Nothing Changes on New Year's Day

Shalom, all.

The new year 2011 is already more than 24 hours old here in the fair Melayu Islamic Republic.  Events in 2011, unfortunately, seem decidedly 'old year' with an Islamic-inspired church bombing in Egypt.  The new year looks a lot like the old year, but what else could we expect?

On television here in Malaysia today there was a programme I saw with a brief scene involving a phone call between an American character and an Israeli one. The dialog certainly involved nothing objectionable--the characters were discussing their wishes for the future and expressing their hopes for a peaceful world. And the scene wasn't long--maybe two to three minutes at most.  But I discovered another thing that the Malaysian Guardians of Morality (i.e. the Muslim censors) do not want people to hear or see, besides the usual and profanity, violence, or nudity.

What horrible word did they remove from this conversation?  It was the word "shalom", repeatedly and consistently removed, in that brief scene on television. I could read the lips of the actors, and considering the context, there was no doubt that this was the 'offensive' word in question.

So, what is so terrible about the word "shalom" that the Malaysian authorities don't want us to hear it?  "Shalom" has multiple meanings, such as 'peace' and 'hello' and 'goodbye', and is used in the same way and meaning as the Arabic word "salaam".  What could be so terribly offensive about any of those meanings?  The only conceivable reason why the Right Honorable Islamic Censors would want to omit this word from a TV show is solely because it is a Hebrew word. Hebrew must be a language that the anti Semitic, Jew-hating Malaysian government wants to erase from our collective memories. There can be no other explanation.  This thought is almost as disturbing as the carnage freshly wrought by the Islamic bomber(s) in Egypt. I am against censorship in general, but this degree of censorship is particularly appalling. We cannot and must not let these people have their way.

So let us always remember the word 'shalom' and especially remember the meaning of this word, for our world so desperately needs it.  Let's all use the Hebrew words that the Malaysian government so desperately does not want the world to hear.

Shalom and Shana Tova -- peace to all and a happy new year.

Crossposted at Pedestrian Infidel

Malaysia: Taliban In The Making (Video)

From this posting at Ekawaaz:


Ekawaaz commented in his posting:

Malaysia which is considered one of the most “tolerant” Islamic Nations appears to be changing and changing for the worst. See the new face of this nation so called tolerant peaceful Muslims Nation and that’s also in the so-called holy month of Ramadan.

Fundamentalist Islam inexorably marches on.

An open challenge to a Malaysian terrorist

The resistance to Malaysian jihadists and apologists for Islamic terror like the Islamic blogger who calls himself 'Mahaguru58' is building. Interestingly enough, this 'Mahaguru' character is the one who leads a group of Muslim bloggers that calls themselves the 'Muslim Bloggers Alliance'.

Here are some choice bits from 'Mahaguru58', an enemy of humanity:

When you publish such offensive articles against us and demand that we do nothing about it in the name of freedom of speech, then you sure are one stupid deluded moron who needs to be taught a lesson! A lesson that you and others like you will never forget!

We who believe in Allah as our Lord and Muhammad as our beloved Last and Final Messenger of Allah wish to inform you and your likes that you shall reap what you sow!

Sounds like a genuinely pious and devout Muslim, doesn't he? If you want to visit 'Mahaguru's' site and see more ugly stuff like the aforementioned, feel free to google it, as I do not wish to embed any more links here to that person's site.

Anyhow, some other Malaysian bloggers are aware of this Muslim's cyber jihad and are joining forces with me to fight back, to wit:

The sjsandteam is throwing an open challenge to this idiot named Zainol Abideen, also known as Mahaguru58. He has thrown an open challenge to all non-Muslims throughout the world. He will pay dearly for the words uttered by him which are displayed at his website. As we do not promote his website, please Google search his website to verify all the words written by him, which we are displaying here. Please note that this person is a Protem President of the Muslim Bloggers Alliance in Malaysia. Who cares! If he transgresses the limit of morality and religious tolerance, he is an enemy of this world!

I invite our readers to head on over and read the rest of the challenge to one of Malaysia's most notorious online cyber jihadists.

Malaysia Bans Women from Wearing Men's Clothes and Lesbian Sexual Relations

THE TELEGRAPH: Malaysian women have been banned from "tom-boyism" and lesbian sexual relations in a fatwa from one of the country's top religious authorities.

According to the chairman of the National Fatwa Council, Abdul Shukor Husin, many young women admire the was [sic] men dress and behave, which is a denial of their femininity and a violation of human nature.

"It is unacceptable to see women who love the male lifestyle including dressing in the clothes men wear," he complained, adding, "(Masculine behaviour) becomes clearer when they start to have sex with someone of the same gender, that is woman and woman."

"In view of this," Dr Abdul explained, "the National Fatwa Council which met today have decided and taken the stand that such acts are forbidden and banned."

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