They remain outraged Qur'an

By: Yoedi Karyono

Statement of President Soesilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY), who obtained wide support even from the world is at SBY deliver "strong warning" against the pastor Terry Jones, who plans to burn the Al Qur’an in nine years warning the collapse of the twin towers of the World Trade Center (WTC) in New York, known as the 911 event. The burning of the Qur’an''will only lead to bigger problems and consequently more terrible,''said SBY.

Here it shows just how extraordinary influence and information technology fully utilized by Father Jones, with the mass media world famous and have a network, CNN and more popular mass media proclaim Jones plans. Though Jones figure known only as a mentally ill person and only has a few followers only at Dove World Outreach Center Church, Florida, United States (U.S.).

Warning that they called "International Burning A Quran Day" including the anti-Islamic protests held by and will be celebrated every year on September 11 by burning the Qur’an Author idea is Pastor Terry Jones from their invites Christians around the world Al-Quran in order to burn that day. This year after receiving the world's reaction to Jones and his followers plan failed, but it will never possible to be repeated again in subsequent years.

Jones denied even if the show fails not because the world's reaction, but already have an agreement with local Islamic leaders that development of Islamic studies center and the mosque will be built outside the 911 ground zero in New York. Jones' plan was canceled. But some people in Washington do tearing the Holy Qur'an and the Qur'an was torn pieces distributed in public places. They were arrested on charges of throwing excrement at random in public places, not a desecration of religion, and of course the punishment meted out to them will be very light.

Jones plans to fail, and Muslims in several countries have reacted, including in Pakistan and Afghanistan by way of demos and burning the U.S. flag, the head of the Muslim-majority countries have also reacted with a warning loud enough, even the U.S. President Barrack Obama has also made the necessary steps to prevent Jones' actions. American''and had no intention of never hostile and hostile to Islam,''Obama said.

Yet in all these countries the development of multi Muslims got different reactions, even the Muslim immigrants who also regarded as a threat not only religion, but the threat of field work and life, that's why the Islamic community who became a minority in most democratic countries that claim often receive poor treatment and discrimination, they are complicated in practice their religion and beliefs. Even for their big anniversary, such as Idul Fitri and Idul Adha which they must perform their prayers in congregation with the congregation of at least 40 people are often compounded.

Rejection of any planned mosque construction in New York WTC ground zero, only one reaction only. Even predicted the Islamic community in the United States and European countries will not be getting easier in practice their religion and to establish places of worship, but the Islamists will experience very rapid growth. Why, those who previously did not understand Islam became increasingly curious to know why Islam is thus regarded as an enemy, and they eventually learn and interested in Islam.

Insistence on the development of Islam and Muslim communities not only in the U.S.. Even countries that have been known to be very neutral in all respects, the state has made the Swiss Act and the rules that prohibit the manufacture towers of the mosque, then forbids Muslims, especially women wearing burkah and development then planned to wear the headscarf ban in public places. They will get a penalty if the violation was.

France, Belgium, the Netherlands and will be followed some European countries already can certainly be doing the same thing. MPs often use Islam as an attack target object, and they do it to expand support of the majority religious population, the role of churches and priests were still very large to inhibit the development of Islamic religion. Even the way Greezt Wilder member parliaments in the Netherlands by making the film and also cartoons that insulted the prophet Muhammad in Danish Muslims do, and ultimately provoke reactions Muslims worldwide. Well, when the Muslims are reacting they preach in all the media networks that Muslims prefer a brutal and violent manner.

Very strange indeed, western countries which had always claimed to be a population of more advanced, more rational and better appreciate human rights with a variety of reasons have violated human rights with their Muslim various reasons, did not even dress how to wear clothes the closed-effacing body shape is much more polite. However, reasonable security forces in Muslim clothes can be used to conceal bombs or other explosives.

Franz Magnis Soeseno SJ, Christian leaders who came from Germany and settled in Indonesia said the priest conducted a case like Terry Jones, is very likely going to be someone else in the future. ''What I know from her son, Jones is now 58-year-old had been a pastor in Germany and he is a man with problems, especially with finances. Even his son says that this father had long since mentally ill.''

