Why are the middle east people so freaked out about this guy mohammad, he's just a man?
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The extremists feel that ANY DEPICTION OF MUHAMMAD is blasphemy.. The depiction of him with a bomb with a lit fuse is a GLARING ATTACK on the fundamentalist Islamic faith..\n-------------------\nBorn Muhammad ibn Abdullah, he is said to have initially been a merchant who traveled widely.\n\nMuhammad often retreated to the mountains outside Mecca, for prayer and contemplation. Muslims believe that in 610, at about the age of forty, while praying in one of these mountain caves called Hira, he was visited by the Angel Gabriel who commanded him to memorize and recite the verses sent by God. These verses were later collected as part of the Qur'an. Gabriel told him that God (Allah in Arabic) had chosen him as the last prophet to mankind. He eventually expanded his mission as a prophet, publicly preaching a strict monotheism and warning against a Day of Judgement where all humans shall be held responsible for their deeds. He did not completely reject Judaism and Christianity, two other monotheistic faiths known to the Arabs; rather he said that he had been sent by God in order to complete and perfect their teachings. Many in Mecca resented his preaching and persecuted him and his followers. Muslims believe that this was in part due to his followers' holding Muhammad's authority above that of their leaders. Eventually, persecution followed and in 622, he was forced to flee from Mecca (the Hijra) and settled in Yathrib (now known as Medina) with his followers, where he was the leader of the first avowedly Muslim community. War between factions in Mecca and Medina followed, in which Muhammad and his followers were eventually victorious. The military organization that was created by this struggle was then set to conquering the other tribes of Arabia. By the time of Muhammad's death, he had unified Arabia, spread Islam throughout the Arabian Peninsula, and launched expeditions to the north, towards Syria and Palestine.\n\nUnder Muhammad's immediate successors, the Islamic empire expanded into Palestine, Syria, Mesopotamia, Persia, Egypt, North Africa, and Iberia. Later conquests, commercial contact between Muslims and non-Muslims, and missionary activity spread Islam over much of the globe.\n\nAll Muslims feel a great love and veneration for Muhammad, and express this feeling in many ways.\n\nWhen speaking or writing, Muhammad's name is preceded by the title "Prophet" and is followed by the phrase, Peace be upon him, or Peace be upon him and his descendants by Shias; in English often abbreviated as "(pbuh)" and "pbuh&hd", or just simply as "p". \nConcerts of Muslim and especially Sufi devotional music include songs praising Muhammad (see Muslim music, Qawwali). \nSome Muslims celebrate the birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid) with elaborate festivities. Others do not, believing that such festivities are modern innovations. \nCriticism of Muhammad is often equated with blasphemy, which is punishable by death in some Muslim states. \nMuhammad is often refered to with titles of praise. \nMuhammad's relics, such as his grave, his sword, his clothing, even strands of his hair, are revered by some. \nEven non-iconic representations of Muhammad are traditionally discouraged. From the 16th century, however, Persian and Ottoman art frequently represented Muhammad in miniatures, albeit with his face either veiled, or emanating radiance (see e.g. Siyer-i Nebi). Modern caricatures of Muhammad have caused great controversy and criticism (see Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons for an example). \nBeyond the stories accepted as canonical by Islamic scholars of hadith, or oral traditions, there are many folktales praising Muhammad and recounting miraculous stories of his birth, upbringing and life.
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None. It’s not his decision or his right, or that on anyone else's with a God complex.  He's a wealthy Saudi man who didn't fit in.  No one appointed him the representative of anyone.  The only way I could see him able to avenge anyone is the people who chose to follow him.  Most of these people I consider zealots and bigots who should be stopped (sort of like the Klu Klux Klan or the Spanish Inquisition), so I don’t see avenging their captures or deaths as a legitimate act.  I do see that some Arabs and Muslims have real reasons to be upset, but I don’t see how Bin Laden is their “avenger.”  I think that people who don't directly target civilians or support regimes like the Taliban who so grievously harm their civilians would be the best people to represent those civilians.  I also think it should be people from that group: rich Saudi men with tremendous advantages who still couldn't make a positive difference on his co-citizens' lives in his own country need not apply.
