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Bill Maher : You Are Not Mahir !
Edited By: Riadh Alayyoobi
I watched Bill Maher, Sam Harri a!d Be! A""lec# dicui!$ Ilam o! HB% tal# how
a!d wihed that I wa there u&&orti!$ Be!' dia&&ro(al o" tar$eti!$ Ilam a a whole
a!d blami!$ all the radical act o" ISIS a!d Al )aeda o! Ilam a a theolo$y rather tha!
o! radical tream li#e a!y other ideolo$y where there i alway ri$ht, le"t a!d mai! i!*
betwee! tream + Maher' accuatio! that Mulim a&&ro(e o" a death &e!alty "or thoe
Mulim who chooe to de"ect o"" Ilam wa met by Be! A""lec#' re&ly that !ot all
Mulim thi!# o+ I! "act, Ilam i u&&oed to di&e!e with thi iue i!ce there i a
cou!ter u!derta!di!$ brou$ht i! Holy )ura! itel" that thoe who o&t to belie(e , i!
Ilam- a!d thoe who o&t !ot to are both "ree to do o+ A mo!otheim that had alway
bee! &readi!$ i! $ia!t lea&, li#e i the cae with Ilam- i u&&oed to rely o! .uality
!ot .ua!tity+ /he idea o" a &erce!ta$e, whate(er- o" de"ector i a harmle a "alli!$
"ruit i! wi!dy day , I! "act it i a healthy &he!ome!a whereby Ilam $et rid o"
mali$!a!t "ollower who do !ot co!tribute to a!y "ruit"ul homa$e, !ot to me!tio! the
idea o" 0ree 1ill that ma!date allowi!$ "ollower to chooe their belie" a they will +
Still, I doubt it (ery much that Bill Maher a!d all outider who #!ow .uite a little o"
Ilam , camel, word, tribal re(e!$e a!d &oly$amy, that' all !!- ha a!y idea o" how
Ilamic cholar e!ded a lo!$ tiri!$ debate u& re2ecti!$ 0ree 1ill i!ce that Abbaid
cali&hate , o" Al Mutawa##il who eraed the Mu'ta3ilite - mar#ed the domi!atio! o"
do$ma o(er reao!i!$ "or the !e4t ce!turie u& to date+ /hi i !ot Ilam a it had bee!
relayed to thoe "irt $e!eratio! "ourtee! ce!turie a$o, !o wo!der why decli!atio!
accom&a!ied that domi!atio! o" do$ma+ It i o!ly a deri(ati(e o" that Ilam i!"a!t
ima$e +5omi!$ bac# to Maher' comme!t, it i true that the ma2ority o" Mulim
a&&ro(e o" a death &e!alty "or de"ectio! but thi i u!dertood to be a 6i(i!e' 2ud$me!t ,
ame a other &u!ihme!t "or robbery, "or!icatio! a!d ele, the #i!d o" thi!$ that are
alie!ated by weter!er a!d all liberal arou!d the world+ I recall a! America! "ellow o"
Ira.i root de!ou!ci!$ all thoe &e!altie but whe! I made "u! i! a arcatic way o"
Hi!du a!d their ritual o" !o!*hy$ie!e bathi!$ i! 7a!$ ri(er a!d lea(i!$ their dead
bodie to rot i! the ri(er water, he "elt &ied a!d aid that it i u& to Hi!du how they
(iew their relatio! with the 6eity ! 8i#e almot all other Mulim, I myel" ued to
belie(e i! de"ectio! &e!alty a a! i!di&utable 2ud$me!t, o we were tau$ht a a o!e
reli$iou &ac#a$e that i !ot &ro!e to "ra$me!tatio! a!d &ic#i!$+ It wa u!dertood to be
a!other "orm o" a! NR9, No! Retur! 9al(e- thi!$ where you do !ot wih to loe
a!ythi!$ ! E(e!tually, I $rew u& to u!derta!d that Ilam doe !ot !eed to "orce "aith by
a!y mea! a!d it i !ot hydraulic !or it i a &lumber iue ! I belie(e that the &e!alty
wa mea!t "or thoe de"ector who 2oi! thoe &a$a! i! a co!te4t o" war, a matter o" li"e
or death +
/he thi!$ that Bill Maher mied to u!derta!d i that Ya3eedie are alo i! it , !ot 2ut
Mulim+ Each Ilamic "actio! a&&lie a death &e!alty "or de"ectio!+ Shiite aai! a!y
Shiite "ellow who hi"t to Su!!ie belie" a#thou$h both ide!titie are co!idered
Ilamic , but Ye3idie to!e de"ector till death + 6uri!$ the &at "ew decade I had !e(er
#!ow! o" a!y Mulim de"ector who had bee! e4ecuted + I! tead, the o!ly i!cide!t o"
a&&lyi!$ a death &e!alty o! a de"ector wa by Ya3eedie who to!ed a $irl to death i!
:;;< i! a tow! that wa wholly u!der =urdih ecurity co!trol
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ditributed o! Youtube by the! be"ore the li!# were diabled
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act that touched ma!y Ye3idie "ollower later to that + Actually the abhor "elt by ISI8
toward Ye3idie i &artly due to thi brutal act +
I thi!# Bill Maher wa acti!$ a a comedia! here whe! he tried .uetio!i!$ a "aith
ado&ted by billio! a!d i the "atet &readi!$ "aith i! the whole world, e(e! i! Ruia,
rather tha! a reao!able broadcati!$ $uy who hould "ollow &rioritie a!d (iew all
huma! bei!$ who are ub2ected to ruthle &ower &lay + Here, he &ic#ed Ilam I ISI8
i!ce it i a hot iue thee day, a(oidi!$ Irael a!d 7a3a maacre, the thi!$ that i a
to& &riority i! tead + I am 2ut wo!deri!$ : doe Bill Maher a&&ro(e o" ub2ecti!$
Ye3idie too to the ame o&i!io! o" hi re$ardi!$ Ilam a!d the e(il !ature o" it F
Somethi!$ that would rob the late HS i!ter(e!tio! i! Si!2ar mou!tai! "or the be!e"it o"
Ye3idie a$ai!t ISI8 o" a!y credibility F A Bill, Ye "or ure, who ca! ay No, but a Bill
Maher , articulated i! Arabic-, I doubt it much !
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