Burn the Koran, said Franz, whoever the perpetrators and whatever the reason is a very dangerous act stupid. it was agreed by the Reverend Nathan Setiabudi and Pastor Benny Soetrisno.

According to Islamic scholars, Prof. Azumardi Asra, Terry Jones, a kind of human species has existed in America since 1918, when the growth of Christian fundamentalism, and the Jones case also Manjadi material for domestic political interests of America itself, those who had been opposed by President Obama to do attack even religious issues they make fuel for the attack. ''According to the poll, as many as 12 percent of Americans still believe that Obama is a Muslim. The name of Hussein, Barrack Hussein Obama's middle name used for fuel, why is Obama considered to defend Islam. Now that's America.''(www.rainbowdiplomacy.com)

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Burn the Koran, they did hate Islam

By: Yoedi Karyono

How to make Muslims very angry. There are many ways, and one way that has been done on the Danish People Islam.Nabi is insulting Prophet Muhammad. Highly exalted Prophet Muslims are used as a material that is very insulting caricature. What is the reaction Muslims worldwide, they are very angry and emotionally hooked. Although there are also some small figures in Indonesian Islam, even that felt it was perfectly normal as a form of freedom of expression, they are the Liberal Islam Network (JIL).

The success of''the West'', in this case a handful of people in the State of Danish Muslims provoke anger, and then followed by some countries and those who claim to be an artist. Insult after insult and an attempt to provoke Muslims anger continued. Until finally they found a''genius''idea that Muslims burned the Bible, the Qur'an on the anniversary of the destruction of the World Trade Center twin towers in New York on September 9, 2010.

Warning that they called "International Burning A Quran Day" including the anti-Islamic protests held by Dove World Outreach Center and will be celebrated every year on September 9 by burning the Quran Author idea is Pastor Terry Jones of the Dove Church World Outreach Centre, Florida, United States (U.S.), they invite Christians all over the world in order to burn the Koran in the day.

Of course the genius idea of this anti-Islam and even get a reaction from the Christian community itself. Franz Magnis Suseno SJ, Christian Churchman called a moderate and rational thinking in Indonesia, said the idea of burning the Koran and fulfilling it is the idea stupid and foolish activities.

Even the usually JIL leaders defend freedom of expression to be afraid of ideas and plans for this activity. Lutfie Assyaukanie, in his Twitter account hoped that this movement is opposed by the Christian religion in Indonesia. "I call on fellow Christians in Indonesia to protest loudly plan a Church in Florida, the U.S. burned the Koran," he said in a Twitter account posted on Monday (08/02/2010) early days.

Among churches and Christian leaders are expected to attempt to curb the situation does not happen over-reactions, both among Muslims and Christians since the emergence of movements to burn the Koran. General Secretary of the Fellowship of Indonesian Churches (PGI) Gomar Gultom said, burn the Qur'an is the freedom that went too far in mengekperesikan thoughts and opinions.

Call it''was contrary to Christian teachings. In the prospective Christian religion is not justified provocation to anyone for any act of hatred like anger, but instead advocated coexistence. Because God is good to all people not just to Christians, we (PGI) will meet the elements of Christians to make them aware not to be affected by Pastor Terry Jones's invitation, "said Gultom.

Moreover, continued Gultom, PGI plans to meet with U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia Cameron Hume to convey a message to the government to abandon plans to Barrack Obama burning the Quran International. "We also called on churches in Indonesia that is not affected and can still coexist with any religious community.''

As reported, not long ago a church in Gainesville, Florida, will commemorate the events 9 / 11 with Al-Quran.Gereja how to burn this behavior has been known for its controversial since its inception by Jones in 1981 warning that it was planning attacks of September 11, 2001 by how to burn the Koran. "The purpose of this celebration and other protests is to give people the opportunity to convert Muslims," said Father Terry Jones in the AP quotes.

