Civilization..

Genetically, Arabs form less than 15% of my bio, while been Arabized by upbringing, surrounding, tongue and sociality..
My long time friend Mustafa Shuaib had raise a question on the decay, a linguistic or a man-made..?

Not only Arabic is written from right, but Hebrew too.. Japanese is written from up downwards.. Therefore, technicalities of writing is not the obstacle nor the cause of linguistic survival.. Arabic is preserved by inhumane element: Islam.. Arabs could not preserve any of the ancient tongues of their ancestors, nor factually and controversially influenced the depth of global epistemia..

Civilization is not a mortal activity, therefore; if happens, people need to reconsider both definition and history.. Certainly Arabs are not a vocal phenomenon, but an active one.. Not necessarily a positive one all the time.. But a one that humanity will indefinitely remember

In today' world, you cannot progress in isolation.. The true urbanism is bred from global conceive of referrals, convections and creativity.. Arabic Spring dies as been epistemically isolated, unexamined and unchallenged; otherwise Arabs will not vote for Muslim Brotherhood..!!

During the last 50 years, our bridges were aggressively cut by ridiculous patriotism, while our cords were increasingly stretched everywhere.. As a matter of fact, it was cut by ashamed nervous reaction of people and leaders with inability to communicate.. We print lots of papers, while people read only 5% of them (Sport & Society).. As Toqqan said 60 years ago: Arab master in the resource-waste..!!

Eventually, not all the people can breed civilizations; as Civilizations should not epistemically clash.. But people do.. So how it comes that Arabic Civilization clashes with the others..?

Most of Medieval Arabic intellectuals were not pure Arabs.. They had been born and raised by non Arab, yet Muslim women.. Does anyone have the courage to investigate or publish..?

Think about it..!!

Double Saddle

An Austerlian Caravan

Camels are known in Arabia and Sahara since the dawn of time; yet no one had considered a double seat-saddle..!!

Why..?

Why to seat on the Hump rather than align to it..?

An Arabic Caravan

An Indian decoirated single Saddle

My Friend Meliha had advised that Double Saddle is already known in India.. I did not find a lot of examples, which means that the common is the single Saddle.. Also, no examples were found else where in Asia or Africa.. Most of the "old" nations are using the single Saddle, while the double one came with the "New" World..!

Only example in India

Early Austerlian Model

Typical Arabic/Indian/African Saddle setting

Between a single Saddle and a double one; a great story of civilization.. Some people were smart enough to optimize the load bearing capacity of a camel, while others did not.. From a design point of view; double Saddle is easier to assemble and tie on, yet more comfortable for the animal..

It is a mindset..!!

A Clash of Civilization is Really True..?

Why it is questionable..?

It is widely proven vide the various details of behavior, mindset and likeness across the globe, that we are simply different..
Just carefully and comprehensively look around.. Observe how people interact, exchange and express.. Understand motivations, suppressions and parameters..

Admitting the existence of such clash is the 1st step for conciliation.. if meant to be..!!

Counter advocacy is only a proposed scenario for world peace; which is not necessarily to be the correct one.. It only suppresses disagreements and contradictions to emphasis on a concept of humane unification.. Such suffocated idea of strangeness don’t die, but hide.. When it comes out, it comes wild and unmerciful.. Look around for spilled bloods, ugly hatred and unbelievable atrocities; despite the massive campaigns for peace, solidarity and integrations..

Such campaigns had only elevated the personal humane value, rather than humane integration.. People are increasingly reluctant for scarify or unselfishness; while the greed for life spoils all social, political and knowledge platforms.. We became extremely selfish, unmerciful and intolerant.. Charities are driven by taxation compromises rather than duties..

Beware that there are more views out there than the circulated ones in media and social networks.. These only represent a quarter of Mankind..!

