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Pig Tales, Pigtails, and Islamism
Stories of Britain banning pigs in deference to Islam are distractions. The UK's real problem is highlighted by the conflict between a salon owner and a job applicant in a headscarf.
It’s at least three months since the British tabloid newspapers ran a good piggy story. I think we’re about due for another one. Pigs rear their ugly but allegedly intelligent heads every now and again in our tabloids and in counter-jihad blogs such as Gates of Vienna and Dhimmi Watch. The pattern is as follows:
- A school / council / bank is rumored to have banned The Three Little Pigs / Piglet pencils / piggy banks because they are “offensive to Muslims.”
- Our tabloids scream about “political correctness gone mad.” Sharia law is declared imminent.
- American blogs get on the case. “Britain is doomed,” they proclaim, perhaps with an unspoken “I told you so.”
- The facts emerge. It turns out that no Muslims have complained. The killjoy was an overzealous municipal boar — sorry, bore — with nothing better to do.
- Piggy things are reinstated or were never really banned in the first place. The pig is held aloft as a symbol of resistance.
- Conclusion: the story was hammed up. They huffed and they puffed … and it’s overblown.
Those who write off the UK as lost to dhimmitude often cite such stories from our tabloids: piggy bank bans, alleged scrapping of Christmas lights, and bans on England football shirts in pubs. When not untrue, these tales are greatly exaggerated. Besides, the shrieking of our tabloids might be construed as healthy — as a protest on the part of ordinary Britons against the political elite who tell us we should all be “embracing diversity.” The more sedate American press could learn something.
Not that we should be complacent — far from it. There is serious dhimmitude in the UK, but it is not to be found in a Piglet pencil prohibition. Dhimmitude lies rather in the failure of our leaders to recognize and communicate the unique danger of Islam.
Last year’s kerfuffle over veils is symptomatic of that failure. Our former Home Secretary Jack Straw earned praise in the tabloids for speaking out against the niqab, and his comments were correct as far as they went. But they were superficial — as thin as the niqab itself. He did not say, because he did not know, that the veil is a symbol of opposition; that Islam will always be in opposition; that jihad is a command for all time, even if its tactics vary.
From pig tales to pigtails, a recent tabloid story showed a more serious form of dhimmitude: our suicidal funding of jihad. Meet pigtailed hairdresser and businesswoman Sarah Desrosiers:
Ms. Desrosiers runs an “alternative” London hair salon, specializing in “funky urban cuts”. She is being sued for “religious discrimination” after refusing to give a job to a Muslim woman who wanted to wear a headscarf to work. A distinctly un-funky Bushra Noah (pictured below) is claiming £35,000 ($70,000) for “injured feelings” and an unspecified sum for lost earnings.
From the London Evening Standard:
Ms. Desrosiers, 32, who set up her business in King’s Cross 18 months ago, has already spent more than £1,000 fighting the case and says that if she loses she will be forced to close. She denies any discrimination and says she rejected Ms. Noah because she was unwilling to show her hair at work.
“I sell image — it’s very important — and I would expect a hair stylist to display her hair because I need people to be drawn in off the street,” said Ms. Desrosiers. “If someone came in wearing a baseball hat or a cowboy hat I’d tell them to take it off while they’re working. To me, it’s absolutely basic that people should be able to see the stylist’s hair.”
Hairdressing is seen as a trivial job. But this is by no means a trivial case. Ms. Desrosiers is an entrepreneur, a hard worker, and a risk-taker. Despite punitive taxes and sky-high London rents, she has so far made a success of her business. Yet she could lose everything and go personally bankrupt. Ms. Noah, in contrast, risks nothing. Unemployed like so many Muslims in the UK, she will receive legal aid from non-Muslim taxpayers, including Desrosiers, to fund what is essentially a form of jihad. For many British Muslims jihad, as I argue here, takes the form of entitlements greedily seized from, and all too easily given by, non-Muslims in the form of welfare payments and special treatment.
I do not believe that this case will succeed. But even if it fails, the expense and stress of fighting this and other cases (the jilbabed Luton schoolgirl, the niqab-wearing grammar school pupil), gradually wears down our resistance. As Ezra Levant, brave defender of free speech, put it: “Even if we win, we lose — the process has become the punishment.”
