USA Africa Dialogue Series - Re: WHY NORTHERN NIGERIAN MUSLIMS SHOULD NOT DEMONSTRATE AGAINST ANTI-MUHAMMED FILM "INNOCENCE OF MUSLIMS"

"I am yet to learn of:

A* famous book *by Muslims challenging critics of Muhammad or Islam.

A* famous film *by Muslims challenging critics of Muhammad or Islam.

A* famous cartoon series or comic book *challenging critics of
Muhammad or
Islam.

A *famous Facebook page* challenging critics of Muhammad or Islam."

There are many, many outstanding books covering that area of ignorance
and I could suppply you on request, a very fundamental list of such
formidable literature, in print, beginning with some stuff by the late
great Usman Dan Fodio, your countryman....

On Sep 12, 11:54 pm, OLUWATOYIN ADEPOJU
<toyinvincentadep...@gmail.com> wrote:
> *
> WHY NORTHERN NIGERIAN MUSLIMS SHOULD NOT DEMONSTRATE AGAINST THE
> ANTI-MUHAMMED FILM "INNOCENCE OF MUSLIMS" *
>
> Oluwatoyin Vincent Adepoju
>
> I suggest Muslims need to emphasize the transcendence of Allah,  rather
> than struggle to defend the creator of the universe by killing other
> people, a move that reinforces a widespread  view of their religion as
> barbaric.
>
> Islam means 'submission to Allah'. Allah is understood as the creator of
> the universe. In its ideal sense, Islam  is not a force that needs defense
> by killing people who see it differently from many Muslims or who
> criticize  it.
>
> Does the Creator need people to be killed to defend Him or His message?
>
> Does He need such defense? If His message cannot withstand criticism, then
> what is the point of a message from the Creator of the Universe, the One
> Without Beginning or End?
>
> If a film is made criticizing Muhammad and Islam, make your own film to
> counter that one.
>
> If a book is written criticizing Muhammad and Islam, write your own book
> countering that one.
>
> There are many rich Muslims.
>
> They can sponsor such activities.
>
> There are many Muslim scholars and intellectuals.
>
> I am yet to learn  of:
>
> A* famous book *by Muslims challenging critics of Muhammad or Islam.
>
> A* famous film *by Muslims challenging  critics of Muhammad or Islam.
>
> A* famous cartoon series  or comic book *challenging critics of Muhammad or
> Islam.
>
> A *famous Facebook page* challenging critics of Muhammad or Islam.
>
> All I read is that Muslims are killing people for challenging Muhammad and
> Islam.
>
> The more they kill, the more these challenges will emerge because such
> barbaric behavior suggests  the critics are right,and those critics  will
> therefore be further emboldened.
>
> Some Nigerian Muslims are calling for demonstrations to protest the film.
>
> What will that achieve?
>
> People have already been killed by Islamists  in the name of this protest.
> Even killing people with no connection to the film.  Islam's name has been
> further sullied, its reputation further denigrated in protesting against a
> film about Islam.
>
> The world knows of this and is digesting it.
>
> Keeping in mind that such demonstrations in the North, often if not
> always,  lead to killings of Christians and Southerners in the North  and
> the bombing of churches, I urge that such demonstrations should not take
> place.
>
> The North has suffered more than enough and Northern Muslims are bearing
> the collateral damage of having the same religion as the Islamic terrorist
> group Boko Haram that says it is defending Muslims.
>
> It would be more helpful  if Muslims were to  launch  a campaign of
> education about Islam, challenging the views of Muhammad in the film.
>
> It would impress people more if Nigerian Muslims gave a global press
> conference reading out  a refutation of the film by Islamic thinkers. While
> this is done and after, Muslim leaders should urge peace to their followers
> and the need to project Islam as a faith meant to show human beings a way
> superior to limited human thinking and living, not one where killing of
> people is the image in terms of which the religion is now known to many all
> over the world, while security is stepped up all over the North,
> particularly around churches and Christian communities,  without impinging
> on people's rights.
>
> We are used to such activities as the called for demonstrations. While they
> take place, everyone, particularly Christians,  and other observers will
> have their hearts  in their mouths, waiting to see if, as usual, any  bad
> news will come out of  the demonstrations.
>
> I suggest Muslims  in  general and Nigerian Muslims  in particular  change
> their strategy from protests demonstrations and killing people in defense
> of Islam to educating people about their understanding of Islam.
>
> Also posted on
>
> Blogger : Exploring
> Islam<http://islamexplorations.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/why-northern-nigerian...>
>
> Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/notes/oluwatoyin-vincent-adepoju/why-norther...>
>
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