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Ayman Taha, American Special Forces Soldier was killed, the other day, while serving his country in Iraq:
His father described him as a devout Muslim who believed that "the message of Islam is very simple . . . to believe in God and do good deeds."
Ayman Taha, born in Sudan, was also a member of the US Army special forces who gave up a promising academic career three years ago to enlist. He was sent to Iraq a year ago and was killed last Friday while preparing a munitions cache for demolition.
Again according to his father:
"He strongly agreed that what they were doing is good and that they were helping people in the Middle East to get out of the . . . historic bottleneck" that had confined them.
It occurred to me after reading this piece about him that someone like Ayman Taha must confuse an awful lot of people. Some (like the denizens of MPACuk) would consider him a stooge of the "infidels," who therefore could not have been a devout Muslim. Others (like some of our regular Harry's Place commenters) would argue that he did not understand the true insidious nature of Islam-- which commands believers to fight against, not for, the infidels-- and therefore could not have been a devout Muslim.
Allow me to disagree. I'm willing to take Ayman Taha's father at his word: that his son was a proud US soldier, a believer in his mission in Iraq-- and a devout Muslim.
I agree. I think Ayman sounds like a guy I'd be happy to have as a neighbor and friend.
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The other night I watched the movie Exodus on TV and there was one scene in it that brought home the problem with moderate Muslims. Ari Ben Canaan, a Jew played by Paul Newman, was speaking to Taha, the mukhtar or his Arab village. Taha and Ari, who lived...
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Ayman Taha: American Patriot and Devout Muslim
Ayman Taha, American Special Forces Soldier was killed, the other day, while serving his country in Iraq:
His father described him as a devout Muslim who believed that "the message of Islam is very simple . . . to believe in God and do good deeds."
Ayman Taha, born in Sudan, was also a member of the US Army special forces who gave up a promising academic career three years ago to enlist. He was sent to Iraq a year ago and was killed last Friday while preparing a munitions cache for demolition.
Again according to his father:
"He strongly agreed that what they were doing is good and that they were helping people in the Middle East to get out of the . . . historic bottleneck" that had confined them.
It occurred to me after reading this piece about him that someone like Ayman Taha must confuse an awful lot of people. Some (like the denizens of MPACuk) would consider him a stooge of the "infidels," who therefore could not have been a devout Muslim. Others (like some of our regular Harry's Place commenters) would argue that he did not understand the true insidious nature of Islam-- which commands believers to fight against, not for, the infidels-- and therefore could not have been a devout Muslim.
Allow me to disagree. I'm willing to take Ayman Taha's father at his word: that his son was a proud US soldier, a believer in his mission in Iraq-- and a devout Muslim.
I agree. I think Ayman sounds like a guy I'd be happy to have as a neighbor and friend.
- Why Orthodox Muslims Like To Blow People Up
The more orthodox the Muslim — that is, the more devout, the more committed to the teachings of the Koran and Hadith and the example of Muhammad — the more motivated the Muslim will be to kill non-Muslims. Why? There are several reasons. The selfish...
- What Is A Moderate Muslim?
The other night I watched the movie Exodus on TV and there was one scene in it that brought home the problem with moderate Muslims. Ari Ben Canaan, a Jew played by Paul Newman, was speaking to Taha, the mukhtar or his Arab village. Taha and Ari, who lived...
- "the Dawn Of The Real Islam"
So says Abu Ayman, a senior leader of Islamic Jihad in the northern West Bank town of Jenin, as he gloated about details in the report from the Iraq Study Group. Islamic Jihad is the group which has been responsible for suicide bombings within Israel...
- I'd Love To See The Reverse Of This In Iran
Arab Member of the Knesset: 'I Advised PA to Kidnap Soldier' MK Zevulun Orlev (National Religious Party), who last week submitted a bill to negate Knesset membership to MKs who support terrorists, said that Taha's "traitorous" remarks are...
- Benedict Xvi: "it's The Religion, Stupid"
Thanks for Pastorius for leaving a link in the comments box of a recent post to a Hugh Hewitt interview with Fr. Jospeh Fessio, a friend and former student of Benedict XVI. It is a wide-ranging interview, with many keen insights from Benedict (and Fr....