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Friday times.com
<b>The thinking among the Muslims is increasingly conflicting with the ethos in the rest of the world</b> 
   
Sheikh Abd Al-Aziz al-Fawzan is a professor of Islamic Law at Al-Imam University in Saudi Arabia. On December 16, 2005, Professor al-Fawzan gave an interview to Al-Majd TV (Arabsat 2B; Orbital position: 30.E). <b>Al-Fawzan told his audience to hate anyone “who worships Christ, son of Mary” adding “whoever says ‘I don’t hate him [i.e., a Christian)]’ is not a Muslim.” </b>The Professor explains that hating a Christian “is not racism” because such hatred is not based on his “colour, gender, blood, country, or because he is American, European, Chinese, or Asian.” Al-Fawzan further informed his audience that such hatred should be “positive hatred” that guides and reforms.  <!--emo&:o--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ohmy.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='ohmy.gif' /><!--endemo-->

<b>On June 17, 2005, Professor al-Fawzan explained to a TV audience as to why women should not be allowed to drive: “These people have been blinded by what they saw there when they studied or visited there, and they want our society to be like other societies. They want it to be devoid of all values, morals, and modesty. They want women to go out on the streets all made up, like a harlot, with her face uncovered, like they see in the West. They think that the shortest and best way to reach this goal is to allow women to drive, because if a woman drives, she will reveal her face, drive without a male chaperone, will have an easy opportunity to meet all kinds of young men and women, and she will get all made up, will mix with men, and so on. I don’t think that any woman, throughout human history, has been as oppressed as the Western woman today – and they still claim that they have given her freedom</b>. They took her out (of the home) in order to exploit her, to exploit her honour and dignity. Furthermore, in many countries, her salary is lower than the man’s, but she works more than him. She does not get what she wants unless she sacrifices her honour, to her bosses or co-workers. How strange! Even though they have permissiveness there, and any man can satisfy his desires outside of marriage… he’s not satisfied with 10 or 20. Any girl he sees, who has certain features, he wants. If she consents – fine. If not – he rapes her.”

Now to a story of a rape: a banner headline in The Sydney Morning Herald of December 10, 2005: “Gang rapist claims he had a right to assault.” (Background: Four Pakistani gang rapist brothers are being tried in an Australian court). The eldest of the four brothers, in his defence, told the court: “She was not wearing any purdah … like she was not … covered her face, she was not wearing any headscarf … and she was singing.” The rapist admitted his crime but told the court that it was only now, since he had gained a “better understanding of Australian culture” that he knew rapes were wrong.

<b>On January 1, Germany’s southern state of Baden-Wurttemberg decided to put all Muslims requesting German citizenship through an extensive two-hour oral ‘culture test’. Questions on the test include: (1) Is it right that women obey their husbands, and for men to beat their wives when they are disobedient? (2) If your adult daughter dressed like a German woman, would you try to prevent her from doing so? (3) What are your views on bigamy? (4) Would you let your child take part in school swimming lessons? (5) If your son told you he was homosexual and wanted to live with another man, how would you react? (6) What do your think of the fact that parents forcibly marry off their children? Do you think such marriages are compatible with human dignity?</b>

The new ‘culture test’ is mandatory for applicants from the 57 OIC member-countries. According to official sources the <b>“test is designed to weed out those Muslims who express views that go against Germany’s social policies”. </b>The ‘culture test’ is the first of its kind in Europe but other European countries are also considering implementing similar tests. In Holland’s Tweede Kamer , the legislative branch, a similar proposal for intending Muslim immigrants was tabled but no law has yet been passed.

To be certain, there are three million Muslims in Germany and Baden-Wurttemberg may only be reacting to a recent surge of violence by young Muslims against homosexuals and women. <b>In Amsterdam, Chris Crain, chief editor of US gay magazine the Washington Blade , was attacked by a group of Muslim youth who “kicked and punched him to the ground”.</b>

A consensus is emerging in the developed international community that their potential citizens ought to believe in certain fundamental human values like women rights, a violence-free society, sexual preferences and school sports. Muslim immigrants who pass the test will be given German passport but those Muslims who violate Germany’s social policies will have their passports revoked.

<b>The Muslim world needs to look deep inside for answers to why Muslims are being singled out for the ‘culture test’. </b>
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