The Desrosiers case is about much more than hair. This is a jihad of attrition. Our newspapers need to get their priorities right. There is dhimmitude in the UK, but Christmas lights, football shirts, and piggy banks are the least of it.
Mary Jackson is a British editor for the New English Review, an Anglo-American online magazine of politics and culture, dedicated to celebrating the good in Western civilization and warning against that which would threaten it. Click here for the latest full-length articles, and here for the Iconoclast, the regularly updated Community Blog.
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1. Sissy Willis:I was encouraged to find the overwhelming majority of commenters on the Evening Standard’s version of the story last year — folks I take to be everyday Brits expressing their opinions in the marketplace of ideas — ain’t buyin’ the “argument” of the law-suit-happy headscarf wearer.
“Blame someone else and sue”
May 7, 2008 - 4:02 am 2. Dark Helmet:Such are the fruits of a welfare state and a govenrment with sinister alterior motives.
We are infected to the core with it here in the United soon to be finished States with 1/2 &1/2 “change”.
It seems as good a comparison as any for consideration.
Never try to teach a pig to sing, it wastes your time and annoys the pig.
You can not raise people out of poverty with a system that rewards the very mind set that creates and maintains it. Ever wonder why there is no jihad against taking hand outs? There are no rules. Just win. Hmmmm….sounds like war, doesn’t it. You Brits have any experiance with um, war, ever win a few lose a few? Need some completely lame presdiential canidates that are going to destroy our country with the same stupid welfare mentality? george soros buy your canidates and put them on both sides of the ticket too?
May 7, 2008 - 6:27 am 3. Heather Cook:I don’t really get it… sorry… there’s no mention of if Bushra Noah is trained as a hairdresser or if she’s got any skills. I assume that she is and honestly, that’s all that should matter. Can she cut funky hair. It does NOT matter what she looks like, as much as Ms. Desrosiers would like to think.
And you can call me dhim if you want to, but since I never get to choose my hairdresser based on his/her hair… I don’t really care what the hairdresser has on her head as long as she cuts MY hair the way I want it or does something nice to it.
On the other side of the coin, if Ms. Desrosiers is hiring on what a stylist LOOKS like, then how important are the skills? Or what is MORE important? What the hairstylist looks like, or what she can do.
May 7, 2008 - 7:25 am 4. Reynolds Butler:Miss Desrosiers OWNS the shop. It’s HER business. She created it, took the risk, worked hard to make it happen. She should be able to hire – or fire – anyone she bloody well pleases, for any reason whatsoever.
May 7, 2008 - 7:44 am 5. Mary Jackson:Heather, it says in the full article (not enough space here) that Bushra Noah had applied for thirty other hairdressing jobs and didn’t get one. She is trained as a hairdresser, but then so are lots of people.
Image isn’t the only thing – and of course Ms Desrosiers needs to employ a skilled stylist – but it is one of the qualities she is looking for. At the end of the day, she has the right to employ anyone she likes, and it is not discrimination if another candidate has the same skills as Ms Noah, but dresses more appropriately.
Nothing stops Ms Noah getting a job in a more conservative salon, or even one catering mainly to Muslims.
If you want to work as a banker, and turn up to the interview in jeans, you can expect not to get the job, even if your banking skills are great. On the other hand, if you work in telesales, or you work from home, it doesn’t matter what you look like.
May 7, 2008 - 7:47 am 6. Georgi Givens:Heather I hate to say it but you are completely wrong. If Ms. Desrosiers’ shop is known for funky hairstyles seeing someone with their hair covered would certainly send some business away. What people don’t get is why bother using the energy and expense to start your own business if you have no control over how it is run. Soon there will be no reason to put yourself out to do anything when your government will take care of you and you won’t have to put forth any effort at all. Problem is that sooner or later where are you going to get the money to fund the programs if everyone is on them????? And “you lawyers” when everyone is on welfare and following all of the politically correct rules where are you going to get business???
