Ali Dawah - August 18, 2022


REACTING TO SALMAN RUSHDIE LOSING AN EYE


Episode Stats

Length

6 minutes

Words per Minute

194.92401

Word Count

1,321

Sentence Count

1

Hate Speech Sentences

17


Summary

In this episode, I talk about the double standards, double standards and hypocrisy that Muslims and Islam have in dealing with criticism and freedom of speech. Why is it so hard for Muslims to deal with criticism, especially when it comes from people that they love?


Transcript

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00:00:20.760 Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh brothers and sisters and dear friends
00:00:26.180 Hope you guys are well inshallah
00:00:26.940 Do I condemn the attacks against Salman Rushdie?
00:00:32.620 That's the first question that's usually asked a Muslim
00:00:34.060 Do you condemn? You, yes you, do you condemn?
00:00:37.140 Yeah?
00:00:38.240 Brothers and sisters, let's break this down
00:00:40.360 Let's look at the elephant in the room
00:00:42.540 I want to ask a simple question
00:00:45.260 I asked this to Cosmic Skeptic
00:00:47.620 Yeah? The little boy
00:00:49.260 Yeah?
00:00:50.460 The same question
00:00:51.400 And I want to break it down to you guys so you can understand
00:00:54.380 This phenomena
00:00:55.780 It's a phenomena
00:00:56.960 That we as Muslims and Islam is being accused of being intolerant against freedom of speech
00:01:03.640 That we cannot deal with criticism
00:01:06.000 And Islam is so weak that anyone that criticizes you know we crumble
00:01:09.480 Let's look at this phenomena
00:01:11.020 I want to ask a simple question
00:01:12.180 You guys might know or not know
00:01:13.780 In Turkey, you know, one of its founders or heroes should we say is Atatürk
00:01:17.600 Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
00:01:18.740 I'm Kurdish Turk
00:01:19.740 I know of him
00:01:21.000 If I was to write a book about Atatürk
00:01:23.360 And I was to insult his mum, his dad, his daughter, his son, his granddad
00:01:28.620 If I was to do this
00:01:29.960 And I saw these books
00:01:30.800 Do you agree with me
00:01:33.100 That Turkey as a country
00:01:37.680 And the people within itself
00:01:39.240 Within it living there
00:01:41.000 Do you think there will be uprisings?
00:01:43.220 Yes, they would be
00:01:43.880 Do you think they'll be upset?
00:01:45.120 Yes, they'll be
00:01:45.660 Do you think a faction of Turkish people
00:01:48.360 Would want to come together and execute me?
00:01:51.420 Yes
00:01:51.760 It's basic human psychology
00:01:54.080 To be upset to a person that you love
00:01:58.320 Okay, good
00:01:59.260 Let's move on
00:01:59.760 I'm Kurdish myself
00:02:00.800 I was involved with certain political things when I was young
00:02:05.000 My dad was also
00:02:05.820 My family was deeply
00:02:06.660 And when Abdullah Öcalan
00:02:08.380 Which is one of the leaders of the PKK
00:02:10.240 He was arrested and taken to Turkey
00:02:13.960 And now he's actually in an island
00:02:15.300 There was people that I knew
00:02:17.420 Yes, where we would go to certain protests
00:02:19.160 Which were one of those I didn't attend
00:02:20.440 Like I was too young
00:02:21.560 They went and set their self on fire
00:02:23.680 Let's put this into perspective
00:02:24.840 They put petrol over their self
00:02:26.100 And they set their self on fire in central London
00:02:28.280 This was all over the news
00:02:29.100 These people were ready to set their self
00:02:31.720 I mean
00:02:32.060 I don't know who you love that much
00:02:33.800 But subhanAllah to set yourself on fire
00:02:35.000 It's a whole different level
00:02:36.440 Now let's put this into perspective
00:02:38.020 If I was to write a book
00:02:39.760 Against Abdullah Öcalan
00:02:41.460 The head of the PKK group
00:02:43.060 The Kurdish group, yeah
00:02:43.720 And I was to insult him
00:02:46.400 And there's a lot of Kurds that live in London
00:02:48.520 A lot of Kurds
00:02:49.800 I promise you
00:02:51.060 I promise you
00:02:52.040 I will not be alive for two weeks
00:02:55.380 In two weeks
00:02:56.460 I'll be done
00:02:57.360 Because there's a lot of Kurdish gangs
00:02:58.260 And mafia, etc
00:02:58.980 They would get rid of me like this
00:03:01.200 Now
00:03:02.260 Let me give you another example
00:03:04.240 And I'll give many examples
00:03:05.060 If I was to go to Russia
00:03:06.520 And I was to insult Putin
00:03:07.860 And wrote a book about Putin
00:03:08.840 Yeah
00:03:09.220 You guys get the point
00:03:10.060 If I was to walk in Russia
00:03:11.420 And I said
00:03:11.660 Look, I'm selling my book today
00:03:12.600 Do you think
00:03:13.740 I will be surprised
00:03:15.280 If a Russian spy
00:03:17.060 Or somebody just took a gun out
00:03:18.120 And went bang
00:03:18.620 And shot me in the head
00:03:19.300 The point I'm trying to say
00:03:21.960 Is the following
00:03:22.400 Every individual
00:03:24.440 Be it the secularists
00:03:25.880 Be it the nationalists
00:03:27.580 Be it the religious people
00:03:29.340 Any group that you look at
00:03:31.420 If they have someone that they love