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Its like saying all men are rapists.  All men want to dominate and hurt women.  All women are whores.  You just can't generalise like that.\n\nAnd actually not all terrorists are Islamic, there are more than enough terrorists destroying lives in Africa and South America and Ireland to mention a few places.  And these are predominantly christian lands.\n\nDon't be so prejudiced against people, because there are some nice Moslem people out there who are horrified by what the extremists are doing in the name of their faith.  It must be scary times for those who are peaceful to see themselves grouped together with the mass murderers and are subjected to force of ill-will from non-moslems who feel it is their right to punish moslems.\n\nIf a priest abuses a boy, we don't lynch mob all priests, we understand that he is a bad seed.  Similarly we aught not to categorise all moslems as the same.
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He's a terrorist scumbag
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He is a bastard because he has raped the american people, raped the saudi people out of their oil and has ruined this country.  There is NO reason for this war other than his own ego, and oil.  They will never find Osama Bin Laden.
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Apparently the reformed muslims have rewritten the queeran to be more user friendly.  Muslims still have the problem with the association with the false prophet mohammed.  He was a self admitted child molester and 'married' a 6 year old girl to have sex with her.  He would be arrested in any western culture for doing that.  In muslim cultures, little girls are fair game as long as they have had their first periods.
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Why is this action that is happening against terrorist's and terrorist activities always being attached to Bush as if he was doing this alone and not in the name of our country.  We may have gone into Iraq for the wrong reasons, but we are there and to leave now would be more of a disaster than us being there so far.  On September 11, 2001 the terrorist's made an attack that finally got our attention.  That is what Osama bin Laden did was get our attention.  Last week people were rioting over the "Danish Cartoon Scandal" and chanting bin Laden attack them again.  What are we supposed to think?  Muslim's call for death to all infidels, which is most of the American Population and then I am told by someone here on this Forum that I misunderstand it is the Jews that want to kill everyone but them off.  Come on now which is it you want us attacked again, but we are supposed to believe that it is being done by Jews?  Are you doing the Jews work for them or do I just misunderstand what I am seeing everyday?  After Bush you will have another American president to hate along with all of us that are left to support them.  Bush is not King, Bush is not dictator, he is just an elected president of the greatest country on earth and you do not understand freedom and so you fear us.
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I am not going to answer about the 9 year old wife of the prophet Mohamed because I know nothing about it. Instead I would like to direct my opinion to AIRASAE. \n\nAirasae, this is an open public discussion and anything can be expected out of it except lewd and foul contents. Nobody is trashing or crushing anybody. If one man's truth can not be your truth just give them logical answers instead of paranoia. If some disturbing questions would rise up against Islam, every muslim would say that Islam is being crushed. Have you ever noticed the countless time Christianity have been crushed with words, thoughts and bombs. But what comes into our minds would often seek the answers to a belief different from ours. \n\nThey say Islam is a religion of peace, but look around you. Bombs here, bombs there and bombs everywhere not even the third world was spared. If western cable companies report what transpires in the muslim world, you say that they do biased reporting. Do you think respectable, world class cable TV stations stay a long time if the world will know that they are trying to do false reporting? They will be out of business in no time. \n\nIf Islam is really a religion of peace truth will surely come out and no one can ever stop it. So, why so worried, be paranoid and overprotective when you can't do anything about it because people have eyes to see, ears to hear and brains to analyze and finally decide. \n\nIf I were a muslim, the first thing I would do is to really try to understand why innocent people including women and children are being targeted. This is not Jihad, this is a crime against humanity. Just imagine the whole muslim world went crazy over a cartoon made by one dumb christian and yet nobody gets crazy over what suicide bombers are doing. How Ironic can it be?   \n\nIf christians would bomb public places with no exactly logical target but innocent people, I would voice out a loud cry to go against those who perpetrates such crime because it simply is not acceptable. I will protest against my fellow christian suicide bombers until my people will get the message and join the protest because to me they are not freedom fighters but mere criminals. Do you see why we don't have such martyrs? It is because to us they will never be martyrs nor freedom fighters nor jihad fighters because to the Christian world, it will always be a heinous crime if they will kill muslims that way and every christian soul knows that.\n\n\nTO BEYOND EVENT\n\nShould I believe because you said so? Read between the lines. If ever it really happened because you said so, then you have first hand knowledge not me. If you are a muslim, educate me for being so naive. Collateral damage was coined in the 20th century and made popular by Mr. Schwartzenegger and it was a nice movie. I just wonder what they call it during Napoleon's time.