May 7, 2008 - 8:40 am 7. Nazish:In a nutshell,
May 7, 2008 - 8:49 am 8. SPQR:It’s not the appearance that matters, but the SKILLS……
By the way, why are people jealous of Islam??
Remember, many people hold the title of a Muslim, but everyone doesn’t PRACTICE Islam, as is the case with many other religions!
Don’t judge Islam or any other religion by a person or hearsay rather read the holy books for yourself like the Holy Quran & “The Peak of Eloquence”
You too are wrong, Nazish, part of the “skills” are selling the image of the salon – because that is its product, image.
So spare us the rest of your digression. The question is not one of “jealousy” – that’s a fraudulent claim on your part, Nazish. The question is why do practitioners of Islam refuse to conduct themselves in accord with the norms of the societies in which they choose to live?
May 7, 2008 - 9:20 am 9. Morton Doodslag:Overall a good article explaining one aspect of the multifarious Jihad Muslims are waging. The poster above identifying herself as “Heather Cook” is emblematic of the droves of Westerners who just don’t (or can’t or won’t) get it, no matter how the story is told. But this is one reason I object to the so-called tabloid pig stories referred to dismissively above by Mary Jackson. For some readers, this simple story line may be the only context which resonates for them, and it should not be dismissed. It only trivializes the Jihad for those who are predisposed to ignore or remain ignorant of the horrid tenets of Islam, as Heather Cook appears to be above.
As millions of Muslims wage their various fights to insinuate Islam in our domain (Jihad), two “problems” are highlighted; our tolerance of others’ beliefs, and our near complete ignorance of Islam. Muslims are deliberately exploiting both to wage Jihad. Our willingness to assert that they are no different from us, to assert that they can’t possibly be doing anything malign (they’re piously religious, after all!), combined with our blind ignorance to the basic tenets of Islam are a catastrophe.
I find it utterly amazing that even after 9/11 and 7/7, after the endless reports on what is actually being said by Muslims behind closed doors in all their Mosques, despite the steady parade of triumphal genocidal statements by top Islamic theologians and politicians, that Westerners remain so willfully ignorant, and insist on ignoring all the evidence. Some Muslims wage Jihad by strapping on bombs and mass murdering. Others wage Jihad by baking and selling brownies for the local Mosque. Others do so by suing and protesting and parasitizing our civil rights under the guise of religious freedom or free expression.
In short, anything that spreads Islam, supports Islam and removes barriers to Islam’s spread, anything done by Muslime which subverts “infidel” customs, laws, or exhausts “infidels” through constant harrassment, anything which terroizes “infidels”, or places “infidels” on the defensive viz. Islam, ALL of it is Islamic Jihad.
Once one understands that honest fact, one can make proper sense of that arrotant smirk on the face of the “Muslim hairdresser”. It’s really all quite sinister, and Western fool’s who allow it, apologize for it, abet it, either through their wanton stupidity, or their arrogant blindness, such Westerners are equally to blame for our shared catastrophe, for the filthy Jihad continues apace, and too few are listening to those who sound the warning.
May 7, 2008 - 9:20 am 10. Gringo:A hair stylist who covers her hair? Would you hire a vegetarian butcher who insisted on wearing a “Meat eaters are evil” T-shirt to work?
Perhaps the solution to be would be to hire her, but to put her in the back, and pay her strictly on how many customers choose her.Perhaps she would attract a lot of Muslim customers from the publicity.
May 7, 2008 - 9:23 am 11. Joe Kaffir:Why is she not also going after the other 30 places that did not hire her?
I am reminded of a Jewish teacher I had for American History in high school who told a joke about the failed applicant for a radio announcer job. ” I didn’t get the job because I was Jew-Jew-Jew-Jew-ish.”
Perhaps Miss Noah should seek emplyment at a more conservative hair salon,perhaps a more izlamic one that caters to trimming the headscarfs of other she-moslems.
May 7, 2008 - 10:31 am 12. Concerned Citizen:….I love her glasses….
Heather, this isn’t just a haircutting position, it’s also a SALES position. In small businesses, everyone has to wear many hats, er, headscarves. If you can’t see her hair, would a customer have any faith in her abilities. People who can’t sell are rapidly GONE. Absurd, I’m just surprised this didn’t happen in the U.S.
