Reza Aslan Slams Bill Maher for Facile Arguments’ About Muslim Violence

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Always look at the eyes and those devils eyes showed that Reza took their souls.

"We're just asking the questions" just like a fakkit ass woman playing the victim.

"i hope everyone understands your perspective"

she literally cannot grasp what he is saying despite him breaking it down for her twice
 
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That nikka reza aslan just coppin pleas...he know Bill Maher is right....shyt WE KNOW BILL MAHER IS RIGHT...seems like some nikkas dnt like the uncomfortable truth...we gonna keep thinking Muslims ain't dangerous while they keep blowing up shyt, gunning down shyt, chopping off necks...then the cliché answers come like clockwork..."it has nothing to do with Islam"..."they not real Muslims"..."taking one life is like killing all of humanity"..."the prophet wouldn't do this" :russ: as if these nuggas ain't reading the same book as the "real Muslims"...fukk outta here with that bullshyt :shaq2:...
 

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wasnt impressed

ive never heard any of these apologists get into why the quran is so easy to 'mis'interpret

and also :childplease: at the "stop generalizing us :mjcry:", miss me with that bullshyt. these islamist shytholes share a lot of the same 'values'

just gonna leave this here


Dear Ben Affleck,

I am writing to you today as a woman who was born and raised in Islam. I saw your discussion with Bill Maher and Sam Harris, and I must say you did me a great disservice that day. Your heart was in the right place, of course, and it was lovely of you to step up and defend ‘my people’.

What you really did though, perhaps inadvertently, was silence a conversation that never gets started. Two people attempted to begin a dialogue and you wouldn’t even listen. Why should any set of ideas be above criticism, Ben?

Why are Muslims being ‘preserved’ in some time capsule of centuries gone by? Why is it okay that we continue to live in a world where our women are compared to candy waiting to be consumed? Why is it okay for women of the rest of the world to fight for freedom and equality while we are told to cover our shameful bodies? Can’t you see that we are being held back from joining this elite club known as the 21st century?

Noble liberals like yourself always stand up for the misrepresented Muslims and stand against the Islamophobes, which is great but who stands in my corner and for the others who feel oppressed by the religion? Every time we raise our voices, one of us is killed or threatened. I am a blogger and illustrator, no threat to anyone, Ben, except for those afraid of words and drawings. I want the freedom to express myself without the very real fear that I might be killed for it. Is that too much to ask?

When I wrote a children’s book that carried a message of diversity and inclusivity for everyone, my life changed. My book, ‘My Chacha (uncle) is Gay’ has the innocent anti-homophobia message, ‘Love belongs to everyone’. This was not palatable to many of my Muslim brothers and sisters.

Since that project I have been declared an ‘enemy of God’ and deemed worthy of death. All because I want to help create a world where South Asian children too can have their stories told, so they too can know that love comes in all forms, and that that’s okay. My Muslim brothers and sisters were hit hard by this work because it addresses the issue of homophobia within our own community. It is not something they can pass off as ‘Western’ immorality. Just like they deny that any issues exist within the doctrine of Islam, many deny that homosexuality exists amongst good, ‘moral’ Muslims. Just like that, millions of people’s existence is denied. Please do not defend people who think this way, and let me tell you Ben, many ‘good’ Muslims do think this way.

What you did by screaming ‘racist!’ was shut down a conversation that many of us have been waiting to have. You helped those who wish to deny there are issues, deny them. You became an instant hero, a defender of Islam. It’s kind, it really is. I understand because I too am plagued and affected by the issues brought about by actual Islamophobia. I have a Muslim name and brown skin, my peaceful relatives have been pushed in the subway and called ‘terrorist’ for no reason.

I get that.

We must distinguish critiquing an ideology from being hateful towards a group of people. And for this reason I think that tackling the issues within Islam should be two-pronged. They must be brought up, but simultaneously we should stress that blame for these issues cannot be placed on individuals.

In the interest of being politically correct and ‘liberal’, we silence the voices of millions. I am turning to you because you were instrumental in starting this conversation. Those of us who want reform are muted by extremists, as well as the liberals who betray us in the name of multiculturalism.

ISIS paints a horrific picture, so I understand the knee-jerk reaction to deny any link. Most Muslims choose to interpret scripture in a peaceful way, but that doesn’t mean the raw material isn’t there for those who choose the path of violence. That material must be addressed.