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Because unlike the Israelis, you guys would use it to promote Allah?\n\n              Because you call yourself terrorist?\n\n              Is that supposed to be a funny name?\n\n              I'm too angry and scared to laugh.
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All these clips are so bizarre and scary. why are muslims potraying themselves like this? so much hate and brutality. if they continue like this one day their entire 'race' will be wiped out. already majority of the world is against muslims. more and more muslims are converting into other religions coz they r scared of thier own religion.. the clips r really very shockingly bizarre
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I'm sorry that you feel that way - nobody should feel like he or she is being discriminated against.  I think that most people don't feel anger toward the Muslim world, but they feel terrified of some of the leaders/ex-leaders of nations in the Arab world (Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden, etc).  Ever since the terrorist attacks of 9/11, people have associated terrorism with the Arab world, and I completely agree that some have made unfounded generalizations towards Muslim people and people of Arab nations; however, it is a known fact that there are some groups in Arab countries that threaten the U.S. and feel/have felt for many years hostility towards the U.S. and other "Western Civilizations," so I think that many Americans, because of their intense fear, group all Arab countries/groups together, which is obviously not right.
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I just love these "head in the sand" answers regarding the US.\nI understand those that do not reside here but those that do who bash this country seem to forget all those that died in order to give them the freedom to bash this country.\n\nIran is a huge threat folks--like it or not. Israel is not.\nThe religious quest that Muslim coountrys support via acts of terror is real and not about to go away any time soon.\n\nThe next time we have an attack on our shores--those same bashers will continue to make excuses for the violence and blame their country the US and Israel while never considering that there is never an excuse for killing innocent men, woman and children.
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The ongoing conflict between the Islamic world and Denmark has resulted from the fact that many in the western world do not understand what mohammed (PBUH) means to muslims. He is dearer to the vast majority of muslims ( religious and non religious) than thier lives, families and homeland.
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I think it is more a case of people are afraid of him than loyal, though he probably has a cadre of loyal bodyguards too.  Iraq is roughly the size of California and a mix of deserts and mountains with some fairly sizeable cities, it is probably difficult to keep track of a small group of foreigners who frequently move around.  In addition to fear Zarqawi has cash to spread around which probably helps keep him hidden as well.  If he were caught I don't think he should be executed right away, he probably is a veritable gold mine of intelligence if he can be made to give up the info.
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I've already commented on this countless times, both on and offline, and I am completely sick and tired of this whole ludicrous situation. Having said that, here goes...\n\nAny reasonable person with an open mind and a rudimentary understanding and appreciation of freedom of speech, freedom of expression, freedom of the press, et al KNOWS that the Danish newspaper was 100% within their rights to publish those caricatures of Mohammad. \n\nAs evidenced by some of the responses here (most notably the one from Pakistan above), the Muslims who are rioting in the streets, making death threats, boycotting Danish products, etc. are completely unreasonable. They cannot see beyond their own personal biases (Mohammad may be #1 with you, mate, but he's not #1 with me and 5-6 billion others who are sharing this planet with you) and have no conception of tolerance -- to say nothing of free speech.\n\nThe Danes are a free and tolerant people allowing their media to express itself freely, irrespective of whether or not the majority of Danes agree with what is printed. Any civilized country handles such matters in much the same way. We're talking about political CARTOONS, for Godsake!\n\nBut the fanatical Muslim fundamentalists and their terrorist host countries (Iran, Syria, et al), on the other hand, have absolutely no understanding of what it means to have free thought, free expression and tolerance for the views and beliefs of others. Whatever the perceived slight or "offense," these people can be counted on to react with excessive outrage and extreme violence (erm, what is that telling us about their religion, btw?). \n\nNothing short of the rest of the world converting to Islam tomorrow will appease these villains. So you know what? I couldn't care less about appeasing or even trying to understand them anymore. Fuck 'em!\n\nGod bless Denmark and Freedom!
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Do a search on Yahoo. The guy is fine and jokes about it. The media can't get over it yet. They will (eventualy)
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Why be a Muslim and be a marine when you killing innocent people and your own sisters and brothers? I guess it's up to him but that would be crazy especially because this war is for all the wrong reasons and is killing so many innocent people. And I don't know why the marines don't want to accept him as it is his choice and they want more marines, but again this guy is crazy to want to be a marine.