Arab Indoctrination

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September 11th 2001 tarnished the image of humanity. The aftermath of the event stirred up many questions about the issues and concepts of ethics, principles and freedom . Topics that were considered beyond criticism under the pretext of political correctness lost their impunity. Islam and its principles had to put up with open debates and un-inhibited questionings of common people on several Islamic practices and intentions as never before in its history.

As the US prepares for a war with Iraq, world population has taken to streets in protests organising rallies and demonstrations that have become rife with chartings of anti-war rhetoric. But the deafening silence of the Muslim clerics as regards what led to this abominable situation still remains a paradox . Mahathir, the prime minister of Malaysia has said " The US war is not against Iraq but to Muslims around the world " .

Ever since Indonesia was accredited to the world's largest Muslim population , it has also become by default a waggling tail of Arab colonisation. The lost identity of Indonesia as a nation of heterogeneous people that was once composed of Bhuddists, Hindus Muslims , Christians, and other traditional belief systems is just a memory in the face of continuous Arab influence on its culture just as happened in Egypt, Persia, Iraq, Sudan, Afghanistan and most recently in Pakistan. The Indonesian job seekers, whose influx to the Middle East countries, especially to Saudi Arabia dates back to more that 25 Years, easily assimilated to the host countries' strict Islamic rules and customs as most of them belonged to the semi-literate or illiterate category of domestic helpers who were also docile in nature. With the new acquired wealth, their return to home country was a triumph for Arab nations for these workers were also carrying along with the petro-dollars , a pro-Arab attitude and cultural subjugation.

A quick glance at the Indonesian demonstrations will make you confused as to whether these are Middle Eastern rallies in that the crowd's attire and overall appearance where women wearing the very conspicuous hijab and abaya while men with their trade- mark beard moving often in disdasha , even sharing the same mannerisms of Arab people. All of these display defy the age old Indonesian cultural identity except for the peoples' oriental features.

The destruction of the statue of Buddha in Bamiyan in Afghanistan explicitly symbolised the intolerant nature of Islam. The Hindukush mountains and the , city of Khandahar fortunately somehow retain their original names which link them with the ancient Indus civilisation and vedic history. A race of Aryans, and inspite of their own strong and influential characteristics , the Afghan people pitiably fell for the Arabs' ideology and way of life.

Zarathustra must be tossing and turning in his grave for he might have hardly imagined his own people would ditch him for another sets of belief system. Lord Ahura Mazda has no place in the hearts of Iranian people. Their ancient celebrations , festivals and traditions are considered taboo under the new Arab-Islamic oriented theocratic regime.

History is replete with constant attempts for domination of one culture over the other . The predominant western culture whose overall image can be at best described as it laid a strong foundation for individual's freedom of _expression, compassion to humanity , racial and gender equality. And at worst it has ignored the sentiments of other ethnic civilisations around the world inflicting more wounds particularly on indigenous American Indians. However the profane nature of the modern -western imperialism did more good than harm to humanity. Modern and advanced nations consider the oppression of people as the most deplorable act.

In contrast, the Arab's invisible indoctrination and encroachment on cultural and religious freedom of individuals have become the bane of this century. The new and old settlements of Muslim population around the world have created ghettos in almost every country , which stemmed from their the refusal to integrate socially. The friction , the rift and the apprehension created by this scenario between Muslims and rest of the world societies have become alarmingly dangerous, that if not curtailed will contribute to the repetitions of September 11.