~ Have We Become Numb to Injustice?

[Mayana]

Salamoona,


As I read news reports about some soldiers raping my Afghan sisters in my country, as I hear reports about civilians being massacred, as I see videos of children shot, held hostage, suffering and starving, I ask myself: Have we truly become numb?

Those of us who are 30 and younger have yet to lay an eye on an Afghanistan that is not war torn, that is not on fire, that is not falling apart.
Those of us who are 30 and younger have yet to see a single day of peace in Afghanistan. Is that why we have become numb?

If today, in this very country we reside in, an Afghan had sexual intercourse with a native woman and that woman later on claimed that she did not give her consent and that he raped her - wallahi all hell would break loose, it would be all over the news, the papers, the bookstores, YouTube, FaceBook, the campuses, the streets - everywhere!

If I, as a Muslim were to kill a civilian, people would go apesh*t, I'd be sentenced to death, prejudice against Muslims would multiply exponentially my family would be killed, etc. etc.

However, people in our country - people who have been there for over a decade to bring peace, justice and safety! - rape and kill civilians on a daily basis. Yes, it's a state of war I understand, however this isn't Congo were rape is viewed as a legitimate form of punishment and murder, raping and harming of civilians is not permissible under any kind of international law, I'm sure. Have we truly become so numb that an article about X civilians killed doesn't affect us anymore? Have we truly become so numb to injustice that a report about an Afghan girl raped by a soldier doesn't touch our hearts anymore? Have we truly become so numb that we change the channel when we see the children of Kabul and Kandahar walk on snow without any shoes on? Have we truly become so numb that a widows tears don't reach our heart anymore? Have we truly become so deaf that we don't hear orphans cry anymore? Have we truly become so damn oblivious to injustice?


This isn't about one article, this isn't about one video, one news report or one rape. Our country is on fire, and while they used Afghanistan as a playground to fight their war with Russia during the Soviet Invasion, they today are in Afghanistan, bringing what?
Peace? Why then are the windows of my newlywed cousin's house shattered by bombs?
Justice? Why then does Afghan blood have to be shed for foreign purposes?
Safety? Why then are the women of Afghanistan raped?
Perspective? Why then are insurgents tolerated?

No matter what ideologies you believe in, open your eyes. Open them to good and bad, to right and wrong. Open them to morals. Don't let people walk all over you and then blame you for not standing up for your beliefs. Stand up, speak up, do something - I beg you - change what you disapprove of.

Let me end with a few words from the glorious Malcom X:

"I have no mercy or compassion in me for a society that will crush people, and then penalize them for not being able to stand up under the weight."

[randolph85]

its why we argue so much about politics and war, as unfortunate as rape and murder are. this is why we are so involved in politics, not because we think we will get a nice paycheck at the end of the day but because we are very emotionally invested in what is happening in our lands. we want to believe that our opinions will somehow contribute to an end to this **** but in reality we are very helpless.

unless we know people in afg who are politically connected, we are just dreamers who wish the best for our nation. injustice is the norm there, there are unspeakable crimes being done by americans, euros, and even afghans. unless we can do something to help the sitution, its best to pray to Allah.

[Wrayun]

If you fight against these injustices - you are a terrorist!
If you talk about and against these injustices - you are Talib, religious fundamentalist!
If you turn a blind eye to all of it, and pretend like everything is dandy - you are moderate, educated, enlightened, humanist!

So who wants to risk being a terrorist and a Talib supporter?

[randolph85]

What do you mean "insurgents," they are the Afghan National Front.

i wouldn't say they are a front, as the taliban causes as much death and misery as NATO. thats not to say that everyone who joins the resistance does this, but the taliban as a whole is ****. bless the god fearing resistance, f ck the taliban.

[kakargirl]

mayana excellent thread you put it in perfect words couldn't have said it more better than you did,as for the people have become numb and even immune and some choose to just ignore the facts and some even deny the truth but whats happening in afghanistan is heart breaking its enough to drive a person insane i thought for a while i would lose my sanity .

[randolph85]

You know very well that the majority now who are in the resistance are the common man. Lots of propaganda is being made about the Taliban. Lets leave it at that for now.

No need to say something if it not nice, not now OK

wrora

ill say something if they are causing deaths. its our duty as muslims to call out these murderers whether they are american or taliban. like i said, the resistance is home grown but the political aspect of it is driven by the taliban and whoever pulls their strings. the common man doesn't blow himself up and kill a dozen people.

