How to Prepare For Judgment Day May 21, 2011

Posted on May 20, 2011 by 7aki Fadi

So tomorrow is the end of the world as we know it, well according to Harold Camping anyways, so this post is a “how to” get ready for judgment day.

-If you are a believer, and only a believer in the religions that say there is a judgment day, build yourself a hammock, relax, make yourself a cocktail and enjoy the show because, hey, you are going to heaven!

- If you are a believer in other religions that do not, per say, endorse the apocalypse rest assured; believing in something might score you some points and you might end up OK after all so maybe you should not build a hammock right away; you should run to the nearest worship temple and pray. Then build a hammock and make yourself a drink.

- Now if you are an Atheist, Agnostic or an unbeliever then I am sorry my friend you are SOL. But do not fear, there are options: you can either rescue a pet  ( hey if the prediction does NOT come true then you would have made some money! BWAHAHAHAHA).  Or maybe go to a rapture day  party because hey, if the prediction DOES come true you might as well have fun before going to hell since you are going there ANYWAY, HA!

In all cases, whatever you are;  the only downside to judgment day not happening  is that you are going to be nursing one helluva hangover.

 

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Is There Such a Thing As a Moderate Muslim Woman?

Posted on November 17, 2009 by 7aki Fadi

Moderate Muslim Women in the Muslim Society have it hard.

Last Eid got me thinking about the state of Moderate Muslim families / non practicing Muslims  particularly women.

We have an Arab mosque close to our house. We drove by it on our way to the traditional Eid lunch with the family. In the mosque courtyard there was some kind of bazaar/activities to celebrate Eid and it was busy with people and children.

Here in Canada Eid is viewed more as a religious affair. Most of the celebrations revolve around mosques and such things. So it makes it really hard for moderate people to participate in such activities.

I would have loved to participate in such events so my kids can feel the sense of community, to soak in the Eid experience that is full of joy for them.

But I was disheartened because even  if she was to go, I can be no part of that experience.  The combination if  woman, no hijab and mosque don’t go together.

Men are allowed to go in mosques anytime and they don’t have to change themselves or hide anything, but I as a woman have to change, my clothes , my demeanor , almost everything to be able to participate. And I am not only talking about going into the mosque itself,  I am talking about any activities organized by a religious entity.

Moderate Muslim women can be no part of  such activities.

It’s hard for me to understand or define what is it to be an accepted moderate muslim woman. Does it mean you have to wear the hijab but not practice? Does it mean you do not wear the hijab but you practice. Or is it to be aware of the teachings but not practice or wear the hijab?

It’s harder for a woman to be moderate because while a man can hide his religion inside him, in his heart,  the  woman has to have it on public display.

What are your thoughts?

 

Filed under: Eid, Expat, family, religion | 21 Comments »

How Shameful!

Posted on April 27, 2009 by 7aki Fadi

How dare women in Saudi try to be healthy and exercise. These women have NO SHAME.

Get a load of this, Women only gyms are being shut down in Saudi Arabia as a result of the government only licensing gyms for men.

When is someone going to stop these people. I cannot believe the ignorance and stupidity of these scholars. And why are the Saudis not doing anything about it? What will happen if they rebbel. I really wonder.

Hat tip Nzingha keep on being shameless.

Filed under: 7aki mish fadi, Freedom, health, inhumane, Politics, religion, Stupid, Stupid People | 12 Comments »

A Dose of Philosophy: Sophie’s World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy

Posted on June 19, 2008 by 7aki Fadi

I just finished reading Sophie’s World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy by Jostein Gaarder.

This book is sooooo insightful and so amazing it will blow your mind away.

It’s like Philosophy for dummies, gives you the ideas behind each school of thought and explains it quite well.

It’s starts with the Garden of Eden, the natural philosophers, Fate, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle and keeps going until it reaches Marx , Darwin, Freud and finally ending with the big bang.

What I loved about the book is that it tells philosophy in novel format, mixing the story of a 14 year old, Sophie, who starts receiving mysterious letters in the mail asking her very hard questions like: What is Philosophy? Who are you? And Where does the world come from?

The sender of these letters is an old man called Alberto Knox. With his letters Alberto and Sophie start exploring the intriguing world of Philosophy.

This Novel is fantasy colliding with reality where you are forced to think about Religion, Science the Universe , God and way more important things than what you usually think about, unless of course, you are a philosopher.

A page turner, didn’t want to put it down. Might be difficult in some spots but definitely an extraordinary book to read.