May 7, 2008 - 10:36 am 13. asdfs:Nazish:
May 7, 2008 - 10:55 am 14. Mary in LA:You need to pull your head our of the sand and read the Koran which is nothing more than how to in subjegation of ignorant savages.
Is there a legal defense fund for Sarah Desrosiers? If so, please point me to it!
May 7, 2008 - 11:07 am 15. Johanna:I am relieved that you all see the intention behind this headscarf-wearing woman suing the hairdresser for “discrimination”. There are calls from Muslim organizations to report any such cases, and they will finance the legal fees.
Islam is worming its way into all aspects of life, insisting that we kafirs give in to all islamic demands. It is the same over here in Germany and the whole of Europe.
The sharia is still on the agenda…
May 7, 2008 - 1:14 pm 16. Joel B. in US:It is disconcerting to note that very few respondents here (with the exception of Georgi Givens) have grasped that the point of this article is that if these frivolous lawsuits continue to discourage profitable business, we will destroy our capitalist system which, like it or not, pays the bills!
May 7, 2008 - 3:41 pm 17. Brad:Nazish…”jealous”? Of what? Disgusted, sickened, and becoming enraged at Islam’s BS is more like it. Muslims have a chip on their shoulders the size of the Grand Canyon. I’m getting just sick of it, as is everyone I know. How much longer are we going to take their crap lying down? As for me, no longer.
May 7, 2008 - 5:39 pm 18. One Little Piggy, went to Mosque, or not « Shariah Finance Watch:[...] 7, 2008 – by Mary Jackson Pajamas Media http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/pig-tales-pigtails-and-islamism/ It’s at least three months since the British tabloid newspapers ran a good piggy story. I [...]
May 7, 2008 - 7:56 pm 19. ApplePie:I find all these comments about the “skills” should matter most ironic as it is these same squawkers who are the first to cry fowl (pun intended) when others say the “skills” should be the main determinant in selecting police and other government positions—where affirmative action rules usually dictate choosing women and minorities applicants over often better skilled men. Double Standard??????
May 8, 2008 - 8:27 am 20. Nazish:The above person whoever said what is the Quran…..i’m already understanding the Quran….
FYI, Quran has told everything about every aspect of life…it is only that your dieticians,doctors,astronauts etc etc. have discovered many things today. Quran has told everything 1400 years ago when it was revealed to our Prophet!!
Why is it that u people don’t wanna search for the truth?!
Tell me, what would u choose:
Making your own convincing point to the intelligent smart audience,OR
Criticizing others to make your own point.
If u choose the latter one, that probably won’t be a smart move (which most of the daft ones r doing today. Only those people believe them who r themselves foolish and NOT THE INTELLIGENT AUDIENCE!!
Do read the PEAK OF ELOQUENCE…
In the West, it would be appearance NOT here…….u people make Discrimination Acts & then don’t follow it
May 8, 2008 - 9:08 am 21. Wondering Will:In our country, SKILL is what u should look for!
So. I suppose that if Ms. Desrosiers does go bankrupt, she could always travel to Iran to look for work. I am sure there are hair salons there (sounds a bit absurd, I know) that she could apply to work in. And if she should be required to wear a headscarf and refuses, I am sure that the Iranian government and people would be happy to support her in sueing the Iranian business owner for “injured feelings” and lost earnings. Wouldn’t they?
May 8, 2008 - 10:55 am 22. J.J. Sefton:Hey, Nazi-ish:
Go eat a bacon double cheeseburger and then tells us what you really think.
May 8, 2008 - 2:58 pm 23. Fed Up:Just more lunacy from your court system, much like arresting someone for protecting their home and loved ones. Brtain is done. etter learn which way Mecca is as you are giving your country away to them. As for Nazi boy. I’m fed up. Don’tpull that crap here we still have shotguns. Islam is a very bad imitation of Christianity. But hten again Satan never could get anything right as he can not create only imitate.
