LESSONS TO BE LEARNT
The fake site's case could have been resolved
without all the uproar that accompanied it, but it was meant to be like
that, big and international. There is no harm in that because many lessons
are learned from it. It was a test for a number of concepts and cultural
relations between the other and us. It re-instated the concept of freedom
and proper treatment of others without insult or injury to opponents who
hold different views.
Freedom strugglers have triumphed in this
case but at the expense of the understanding of the others who protested
and demonstrated in outrage.
OUR
LAST WORDS IN THIS SAD STORY
We at Islam First admire and follow with respect
the statement made by CAIR
as this affair must be normalized by listening to the voice of mind and
good sense. We believe that If everyone talks at once, truth will not prevail,
what is obvious in this case is no one can be heard amongst this pandemonium
and freedom as a value has won silently by proving that no one can own
it or classify it and insult other on its name. Islam has also triumphed
as a religion because it re-entered the limelight once more in an age characterized
by a recession of the main religions. People began to ask and e-mail questions
about the nature of Islam, the religion which has caused all this uproar.
The question to be answered is; what could justify all this?
Ultimately, in the shadow of this case
we can argue that all values are values to everyone and much can be done
for freedom of expression by remedying inequalities, encouraging a tolerant
culture and learning to respect each other. Truth can be served also by
diversity.
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