I rarely read a book twice but I will definitely read this one again because its going on the list of my favorite books of all time. It even might be number one.

Go read it. Especially you Observer, you would really love it.

Currently Reading: Notes From the Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Next in line: The Lucifer Effect: Understanding how good people turn Evil by Philip Zimbardo.

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Filed under: Book, Book Review, Books, fiction, Good read, non fiction, Philosophy, religion, thinking, Thought Provoking | 10 Comments »

HO HO … HOE?

Posted on December 14, 2007 by 7aki Fadi

Political correctness annoys me when it starts getting ridiculous.

I remember when I first came to Canada and they declared that the Christmas tree should no longer be called a Christmas Tree but instead we should be calling it “Holiday Tree”. All Christmas get togethers and lunches are to be called holiday lunches and get togethers.

Correct me if I am wrong but Muslims don’t have to decorate a tree as part of their tradition nor Jews nor  Hindus nor Buddhists or any other religion out there so I don’t get what holiday they refer to?

 I understand they are trying to be politically correct and culturally sensitive to us immigrants or people with different religions but not to call it what it clearly is  is ridiculous really.

Jews are not going to change the Menorah’s name and call it the holiday candle stick thingy it’s like asking Muslims to change the Eid kharoof name to the holiday kharoof, lol. If we Muslims or others had something that symbolizes our traditions and religions and we were asked to change the name we will be in an uproar and claim discrimination and hell will break loose.

But the peaceful Canada suppressed the majority to please a minority, I kinda think it’s stupid but then again I can’t but admire a nation that cares for it’s minorities :D .

So now in Australia the people that are being taught to be Old Saint Nick (Santa) are being told to say “HA HA HA” instead of “HO HO HO” because certain people will be offended.

It might scare the kids they said and offend some women because it could be interpreted as being HOE HOE HOE, LOL, how stupid is that????? Seriously. But this piece of news reminded me when I was a kid and I learned what a hoe was every-time I heard Santa say HO HO HO I giggled, lol.

So I was on the train the other day and I told my friends that I am going to refer to all the hoes out there as a bunch of HA’s so I am more politically correct…hehehehe

Which reminds me: William had sent me this email which I found HILARIOUS that kinda relates to this subject:

FROM: Pauline Lewis, Human Resources Director
TO: All Employees
DATE: 4th NovemberRE: Christmas PartyI’m happy to inform you that the company Christmas Party will take place on December 23rd, starting at noon in the private function room at the Grill House. There will be a cash bar and plenty of drinks! We’ll have a small band playing traditional carols…please feel free to sing along.And don’t be surprised if the Managing Director shows up dressed as Santa Claus! A Christmas tree will be lit at 1.00 p.m.Exchange of gifts among employees can be done at that time; however, no gift should be over $10.00 to make the giving of gifts easy for everyone’s pockets.

This gathering is only for employees! The Managing Director will make a special announcement at the Party.

Merry Christmas to you and your Family.

Pauline

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FROM: Pauline Lewis, Human Resources Director
TO: All Employees
DATE: 5th November

RE: Holiday Party

In no way was yesterday’s memo intended to exclude our Jewish employees. We recognize that Chanukah is an important holiday, which often coincides with Christmas, though unfortunately not this year. However, from now on we’re calling it our ‘Holiday Party.’ The same policy applies to any other employees who are not Christians. There will be no Christmas tree or Christmas carols sung. We will have other types of music for your enjoyment.

Happy now?

Happy Holidays to you and your family,

Pauline.

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FROM; Pauline Lewis, Human Resources Director
TO: All Employees
DATE: 6th November

RE: Holiday Party

Regarding the note I received from a member of Alcoholics Anonymous requesting a non-drinking table…you didn’t sign your name. I’m happy to accommodate this request, but if I put a sign on a table that reads, “AA Only,” you wouldn’t beanonymous anymore!!!! How am I supposed to handle this? Somebody?

Forget about the gift exchange, no gift exchange allowed now since the Union Officials feel that $10.00 is too much money and Management believe $10.00 is a little cheap.

NO GIFT EXCHANGE WILL BE ALLOWED.

Pauline.

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FROM: Pauline Lewis, Human Resources Director
TO: All Employees
DATE: 7th November

RE: Holiday Party

What a diverse group we are! I had no idea that December 20th begins the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which forbids eating and drinking during daylight hours. There goes the party! Seriously, we can appreciate how a luncheon at this time of year does not accommodate our Muslim employees’ beliefs, perhaps the Grill House can hold off on serving your meal until the end of the party – or else package everything up for you to take home in a little foil doggy bag. Will that work?