May 8, 2008 - 11:10 pm 24. Nazish:Finally, I realized….I’m talking to whom???….who don’t even know fully about their own religion!! OR is it that your religion tells u to criticize others rather than to do comparative studies. Well, Islam doesn’t say so! It preaches to do good deeds & stay away from Bad…. as you’ll be accountable on the Day of Judgement! & that’s why I told you to go & read some authentic religious books.
May 9, 2008 - 9:21 am 25. Nazish:It’s actually the propaganda of people who have Islamophobia to show a negative image of it…….
I’m a Muslim not only because I was born in a Muslim family but I researched & found that there is no other religion better than Islam, the religion of PEACE!
Why is it that even Non-Muslims have given our Prophet Muhammad(peace be upon him) the title of A PERFECT EXAMPLE FOR MANKIND.Why? because they studied our authentic religious books!………but people like you only believe in HEARSAY. You’re not curious to know about the truth.
You people just belong to your religion because you were born in such a family! Did you ever do comparative studies of different religions?……certainly NOT!
May 9, 2008 - 9:24 am 26. Mary Jackson:Nazish, clearly you feel put on the defensive by criticism of your religion.
Don’t you realise that Christians face constant criticism and ridicule of their religion, even in the free West? In Muslim countries, Christians are persecuted. You can’t even bring a Bible into Saudi Arabia. In Western countries, Christians, Hindus, Jews, Atheist etc can become Muslims and that’s fine. But in Muslim countries, anyone leaving Islam can be, at best ostracised, and at worst killed. And in the West, some Muslims say this is acceptable.
Until Muslims address what is wrong with their religion, instead of playing the victim card, Islam will stay stuck in the past, and, rightly, arouse the suspicion of non-Muslims.
Turning to my original argument, surely this girl could try for a job in a more conservative hairdresser, where her image would be fine. I, personally, don’t go in for a “funky” hairstyle, and would not mind who cut my hair as long as they were competent. But this particular salon sells itself on image, and needs a stylist – whatever their religion – to look the part.
Bushra Noah has no genuine grievance. She is just, at the expense of the taxpayer, playing the victim and pushing for the veil to be accepted where it doesn’t belong.
The UK is the most tolerant country in the world. But we’re getting pissed off.
May 9, 2008 - 3:10 pm 27. Dave:Nazish-
I prefer to judge a religion by what its adherrants actually DO…not what they say, or what THEY say is in their book.
And frankly, if Islam truely IS a “a religion of peace” then a very large contingent of its followers are NOT practicing what they supposedly should be doing…not by a LONG shot!
For a “wonderful” picture of your “religion of peace” check out this DAILY scorecard of how it is doing… http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/
Oh, and there’s no “hearsay” there…just facts!
May 9, 2008 - 3:39 pm 28. Todd:Paraphrasing
“Stop saying Islam is violent or we’ll kill you”
What’s the arabic word for irony?
May 11, 2008 - 2:24 pm 29. Nazish:Surely, Dave you would be judging a religion by what it’s adherrant’s actually DO..well, i won’t. Because if I would have judged any religion by it’s people then it would have been the people who actually brought the religion, that is people from the past. Otherwise, are you aware of the people who belong to your religion & are terrorists. You probably won’t know…cuz it’s the media propaganda to show on news channels only the Afghani Muslims who have sold their religion just for the sake of money from the West! THEY ARE NOT PEOPLE LIKE US… they just hold the title of a Muslim but don’t actually practice their religion…same is the case with people of your religion but ABOVE ALL, IT’S THE MEDIA PROPAGANDA. As far as visiting the above site is concerned, I have already visited before U said it….well, you poor guy, don’t you know this INTERNET thing behind its curtains, everything created by man has a good & a bad prospect to it. Didn’t you realize that why would any religion pose such a bad image of it… IF YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN REALLY IN SEARCH OF THE TRUTH & wouldn’t have been believing in HEARSAY, you would have searched for the true Islamic sites like:
http://www.al-islam.org
http://www.shia.org (do read the peak of eloquence)
http://www.playandlearn.org/shows/EverWonder.htm
http://www.playandlearn.org/shows/ThisIsIslam.htm
……i’m certain you won’t visit these websites since you’re searching for anti-Islamic websites! Since long, u people have been believing in HEARSAY (of media, parents, friends etc) What I previously said, you have been in your religion because you were born in such a family!
