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"Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper."


In a world full of racism, prejudice and intolerance, wasted with wars and conflicts, diversity has become a curse, and sectarianism is tearing nations apart, it's a bless to find people who still appreciate differences.

Through all this mess I would try to listen to the voice of goodness rather than listening to the noise of missiles, gun shots and explosive belts.

No matter how late this present has arrived…
Although it actually came closer to Easter than to Christmas (Ok…I might be exaggerating here!)…
And even though I don’t tend to categorize my friends according to race, sex or religion, it will always be interesting to say that
my bible was a present from my Muslim friend.

Thanks Hiba!

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Needless to say, In principle I am absolutely against all kinds of death penalties as I believe it is a criminal way of dealing with crimes and that "the end doesn't justify the means" Ever.
I also think that it is inhumane to show executions on TVs and that such an act is just too inconsiderate for human right; if not the human who is being executed then the other millions who watch television.

However, if I was to declare a "Holy War" against the death penalty and make it my cause I would never -not for a single moment- consider Saddam Hussein to be my case for the defense.

According to official figures more than 40 people were executed in Jordan since 2000. At least 10 people were put to death last year. If we assume that the most dangerous one of them killed 20 and presumably most of the people who are whining about Saddam generally support the death penalty either for religious reasons or for "logical" ones. Then it would seem "logic" enough to execute who was responsible of killing thousands in cold blood.

Putting all of this aside, it just amazes me how suddenly Saddam has become a "martyr" and "the hero of the nation". Maybe "amaze" is not accurately the right word as a lot of people declared seeing Saddam's face on the moon in 1990. But it is actually interesting how Arab Nationalists and their "brotherhood" friends (and I still don't get this weird friendship) keep on amazing us by their double standards.

What's ironic as well is how a lot of people become really creative when it comes to giving reasons for their objections against this execution in particular;

"…did they have to execute him on the day of the Eid!?"
"This is humiliating! They shouldn't have hung him. He's a military man he should have been shot to death instead"
..etc.

I'm not judging the man, no one has that right to take away other people's life, I'm just asking ourselves to get real.

"Pity the nation that acclaims the bull as hero, and that deems the glittering conqueror bountiful".
"ويل لأمة تحسب المستبد بطلاً, وترى الفاتح المذل رحيماً".

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