It's time to call them (OUTSIDERS)

Following deadly bombings in Britain and other nations, American Muslim scholars issued an edict Thursday condemning religious extremism and calling terrorists "criminals, not `martyrs.' "
Many Muslim leaders overseas have made similar statements in recent weeks, and it is our must job as a blogger to call those people the (OUTSIDERS).
They never showed any Islamic behaviors and caused a lot of bad reputation for Muslims around the world .It's a wrong thing to call them (Fundementalist) or (Extremist) or any other silly words that brings charges to our peaceful religion.
Outsiders were exist in all the past islamic ages after Prophet's Muhamed death, and in times they were acting as a criminals and terrorists , who were destroying the lovely moments of Islamic history.

In cold blood : Abuses by armed groups in Iraq

Amnesty international’s announced the last report on crimes committed by armed groups against Iraqi civilians and humanity in Iraq .
This report indicated that thousands of Iraqi civilians have been killed and thousands more injured in attacks by armed groups in the past two years. Some died or were wounded in attacks aimed primarily at United States (US) or other troops comprising the US-led military alliance that toppled Saddam Hussain’s regime but others were victims of direct attacks intended to cause the greatest possible civilian loss of life. Many of the killings of civilians were carried out in a perfidious way, with suicide bombers or others disguising themselves as civilians, or were marked by appalling brutality – as in the cases of hostages whose deaths, by being beheaded or other means, were filmed by the perpetrators and then disseminated to a wide public audience.Read full report

Extortion and Kidnapping for ransom

From observations in the past months, security forces in the city have done a very small progress regarding children and civilian kidnapping .This matter is of great importance to destroy the financial support of terrorist .Last week only we heard about five kidnapping accidents, a ransom for only one of them was 90000$ for returning a little boy to his parents.
The target boy doesn't have to be from a rich family. They kidnap children randomly, just on the basis of how they dress.
fear of being targeted again - and low expectations of getting help from Iraqi security forces keeps many families from turning to the police, who are absent from most neighborhoods anyway. Also, they cannot seek assistance from the US military, whose troops aren't trained to deal with crime, and getting their help means death for the kidnapped person.
Most of the family fled to Dohuk, in northern Iraq, in the formerly Kurdish autonomous region, where crime never spiraled out of control the way it has done here. This is the first time we've ever seen this happen here in Mosul; there were no such things before.
Several families who acknowledged being victims of kidnappings and abduction attempts declined to be interviewed during visits to their homes, fearing additional problems. There has also been a sharp increase of abductions of women, but that many such crimes are not reported.
Leaving these accidents without solutions and focusing only on violence and terrorist actions will solve only a single side of the problem , because terrorists will own an economic support from ransom , then they can hire a lot of criminals to finish their jobs.
Also, leaving the city economy retreating back, most of the markets are closed most of the time, roads are blocked, and thousands of jobless people. All these things give the terrorism phenomena good chances for wining the poor, and the non- educated people to plant a road side bomb or to explode a bomb-car in any street randomly and get few hundreds of dollars as a prize.
It's hard to get statistics and reports from the police stations, because they don’t have it.
My understanding is that we are living in a postwar situation, and the police don't want things to look bad for the Americans.
Economy was always the effective factor in improving security in any society in the world. It's a free advice for security forces to take it seriously and pay more attention in securing city from kidnappers, by showing them arrested on TV screens and giving a push in developing anti-kidnapping teams as a quick response in solving the problem.

Increasing violence in Iraq against civilians

Surrounded by her devastated family, the wife of Jalil Shaalan, a security guard at a local school, raises her arms as she reacts just after he was gunned down in front of them outside of the school compound by unknown shooters in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, July 21, 2005.
According to the Associated Press's count, more than 1,600 people have been killed in an increasing level of violence since April 28, 2003
In all periods and times hundreds of Innocent Iraqi civilians were paying their lives and been forgotten easily.

Some thing to say about Iraqi bloggers

There are an increasing number of excellent bloggers in Iraq and out side Iraq also. They have a perspective that you will not find anywhere else. As different as they are, one from another, it seems to me that they have something in common.
They are dealing , day by day, intimately with their survival in extreme circumstances, They speak the truth out of desperation, and they are wining respect from their readers very day around the world.
What they say may not be what you want to hear sometimes and they do not speak with a united voice, each person speaks for themselves from their own unique situation but they are unified in being Iraqis .
I wish for them to stay focusing about building a new improved future for Iraq , amending past damages , healing the wounds in the community , and getting more education and experience .
William Fisher was writing also about same subject.
In the Wall Street Journal's Opinion Journal last May, US Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz called attention the new Iraqi " bloggers." He was referring to those Iraqis who have a weblog, or "blog," a simplified, often free personal website that looks like an online diary, and that allows virtually anybody to post his or her thoughts on the web.Read the full essay in Daily Star.