Why is it that after 9/11, many people turned towards Islam. B’cuz they were curious to know the truth. They knew that just an airplane wasn’t enough to blow up World Trade Center….the conspiracy was something else!!
As for Mary Jackson, you said that people who leave Islam are ostracised and at worst killed. I do know about such happenings BUT let me tell you this happened in the UK not in the East. LET ME CLARIFY ONCE AGAIN that many people in the world belonging to ANY RELIGION are conservatives. They don’t actually know about their religion!
IF you wanna know about the true religion, I INVITE you to read our holy books such as the Quran, The Peak of Eloquence & visit the above-mentioned websites!
I’m not like others who would come up with anti-Islamic websites who don’t really know their own religion & who just create Islamophobia BUT I’M ONE OF THOSE WHO INVITE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT THE TRUE ISLAM & decide which one’s better?? provided you study & analyse with an open mind & heart!
Well, I know this got a bit out of the article but this was necessary to tell you because since long you’ve been believing in HEARSAY!!
May 12, 2008 - 1:37 am 30. Freeman:I believe….
*that your background & circumstances may have influenced who u are, but u r responsible for who u become.
*that either u control your attitude or it controls you.
*that when sometimes you’re angry, u have the right to be angry but not the right to be CRUEL.
Nazish is a prat. He or she cannot see that the “discoveries” foretold in his Koran are in fact post-discovery interpretations of ancient gobblydegook by “Muslim experts” long after the real discovery has been made. But this is typical of the Muslim mindset of being unable to see reality.
Even the “foaming-at-the-mouth” typing shows he (or she) is a lunatic. But then Islam is ruled by the Moon and the rest of us by the Sun. Yep, I know which one I’d go for.
But one thing is for certain: this Noah woman who wanted a job cutting western hair styles will never get to cut a Muslim woman’s hair. I can’t see some spiky hair explosion lasting long under one of those bloody awful headscarves.
May 12, 2008 - 1:45 am 31. incognito:Nazish! Take your scientific discovery crap to those uneducated savages in the middle east! May be they will believe you. You cannot just fool educated people with your lies. As a doctor, I took up the challenge that muslims like you claim regarding scientific miracles of Quran. First of all, the language of quran is ambiguous to say the least. You can interpret it anyway you want & all the “smart” (sic) muslims like you tried to tailor it to your own needs and fool gullible people saying that quran predicted them. As medicine is my specialty, I could easily make out all the blunders regarding embryology given by your noble quran. There are other blunders like sperm arising between the ribs & stuff like that. (which by the way is the wrong concept that is copied from ancient greek medicine). There are many other numerous scientific blunders & contraindications.
http://www.answering-islam.org/Quran/Science/index.htm
I know you are too brainwashed to go through the above link.:) But at least other people will know about the false hype that muslims like you create regarding scientific miracles of quran
. And remember one thing, if there are really any scientific miracles, I would have converted to islam long time ago!
May 12, 2008 - 7:37 pm 32. Nazish:well, i think you people are BRAINWASHED & certainly wouldn’t have visited the sites I mentioned!…not me.
As you said, you would have converted to Islam long time ago had there been any scientific miracles. Yes, you would have HAD YOU RESEARCHED FOR IT, doctor!
Just perform your researches on the water “zam zam” of saudi arabia.
Research on swine, why it’s prohibited in Islam.
I have many topics to tell you to research on BUT you don’t wanna perform such researches with an OPEN MIND & HEART!
Well, Islam is not just about science, it’s a complete way of life my dear!!
By the way, Quran isn’t ambiguous, but even if you find it this way, the interpretations are also there at
http://www.almizan.org
Let’s see if you really read the Quran, The sayings of Muhammad, Ali, & the 12 Imams (leaders) of Islam!!
Quran is a divine book sent by God to mankind through His messenger Muhammad (peace be upon him) and being a divine book it contains everything relating to the past, present & future!