[Manzareh]

the Prophet said:


“The People will soon summon one another to attack you as people when eating invite others to share their food.” Someone asked, “Will that be because of our small numbers at that time?” He replied, “No, you will be numerous at that time: but you will be froth that is carried down by a torrent (of water), and Allah will take the fear of you from the breasts (hearts) of your enemy and cast al-wahn into your hearts.” Someone asked, “O Messenger of Allah, what is al-wahn?” He replied, “Love of the world and dislike of death.” [An authentic hadith recorded by Abu Dawud and Ahmad]

[graveyardofempires]

i wouldn't say they are a front, as the taliban causes as much death and misery as NATO. thats not to say that everyone who joins the resistance does this, but the taliban as a whole is ****. bless the god fearing resistance, f ck the taliban.

sorry to break your bubble ,but there couldnt be two wrongs.
american and allies invaded Afghanistan under false pretexts to terrorise the nation into submission and have full control of it and plundere it resoureces and let not forget,test their new weapons.
on the other side are Afghans who were the government(not so good governmetn) and were over thrown and the former warlords were brought in their place(even worse).
you may believe in that so called isi connection but i highly doub it and it was the foreign occupiers and afghan government who made this story big and gave pakistan an opportunity to have a part in this show.
that story is the same as pakkistan claiming Raw agents are in pukhtunkhwa,and they back it up by saying the people they killed were not circumsized.
foreign troops punchlines
-insurgents are using people as human shield
-insurgetns are firing from peopels homes and make us kill civilians
-insurgents are supported by isi
-insurgents are supported by iran
-insurgents are hated by afghans
-insurgents deliberately attacking civilians to cause terror
-insurgents are doing drug business

the truth is when i was in Afg i saw foreign troops always riding through busy market places(using people as human shield)
there are enough video evidence where you can see foreign troops invading peoples homes and using it as firing position
isi supports the invasion
iran helped america invade afghanistan
Afghans want foreign troops to leave immediately
who has made afghans be terrorised
after the invasion the heroin production went from almost nothing to over 300%

[کیش]

My brother in law who just came to America after 30 years in Afghanistan, says Afghans their are so stone cold that deaths do not bother Them. They are sadly used to it. Just recently his 22 yr old cousin died, he didn't weep or nothing, just offered a prayer and that's it.

[Nora]

Well I am considering changing my career plans to help our people.

I have been thinking about this since July. All I need to do is get my acceptance letter from a medical school so I am free from my parents wishes. Once I give it to them, and they can boast to their relatives and friends, I am off. I won't listen to them after that, and I will be free at last.

I have made my plans quite clear in the past, but I have been looking for a proper Muslims country to set myself up in.

I want to work as an attache, and start education exchanges, trade for economy, and lastly, and most importantly defense and weapons contracts for Afghanistan.


I have all the connections (people in all the fields that I mentioned).


Im just waiting to finish this farce I am a part of right now.

Its all an act- being a doctor- its for my parents-

good luck!

[kakargirl]

everything is clear the time is here the prophet pbuh already said this time will come when people will deny others they will turn a blind eye to all the proof even after seeing it they will deny it , the liars will be respected and the truthful will be frowned upon and punished its all there people will forget the suffering of others by switching to the richs of this world its all there people care more about fashion tvprogrammes partying than they do about the civillians in afghanistan suffering, the people there are so use to dieing so use to expecting the worst is the bomb going to fall tonight whos house will be raided as they sleep who will be shot for fun whos daughter is going to get raped they expect it why should it be like this why who will save them no will and thats the truth no one on this planet except the almighty allah swt who will save them this is a test for us so far we failed we failed in everything i failed .

[randolph85]

sorry to break your bubble ,but there couldnt be two wrongs.
american and allies invaded Afghanistan under false pretexts to terrorise the nation into submission and have full control of it and plundere it resoureces and let not forget,test their new weapons.
on the other side are Afghans who were the government(not so good governmetn) and were over thrown and the former warlords were brought in their place(even worse).
you may believe in that so called isi connection but i highly doub it and it was the foreign occupiers and afghan government who made this story big and gave pakistan an opportunity to have a part in this show.
that story is the same as pakkistan claiming Raw agents are in pukhtunkhwa,and they back it up by saying the people they killed were not circumsized.
foreign troops punchlines
-insurgents are using people as human shield
-insurgetns are firing from peopels homes and make us kill civilians
-insurgents are supported by isi
-insurgents are supported by iran
-insurgents are hated by afghans
-insurgents deliberately attacking civilians to cause terror
-insurgents are doing drug business

the truth is when i was in Afg i saw foreign troops always riding through busy market places(using people as human shield)
there are enough video evidence where you can see foreign troops invading peoples homes and using it as firing position
isi supports the invasion
iran helped america invade afghanistan
Afghans want foreign troops to leave immediately
who has made afghans be terrorised
after the invasion the heroin production went from almost nothing to over 300%

i dont know what ur point is, everyone knows americans are killing people there. but to deny that the taliban is supported by the isi is ignorant. the taliban are killing people, setting off bombs which kill innocents and which THEY DONT DENY. the americans and taliban can kill each other off.