The delirium of fanaticism

I read about this yesterday & it’s pretty clear now that life is too cheap in the eyes of all those self-styled prophets. Unfortunately, they happen to be everywhere. 90 Iraqi students were stoned to death for wearing jeans, & having strange haircuts. Basically any youngster who emulates the emo style has been the target for this crazy killing. Moreover the number of deaths could even be higher than what has been reported.

At least 14 youths have been killed in the capital Baghdad in the past three weeks in what appears to be a campaign by Shia militants. All of this has been done as ‘emo’ subculture has been labeled as ‘Satanism’ last month by none other than Iraq’s moral police. Which is why fanatics are killing young people.

When you ask the question: what is the crime of fans of the emo trend? The answer is: they wear tight jeans and have distinctive long, black or spiky haircuts. What the hell is this anyway!

This particular teenager in the pic was brutally killed by fanatics.

This is exactly what I read in Daily Mail:

'The Emo phenomenon or devil worshiping is being followed by the Moral Police who have the approval to eliminate (the phenomenon) as soon as possible since it's detrimentally affecting the society and becoming a danger,' the statement read.

'They wear strange, tight clothes that have pictures on them such as skulls and use stationary that are shaped as skulls. They also wear rings on their noses and tongues, and do other strange activities.'

They are just killing these youngsters as they look Westernized. Just because someone has a specific haircut or he wears T-shirt & jeans doesn’t mean he’s into devil worshipping. This is the height of insanity. They are doing crazy, unacceptable things in the name of Islam. And now I don’t even expect victims (those who have survived, if anyone has survived) to try & understand that this is not Islam. I’m sure these youngsters must be living in fear. When you’re a teenager, you feel like dressing up in a certain way; you want to experience certain things. Is this the price they pay in Iraq for being a normal teenager? It’s been specifically written in the Quran that certain people will believe that they are doing the right stuff but actually they are the real culprits. They are the ones who are besmearing the name of Islam.

Unfortunately everyone sees what these evil folks are doing.

Source:

Stoned to death for being an emo: NINETY Iraqi students killed for having 'strange hair and tight clothes'

Why Burn And Tear The Holy Books?

I don't know why are there so many distortions and differences? Why can we not live in peace in a humane manner? Why are we called humans when there is hardly any humanity left in us? It is sad how we no longer have any respect for each other and not even for our religions, values and cultures. Our hearts are filled with hatred though no religion preaches that.

Yesterday, a Muslim boy - Akhtar Hussain retaliated to the burning of Holy Quran in Florida by tearing the Bible in Lahore. He tore the Holy Bible into pieces outside Saint Joseph's Church on Lawrence Road. He even tried to burn it but was caught red-handed. The Christians were busy in their religious sermons on Friday when the sad incident took place.

Akhtar was caught by police and was stopped from entering the church by the officials posted there. He then started tearing the Christian holy book in anger. It is being reported that an FIR under section 295 A of the Pakistan Penal Code was charged against him and he was arrested. If convicted he could be jailed for 10 years.

I don't want to go into further details of what happened next and what will happen to the boy but the point remains that are we not becoming blind? We are losing our senses. Was Jesus Christ not a loved Prophet of God? Did he not suffer so much yet refused to say a single unkind word?All the records speak of his kindness and perseverance. Do we don't know that our Prophet Mohammad (p.b.u.h) was such a wise, sensible person who too faced all atrocities bravely because he knew God would always be there to protect him? His belief was his strength. Are we going to forget how a rich man named Gautama Buddha left all the riches and comforts of life to seek inner peace and gave us the real meaning of ENLIGHTENMENT?

Have we forgotten all that these great chosen ones left for us to cherish? We are just making our own rules and routes that are filled with prejudice, hatred and revenge.

If somebody ends up doing something wrong why do we have to react in a similar manner? If one person cannot see things with respect why should we hate and judge everybody else who practices the same faith?

This hatred can only be wiped through respect. We need no degree or education to understand how to respect and accept others. The heart can love as much as it can hate...can we not focus on love instead.