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it seems for such a incredible artist with a strong sense of justice and respect that this song was written with anger rather than thought. It is a shame that roy harbours any hatred for religion tolerance, respect and peace are the pathways of all truely religous people. One shouldn’t be so quick to judge everyone by the actions of other if you get me. I hope he will find peace with himself, relions and himself insha’ allah.

when i see thousands of muslims screaming for the death of a single man, just because he changed his religion, it seems to me that roy has hit the nail directly on the head. mr. manouchehri, it doesn’t matter what flowery words you use to disguise your hate-filled religion, the actions of your “true believers” speak volumes. by the way, the fact that muhammed had sex with a 9yr. old girl tells me your prophet is a pervert.

I think Roy Harper is absolutely correct. Muslim fundamentalists have turned the religion of tolerance and respect into one of hatred and violence, and a serious reality check for muslims living both in the Arabic world and outside it is urgently needed.

Wow! Those were some pretty hostile comments, I get the impression that Timo and his friend Skaflok have some deep seated issues with Islam. I feel like you were being quite aggressive in your out look of Islam. I hope that you realize that even if you were to cut me into a thousand pieces each piece would still love you, as the prophet said the three most destructive qualities are greed, pride and anger, if you get trapped into doing that you loose, don’t be one of the losers. Lets all be friends we’re all the same anyway we all do weird stuff! We all think that the guys in other countries or religions are different and weird, but its good we’re different. Lets just all chill out stop all the fussing and the fighting, lets not confuse bad people with all people. Lets unite to try and make the crazy people from all around the world (what ever religion or race they so happen to be) see what they’re doing wrong. Timo, Skaflok be my mates I’ll make you some Arabic mint tea and we can smoke a Shisha, eat some falafel and play backgammon. You might find that I won’t kill you or bomb you or rape a 3 year old child or whatever else Muslims are supposed to do.

Peace be upon you all my brothers and sisters

The Prophet may have seen “greed, pride and anger” as the three most destructive qualities, but I would sooner live nextdoor to a proud greedy angry man than a paedophile who (according to the Koran) shags nine year old girls.

Sorry about that, I’ve just reread my last post and it seems a little nasty. However, I have many Muslim colleagues and I respect them as people, and enjoy their company, as long as we NEVER discuss their crazy beliefs we get on just fine. Believing something is true simply because your parents believe it may be human nature but it is hardly logical. Think for yourself and stop the tribalism that seems to be ripping the world apart. The fighting that goes on between followers of different faiths is no different to the fighting that occurs on the football terraces. The “my team’s better than your team” mentality is sickening to me. Religion is divisive and wrong, and I applaud the Turkish people on the secularist view they have regarding the separation of church and state. Proof that not all of the Islamic world is obsessed with the archaic doctrine of insularism.

People’s ignorance never ceases to amaze me. Did the IRA represent the thoughts, beliefs, morals and ethics of the entire Catholic church?

Oh and I love the “I’m not a racist, some of my best friends are black” argument.

At no point did I say anything resembling “I’m not a racist, some of my friends are black”. What on earth makes you assume that am white? I avoid discussing religion with all my collegues, muslim or not. As an atheist I find ALL religious beliefs crazy, fundamentalist or not, but Harper wasn’t writing about the IRA was he? The crazy beliefs to which I refer are such absurdities as “God made the world” and “Eating pork is a sin”, views held by all muslims.

Nice try Tim, but you’ve got a long way to go before you can call yourself a good debater.

lol… ‘Some of my *colleagues* are muslim, and I respect them as *people*’. Glad to hear it! I think communication would be a problem if you thought of them as fish. No assumption made about your colour, just a point about your attitude.

What’s with the ‘good debater’ line? Are you baiting me?

Danyal Haj Manouchehri’s wise words about the fundamentalists’ approach to Islam I’m certain speaks volumes about how the majority of Muslims see this relatively small faction of the Muslim community.

Let’s not get this out of proportion. What the country does not need is a knee-jerk reaction right now; this would inevitably lead to far more recruitment of fundamentalists. Our government needs to knuckle down around the debating table with the Muslim community to get to the heart of the problem. Even if we can’t understand the ideology of the troublemakers, there are those who do - the Muslim elders and leaders, people such as Danyal. I believe that the situation could potentially become self-policing with the help of people such as this.

Roy Harper also wrote “One Global Village With Faces As Bright As The Sun” Shouldn’t we all subscribe to that ideal?

Following from the last email ( H Bexley ) I beleive the heart of the problem is found in those parts of the Koran which preach that Islam should be imposed on all non-believers, that non-believers are inferior and any means of stealth, deception and force can be used to achieve these aims.
So, to all muslims. How about removing the inciteful passages and join in the ‘real world’ with the rest of us ?