Christian Ukrainian brothers and sisters seeking refuge with open arms. So heartwarming to see.
Dear Muslims, PoC & immigrant descent, what have we learned from the Ukraine-Russia crisis about our status & worth in the UK, Europe & the West?
- Your blood, life and honour is worth less than the “civilised Europeans” (@CBSNews ) with “blonde hair and blue eyes”. (@BBCNews)
- Your people’s resistance to foreign (NATO/India/Israel/Russia) occupation and oppression is deemed as “terrorism”, while the resistance of Ukrainians is lionised. BBC reports on the “brave” Ukrainian women making Molotov cocktail bombs and…
the “heroic” Ukrainian soldier who blew himself up — sad we didn’t see this lionising of the Kashmiris, Palestinians or Syrians when their women and children continue to bravely resist with rocks and stones.
- Your safety, security and salvation when escaping war and famine
[Thread] A Muslim whose loyalty is to Allah (swt), His Messenger (saw) and the Ummah first and foremost, does not need to take a side when two non-Muslim warring factions have blood of Muslims on their hands.
In the case of Russia, have we forgotten its historic & deep hatred, aggression and wars against the Ottoman Caliphate? Or the 45 years of brutal communist rule in the Central Asian, Balkan and Caucus Muslim countries? Have we forgotten Afghanistan, Chechnya and Syria so quickly?
In the case of the U.S. and the West who are backing Ukraine — centuries of colonialism, the list of unprovoked invasions, occupation, wars, destabilisation, economic sanctions, domestic discrimination of its Muslim minorities under the guise of “countering terrorism” is endless.
QUESTION: “WHO OR WHAT IS AN ‘OPEN ENEMY OF ISLAM’ AND BY EXTENSION THE MUSLIMS?”
ANSWER: Any individual, group or entity who publicly defames, mocks and attacks Islam and Muslims without any willingness to sincerely engage.
This person/org/state seeks to criminalise and deform
normative Islam, and seeks to harm Muslims collectively via physical/military violence and/or via draconian/assimilationist policies.
It should be noted that jihad/military engagement can *ONLY* be declared by a legitimate Caliph/Sultan/Shaykh al-Islam (currently non-existent),
or that Muslims are obliged to defend their lands, property and family from a foreign invader or occupier (enshrined in international law, albeit hypocritically and politically applied).
But Muslims, mainly (but not restricted to) in the West find themselves engaging with
Great piece by @IanCobain & @MiddleEastEye revealing what some (namely @UK_CAGE) have previously raised: The @ukhomeoffice has created a sophisticated PR model aimed at steering which Muslims will dominate the public space in the wake of terror attacks.
It is no longer fronted by the likes of @QuilliamOrg only, who are widely rejected by Muslims. It’s now organisations like @ImamsOnline and @FaithAssociates that have become the new ‘tools’ of the British State to pacify, isolate and censor Muslim agency & dissenting views.
This article should be read & shared widely within Muslim communities. When the likes of @ImamsOnline & @FaithAssociates turn up to our mosques, towns & cities — know that they’re coming to fulfil a specific @ukhomeoffice funded/sanctioned/orchestrated agenda — account them.
Nadeem Ashfaq told the Lancashire Post: “He was very polite and listened to me respectfully, for which I am grateful. Many of his supporters even shook my hand and thanked me for being honest and open with Tommy."
this entire facade seems like a PR exercise for both parties:
1. An opportunity for Robinson to show that he’s not an Islam-hating anti-Muslim racist bigot because he’s able to have tea, biscuits, samosas and pakoras with some “moderate” Muslims. Great PR for his MEP campaign.
2. An opportunity for Mr Ashfaq to demonstrate how “peaceful” he, his organisation and those like him are compared to other “extremist” and “intolerant” Muslims — this will no doubt be the area of “shared concerns” and agreement.