Fariq Naik – How the Non Muslim Powers and Media Disrupt Peace

Fariq Naik
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The speaker discusses the meaning behind the term " terrorist" in relation to the media's use of the term. They give examples of how the media's labeling of Muslims as terrorist can be harmful. The speaker also discusses the media's use of language to convey information about Islam and its negative consequences, such as causing deadly diseases and causing harm to people.
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The media says Muslims are terrorists. What is the meaning of

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the word terrorist? Terrorists, by definition means a person who

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causes terror. When our robot sees a policeman, he's terrified. So

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far, the robot, the policeman is a terrorist. I'm aware that this

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word terrorist is more commonly used in order to terrorize an

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innocent human being.

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And many times, two different labels are given to the same

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person for the same activity.

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More than 60 years back, before India gained its freedom, and

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India was ruled by the British shores, there are people who are

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fighting for the freedom of the country. And these people by the

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British government, they were called as terrorist, whereas by

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the common Indians, they were called as freedom fighters, same

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people, same activity, but two different labels. If you agree

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with the view of the British government, that the British Isles

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had come to rule over India, then you would call these people as

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terrorist. Where as if you agree with the view of the common

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Indians, that the Britishers had come to the train, there are no

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right to rule over us, then you would call these people as freedom

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fighters as patriots seeing people seem activity, but two different

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labels. And we have several such examples. We have the example of

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the American Revolution that took place in 1775, George Washington,

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he was called as terrorists number one when America was ruled by the

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Britishers. Later on, when America gets its freedom, George

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Washington, he becomes the president of USA imagine terrace

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number one becomes the president of USA. We have the example of

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Nelson Mandela when South Africa was ruled by the white apartheid

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government. Nelson Mandela was imprisoned in Robben Island for

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more than 25 years. And Nelson Mandela by the white apartheid

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government was called status number one leat wrong when South

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Africa gets its freedom and the white apartheid government is

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thrown out. Nelson Mandela gets the Nobel Prize for Peace. Imagine

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terrace number one gets the Nobel Prize for Peace. Not that he was

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bad then he became good for the same activity for which he was

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called as a terrorist. He gets a Nobel Prize for Peace. So your we

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realize the media it is very powerful. Whatever label the media

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gives a person that label gets stuck to him. The media it is very

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powerful. It can convert blackened tonight day into night hero and

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villain villain to hero the media it is very powerful. Allah

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subhanaw taala says in the Glorious Quran Stottlemyre chapter

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number five was number 32

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Man cartella enough samurai enough's Oh facade infill arm for

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Kana malerkotla NASA Jamia woman Ah ha ha ha ha NASA Jamia that if

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anyone kills any human being unless it be for murder or for

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spreading corruption the land it is as if he has killed the entire

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humanity. And if anyone saves woman, Yeah ha fucka anima Arya,

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NASA Jamia and if anyone sees any single human being, it is as if he

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has saved the whole of humanity.

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I do not know of any religious scripture on the face of the

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earth, which says that if you kill any human being it is as if you

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have killed the whole of humanity. And if you save any human being,

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it's as if you have saved the whole of humanity. But the

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Glorious Quran mentions this. So the media it maligned Islam,

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killing any innocent human being, whether that person be a Muslim or

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non Muslim, it is against the teachings of Islam. It is against

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the teachings of the Glorious Quran. So we Muslims, we should

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make use of the media in order to convey the message of Islam to the

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non Muslims to those who are unaware of it. The media says

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Islam is an intolerant religion, and we Muslims, we are apologetic.

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No, no, no. Islam is not an intolerant religion. I think Islam

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is an intolerant religion, intolerant, towards

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discrimination, towards racism, towards victimization, towards

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injustice. Islam is an intolerant religion, intolerant towards the

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evils of society. So why are we apologetic, but Islam is an

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intolerant religion towards the evils of society. And today we see

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that the religions of the world day know that victimization, it is

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wrong, racism, it is wrong. And the countries in the world they

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know it as well, but unfortunately, it is done and

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practice in many countries. And Islam is an intolerant religion,

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intolerant towards alcoholism towards drug addiction. Islam is

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an intolerant religion, intolerant towards the evils of society. So

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Islam is a religion of peace. It exhausts its followers towards

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peace and Islam as intolerant towards all of the evil vices of

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society.

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