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This week I would like you to read one of the articles presented by Time http://www.time.com/time/
or BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19882799
and comment on it. You can also present any other article or film instead.
English Conversation Course-7th term
I feel sorry for the girl and I think she is a hero after everything what she's done. But at the same time i feel anger because i think as a country, we are not interested in problems of the Talibans, and we should. Because bad muslims are spreading too fast on the whole world. I think this is some kind of a little invasion. There were many manifestations in UK about muslims and their rights which are linked to their religion. Everything would be ok if they were calm, but they really are dangerous and can hurt or even kill someone who thinks other way than they do.
ReplyDeleteWhat about this story?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.presstv.ir/detail/2012/09/15/261641/muslim-fury-spreads-over-usmade-film/
It is unbelievable that one stupid act of a silly person made so many Muslims angry. One person does something stupid somewhere in the world and you kill many innocent people all of the world:(
I am of the same opinion as you. I do not want to go on a racist but for me the people who did this are simply terrorists and should be killed, the same as innocent in the embassy.
ReplyDeleteAlways with Islamic countries were the same problems, this problem is called fanaticism. I think it should be eliminated
In total, I wonder what would happen if a similar film was a Roman Catholic
Malala Yousafzai is a heroine who has paid the price for her courage. Unlike many of us, at age 11, she did not have time to play with dolls and chase after boys. Living in Pakistan, under brutal rule of Taliban, the life was written for her. Yet, she decided to fight the injustice. In spite of life-threatening danger awaiting every day, she raised the voice and fought for her dreams- free Pakistan with equal education for women. She is a young girl that everyone should look up to and admire.
ReplyDeleteThe tragic shooting of Malala is yet another example that there are still countries in the world, where women are treated as minority and do not have the same rights. This is a major global issue which has to be addressed and changed. We get carried away with new technology and inventions instead of fighting for basic human rights. I wish that one day there will be peace on the world where everyone has the same opportunitiees and people learn how to respect one another no matter of skin colour or religion.
http://southendpatriot.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-bnp-was-right-about-muslim-grooming.html
ReplyDeleteThis article shows another problem. In Europe a lot of people are hostages of political correctness. The result is that the bad things are going because people are afraid to be accused of racism so they're turning a blind eye on it.
In my opinion this could be really dangerous because it's a permission for evil. A few more years and European countries will be very unsafe.
Piotr, when I was in Sweden last summer, my friends said that in their town there is a problem with young, dark-skinned newcomers, who usually don't have a job and start stealing. I asked them "Are you talking about muslims?" and they were very, very confused, because I said loudly the word they were afraid to use in such context. So I think the political correctenss is a big problem in Europe, but not only in terms of Muslims and other nations, but in general.
ReplyDeleteAbout Malala Yousafzai- I think of how mature you have to be, to resist the general terror and brainwashing, especially when you are so young, still so undeveloped and
ingenuous. I think of her parents who choose her awarness at the cost of her safety.
But speaking about this anti-Islamic movie and Muslim world reaction, I'm not so sure that we (I mean: USA and Europe) should be so suprised and outraged. Many times in the past we met with such behavior, and with great persistence we still measure Muslims with our measure. Our cultures are different, maybe it is impossible for us to agree, so we should should go in the direction of tolerance, not a unification of our values and behaviours. Many of Muslims don't want our democracy, should we force them to take it?
I don't say that I like what they do, and I fully disagree with acts of terror, but what I want to say is that this issue is complicated not so obvious as many of you write.
The question is whether it's about democracy or about religious beliefs.
ReplyDeleteAnd is true that countries that are more globalized have a greater distance to art.
It takes a lot of courage to speak so openly about what happens under rules of the regime that is so cruel and doesn't allow freedom of speech. Especially if you're 11 uears old. There are people like Malala all around the world, wherever human rights are violated, for example in China. They want us, normal people, to hear their voices. They know that people who listen to them or read their blog cannot do too much. But what they can change is the awareness of their situation. They hope that people will learn about what happens in their countries and will give them support and courage to fight for their rights and win someday.
ReplyDeleteLooks like it's not about democracy, it's more of muslims general attitude. They believe in their own values which in their eyes can't be expressed with democracy around, they want their sharia laws and everything working like in theocratic country while following modern society standards. I think they will develop some kind of modern theocratic system that will work out for them, it just takes some time to process it. What's also interesting, person that killed Yousafzai appears to be fanatic/taliban, not an average muslim.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.miamiherald.com/2012/10/14/3049471/thousands-rally-for-pakistani.html
According to this article many muslims disagree wtih this way of sorting problems out and don't accept fanatism either. If you look it at the problem this way, religious fanatics are dangerous everywhere, islam happen to be supportive for this kind of dedication and talibans are activly abusing it.