Can we talk about the blatant double standards and violation of human rights, for a second? Mosques are built throughout western countries, usually without much issue. But in the hub of Islam, the heart of Islam, Saudi Arabia, no one but Muslims are allowed to officially practice their faith. There are no churches, temples or synagogues because Saudi Arabia will not permit any non-Muslim place of worship to exist. Who will hold them accountable for such injustice if we hush everyone who speaks out against Islam?

What is so wrong with wanting to step into the current century? There should be no shame. There is no denying that violence, misogyny and homophobia exist in all religious texts, but Islam is the only religion that is adhered to so literally, to this day.

In your culture you have the luxury of calling such literalists “crazies”, like the Westboro Baptist Church, for example. In my culture, such values are upheld by more people than we realise. Many will try to deny it, but please hear me when I say that these are not fringe values. It is apparent in the lacking numbers of Muslims willing to speak out against the archaic Shariah law. The punishment for blasphemy and apostasy, etc, are tools of oppression. Why are they not addressed even by the peaceful folk who “aren’t fanatical, who just want to have some sandwiches and pray five times a day? Where are the Muslim protestors against blasphemy laws/apostasy? Where are the Muslims who take a stand against harsh interpretation of Shariah? These sandwich-eating peaceful folk do not defend those suffering in the name of Islam, Ben, and therein lies our problem.

Maybe the points Maher and Harris were trying to make are more easily digested when coming from within the community, I can appreciate that. That is why I am writing to you, as someone who has personally been hurt by the lack of acknowledgement of these issues.

If Muslims do not critique their own atrocities, then people on the outside will and their message will not be listened to simply because of who they are. It’s a vicious cycle, one that can only break if indeed, like Harris said, true reformers are empowered.

I ask you and anyone reading this to make an effort to seek out reformers from within our community, and support them in any way you can.

If I were allowed to meet a man that is not my father, brother or husband unchaperoned, I would have loved to discuss this over drinks (which I am also not allowed to have) with you. So, you see, things must change.

Sincerely,

Eiynah
Lol at this weak pathetic reply
Just went and copy paste some nonsense :russ:
 

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Lol at this weak pathetic reply
Just went and copy paste some nonsense :russ:
its a response from a woman negatively affected by islam (one of millions) that no one has addressed. you clowns talk about muslims being victims all day but dont look at muslims victimizing their own :scusthov:

and like i said, i see you claiming "we" when ive never seen you claim to be a muslim on this site, ever :mjlol:
 

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:laff: All the white people reveal their true colors on certain topics and this is one of them. He just can't help it.

Be melanin deficient and post at urban websites brehs. :mjpls:

Exactly breh, how that fukker have such a high rep? :patrice:

It is hilarious to me that these cacs and c00ns keep repeating "it is just a cartoon". They sit in their warm safe houses making these statements. This is about the marginalized people who are repeatedly getting marginalized. These people only have religion to cling to, imagine walking up in the morning and seeing the one thing you hold sacred being clowned every morning. This racism, xenophobia is then veiled as "satire". Some soul burning shyt. Of course that is going to make people mad.

Reza is pretty cool breh, always liked what he had to say when he came on the Daily show.
 

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Maher might be right. I wouldn't know because I don't know what a "muzlem" is. :manny:


Learn about Muslims from people who can't even pronounce the word, brehs. :mjlol:
 

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I don't agree with Bill Meyer on everything, but he is right about Muslim extremist and many of their "moderate" (and some liberal atheist) sympathizers; they need to be put in check.
People are always apathetic and indifferent, until its them.
 

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That nikka reza aslan just coppin pleas...he know Bill Maher is right....shyt WE KNOW BILL MAHER IS RIGHT...seems like some nikkas dnt like the uncomfortable truth...we gonna keep thinking Muslims ain't dangerous while they keep blowing up shyt, gunning down shyt, chopping off necks...then the cliché answers come like clockwork..."it has nothing to do with Islam"..."they not real Muslims"..."taking one life is like killing all of humanity"..."the prophet wouldn't do this" :russ: as if these nuggas ain't reading the same book as the "real Muslims"...fukk outta here with that bullshyt :shaq2:...

Another shytty 2014 poster :snoop:
 
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