Comments on KABOBfest: I’m jihading to find the right words to say…

As salaam alaikum.A born but not bred Canadian Mus...

2007-08-20T14:13:00.000-07:00

As salaam alaikum.

A born but not bred Canadian Muslim guy who happened to surf on through.

I write. Come by insha'Allah if you have any interest in reading Islamic stuffs (ie. poetry, reflections, essays).

Ma'as salaama,
nuh

My pops is mad cool, thanks for the compliment.You...

2007-08-15T18:35:00.000-07:00

My pops is mad cool, thanks for the compliment.

You seem like a cool person yourself. Can we agree that there should be one country where all, Jews, Christains, Muslims...etc. are given equal citizenship rights?

By the way, here is another Arabic word you should...

2007-08-15T15:19:00.000-07:00

By the way, here is another Arabic word you should learn: haram.

Most of your behavior, QuiQui, is "haram". If you lived in an Arab country, you'd likely be hit with a "fatwa" for it. And then you could find out what the word "jihad" means in real life :P

Jihad, as I and the rest of non-Arabic-speaking Am...

2007-08-15T15:16:00.000-07:00

Jihad, as I and the rest of non-Arabic-speaking America were taught on that Tuesday means that batshit crazy Arabs want to kill us unless we convert to Islam.

How is it that somebody as old as you never heard of "jihad" until 2001, QuiQui? Do you live in a cave? Or are you just lying, as per your usual?

If we just want to talk about "struggle", we don't...

2007-08-15T12:56:00.000-07:00

If we just want to talk about "struggle", we don't need to import a word for it. Similarly for "schools". We already have those words in English.

The reason we borrow words from the Arab language is to have a word that, to English speakers, connotes something specifically Arab or Muslim.

In English, a madrassa is a Muslim fundamentalist school. In English, jihad is "holy war". We've borrowed the words because there is a use for them, even though what we use them for is more specific than their original meanings.

And a "fatwa" is a Muslim religious decree, usually calling for someone to be killed, but not always.

A Base is not so scary. But this Base is some scar...

2007-08-15T09:50:00.000-07:00

A Base is not so scary. But this Base is some scary ass stuff. The Base was a project of the CIA, Saudi Intelligence, and a crazy Mofo called Bin Laden (In England, the name becomes Ladenson), to arm, train , and supply cause de jour revolutionists who wanted to fight the Soviet Union.

Apparently the CIA and Saudi Intell did not have an exit plan for when that war ended. The had to strike somewhere.

De facto, "jihad" means death to Muslims, because ...

2007-08-15T08:17:00.000-07:00

De facto, "jihad" means death to Muslims, because we in the civilized world are sick of your violence and lies.

It does mean "the base." That "Arabic for Mossad/...

2007-08-15T07:35:00.000-07:00

It does mean "the base." That "Arabic for Mossad/...." comment is an example of a rhetorical device called sarcasm.

As it happens, "the base" is partially comprised of "scary looking dirty arab dudes hanging out in caves planning the rape of blonde american sorority sisters turned suburban soccer moms," and other various and sundry evils.

my arabic speaking friend told me al qaeda means "...

2007-08-15T07:24:00.000-07:00

my arabic speaking friend told me al qaeda means "the base" which doesn't sound scary at all. all i could think of when she said that was "all your base belong to us."

i'm sure she's wrong. al qaeda must mean "scary looking dirty arab dudes hanging out in caves planning the rape of blonde american sorority sisters turned suburban soccer moms." jesus protect us!

Sweet, nothing more than a peaceful internal strug...

2007-08-15T07:11:00.000-07:00

Sweet, nothing more than a peaceful internal struggle.

Awesome.

Al Qaeda is Arabic for Mossad/CIA/Zionist Conspiracy too.

Then there is the greater Jihad, which is to go to war to defend, protect or even advance the interests of the Muslim Nation.

Actually, that's the lesser jihad.

But your "native Arabic speaker" is probably a nice person, regardless.