Despite the annual $3 trillion Charities, which would mean $1,500 for each poor person; yet we have more than 1 billion extremely unprivileged people with less than $1 a day.. Despite the amazing work, efforts and phenomenon of NGO, lots of inequality, illiteracy and cleansing are happening among 70% of the population.. Despite the mass media and cyber connectivity, ridiculous radicalism is growing from Oregon to Papua Genies, spreading and sometimes dominating more than 40% of earth.. Certainly; there is something fundamentally wrong in our approach..!!

Kindly; culturally and geographically categorize the response to Huntington’s Political Theory: who discusses, who understands, who doesn’t, and who objects.. and who doesn’t care..!! Such generated landscape will be amazing to visualize and read..

Not necessarily all great ideas are applicable, otherwise it would be Utopia.. The inevitable evil-confrontations we produce; can only be confronted by epistemic understanding and rationalizing our integration with each other.. It is not an spiritual love to exchange, but a physical necessity to exist..

Admitting the Clash of Civilization is not an appreciation of any or denouncing any.. Not an upgrade or downgrade any humane production.. It is only a statement that we are different.. Not necessarily to be lovers or enemies.. Yet, we have to integrate not only that we have some common psychological and biological unifications, but because we have to interact, exchange and integrate.. Simply: we need each other..

Maybe, if we avoid intensifying the lovely dream of humane solitary, true fusion will be celebrated..

Why such awful cartoon did not create great rows, while Buddhist, Hindu, Christians and Jews collectively have more believers, illiterates, unprivileged than Muslims..?

You'll never be Chinese

Why Expat Businessmen Are Leaving China

Last month, Mark Kitto, a British businessman who built (and subsequently lost) an empire of English-language magazines in China, wrote a 4,000 word article for the UK's Prospect magazine explaining why, after 26 years, he was finally leaving China.

It was a strongly worded article, titled simply "You'll never be Chinese", and railing against the country's corruption and immorality. Kitto had clearly touched a nerve — the article was soon passed around widely amongst China's big expat community, with both strong criticism and support. The article was apparently such a huge hit for Prospect that they had to buy new servers.

The article also helped bring attention to a wave of "Why I am leaving China"-type posts. In practically became a sub-genre of China expat literature — and even prompted a parody from the China Daily Show ("So you’ve finally decided to break up with China. You’ll probably want to write a blog post or newspaper article about it, then").

So why is everyone leaving China? Reuters' Jane Lanhee Lee has a new video interview with Kitto, who explains some of his reasoning.
http://www.businessinsider.com/why-expat-businessmen-are-leaving-china-2012-9?nr_email_referer=1&utm_source=Triggermail&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Business%20Insider%20Select&utm_campaign=Business%20Insider%20Select%202012-09-07

Seeds of Anarchy

The following impressions record the evolution of chaos and misunderstanding among Muslims, without a particular chronicle order..

These are the seeds of concurrent anarchy, which I believe been created to last..

If I would feel sorry for anything, it will be for both current young and forthcoming generations of Muslims, who will not taste the times of true Islam and Muslims which we had enjoyed..

Egypt's Hysterical Islam violates Sharia'h

Early Halal swimming in Gaza

A Somali won Muslimah Beauty Contest

Sudanese forced to abandon traditional customes

Hailrious Saudi Driving ban on Women

Indonesian Kids are forced to unexpanable Hijab

GCC Teenagers in Europe vacations

 

A Blind Egyptian Imam

A Hijabi Egyptian Youngwoman

Religious intolerance in Egypt - Churches Restrictions

The Hareem, the Famous Turkish Abuse of Islam

Sport Costume, a Quest over Convenience vs. Necessity

Slavery Denial.. A Fractured Epistemia

Modernity & Libraty: Boy-Grilfriends on top of Cairo Tower

The Spreading and Growing Fall of Ethics

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Just a few..!!

Sudan 2012

This post synchronizes the planned protests (Friday; 6 July) across Sudanese cities, against AlBasheer regime.. It was precisely meant for this venue, and prior to any results or developments.. It addresses the protest from a remote point of view, which assesses both pros and cons in a static stat..!

