A Critical Analysis of 'Real Islam'. Its People ... - Bukti dan Saksi

[A word of warning for those who find their version of the Qur’an translated differently than the verses quoted
herein. Almost all English translators of the Qur’an have deliberately tried to soften many harsh verses. Yusufali in
particular goes out of his way to twist words to hide the harshness of the real Qur’an. For example he translates the
verse (Qur’an 38:44) that says plainly in Arabic "take a green branch and beat your wife" to "take a little green
grass and strike therewith". He translates a different verse (Qur’an 4:34) that states "beat your wife" correctly, but
he cannot help but add the word (lightly) in parenthesis.]
Since the Qur'an can not be altered, these practices are not likely to be influenced by Western norms.
As the preceding text demonstrates, Muslim women are often considered by Westerners to be victims of
Islam, and as such receive almost blanket immunity from the more violent and inhumane acts of their
sons, brothers, husbands and fathers. However common sense tells us that nurture, instruction,
encouragement and support by the women folk must play some role for an entire culture to support such
vile activities. Although not generally true for all Muslim women, the following article speaks volumes of
the feminine mindset fully immersed in Islam.
The Guardian - Jul 20, 2004 - Arab women singers complicit in rape, says Amnesty report. (www.guardian.co.uk)
While African women in Darfur were being raped by the Janjaweed militiamen, Arab women stood nearby and sang
for joy, according to an Amnesty International report published yesterday. The songs of the Hakama, or the
"Janjaweed women" as the refugees call them, encouraged the atrocities committed by the militiamen. The women
singers stirred up racial hatred against black civilians during attacks on villages in Darfur and celebrated the
humiliation of their enemies, the human rights group said. "[They] appear to be the communicators during the
attacks. They are reportedly not actively involved in attacks on people, but participate in acts of looting." Amnesty
International collected several testimonies mentioning the presence of Hakama while women were raped by the
Janjaweed. The report said: "Hakama appear to have directly harassed the women [who were] assaulted, and
verbally attacked them." During an attack on the village of Disa in June last year, Arab women accompanied the
attackers and sang songs praising the government and scorning the black villagers. According to an African chief
quoted in the report, the singers said: "The blood of the blacks runs like water, we take their goods and we chase
them from our area and our cattle will be in their land. The power of [Sudanese president Omer Hassan] al-Bashir
belongs to the Arabs and we will kill you until the end, you blacks, we have killed your God." The chief said that the
Arab women also racially insulted women from the village: "You are gorillas, you are black, and you are badly
dressed."
The Janjaweed have abducted women for use as sex slaves, in some cases breaking their limbs to prevent them
escaping, as well as carrying out rapes in their home villages, the report said. The militiamen "are happy when they
rape. They sing when they rape and they tell us that we are just slaves and that they can do with us how they wish",
a 37-year-old victim, identified as A, is quoted as saying in the report, which was based on more than 100
testimonies from women in the refugee camps in neighboring Chad. Pollyanna Truscott, Amnesty International's
Darfur crisis coordinator, said the rape was part of a systematic dehumanization of women. "It is done to inflict fear,
to force them to leave their communities. It also humiliates the men in their communities."
The UN estimates that up to 30,000 people have been killed in Darfur, and more than a million have been forced to
flee their homes. Peace talks between the Sudanese government and two rebel movements broke down on Saturday
when the rebel groups walked out, saying the government must first disarm the Janjaweed. Another human rights
organization, Human Rights Watch, today publishes alleged Sudanese government documents showing that it was
much more closely involved with the Janjaweed than it has so far admitted. The documents, which Human Rights
Watch said it had obtained from the civilian administration in Darfur and are dated February and March this year,
call for "provisions and ammunition" to be delivered to known Janjaweed militia leaders, camps and "loyalist
tribes". One document orders all security units in the area to tolerate the activities of Musa Hilal, the alleged
Janjaweed leader in north Darfur interviewed by the Guardian last week. Peter Takirambudde, the executive director
of Human Rights Watch's Africa division, said: "These documents show that militia activity has not just been
condoned, it's been specifically supported by Sudan government officials." The official government line is that it did
not arm or support the Janjaweed, though its presence was useful in helping to combat rebels in Darfur.
BBC- 18 June, 2002- The Gaza Strip, Israel: By Middle East correspondent Orla Guerin. The mother of a
Palestinian suicide attacker who killed two Israelis before being shot dead has spoken of her feelings about her son's
actions. A video released by Hamas shows a proud mother taking up arms beside her favorite son. First a warm
embrace, then a loving kiss. Naima al-Obeid was saying goodbye to her 23-year-old Mahmoud, a college student on
his way to carry out a suicide attack. "God willing you will succeed," she says. "May every bullet hit its target, and
may God give you martyrdom. This is the best day of my life." Mahmoud says: "Thank you for raising me".
Naima got her wish... Mahmoud was shot dead attacking the Jewish settlement of Dugit in the Gaza Strip on
Saturday. Two Israeli soldiers were killed in the ambush. Their deaths are being celebrated near Mahmoud's home.