tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2625710219374323467.post9012804185390285673..comments2024-03-23T10:47:39.662-04:00Comments on Notes From Atlanta: The "Obama Effect" Spreads to Saudi Arabia: A "Saudi Obama" EmergesFarooq A. Kperogihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13257188893371334162noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2625710219374323467.post-69873652161110084362012-06-04T02:51:47.994-04:002012-06-04T02:51:47.994-04:00Very interesting. I learn something new every tim...Very interesting. I learn something new every time I go on the internet.Aritulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01687717613812613840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2625710219374323467.post-49715017649081541932009-09-10T19:59:45.385-04:002009-09-10T19:59:45.385-04:00I doubt that the people that discriminated against...I doubt that the people that discriminated against our black Muslim brethren are Muslims. In Islam, the only different is by the degree of piety, so these people do not represent Islam and it is utterly dispicable of them to call themselves Muslims. And this "Saudi Obama" thing is silly too, one of the greatest companions of the Prophet (PBUH) was Billal, a black ex-slave. Islam united the White (Roman), Black, Arab and other colours all under the banner of Islam. Prophet Mohammed )PBUH) said: "There is no difference between an Arab and non-Arab, the bestest amongst you for Allah is the most pious". <br /><br />May Allah bless Sheikh Abd Allah, he has a beautiful voice and he always brings a tear to my eye when he recites the Koran in his sermons. May Allah strengthen him and protect him to serve Islam.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2625710219374323467.post-24377883334640009492009-08-11T15:33:25.427-04:002009-08-11T15:33:25.427-04:00Video update: english version
The sign of The Alm...Video update: english version<br /><br />The sign of The Almighty's arrival: A face in the sky video<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIsZ9bXqhxAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2625710219374323467.post-14102844415491274152009-05-19T03:05:00.000-04:002009-05-19T03:05:00.000-04:00Goldoun, thanks for your thoughtful insightful com...Goldoun, thanks for your thoughtful insightful comments. I'm glad to know that you follow my column in the Weekly Trust.Farooq A. Kperogihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13257188893371334162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2625710219374323467.post-4288549051304288372009-05-17T08:38:00.000-04:002009-05-17T08:38:00.000-04:00I have always enjoyed your column in the print edi...I have always enjoyed your column in the print edition of "our" paper -indeed it is one of the reasons I keep buying the publication.<br />I have been hunting for an opportunity to remind Muslims of the exhortation that they are "the best of mankind" and should therefore be above idiocies like judging people by the color of their skins when I followed the lead to your blog.<br />I was blessed with the opportunity to perform the hajj twice: in 2003 and the immediate past hajj. The experiences, as far as tolerance among Muslims was concerned, was to say the least disappointing. Only the few instances when you meet a true Muslim [how rewarding those instances are!] give one the courage to believe the lot of the black is not all grief. <br />This open aversion to blacks is noticed even among Bengalis who prior to the experience one considered as kin.<br />The behavior of black Saudis towards black Africans is even more galling. It makes one appreciate King's crack about house niggers and plantation niggers!<br />Among all the peoples of the world performing the hajj, Muslims from the far east show the best tolerance. Turks and Saudis are at the other extreme. <br />Finally congratulations on your successes. I wish you many more.goldounhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14144667882133112869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2625710219374323467.post-27370593537525177382009-04-20T23:00:00.000-04:002009-04-20T23:00:00.000-04:00Thanks, Matt.Thanks, Matt.Farooq A. Kperogihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13257188893371334162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2625710219374323467.post-16098248150715144472009-04-20T22:55:00.000-04:002009-04-20T22:55:00.000-04:00Great column -- very informative.Great column -- very informative.Matt J. Duffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10947837327352611125noreply@blogger.com