So, why euphoria in Sudan did not reach the public boiling point..?

Despite how AlBasheer regime had various scandals, atrocities and suppressions; the public response is almost cooling down, with less appetite for revolt and change. Despite the heat-up exercised by various fictions, and enthusiastic youth, people do not leave their homes and workplaces to protest and bring the forcible changes, as done earlier in Sudan and elsewhere.. What is the missing chip in this puzzle..?

Among the regime and the opponents, there are many principle issues to note..

Certainly, Security Forces had proven smart enough to avoid any bloodshed and serious causalities or fatalities during the days of protest. Number of detainees is limited compared to campaigns and demographics. They had learned the lessons of Tunisia, Egypt and Yemen, and accordingly set their response plans. On the contrary, opponents were confused by this lean responses, unable to change tactics (which was built on provoking security till they violently respond), or to elevate the public support (which is usually triggered by bilateral violence). Security was also successful to disconnect the protests, disenable any large streams to be formed, while no on-ground opposition coordination was effectively active..

Obviously, Political and Operational Leadership of protest had serious miscarriages, despite the fierce campaigns on social media (which is reachable for no more than 10,000 activists), or the international campaigns across the globe (which have serious creditability quest to the national public). Political parties, opponent fictions and rebel groups are short to develop any reliable leadership. Therefore, slogans are beyond the public demand, roadmaps are extremely eloquent and public mode is notably calm rather than excited. Using the repeated slogans of Arabic Spring shakes the foundations of the protest, as those were products of Muslims Brotherhood bloc, who already rules Sudan..!

International Support for political change in Sudan is shy rather than busy. Activists disagree on how fundamental the international role is, in order to materialize national political changes. Syrian chronicles prove the same, as well as Libyan, Yemeni and Bahraini. Sudanese activists (and many others) are obsessed with the Egyptian Drama (which was in fact well orchestrated scenarios; with various players, advisors and observers) aiming at its advocated political changes. The likelihood to repeat this drama is greatly doubtful; considering the amount of uncertainties it had created. However, despite the enthusiastic voices, the Sudanese Quest is much simpler, defined and regulated than the Egyptian one..

Finally; the Epistemic Structure of Sudanese Politics is still immature; despite 3 public revolutions, 4 political regimes and uncounted numbers of military coups. Certainly, the low Human Development Stat justifies uprooted attempts to created mature, democratic and coherent systems. On the contrary, Sudan is partitioned and expected to witness more serious divides, rather than building up any form of sociopolitical governance. Deterioration of identity, declining of probabilities and uncertainty of approaches had collectively created stat of anarchy that supports the current opportunitists, frustrates the change activists and exhausts any helping hands, and certainly bore the public..!

Muslims of India..

British Indian; Salman Rushdie was the ignition for the 1988 world quest about Islam..
Prior to 1992 Ayodhya's Babri Masjid riots, little was known about the Muslims of India..

It is interesting to understand why Muslim Radicalization in India is almost nonexistent..

It is further interesting to realize the prospectus of Indian Islam..

The Untouchables.. Hopes of Change..

The Harijans of India are the most sever presentation of social ranking and abuse practices.. Yes, such atrocities are traceable everywhere, in different delusive names and various degrees brutalities..  The Indian Intelligentsia had scored by allowing for the adequate social debate and evolution to take place across the country.. This, despite the bitterness of stigmas and taboos, had enabled the election of an Harijan to be the Speaker of the 1.2 billion Parliament.. Equally, many had climbed the civic ladders in both education and employment.. The Untouchables' case is useful resource for any serious social reformation and development activities..

- More than 160 million people in India belong to this class. Nearly 90% of all the poor Indians and 95% of all the illiterate Indians are Dalits.

-In the year 2000, every hour two Dalits are assaulted, every day three Dalit women are raped, two Dalits are murdered, and two Dalit homes are torched.