Previously, the church was also permah create controversy by writing a signboard "Islam is of the Devil". Not only the call via Facebook, the church is also spreading its message through Youtube with the same suggestion.

"Please ask yourself, have you ever actually seen a Muslim very happy when they were in Mecca? As they gathered on the floor of the mosque? Does it look like a religion filled with joy. No, for me this looks like evil religion, "he uttered one sentence that Jones in Youtube postings.

Islamic advocacy groups in the U.S. (CAIR) does not fire beard with this plan. They called for the movement does not hold digencarkan Islamophobia. In a proclamation, they campaigned for spreading 100 thousand Al-Quran. After the 911 event there is something anomalous in the U.S., Al Quran and the translation is very sold goods on sale at various bookstores.

"Muslim Communities in America and people who have a conscience should support positive educational efforts to resist the spread of Islamophobia," CAIR spokesman Ibrahim Hooper.

Meanwhile, the National Association of Evangelicals, the largest evangelical group in the U.S., issued a statement urging the church to cancel the event. Because if the show and plan are still being done, the burning of the Koran that is still being done, the result could lead to tensions around the world between the two religions, Islam and Christianity.

"Let us develop a relationship of trust and respect for other religions. We are all His creation. Therefore, let mutual respect," the attitude of the National Association of Evangelicals.

Jones created Facebook page now has 1600 fans. But there are also other groups on Facebook with more than 3100 fans even blasphemous Jones. Reaction in Indonesia as the country with the largest number of Muslims worldwide are still quiet. ''If they really do burn Scripture Muslims on 9 September, I can not imagine what would happen. But I'm sure they will not do something stupid that,''said Chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) KH Amidhan.

On September 9 this year coincides with the expiration of the fasting Muslims, and the next day is celebrated Eid. If they know there are people outside the Islamic holy book burning them then what will happen, it would be beyond prediction. Inequality them in very strange ways of thinking, if there are people who burn their holy book, then the action is said to be barbarism actions, terrorists and intolerant, but when they perform other actions that insult and offend Muslims is termed as an act of freedom of expression .

''If the Christians do the action, none of whom say they are Christian fundamentalist terrorists especially when what they are doing is an act of terror and evil is very dangerous provocation for Muslims even to the world,''said Bernard Ustad Abdul Djabar, one an Indonesian Muslim intellectual.

United States (U.S.) country that claims itself as the most democratic countries and countries that give priority to individual liberty, it was just nonsense. They even rejected the government's plan is very hard to establish a place of worship for Muslims / mosques in the two blocks of 911 events near ground zero, when the U.S. government plans to reflect this democratic attitude and respect for beliefs and religions of others.

But those who reject the reaction is, if the mosque was built remains the same as hurting the families of 911 victims, and in some U.S. public thought that the attack resulted in 911 it was Muslims who got the idea from the Quran. However from the developments, some 911 victims' families did not object to the development of Islamic Study Centre and also a mosque.

The mind is shallow and misguided''is still very dominant in American society who feel the brain is more civilized than us. It was Osama bin Laden is a Muslim, but Islam is not Osama bin Laden and they did not want to know with this reality,''said Abdul Djabar.

Muslims in U.S. are minorities, and they have a lot of obstacles in conducting worship and perform religious beliefs, the establishment of places of worship, Muslims worship the procedure is very limited and even bullied, even in European countries there is a pig's head hanging above the roof mosque, questioned how to wear clothes and other personal problems, and also abuse others, they did not ever show tolerance to Muslims. Though they had been admitted more civilized than Muslims.

Even according to the poll, 24 percent of Americans believe that President Barrack Obama is a Muslim. Obama's middle name, Barack Hussein Obama disputed that he is a Muslim because Obama's father a Muslim. Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Pallin Republican attacks against Obama and even exploit this for political purposes.

Invitation''breaking the fast at the White House, just to pretend as if they just tolerance of Islam. After breaking the fast are they praying maghrib prayer in congregation or tarawih. Former U.S. president before Obama also broke fast routine to do the show, but its impact is almost not there,''he said.

