Comments on: Tawfiq Hamid, “Islamic Reformer” Who Hates Islam

By: Richard Silverstein

Richard Silverstein — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:15:57 +0000

The horrific things that Christians did during the crusades can not be tied to the teachings in the new testament. On the other hand, the horrific things that Muslims do in the name of Allah can be tied to the teachings in the Quran.

You’ve just massacred logic, reason and credibility. But thanks for discrediting yr own pt of view so well.

By: Teresa S.

Teresa S. — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:27:19 +0000

From your article: “If any student activities director is reading this post, you should know that if you invite this dude you’re inviting a poster boy for evangelical Christianity and indirectly promoting anti-Arab propaganda”

Why does it matter that he is a former Muslim turned Christian? Would you feel the same about him if he was a former Muslim turned Jew? Is he promoting anti-Arab propaganda or just the truth about Islam? You do know that there are Arab Christians don’t you?
The horrific things that Christians did during the crusades can not be tied to the teachings in the new testament. On the other hand, the horrific things that Muslims do in the name of Allah can be tied to the teachings in the Quran.
for us.”

By: Benyamin Solomon

Benyamin Solomon — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:13:51 +0000

Folks, See the refutation of this slanderous post at [URL deleted per comment rules]

By: Benyamin Solomon

Benyamin Solomon — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 06:56:10 +0000

I’m reading this post in order to refute it. It seems to me that the author of this post believes that Islam should stand above criticism and that radical Islam should not be subject to a critique and anyone who dares to do otherwise is a bigot who supposedly hates Muslims. This site is full of BS. Tawfik Hamid is a courageous and heroic man.

By: Richard Silverstein

Richard Silverstein — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 19:00:01 +0000

I Already wrote about your Jew self hatred and anti Zionist activity

This is a serious violation of my comment rules. GO AND READ THEM VERY CAREFULLY. Your future comments will be moderated and any further violations will cause you to lose your comment privileges.

Please show me a TREND in Judaism that incite killing.

Extremists settlers represent “a trend in Judaism.” Their interpretation of their religion leads them to murder Palestinians (and even some Israelis including a prime minister). Many Palestinians over the yrs have been murdered by Jewish extremists just as many israelis have been murdered over the yrs. by Muslim extremists. Of course it is illegal to murder Palestinians in Israel. But extremists do it anyway.

As Peter told you, Goldstein was torn to pieces by those he attacked after he’d killed 29 innocent civilians.

As for Sharon after Sabra & Chatilla, he was expelled fr. politics & later came back to be prime minister. He should’ve been expelled fr. politics for life. There are not 2 billion Muslims in the world. Where did you get such a figure? The highest estimate I’ve seen is 1 billion. You really don’t know anything about anything do you?

I want to see the same

I really could care less what you want to see. Muslims don’t owe you anything. They have nothing to prove to you or anyone else. Rathe, it’s you who need to prove that you’re not woefully ignorant & prejudiced toward one of the world’s major religions.

I didn’t mention even one of the 1000’s of terror attacks made in Israel.

Uh, I think you just did. But what you REALLY didn’t mention was the thousands of Israeli attacks & killings of innocent Palestinian civlians. Why not? Could it be that you have a particular animus against Muslims? No, that’s not possible.

What are we talking about Mr. schmuck – schmock?

I always enjoy commenters who make my life that much easier by banning themselves. Mazel tov, you’ve hit the Trifecta & are hereby banned. Ad hominem insults are a serious breach of the rules. And since you’ve done this twice in a single comment, you’re history.

By: Peter D

Peter D — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 18:12:40 +0000

elZeide, your facts are wrong. Goldstein was not killed by the IDF, he was killed by the crowd praying in the Makhpella. That, of course, doesn't mean a lot. You are wrong to suggest that in Israel there is currently a strong voice for peace. The demonstration in the wake of Sabra and Shatilla was a one of a kind event. In the recent years much larger numbers protested peaceful (or percieved as peaceful) initiatives (300,000 Israelis say "No!" to Gaza Settler expulsion in largest ever Israeli protest (2005), 200,000 in Tel Aviv protest against Camp David peace accords (2001)) and only tiny numbers demonstrated the recent Gaza killing spree (15000). If you already mentioned the Lebanon War and Sabra and Shatilla, then despite the demonstration then, the results speak for themselves. People like Sharon and Eitan who should have been thrown into jail were never punished (Sharon wasn't "expelled"; he resigned as the MOD but was retained as a ministerwithout portfolio and later continued in his career with no problem) etc. Please, take time to read this detailed report on Sabra and Shatilla and ask yourself whether Israel really dealt with the atrocity in the manner it should have (I sense that you are not aware of the real facts behind the massacre and to what extent Isral was directly involved).

By: elZeide

elZeide — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 15:57:49 +0000

Of course that actions are the meter.
The sentence “I can’t tell you how many times Islamophobes like you have repeated this argument ad nauseam.” must be applied to you Mr. owner of the website but we shall write “ANTISEMITES” instead of “Islamophobes”.
I Already wrote about your Jew self hatred and anti Zionist activity, but you censored my post. This is the kind of “happy world” you are offering?

You are mentioning Baruch Goldstein “as a prove”. Prove of what?
As some ill people died, even after going to a Doctor, “medicine” is a fraud?

Please show me a TREND in Judaism that incite killing.
Of course there is always people that think in a violent way BUT they are illegal in Israel, and they are not mainstream in Judaism (actualy Baruch Goldstein was stopped -killed- by the Israel army).

Let me remember taht when the christians made a horrible killing in Lebanon while Israel was an occupying force, about 10% (yes, TEN percent) of Israel population went to the streets and forced the expulsion of Defense Minister Ariel Sharon.
There are 2 thousand millions muslims over the world. I want to see the same: 200 millions in manifestations against the 9/11, the 11-M in Madrid, the killings in Bali, in London, the AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires, recently the killings in Mumbai,etc etc etc.. And I didn’t mention even one of the 1000’s of terror attacks made in Israel.
What are we talking about Mr. schmuck – schmock?

By: Richard Silverstein

Richard Silverstein — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 07:19:00 +0000

I personally quantify religion based on their actions. In this sense, buddhism is one of the most peaceful and Islam is one of the most violent

You judge religions based on yr highly prejudicial notion of them. Islam is no more violent that Judaism or Christianity.

Christians & Jews were extremely violent centuries ago, but you don’t see too many christian or jewish nations today that murder homosexuals, or lash their women for “adultery”

I can’t tell you how many times Islamophobes like you have repeated this argument ad nauseam. Judaism has produced Baruch Goldstein and many other murderers who’ve killed Palestinians as part of an ideological/religious vision. Christians and Muslims kills ea. other fairly regularly in places like Indonesia and Nigeria. I’d say you have a blind spot when it comes to Islam. You see what you want to see & disregard anything inconvenient to you.