-That same year, 68,160 complaints were filed against the police for activities against Dalits ranging from: murder, torture, and collusion in acts of atrocity, to refusal to file a complaint. Sadly, 62% of these cases were dismissed as unsubstantiated.

-40 million people in India, mostly Dalits, are bonded workers, many struggling to pay off debts that were incurred generations ago. Of these, 15 million are children working in slave-like conditions hauling rocks or working in fields and factories for less than $1 a day.

The following is an excerpt from a National Geographic article on the issue:

Human rights abuses against these people, known as Dalits, are legion. A random sampling of headlines in mainstream Indian newspapers tells their story: “Dalit boy beaten to death for plucking flowers”; “Dalit tortured by cops for three days”; “Dalit ‘witch’ paraded naked in Bihar”; “Dalit killed in lock-up at Kurnool”; “7 Dalits burnt alive in caste clash”; “5 Dalits lynched in Haryana”; “Dalit woman gang-raped, paraded naked”; “Police egged on mob to lynch Dalits”.

Despite the fact that untouchability was officially banned when India adopted its constitution in 1950, discrimination against Dalits remains pervading to this day with numbers of attacks actually on the rise. The strength of the caste system lies in its strict tradition, superstition, religious beliefs, and fear of punishment. It is passed on to the next generation as a birthright (or curse) and remains divisive in marriage. The caste system prohibits marriages outside one’s caste to avoid blurring the distinctive lines between the castes. The three upper castes also possess nearly all of the wealth in the country. They enjoy the advantages of their role in society and fight ruthlessly against change in the system. Police corruption due to payoffs by the upper classes also contributes to the continuation of this evil system.

This breaks my heart. An entire class of people, 160 million to be exact, has been defined as worthless from the moment they were born. I can’t even imagine how the Lord must weep over this daily. This system of evil must be crushed. These beloved children of God need to know their worth, their potential, their calling in their lives. Please join me in prayer against this system. We must combat hatred with love, exclusion with open arms, discrimination with equality, injustice with justice. Let’s pray that the Spirit of the Lord would pour down on India this very day, changing lives for eternity.
http://erikaearl.wordpress.com/2010/06/24/a-people-called-untouchable/



Harijan (Hindustani: हरिजन (Devanagari), ہریجن (Nastaleeq); translation: "child of God") was a term used by Gandhi for Dalits. Gandhi said it was wrong to call people 'untouchable', and called them Harijans, which means children of God. It is still in wide use especially in Gandhi's home state of Gujarat.

The term can also be attributed to Dalits of Pakistan called the haris, who are a group of mud-hut builders.

Although Gandhi popularized the term, he was not the first person to use it. The female Bhakti writer Gangasati used the term to refer to herself during the Bhakti movement, a period in India that gave greater status and voice to women while challenging the legitimacy of caste. This period started in the 4th century BC but is a living force in India today, flourishing particularly during India's Middle Ages. Gangasati lived around the 12th-14th century and wrote in the Gujurati language.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harijan

Dalit is a designation for a group of people traditionally regarded as "untouchable". Dalits are a mixed population, consisting of numerous castes from all over South Asia; they speak a variety of languages and practice a multitude of religions.

While the discrimination based on caste system (not the caste system itself) has been abolished under the Indian constitution, a New York University School of Law based group claimed in a 2007 shadow report to the United Nations that there still is discrimination and prejudice against Dalits in South Asia. Since India's independence, significant steps have been taken to provide opportunities in jobs and education. Many social organisations too have proactively promoted better conditions for Dalits through improved education, health and employment.

There are many different names proposed for defining this group of people including Panchamas ("fifth" varna), and Asprushya ("untouchables").

In 2001, the proportion of Dalit population was 16.2 percent of India's total population. The Dalit population is broadly distributed across Indian states and districts. In 2001, the state of Punjab had the highest proportion of its population as Dalit, at about 29 percent, and the state of Mizoram had the lowest at nearly zero. The government of India recognises and protects them as Scheduled Castes. The term Dalit has been interchangeably used with term Scheduled Castes, and these terms include all historically discriminated lowest castes of India such as Shudras and Untouchables.