They can do as they pleased because they were in a majority position, so that their Muslim harrasment, they planned to burn the Koran and spread hatred, what happens if in Indonesia done the same thing, in this case the position is reversed. The majority of Muslims''do the same thing, burn their holy book, I think the world would be a different reaction, the mass media of television and others will react differently. But believe Muslims would never do such foolishness. It's not about courage or daring, but about using common sense.''

The Christians are a minority in some countries. Examples of such warmest in Kampung Ciketing Asem Bekasi. They Batak ethnic communities and they want to impose themselves at the same time to build their church, which was in the Islamic environment. They've been given an alternative place.

''They were deliberately provocative towards Muslims, and they assisted JIL and some labeled pruralisme organizations, and also all the mass media proclaim that Muslims were anarchists, without first investigating why it happened violence. In addition, they conduct worship services in other cases religion is demontratif only a few meters from the center of Islamic education which has stood for decades in advance,''said Abdul Djabar.

They perform a provocation, as well as Muslims systematically discredit and even their children who are still sitting in the school involved to conduct an insult to Islam through the website. The court was carried out on their mistakes, but very light sentence imposed. Well if''on Sept. 9 in Indonesia there is lured to follow the suggestion to burn the Qur'an, then how stupid they are, but it is not unlikely that they would do that foolishness.''(www.rainbowdiplomacy.com)

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At Ramadan dinner, Obama defends plans for Ground Zero mosque

By Michael D. Shear and Scott Wilson
Washington Post Staff Writer

President Obama on Friday forcefully joined the national debate over construction of an Islamic complex near New York's Ground Zero, telling guests at a White House dinner marking the holy month of Ramadan that opposing the project is at odds with American values.

"Let me be clear: as a citizen, and as president, I believe that Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as anyone else in this country," Obama said at a White House iftar, the traditional breaking of the daily Ramadan fast.

"That includes the right to build a place of worship and a community center on private property in Lower Manhattan, in accordance with local laws and ordinances," he continued. "This is America, and our commitment to religious freedom must be unshakeable."

Obama expressed sympathy for the families of those killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks by al-Qaeda terrorists purporting to act in the name of Islam. But he told the gathering that included Muslim and other religious leaders that blocking the mosque, as some leading Republicans have angrily demanded, would undermine the country's claim to respect the free practice of religious expression.

The president's statement puts him once again at the center of a cultural clash just as his party enters the final stretch of a difficult congressional campaign. Polls suggest that most Americans disagree with his position; a recent CNN poll found 68 percent opposed to building a mosque near the Sept. 11 site.

Obama, who has made repairing strained U.S. relations with the Islamic world a centerpiece of his presidency, had remained silent for months about the nonprofit Cordoba Institute's proposal to build the Muslim cultural complex -- which would include a prayer room, the mosque component of the project, and "a Sept. 11 memorial and contemplation space" -- in Lower Manhattan.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Washington-based advocacy group, expressed satisfaction that Obama had finally decided to address the controversy.

"There was some disappointment when his press secretaries relegated it to being a local issue. But we're pleased," CAIR spokesman Ibrahim Hooper said. "It was something that needed to be done by the president. The level of anti-Muslim hysteria has gotten out of control over this manufactured controversy."
But Dan Senor, a prominent New York Republican who has been a vocal opponent of the project, said Obama's remarks represented a "missed opportunity."

"He sets up a straw man, as if the debate were solely about religious freedom," said Senor, an adjunct senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. "One can respect religious freedom and private property, both of which are protected by the Constitution, and still oppose the plans of the Cordoba Initiative on the grounds they will move New York backward, not forward."

Senor, who worked for the U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad in 2003 and 2004, said Obama "had to weigh in, given the emotions this has stirred."
"But he could have embraced a defense of freedom of religion, and still called on the project's leaders to consider whether building it is the right thing to do," he said. (www.washingtonpost.com)
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