Foreign Policy Magazine – Excerpts: In 2009 the Muslim Brotherhood’s Supreme Guide Mohammed Mehdi Akef voluntarily stepped aside — the first time a top leader in the movement had voluntarily resigned before reaching death’s door. His message, as Michele Dunne of the Carnegie Endowment describes it, was that ‘we old guys need to step aside — I’m going to set an example.’ This month Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Akef’s counterpart in the ruling establishment, hinted he would run for a third term in office next year, extending his three decade rule.
Akef’s resignation was the high note in a pitch that Islamist groups have repeatedly made: that they are more internally democratic and dynamic than their secular counterparts. It’s a cultivated image that glosses over a deeply flawed system, one that can be just as autocratic and hostile to new ideas. But it is giving Islamist groups a competitive edge, especially in attracting and retaining a new generation of talented members.
Hezbollah and the Muslim Brotherhood are the sharpest examples: they recruit young, smart entry-level members, sort them according to interest and expertise, and, in some cases, allow them to rise the ranks, with an emphasis on ideological purity and a populist touch. Through an internal political Darwinism, the process produced leaders who’ve have been able to outsmart and outmaneuver their secular rivals. It has also energized the lower ranks, where young volunteers then help run rallies, canvass for elections, or take up arms.
Political Islam is the same terrorisim that the Western and Civilized society is facing today. The same political Islam is the group of people who target civilians on purpose to send a political message and celebrate civilian deaths. Of course, the Western and Civilized society will have to fight them in every battlefield they find them. So, don’t celebrate yet because groups like these have been born and destoryed one after another through out history.
BTW: I love how you get so excited about Hezbollah and you look up to them. They are nothing but the same group of people who murdered and rape your brother and sisters in Iran.
Chi migi Arash? Be a man and write your name (and spell correctly, i.e. “destoryed” and try harder w your grammar, i.e. “murdered and rape…”). I mean, geez.
As to the content of your comment… it’s as bad as your spelling and grammar. Again, you fail to address anything written in the blog post itself. You criticize others like Mr. Smiley Face for attacking you personally and you are doing it yourself w me here. A little advice, stop being hypocritical and listen to your own criticisms for they surely apply to you.
And, I’m assuming you haven’t been to Lebanon since you were a failed soldier of the Israeli Occupational Force, and based on your so-called analysis of Hizbullah, you simply haven’t read any credible books on Hizbullah. The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps may have been a main impetus for the creation of Hizbullah, but they operate in two different countries and therefore are two very different organizations. Stop generalizing.
As for the “civilized world” kind of rhetoric, child please, crack open a book and read something, anything, even a comic book will do for starters. If that seems too difficult, start with a coloring book and try to color within the boundaries. I have undergraduate students who can formulate a more thoughtful analysis than you. You should feel embarrassed.
p.s. “Western” and “Civilized” do not need to be capitalized. I learned this in elementary school. What happened to you?
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The Samuel Huntington-esque rhetoric of the first poster is quite cliche and unoriginal. Grammar aside, there’s nothing unique or original about what the first comment is saying, nor is there, most importantly, much substance to it.
About smiley face, I took a good care of him, so now as you could see, he has shut the hell up with personal attacks for a while.
Oh yeah, you have been to Lebanon for a long long time. You have lived there for years and now you are an expert in it.
Groups like Hizbollah and their terrorist tactics is simply outdated. Do they pose a challenge to Israel? Of course, they do but for a very simple reason: ISRAEL CARE FOR ITS CITIZENS unlike Hizbollah who I believe actively worked to use their civilians as shields. Of course you are going to deny it w/ the same B.S. But sooner or later the civilized society will have to face these groups because just Iranian government who came to rule with deception, sames goes with Hezbollah.
Coming from someone who has read your blog for a long time: there is a pattern here. You seem to get very excited as soon as you hear or read something positive about Hezbollah and you look up to them. What I just pointed out was that Hezbolah comes from the same group of people that are murdering and raping your brothers and sister in Green Movement. However, for people like you, it is irrelevant simply due to the fact that Hezbollah is fighting Jews. That is notioned in your extremist views. And sweet mother of G-d, you are in charge of teaching our undergrad students about politics!?
With regards to spelling and grammar mistakes: I do apologize if I don’t spend too much time on your worthless blogs to point out what an extremist you are and expose your stupidity and the type of people who actually look up to you. However, even this 2 min I waste on typing these things is too much, let alone me re-reading what I wrote and try to edit my grammar and spelling.
Iran gets ‘thumbs-up’ from UN Agencies
The United Nations Day was celebrated on October 24, 2010 – around the world by the members of the world organization.
On the occasion of United Nations Day on October 24th, different representatives of the world body held a press conference in the Iranian capital, Tehran. They praised the help the Islamic Republic provides to the refugees and admired the country’s role in combating narcotics.
The UN High Commission for Rufugees (UNHCR) representative in the Islamic Republic, Carlos Zaccagnini, said on Sunday that “the works, efforts and resources†that the Iranian government and people provide in assistance to the refugees is exemplary.
“This (Iran’s help) is exemplary and it is the best practice compared to any other refugee related situation in the world today. This is something that, in my view, Iranians should be proud of,†Zaccagnini added.
Antonio De Leo, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) representative in Iran, said in the meeting that the Islamic Republic is in the vanguard of fight against drug trafficking and abuse.
