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

By: Mumija

Mumija — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 12:58:40 +0000

Great article brother, I appreciate the effort you have put in. Keep up the good work.

Peace be with you

By: Zingo

Zingo — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 05:04:07 +0000

I must congratulate you for this article. I am a Muslim and I have grown up a very religious family. Much of what these islamophobes talk about Islam is complete non sense. Muslim children are not taught to kill others. They are taught the morals which are common to judaism and christianity and other religions. I was always taught (my parent lived by the example) is taking care of others, respecting parents, prayers and fasting, being merciful to all including animals. I remember in my childhood there was a major flooding in my area and food became scarce and hunger became wide spread. My mom will go hungry but she will give away food if anyone came asking. That selflessness has lasting impact on my own approach to life and this is what i teach my children as well. This is something people of all faith can relate to.

I wish all people can live by the golden rule “like for others what you like for yourselves”. This is part of my religion and I believe it is also part of Christianity and judaism. This , I believe, is the only way to peace and justice in this world. But this also requires that we expose and marginalize hat mongers.

So Keep up the good work

By: Richard Silverstein

Richard Silverstein — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 21:50:00 +0000

I wrote about Oklahoma as well here, which may interest you or other members of the board:

http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2010/11/15/oklahoma-god-damn/

By: Just a Gurl In Seattle

Just a Gurl In Seattle — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 21:37:50 +0000

I LOVE your article here…. A member of my forum posted about this guy as proof that Muslims are all EVIL and that Muslims beat their wives etc…..

We are in a huge debate about Islam and the new Oklahoma Amendment baring the use of Sharia Law and INternational law in Oklahoma courts.

I just wrote to Tawfik Hamid to ask him if he is so against this use of Sharia law in the courts, if he would also suggest banning the Catholics and well as Jewish people from using it as well…..

you can visit the forum and read for yourself what has been said about this, as it would take me far too long to write it here.

I am so sick of all of this Islamaphobia….

and the first article that my fellow forum mate posted seemed reasonable… it was about how to combat extremism. So I agreed with that article, but I KNEW he was going to find one that Hamid had written on Sharia law, so I did some digging.

YOU are so RIGHT about this man….
and it does not take a scholar to see it.
First he demonizes ALL of Muslims.
he fails to even mention moderate Muslim cultures, that right there tells me is is doing this to gain something…. Money, fame…. something…. I am just not buying Hamid’s story….

For one, why would I trust a man who already admits to rejoicing over the deaths on 911????

There is just something so FISHY about Hamid, and I am so glad you wrote this article.

It is great to see that no everybody is buying this mans lines.

here is the forum I was talking about.
In case you want to go and read what others are also saying, or if you want to join and jump in the debate :-)

http://ebayrefugees.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general

Cheers,

JAG

Just an Atheist Gurl From Seattle… that lives in Sweden

PS…. I hope I did not break any rules by giving you this link. If so, please accept my apology….

By: Richard Silverstein

Richard Silverstein — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 23:54:18 +0000

I really could care less what you think is convincing.

By: Ruby Richards

Ruby Richards — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 23:29:41 +0000

Very mature Richard.
“It takes one to know one” is not a very convincing rebuttal.
More like the response a 10 year old might give.

By: Tawfik Hamid: The Shemp of the Three Stooges : Ikhwanophobia

Tawfik Hamid: The Shemp of the Three Stooges : Ikhwanophobia — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 06:52:51 +0000

[...] Silverstein, who runs Tikun Olam, did a piece on Hamid after getting an email from Walid Shoebat’s list-serve that Tawfik Hamid would be [...]

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.