Meanwhile, I’ve arranged for members of Weight Watchers to sit farthest from the dessert buffet and pregnant women will get the table closest to the toilets, Gays are allowed to sit with each other, Lesbians do not have to sit with gay men, each will have their own table.

Yes, there will be flower arrangements for the gay men’s table, too.

To the person asking permission to cross dress – no cross dressing allowed. And No, no blow-up sheep.

We will have booster seats for short people. Low fat food will be available for those on a diet. We cannot control the salt used in the food. We suggest those people with high blood pressure taste the food first. There will be fresh fruits as
dessert for Diabetics, the restaurant cannot supply “No Sugar” desserts. Sorry!

Did I miss anything?!?!?!?!?!

Pauline.

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FROM: Pauline Lewis, Human Resources Director
TO: All F****** Employees
DATE: 8 November

RE: The ******** Holiday Party.

Vegetarian pricks I’ve had it with you people!!! We’re going to keep this party at the Grill House whether you like it or not, so you can sit quietly at the table furthest from the “grill of death”, as you so quaintly put it. You’ll get your f****** salad bar, including organic tomatoes, but you know tomatoes have feeling, too. They scream when you slice them. I’ve heard them scream. I’m hearing them scream right NOW!!

Hope you all have a rotten holiday * drink, drive, and die!

The Bitch from HELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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FROM: John Bishop – Acting Human Resources Director
DATE: 9th November

RE: Pauline Lewis and Holiday Party

I’m sure I speak for all of us in wishing Pauline Lewis a speedy recovery, and I’ll continue to forward your cards to her.

In the meantime, Management has decided to cancel our Holiday Party and instead, give everyone the afternoon of the 23rd December off with full pay. 

Filed under: Canada, Christmas, Eid, freedom of speech, religion, Stupid | 26 Comments »

A dose of 7aki mish fadi : Infidel

Posted on October 11, 2007 by 7aki Fadi

I just finished reading the book Infidel By Ayan Hirsi Ali 

This book chronicles Ayans life and gives you a glimpse in the life of some African Muslim women in Somalia, Ethiopia , Kenya and some immigrants in Holland, an eye opener to how Islam is learnt and practiced in some countries.

I don’t know what to think about this book or about the Author, in one way you sympathise with her and her cause (She is trying to stop violence and abuse against Muslim women in particular) which I agree with 100% because she was abused by her mother, circumcised (or excised) when she was 5 years old by her Grandmother and she was forced to marry a man she did not want to marry. She describes all these things with harrowing details, I never knew some of these things happened and it is heart breaking.

On the other hand I feel that she is spreading a message of hate in the west against Muslims. She is trying to educate non Muslims specifically Western Europeans and Americans to how Islam is not the religion of peace and how it spreads violence, westerners try and argue with her that all religions promote violence in a way or another like in the bible and the old testament ,to that she responds that Muslims are being allowed to do it and incorporate it in the law and they are not held accountable for some actions that are permitted in the Quran, she continues to say that it’s not only the fanatics but it is also the moderates since they do not try to stop the fanatics and they don’t condemn them.

She likes to provoke people with what she says about Islam. In my opinion by doing this she alienates the Moderate Muslims. If she was less provocative in her language I think she would have been more effective in getting her message across and she would have definitely won some of her arguments and more of the moderate Muslims.

Although I don’t like how she singles out Islam and spreads a message of hate in the west that tarnishes the image of moderate Muslims who are harmed the most by this I still think it is a good read which exposes some really bad practices in some Muslim societies against women.

Some people claim she is an opportunist and a liar and some see her as a hero, I will leave it for you to decide.

Warning: Her views might be very offensive to some.

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Am I Secular or Agnostic?

Posted on March 9, 2007 by 7aki Fadi

ag·nos·tic [ag-nos-tik] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1. a person who holds that the existence of the ultimate cause, as God, and the essential nature of things are unknown and unknowable, or that human knowledge is limited to experience. – One who believes that it is impossible to know whether there is a God. – One who is skeptical about the existence of God but does not profess true atheism

2. A person who denies or doubts the possibility of ultimate knowledge in some area of study.

–adjective

Asserting the uncertainty of all claims to knowledge.One who is doubtful or noncommittal about something

Word History:

An agnostic does not deny the existence of God and heaven but holds that one cannot know for certain whether or not they exist. The term agnostic was fittingly coined by the 19th-century British scientist Thomas H. Huxley, who believed that only material phenomena were objects of exact knowledge. He made up the word from the prefix a-, meaning “without, not,” as in amoral, and the noun Gnostic. Gnostic is related to the Greek word gnōsis, “knowledge,” which was used by early Christian writers to mean “higher, esoteric knowledge of spiritual things”; hence, Gnostic referred to those with such knowledge. In coining the term agnostic, Huxley was considering as “Gnostics” a group of his fellow intellectuals—”ists,” as he called them—who had eagerly embraced various doctrines or theories that explained the world to their satisfaction. Because he was a “man without a rag of a label to cover himself with,” Huxley coined the term agnostic for himself, its first published use being in 1870.

sec·u·lar – [sek-yuh-ler]

–adjective
1. of or pertaining to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred; temporal: secular interests.
2. not pertaining to or connected with religion (opposed to SACRED): secular music.
3. (of education, a school, etc.) concerned with nonreligious subjects.
4. (of members of the clergy) not belonging to a religious order; not bound by monastic vows (opposed to REGULAR).
5. occurring or celebrated once in an age or century: the secular games of Rome.
6. going on from age to age; continuing through long ages.
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I think I am more secular than agnostic.

If you take a close look at rituals from all religions, they are all the same. They do look different when you execute them but they all aim at the same goal, to worship God, to please God, to fill the need for worship, to feel better about yourself and what you are doing with your life.

If you are born Muslim (or any religion) you are most likely to follow Islam (that religion) than Christianity or Judaism or Buddhism. So who is it to say that this religion is better than the other and I will follow this or that? It’s very confusing, very hard to do and you are not guaranteed you picked the right one.

You might say: “All you have to do is truly study it and you will find the light, embrace it”. To you I say:” Well, others who studied other religions believe in them as much as you do if not more”.

I decided I will not follow any rituals, how does it matter if I pray five times a day, or go to Church on Sunday or meditate or or or or or.

I refuse to follow rituals that are all devised by humans to make themselves feel better.I am not going to say, “oh, I have higher moral values than religious people” , I am not out to judge people or anything, I just refuse to waste my time on rituals that in my mind just give people a purpose to live. Instead of asking, “Why am I here?” you go through the rituals so there is something to look forward to when you die.

I also find that religion is very limiting in life (I know you will say,” no the people are interpreting it wrong”) I say (that’s my point, everything is open to interpretation and it’s left to us to interpret it how we like, and in some cases there is no need for interpretation because it’s clear as daylight what the messages are).

Every religion has its good and bad, can’t I just take the good from all without labelling myself as a Muslim or Christian or Jew?

Another thing, as a female, I feel that all religions treat women as inferior in one way or the other. ALL OF THEM.

I can go on forever.

What do you think?

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FIFA rules in favor of banning Hijab

Posted on March 4, 2007 by 7aki Fadi

Because it’s “not safe and endangers the player” , hmmmm, can anybody explain to me how it’s dangerous, I can’t believe this is happening in Canada.

“MANCHESTER, England – Soccer’s rulemakers decided that no player can wear a head scarf on the field.
The International Football Association Board was asked at its annual meeting Saturday to rule on a decision to ban an 11-year-old Muslim Canadian girl from playing in a tournament near Montreal last weekend because she was wearing a head scarf.
“If you play football there’s a set of laws and rules, and law 4 outlines the basic equipment,” said Brian Barwick, chief executive of the English Football Association, which is one of the IFAB members. “It’s absolutely right to be sensitive to people’s thoughts and philosophies, but equally there has to be a set of laws that are adhered to, and we favor law 4 being adhered to.”
Maria Mansour said the ejection humiliated her daughter, and she hoped IFAB, the branch of FIFA in charge of rules, would be sensitive to the issue.
“The decision is disappointing because … IFAB should clarify and be more sensitive to these cases,” said Maria Mansour, the girl’s mother. “I truly think they should have (overridden) what Quebec’s rule is. (Asmahan) is still hoping that Quebec will remove that rule someday so she will be able to play (in Quebec).
“There’s nothing that has been accomplished.”
Law 4 lists the items a player is entitled to wear, and head scarves are not mentioned. Goalkeepers are allowed to wear caps and protective head guards. “

More links:
Yahoo news
Charest supports soccer referee’s ban of hijab (A campaigning Quebec Premier )
Canadian Muslims rally against hijab ban (CBC news)

Filed under: FIFA, religion | 4 Comments »

Find the woman

Posted on March 1, 2007 by 7aki Fadi


This is truly sad.What do you think?

Filed under: religion | 21 Comments »

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