Recently, I fell into a debate with a brother regarding the war in Iraq. To my suprise he actually supported the American invasion and believed that the west were offering a brighter and more hopeful future for Iraq (despite 100,000 if not more iraqis being killed, pictures from abu gharaib prison, false pretences for going to war e.t.c). He blamed all the current problems in Iraq on 'extremists'.
I felt very fustrated because although I felt very passionately about the unfairness of the war in iraq I didnt have the references/sources to give to the brother in order to re-inforce my arguments.
So my question is where do you learn/ gain reliable information from regarding the war in iraq to allow you to engage in a debate like the brother i mentioned above? ..........and I dont mean the BBC!
Dahr Jamail is a non-embedded journalist who covers events from inside Iraq. His articles, videos, pictures and interviews are truly amazing and really give us the true picture of what's happening in Iraq. We all know BBC and CNN, and all other American news media only spread lies and propaganda. Any person who thinks otherwise is truly naive (oh thats a euphimism for 'plainly stupid'..)
yes sister, I think it really is important for each of us to know the facts, get to know our history, and the reality of the lies and the injustices being meted out. Not only that, we should be ready and prepared to explain them to some ignorant ones, and be able to defend the honour and the blood of our brothers and sisters.. It's the LEASt we can do.
Why dont we take some time out. Read. Understand. Learn. Picture what we can say, so we are not caught off guard.
May Allah give the muslimeen sabr, strength and victory. Aameen.
That's rich coming from a guy who gains all his knowledge from the back of a Mars bar!
Nah best way of gaining knowledge of current affairs is through channel 4 news and newsnight
You know, relying on websites really doesn't make you look very credible when the people you are arguing against are using the BBC.
I propose a new strategy - read a broadsheet.
What like the Telegraph or The Times?
Muezzin it seems you have given me an answer which is fit for the 'Muezzin and Minaz: Masters of Might, Magic and Monday Mornings' thread
No, on a more serious note I have some reservations quoting from websites like prisonplanet because this brother will say I am quoting from biased sources! I felt like pulling my hair out when he said that I was obsessed with conspiracy theories.
Brother akhee I think your suggestion is the best of all - quote from the Quran……..inshaAllah if this brother I am debating with is true at heart he will understand my argument.
I would suggest anyone to stay away from all those "alislam" websites.. Make one typo and you will end up in a site with a totally different interpretation. weird but every sect (call it whatever) in islam prefers this name for their website
You can watch videos about things going on in the muslim world revealed by muslims experts, journalists and thinkers, they speak arabic but there will be english subtitles as well.
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