Lost Identity
Muhammed Bilal did his M.A in Diplomacy and Strategic Studies, securing a position in Punjab University Lahore. He offers an interesting anti-Israeli and anti-Indian worldview in his blog. His views of the Arab-Israeli Wars and Indo-Pakistani Wars are expressed in a set of blog (Lost Identity) entries in his blog:
http://mbik14.blogspot.com/
One may not agree with his views but they do make for interesting reading and also understanding the mindset in the Pakistani elite. Possibly even that of the strategic studies group there.
Recommended.
14 comments:
dear friend,
thanks for the compliments. but alas you have done gross generalization and over simplification about my blog:) the blog contains my personal understandings not of pakistani elites or strategic studies students. what you have said is a classical case of generalization and over simplification which is not a good thing for a person having scholorly passions.
Hello,
Thanks for your reply. Do clarify what you meant about gross generalisations and oversimplification. I would be more than interested to listen and understand.
Thank you.
I have hardly found a Muslim (or Arab) who is at all objective about their views of India in the Kashmir issue and their views of Israel in the Arab-Israeli conflict. They would propose nothing less than drowning their enemies in a sea of blood as the ONLY solution to their current predicament. On one hand they would vilify their enemies (the Indians and the Jews) as 'terrorists'; and on another, they would justify their own similar acts of terrorism as a rightful act of self defense.
In fact, they would even rise up in arms when they are called the same. Such double standards simply gives no reason for 3rd party by-standers like me any reason at all to sympathise with them or their cause. The lack of a moderate voice among this community is not only disheartening, it is at the same time threatening because any such views attempting to reason with them are considered the views of the enemy.
Is it a wonder why they hardly find friends beyond those who has an agenda (mostly political - like China / Iran), and those who have no opinion other then theirs?
Darth Grievous, EEEK!
Posted that on the forum too.
chuang,
by gross generalization i mean you take my views and said they are possibly of pakistani elites and students of strategy , and over simplification means you equate all policy makers with me.
Thank you. It has become a lot clearer. I was wondering what exactly you were referring to.
May I know if your compatriots share your views?
darth,
yes i agree islamic extremeism is a curse. due to some extremists all islam is getting bad name.
but if we get into history we will realise name of islam was used only to hide evil motives by leaders. taliban, iran and saudi regimes are only useing name of islam, infact these are the biggest enemy regimes of islam. let me quote hitti
"islam which we see is not an actual islam, present islam is actually the practices of ummiads and abbasids, actual islam is yet to be discovered...."
see the islam of sufi's its totally different from shia and wahabi islam in fact shia and wahabism are two extremes and sufism is between these two.
about the phenomenah of islamic terrorism, british helped and supported wahibi revolution against turks knowing that these saudis are narrow minded barbarians,
till 1960 and 70's US and UK supported akhwan al muslimin in egypt to counter nassirism and soviat influence
west created a monster during afghan war and trained and equiped obl and his gang of criminals and afghan and other muslim fanatics.who are now not only creating trouble for west BUt also for every muslim whom they think non wahabi.
these are few examples let me recommend u a book "beyond september 11,anthology of dissent"
its a must read book. let me quote some thing from this book, writer of artical is michal parenti
" US NEVER FOUND ISLAMIC TERRORISM AS A THREAT INFACT IT FOUND OUT THAT ACTIVITIES OF THESE FANATICS ARE USEFULL FOR IT TO PERSUE ITS STRATEGIC INTRESTS..."
some agress other disagree with my openions
some agress other disagree with my openions as it happens in any academic discussions
Sir, did the Pakistani govt under Benazir Bhutto and then that of Musharraf not also supported the Taleban as a matter of politics?
benazir created taliban its a fact and nawaz supported them because he didnt wanted mullahs to be against him. but musharraf is a wise man he knew that islamic extremeism is a threat not only to the world but also to national security of pakistan. before 911 he banned many militant parties. musharraf is serious and he is doing what he can to crub out fanaticism, madrassas are being reformed , militant are being arrested there is operation going on in wazirestan.
fortunately more than 75% population of pakistanbelong to sufi school of thought 10%shias and rest are wahabi/deobandi but due to afghan jehad americans and westren govt encouraged fanatics with aim to fight soviats more over the govt of pakistan at that time was headed by zia ul haq. he not only encouraged fanaticism but also in order to consolidate his grip on govt encouraged sub nationalism in pakistan.
it was his selfish deeds which are creating troubles buut fortunately masharraf who is a cammando has done a lot to change things.
i think if he stays for say 5 more years pakistan will be progressive ,enlightened muslim country.
it was in 1999 forign office advised govt to break its contacts with taliban because they were doing every thing to distroy their image.
Thank you sir. You have given me much to think about and I am now aware that there is another view on Islam other than just the Shias and the Sunnis, and also more knowledge on Pakistani / Afghan politics.
I enjoyed this exchange. Thank you very much.
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