Its nice to see changes going on in arabic countries, they may affect fanatics hopefully.
In the topic of european muslim newcomers I think it's political over correctness. We just weren't prepared for them to come and exploit kindness, I think we will learn to be assertive against fanatic demands, good example may be france where problems with muslims are becoming legislative innovations (forbidding burqa in public).
It's really hard to make opinions on someone's beliefs, but it takes a lot of courage to talk about them when you live in place taken over by Talibs. We should also notice that Malala was very young when she started making her first diary about the situation around her. I think she is more mature than many adults and know there are possibilities of better life. But its a long way to change the reality she lives in.
ReplyDeleteThe fact that Talibs would not spare even the fourteen year old girl who is a treat (more or less) to them just deepens the gap between our and theirs cultures - this is what is going on in my head now, after reading about shot Malala. I had a bad opinion on Muslims before, such articles make it worse. But I have to admit my knowlegde about situation in the countries of that region isn't very wide. I only get to know such awful things, I guess it gives me a false image of Muslims. I know generalization is a bad thing and people like Malala just prove it.
ReplyDeleteThe truth is that muslims have very different culture. For example can you imagine to fight for their god by suicide bombs? This is really strange what they done with this little girl, but in muslim countries I think it can be normal, because if we can't hear about some sucide bombing it's not obvious that it not happend, we only just don't know about it.
ReplyDeleteAfter the reading of article i'm really afraid but I didn't believe that in these type of countries someday will be like in europe, I mean the democracy and other politic matters
I'm sorry but unfortunately I can't and I don't want to leave a comment the articles posted by Ms and other bloggers.
ReplyDeleteIn everyday life I don't watch TV, news, as well as I haven't read them and it is my conscious choice.
Most people don't realize the negative impact television can have on their lives.
Whether the world really is so brutal, lost in wars, hatred, injustice and falsehood?
A person who watches or reads the news certainly think so. It is not surprising.
Because if people want to watch on the news of the 100 planes landed safely at the airport today in Warsaw?
Whether the some sort of woman has become the happy mother of a newborn baby? I don't think.
95 percent of the information is a pleasant and relaxing news about murders, deceit, disasters. The same evil.
Picture of reality on television is very curved, which is understanable, TV stations let go of what people want to watch.
Fortunately, you can stop the process. Alternative is the internet. There I choose what I want to read, and no way I don't wan't to read articles that such topics.
I'm very sorry for this brave girl but its just the tip of an iceberg.
ReplyDeleteThe truth is that muslims (and also catholick african countries) are 500 years behind the rest od the world that is what causes the problem. They are incompatible with others. The Oil they have is the only thing protecting them from the poverty that is present in Somalia, Ethiopia, Niger etc.
The way they treat women is just horrible, in South Arabia they still practise Stoning(!!).
I strongly believe that in 500 hundered years their development will equal the rest of the world.
On the other hand if we look at the USA and their attitude to system of values i'm not sure if the world develops in the right direction.
It's sad but there is no other solution(it's too early for democracy in those countries) to that than just patiently wait and don't let muslims uprise in the EU countries.
I think people should not be punished for this, because violence creates violence. People should be educated that, what they are doing is wrong.
ReplyDeleteTheir culture, their believes are to be punished. I feel sorry for the terrorist, beacuse it is hard to kill other man, especially innocent and unarmed child.
It will stay with them forever.
Another sad thing is that, they ( I mean they leaders ) are not afraid of boombs or US Army, they are afraid of little girl with a book.
If they are killing children which want bring peace, soon they own children will be dead in war.
It's a miracle that Malala Yousafzai is stil alive, I hope she will quick recovery. I don't understand and do not promote violence, especially in children. That young girl is realy brave. She lives in dangerous area, nevertheless Malala is not afraid to express her opinion, she struggles for better live. I admire that attitude.
ReplyDeleteTalibans are exremely dangerous kind of people, especially for europeans. They introduced weird rules for instance before 2001 when US Army came to Pakistan every man have to obligatory has a beard. And this banning the playing of music in a car? This is like a prison! Other countries should help to change that brutal rules of Taliban militants-uneducated, stupid, blind by faith, but faith wrongly understanded.