Aiming "simply to show the multiple facets of Muslims' lives," this collection of images ranges from soccer players in Pennsylvania to religious pilgrims in Syria. Young girls in Thailand beam for the camera, members of the "Allah Made Me Funny" comedy troupe mug for the snapshot, and a traveler in Argentina gives the universal symbol for "everything's cool": the thumbs-up. With the ambition of "keeping ignorance away," HijabMan, the site's creator, presents colorful images of Muslims in workaday settings, surrounded by family and friends, enjoying their lives. Whether that means communing with a camel or watching the Super Bowl depends only on your access to desert creatures and whether or not you like the NFL.
One last note: As of this moment, A-Muslim-A-Day has slipped from its "a day" schedule. In fact, HijabMan hasn't added to the page since July. We hope this review adds to the comments coaxing HijabMan back into action!
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Posted by malehijab | Fri, October 12, 2007, 4:15 am PDT
OKay, you got me ;)
I'll start it up again his weekend ;)
Posted by malehijab | Fri, October 12, 2007, 5:13 am PDT
Just FYI, it is now updated for today, and will continue to be updated, God willing :)
-HijabMan
Posted by chadwhitman05 | Fri, October 12, 2007, 7:22 am PDT
How about showing a Muslim blowing himself up and killing innocents for Allah?
Posted by supergoldensugarsmacks | Fri, October 12, 2007, 8:21 am PDT
ChadWhitman05, how about you do a live demonstration for us?
Posted by m1i1j1 | Fri, October 12, 2007, 3:44 pm PDT
What I would like to know is this: The "Politically Incorrect Book About Islam" says the Koran states over and over again (and many references are given) that there are three choices: 1) Convert 2) Subjugate (pay a tax) or 3) Die.
Is this true or just predjudicial bs?
Thanks.
Posted by javedweb | Fri, October 12, 2007, 6:29 pm PDT
m1,
Not true. "there shall be no compulsion in religion" Surah Baqara (thats the 2nd one), verse 256.
In fact. the qur'an says the exact opposite of what you are saying, over and over.. that Muhammad is a "plain warner"
And say [Muhammad]: ‘This is the Truth from your Lord. Now let him who will, believe in it, and him who will, deny it.” (18.29)
And in fact, there are only 3 requirements of salvation according to the Qur'an, and Christians and Jews and those who believe in one God are included.. its mentioned clearly several times:
[2:62] Surely, those who believe, those who are Jewish, the Christians, and the converts; anyone who (1) believes in GOD, and (2) believes in the Last Day, and (3) leads a righteous life, will receive their recompense from their Lord. They have nothing to fear, nor will they grieve.
feel free to email me if you'd like to discuss those verses, or others
-HijabMan
Posted by javedweb | Fri, October 12, 2007, 6:32 pm PDT
Whoops! I quoted a mis-translation for the last verse i quoted.. "the converts" is actually The Sabians, another monotheistic group.
Posted by enersway | Fri, October 12, 2007, 9:53 pm PDT
Why don't you have photos of beheaded and burned bodies of those who are not muslim? Note small m
Posted by catlest | Sat, October 13, 2007, 11:32 am PDT
enersway, would you like Christianity to be represented by the dead bodies at Jonestown?
Or are you just s-c-a-r-e-d of the big bad Muslims?
The more we meet reasonable people in a reasonable way, the less we have to be scared of. Yeah, there are fanatics out there. But every war manual says, "Know the enemy," and that includes knowing the difference between the belligerants and the ones who are either neutral or on our side.
Posted by dlbnfla | Sun, October 14, 2007, 9:13 pm PDT
Record of islamic intoleance
The muslim way of demonstrating religious tolerance:
Saudi Arabia - Conversion by a Muslim to another religion is punishable by death. Bibles are illegal. Churches are illegal.
Yemen - Bans proselytizing by non-Muslims and forbids conversions. The Government does not allow the building of new non-Muslim places of worship.
Kuwait - Registration and licensing of religious groups. Members of religions not sanctioned in the Koran may not build places of worship. Prohibits organized religious education for religions other than Islam.
Egypt - Islam is the official state religion and primary source of legislation. Accordingly, religious practices that conflict with Islamic law are prohibited. Muslims may face legal problems if they convert to another faith. Requires non-Muslims to obtain what is now a presidential decree to build a place of worship.
Algeria - The law prohibits public assembly for purposes of practicing a faith other than Islam. Non-Islamic proselytizing is illegal, and the Government restricts the importation of non-Islamic literature for distribution.
Jordan - Has the death penalty for any Muslim selling land to a Jew.
Sudan - Conversion by a Muslim to another religion is punishable by death.
Pakistan - Conversion by a Muslim to another religion is punishable by death. Bans proselytizing by non-Muslims. Christians regularly put in prison for charges of blasphemy. Islam is the state religion, and in a court of law the testimony of a Christian carries less weight than that of a Muslim. Section 295(c) of the Penal Code calls for a death sentence for anyone who defiles the name of the Prophet Muhammad and requires the testimony of four Muslims for a conviction. This fosters an environment in which Muslims can feel free to use intimidation and violence against religious minorities for personal gain.
Qatar - Islamic instruction is compulsory in public schools. The government regulates the publication, importation, and distribution of non-Islamic religious literature. The government continues to prohibit proselytizing of Muslims by non-Muslims.
Malaysia - Under Malaysian law, any convert to Christianity must apply to a shariah (Muslim law) court to legally renounce Islam. Many Christians prefer to remain silent converts rather than take their battle to the shariah courts, where apostasy or conversion out of Islam is punishable by whipping, fines, imprisonment and--in the most extreme application--death.
The Maldives - In the island paradise visited by tens of thousands of tourists each year, Christianity is simply not tolerated. While local Christians – said to number around 300 out of a total population of 300,000 – do get together to worship, they do so at the risk of imprisonment or worse if discovered by the Muslim authorities. Bibles are banned, and tourists can be arrested for trying to bring them into the country.
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/hr/
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