00:03:33.360 They would go to levels
00:03:35.540 Some may condemn it
00:03:37.260 Some may say
00:03:37.640 You know what
00:03:37.920 We condemn it
00:03:38.840 We condemn it
00:03:40.020 We don't want violence
00:03:40.780 But we condemn this
00:03:41.580 A small fraction of them
00:03:42.900 Might say
00:03:43.140 You know what
00:03:43.460 No actually
00:03:43.780 We want this guy killed
00:03:44.900 We want him beheaded
00:03:45.940 We want him finished
00:03:47.080 Now why is it
00:03:49.300 That this phenomena
00:03:51.140 That Muslims
00:03:52.400 And Islam
00:03:53.240 Is the only religion
00:03:54.120 Which study do you have
00:03:55.800 That has been carried out
00:03:57.080 Cross-culturally
00:03:57.720 Around the world
00:03:58.660 That shows us
00:04:00.000 And tells us
00:04:00.860 That you know what
00:04:01.360 We've done a cross-cultural examination
00:04:02.880 We went to different nations
00:04:04.480 And different groups
00:04:05.100 And different colours
00:04:05.680 And different races
00:04:06.320 All of them said
00:04:07.840 They have no problem
00:04:08.940 We've been insulted against
00:04:10.720 A person that they may have loved
00:04:12.580 Has been
00:04:13.300 Attacked
00:04:15.760 And all of them said
00:04:16.820 We would have no problem
00:04:17.960 We'll be okay with this
00:04:18.860 No problem
00:04:19.620 Carry an insult
00:04:20.360 It will help you insult it
00:04:21.260 If this hasn't been carried out
00:04:23.760 Why the double standards
00:04:25.380 And the hypocrisy
00:04:26.180 And this goes back to
00:04:27.960 Salman Rushdie
00:04:29.180 The point is the same
00:04:32.520 Wherever you go
00:04:34.040 Wherever you go
00:04:35.840 You will see the same results
00:04:37.300 Because you're dealing with
00:04:38.320 Human beings
00:04:39.520 And some human beings
00:04:41.040 Get upset
00:04:41.780 And take the frustration out
00:04:43.540 Frustration out
00:04:44.200 By swearing at the person
00:04:45.320 That does this
00:04:45.840 Some go to the level
00:04:47.220 Of blackmailing
00:04:48.840 Not blackmailing
00:04:49.560 Threatening
00:04:50.180 Writing letters
00:04:50.940 And some go down the route
00:04:52.720 Of trying to kill
00:04:53.860 The person themselves
00:04:54.880 Why is it different
00:04:56.980 With Islam?
00:04:58.640 The question that needs
00:04:59.660 To be asked is
00:05:00.340 Not do you condemn it
00:05:01.700 What is the difference
00:05:04.400 With Islam
00:05:05.360 And Muslims?
00:05:06.680 That is the question
00:05:08.800 That I want to ask
00:05:09.760 And this is the key
00:05:11.980 Question here
00:05:13.300 Brothers and sisters
00:05:13.820 Until you answer
00:05:15.560 That question
00:05:16.240 Don't come to us
00:05:17.780 And dare
00:05:18.580 To say
00:05:19.580 Do you condemn it?
00:05:21.440 And like
00:05:21.760 Douglas Murray said
00:05:22.980 When the Christchurch attack
00:05:24.680 Happened
00:05:24.960 What did he say?
00:05:25.800 He said
00:05:26.040 We cannot blame anybody
00:05:27.200 But the perpetrator
00:05:28.100 Okay
00:05:28.980 As a Muslim
00:05:29.560 You're asking me
00:05:30.080 Ask me the question
00:05:30.720 Do I
00:05:31.260 Do I
00:05:32.040 Condemn?
00:05:33.460 The only one
00:05:34.140 That's responsible
00:05:34.640 For this attack
00:05:35.360 Is the assailant himself
00:05:36.420 I want to be in line
00:05:37.960 With my dear friend
00:05:38.520 Douglas Murray
00:05:39.080 Yes
00:05:39.700 Who's advocate
00:05:40.300 For freedom of speech
00:05:40.980 But tried to stop
00:05:41.740 All the Muslim speakers
00:05:42.320 From speaking to universities
00:05:43.200 Bloody hypocrite moron
00:05:44.420 Yeah fool
00:05:45.040 That's it
00:05:46.100 That's all I have to say
00:05:46.640 Brothers and sisters
00:05:47.080 This is the bigger question
00:05:48.100 And I challenge anybody
00:05:49.380 Anyone
00:05:50.240 To come to
00:05:50.960 Speaker's Corner
00:05:51.400 And debate me
00:05:52.620 On this topic
00:05:53.160 Of this phenomenon
00:05:54.780 That I talked about
00:05:55.940 Until then
00:05:56.780 Shut your mouth
00:05:57.700 And don't come
00:05:59.100 And tell us
00:06:00.040 That as Muslims
00:06:00.740 That Islam is intolerant
00:06:01.800 Come to me
00:06:02.580 And bring the evidence
00:06:03.300 Of this cross-cultural
00:06:04.080 Examination
00:06:05.000 This big study
00:06:05.540 That was done
00:06:05.840 Cross-culturally
00:06:06.320 Around the world
00:06:06.980 Around the globe
00:06:07.760 That everybody was okay
00:06:09.060 All kinds of groups
00:06:09.700 And races were okay
00:06:10.380 With except Muslims
00:06:11.060 Till then
00:06:11.640 Shut your mouth
00:06:12.220 Like my dear friend
00:06:13.380 Says Muhammad Hijab
00:06:14.000 You're finished
00:06:16.180 I still know
00:06:17.660 Some brothers and sisters
00:06:18.120 And guess what
00:06:18.880 Oh yeah
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00:06:19.900 Since we're on this topic
00:06:21.940 Inshallah brothers and sisters
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00:06:44.440 Assalamualaikum
00:06:45.200 Wa Rahmatullahi
00:06:45.920 Wa Barakatuh