Although identified with Hinduism in the past (1883 year data), Dalits and similar groups are also found in Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh. In addition, the Burakumin in Japan, Cagots and Roma in Europe, Al-Akhdam in Yemen, Baekjeong in Korea and Midgan in Somalia are excluded from the surrounding community in much the same manner as the Dalit.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalit

Untouchability is the social practice of ostracizing a minority group by segregating them from the mainstream by social custom or legal mandate. The excluded group could be one that did not accept the norms of the excluding group and historically included foreigners, nomadic tribes, law-breakers and criminals and those suffering from a contagious disease such as Leprosy. This exclusion was a method of punishing law-breakers and also protected traditional societies against contagion from strangers and the infected:Leviticus xiii, 45-46: "And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and the hair of his head shall go loose, and he shall cover his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean. All the days wherein the plague is in him he shall be unclean; he is unclean: he shall dwell alone; without the camp shall his dwelling be". A member of the excluded group is known as an untouchable.

The term is commonly associated with treatment of the Dalit communities, who are considered "polluting" among the people of South Asia, but the term has been used for other groups as well, such as the Burakumin of Japan, Cagots in Europe, or the Al-Akhdam in Yemen. Untouchability has been made illegal in post-independence India, and Dalits substantially empowered, although some prejudice against them continues, especially in rural pockets dominated by certain other backward caste (OBC) groups.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Untouchability

Ethnic Seizure..

The wonders of our legacy; as an intelligent talking species; is mostly carried out by two qualities: migration and tolerance. This is how most of the ethnic races been developed, how the ideas been exchanged and how the progress been defined. Throughout the centuries, armed conflicts, wars and invasions were influential tools in developing the global identity; while science and culture venues were decorative catalyst celebrations to promote the associated political will and psychological determination.


Looking into the topography, merging it with the historical events, you may have most of the answers on the serious and confusing questions of humane interactivity and relationships. Afghan's mountainous region had always separated Europe from Asia. Crossing it with Islam had dated the mythical split within the religion. Balkan mountainous chains were both clashing and melting pots between Europe and Eurasia, and still do. The Mediterranean was once divided from Africa by the Great Sahara, yet also separated from the Nordic and Anglo-Saxons by the Albs. Ancient Arabs of Adnan had been culturally developed apart from their cousins of Qahtan by the lifeless mountains of Assir. The ancient magical China is just an island separated from the world by massive deserts, mountains or politically-driven cousins of theirs on the coast of their famous sea. So on, the endless reading of the topography that cooked our known civilization and motivations. It applies not only among continents and nations, but also among clans, tribes and minority groups within any territories.


The great invaders were celebrated not because how they managed to seize other nations, but for how they concurred topographic barriers, and maintained logistic and supply chains for unbelievable distances. This core Syllabus stills the same in all military and strategy schools. Crossing the barriers of ethnic divide is the most critical element of humane globalization. This was generally carried out by either the intolerant force; through invasion, rape and slavery; or by the temptation force represented by patriarchy, sacrifice or run-away..!! End result; mixed blood generations, which had and keep changing the cultural landscape of Man-kind. Simply, two thirds of the world population is ethnically mixed despite denial and misunderstanding. This is the power of globalization, if addressed righteously and correctly. This is our present and future savor, not the patriotic or narrow-sighted concepts of national, cultural or religious identity. Minorities worldwide are escaping the ethnic seizure by voluntary love and marriage with other minorities or majorities. Only Gypsy stills a hard case of rejecting the others..!!


I do believe that future will only give a ruling space for the mixed races rather than wasting time and efforts in challenging the deep rooted and rotten ethnic divide..!


This was inspired by watching the horse-riding adventure named “On the Trails of Genghis Khan” on Asia Channel of Singapore.. and by the wonderful Malaysian scene of a loving couple: a Chinese girl and an Indian boy..!!