“There are a lot of efforts being done also in the areas of treatment which deserves the acknowledgment and recognition of the international community,†De Leo pointed out.
According to UNODC report 2010 – In Europe about 19% of men purchase sexual services from sex workers. About 1 in 7 of these sex workers are victims of trafficking by organized criminal groups. These groups, in turn, gross over $32 billion (in 2006)annually. Each of these cases are individual tragedies. But taken together this data shows how public policy is failing to protect hundreds of thousands of women from exploitation and abuse.
Like in the previous reports, UNODC, has named Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Moldova, Nigeria, Thailand and Ukraine among the countries that are the greatest sources of trafficked persons. Belgium, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Thailand, Turkey and the United States are cited as the most common destinations.
Since Islamic Revolution (1979), Iran has suffered Asia’s highest brain-drain to the US and other western countries. On the other hand, the country has topped the list of the world nations in looking after the refugees from various foreign countries. According to UNHCR, Islamic Republic has been host to world’s one-third largest refugee population of 716,000 refugees. However, it reched its peak in 1991 when Islamic Republic looked after over four million refugees, consisting of three million refugees from neighboring Afghanistan.
Interestingly, UN Human Rights Watch (October 8, 2010), singled out Islamic Republic for the only one execution in 2010 – of Molla Gol Hassan, a 21 year-old Afghan citizen who at age 17 killed a fellow Afghan, Fakhr al’din, in Iran while trying to steal money from him. However, its lips were sealed on plight of Canadian youth, Omar Khadr, now turned 23, has been rottening at America’s concentration camp, the Guantánamo Bay, since he was 15-year-old. His crime, still to be proven in a court, is that he shot one of the US soldiers terrorizing villagers in Afghanistan.
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Arash, what kind of fantasy world do you live in? First of all, you make the same grammar and spelling mistakes in your blog. By your logic then, your blog is equally as worthless as mine, haha.
Second, Hizbullah opposes Israel bc Israel cares for its citizens? Really? Wow. How convenient for your narrative. I suppose it has nothing to do the 18 years of the Israeli occupation of Lebanon, the Israeli induced concentration camp known as Gaza, the 500,000 illegal settlers in occupied West Bank, the indiscriminate bombing of Lebanon in 2006, the 43-year illegal military occupation of the Golan…. nope, it has nothing to do w any of that, but according to you, Hizbullah opposes Israel because it “cares” for its citizens, hahahahaha no wonder nobody takes you seriously.
And yes, I know a lot more about Hizbullah than you do bc I wrote my masters thesis on it, spent a significant amount of time in Iran and Lebanon and can see how and why the IRGC and Hizbullah are different (as the two countries are very different), and have simply read more than a few books on Hizbullah, whereas judging from your comments, you have not read a single one. Hizbullah uses human shields? You throw that accusation at every one of Israel’s enemies so much so that it no longer warrants a serious discussion.
And yes, I am a graduate student instructor and my evaluations will speak for themselves, just as your bar exam results (or lack thereof) speak to your ability to formulate effective thoughts.
Thank you and have a nice night
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Canada gets its first Muslim Mayor
Posted on November 1, 2010 by rehmat2
Last month, Professor Naheed Nenshi 38 (Mount Royal University) became the first Muslim Mayor in Canada by beating Rick Mclver for Calgary Mayoral race with a wide margin. Rick Mclver was supported by Canadian Prime minister Stephen Harper’s campaign team and funded by the Jewish lobby groups.
During the campaign, Naheed’s office was vandalized by the Islamophobe mafia, but he stood to his principles.
In his victory speech, Naheed Nenshi, said: “I don’t shy away from anything – I can’t. It’s who I am. the color of my skin, my faith (a Muslim Canadian), the neighbourhood I grew up in, my education, my experience and ideas are all part of the crazy package that makes up Naheed and the part of the crazy package that makes up Calgary (Alberta)â€.
“My hope is that every kid waking up this morning in (Calgary) when their parents showed the newspaper or turned on the TV – regardless of background, regardless of ethnicity, regardless of income or faith, said: “Vow, in Canada and Calgary I can do anything,†he added.
Imam Zijad Delic, the national executive of the Canadian Islamic congress (CIC), said that Nenshi’s election is a positive thing for the Muslim community – but not that should have come as a surprise.
http://rehmat2.wordpress.com/2010/11/01/canada-gets-its-first-muslim-mayor/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_u9Ni6jHfw
And finally, some encouraging words for Israel from Jack Kelley. Writing in the Rapture Notes Kelley said that as per Daniel 11 (the Bible), Turkey and Iran are the ‘King of North’, who want to defeat the Anti-Christ (Israel) to take over Jerusalem, but the Anti-Christ would defeat them both and take up residence in the Lord’s city as if to defy his right to take it. It’s a losing strategy, of course, and the Lord will have him thrown into the lake of fire for it (Rev. 19:20)â€.
“You can almost hear the footsteps of the Messiah,†Kelley wrote.
Just imagine Hillary Clinton’s reaction to the above statement had it been made by the Iranian President instead of an American evangelic journalist.
http://rehmat1.wordpress.com/2010/11/02/turkey-enlists-israel-as-enemy/
very interesting article,I wish our leaders in Iran take lesson from Akef. ❗
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