God has Himself promised Quran’s protection forever (it is mentioned in the Quran)
Always remember, God only helps those who strive to help themselves!
May 13, 2008 - 1:23 am 33. kalpak dabir:Don’t be conservatives, don’t accept what you hear from anyone. Go search for it…….if you aren’t LAZY.
Our leader Ali rightly said:” People are hostile towards what they do not understand”
Others should be open minded! What about you, Nazish? The science that you talk of was learnt from India.
May 18, 2008 - 8:12 am 34. Nazish:I’m only addressing those here whose words really make me feel that they have a REASON to CHANGE….
Just ask yourself, can any RELIGION teach terrorism??
NO, NOT AT ALL…as religion means “a particular system of faith & worship”. IF a person truly believes in God, wouldn’t he want to perform good deeds & stay away from the bad ones in order to make his God happy?
People should understand the propaganda of the U.S. media from the recent incident of Dennis K.. It was even mentioned the next day when it happened so that people stay away from the truth. U.S. media won’t be believed!
Why is it that people start believing in bad things in an instance while if some good thing is said they doubt it??…just ponder!
People will search for the truth themselves, specially those who are open-minded rather than those who CALL themselves OPEN-MINDED!
Islam’s mission is to spread the message of peace, brotherhood, charity & praying to & surrendering yourself to God.
But then there are people who believe in terrorists to understand a religion, rather than asking a religious scholar!
Please don’t be a Christian or a Muslim or a Jew or a Hindu just because your parents have been one, rather do comparative studies of different religions…
As for you mr. kalpak dabir, I am just providing you one link now:
http://www.scienceislam.com/scientists_quran.php
Now, either you accept the Islamic beliefs if you are an OPEN-MINDED person or prove your counter-argument.
“Do not pay attention to who is saying, but pay attention to what is he saying” – Leader Ali (peace be upon him)
Jun 12, 2008 - 2:11 am 35. Nazish:“True worship is not to pray & fast excessively, rather true worship is to ponder on God, the most High” – Imam Raza (peace pe upon him)
Please rectify the above comment (5th line) to:
Jun 12, 2008 - 2:15 am 36. Nazish:People should understand the propaganda of the U.S. media from the recent incident of Dennis K.. It WAS NOT even mentioned the next day when it happened so that people stay away from the truth. U.S. media won’t be believed!
Please rectify my above comment (5th line) to:
Jun 12, 2008 - 2:16 am 37. Pajamas Media » A Hairdresser, a Hijab, and a ‘Hate Crime’:People should understand the propaganda of the U.S. media from the recent incident of Dennis K.. It WAS NOT even mentioned the next day when it happened so that people stay away from the truth. U.S. media won’t be believed!
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Jul 13, 2008 - 12:28 am 39. Austin:Dear Nazish,
I am an agnostic. I have read the entire Old Testament, New Testament. I have read a lot of the Quran, most of the Mormon Bible, Hindu texts, and Buddhist texts. I went to Christian High School. Back then just to be a revolutionary I tried to write a report on how the Quran is superior to the Christian Bible. In the end I failed, because I found it impossible given what the Quran really says. I have my problems with the OT and NT, but nothing compared to my problems with the Quran. It reeks of being written by man, not by God/Allah. The Quran is just too sexist, violent, anti-Jewish, and silly. In my opinion I find it nearly impossible to imagine a timeless God / Allah could be responsible for such earthly dribble. The only other religious book that even comes to close to being as silly as the Quran is the Mormon Bible. Remember, I am an agnostic, so therefore I am impartial. I have had my problems with all of the religious books I have studied, but the Quran… literally left me speechless with its level “how can people really believe this is the thoughts of timeless perfect being”.
- Austin
As far as the main topic goes: the case should be thrown out of court. If one wants a job in a trendy salon then ya one has to dress to impress.
Jul 21, 2008 - 6:26 am 40. Austin:Koran 5:33
Jul 22, 2008 - 3:59 amThe Punishment for those who oppose Allah and his messenger is : Execution or Crucifixion or the cutting off of hands and feet from opposite sides or exile from the land