Fighting poverty by selling their blood

Poor Iraqi citizens began to sell their blood in the Black market to provide additional income for their families , now , the jobless is 33% , and any ordinary job available for average Iraqi can provide him with about 60 -100 $ monthly, and selling blood container each week for one donor can provide him with additional 70-80$ every month.
This kind of black market started after the increasing numbers of wounded victims in each terrorist operation causing a big pressure on the central blood bank in every Iraqi city due to shortage in blood supply.
Today I was waiting in the long line of gasoline at fuel station, when a big tanker holding 30000 liters of gasoline arrived to the station , suddenly this tank have been shot with a sniper bullet which terrified all the people who start running in all directions .
Thanks God it was not exploded , because such an accident could destroy every thing in area of 200 meters diameter at least. I survived again ,Thanking God again for not giving any chance to Najma (star from Mosul) to say : Where is he ? another blogger vanishes ?? .

Friends , Pray for me always and keep in touch .

Mister Ghost's interviews ....this time with me

Mister Ghost used to make interviews with bloggers in the Iraqi bloggers central , now it was my turn in the (moment of truth) interview ..
you can read it on the IRAQI BLOGGERS CENTRAL or on his blog THE IN T VIEWS .

I hope you will enjoy judging my personality ..Oh by the way , Mister ghost put a graphic design that he thinks it fits each blogger , This time he used this design for me :



I think it's very nice , you tell me ?

Fatal hi-Tech needed for Iraq

Anti kidnapping high tech. solutions introduced to the world many electronic chips , and it is available on the internet for ordinary users.
It’s very strange , many cases of kidnapping happened each month in Iraq for diplomatic workers, Iraqi officials , and Journalist but no one so far used this technology that allow security forces to detect easily the kidnapped person with few meters mistakes only.
Is it possible that western technology that was designed for such conditions , not to be used in Iraq !!
Kidnapped victims for ransom money also can use it by hiding the device into items that are worn or belong to the user such as the mobile phones.
Many hours was spent in the air on some countries for tracking a watch or phone or belt for more then 14 miles away from target.
Here is a brief notes about one sample of the RFID chip :
Triangulation of the GSM modem enables this data to determine an approximate location of the RFID chip that is inserted in any item or even under human skin.
If there are greater requirement for accuracy, the RFID component can be activated and the asset can be located within metres, with the aid of a direction finding receiver.
The RFID can be activated by the user, or be remotely activated by the monitoring station via SMS. The frequency band 868 MHz is used as a standard Europe
The RFID is used for exact positioning. With the direction finding receiver, the position can be pinpointed with an accuracy of less than 1⁄2 meter.
Direction finding recovery service will be provided by a third party, depending on geographical location. Available direction finding receivers can also be purchased.
Depending on geographical conditions and local topography, a direction finder ranges from 2-4 km. The direction finder gives an audio signal which increases in strength as you get nearer to the RFID Tag. If you are able to gain elevation on the RFID, up to 10km can be reached. tracking frequency, Prices for the RFID are reasonable for common users.

Ninava citizens March against terror

Over 1,000 citizens and 500 Iraqi Police from numerous villages in southern Ninava Province participated in a historic March. This was the first March Against Terrorism and was conducted in the town of Qayyarah south of Mosul today. This was a strong demonstration which indicated citizens have had enough.
Many influential sheiks, mukhtars and Muslim's imams took the lead to support and rally together citizens from all backgrounds, including Arabs and Kurds from east of the Tigris.
Following the march, many of the participants rallied together near a school and continued to demonstrate ,while the organizers participated in post-march interviews. Eighteen media members, both international and Iraqi, covered the march.
The March Against Terrorism concept came from over 500 sheiks, imams, and government officials at a regional security meeting. They felt there was a need to demonstrate that the people and leaders of Ninava are not afraid. The large turn out for this event proved that there are many who appose the terrorist in their communities. Participation in this type of march shows that terrorism will lose out to the will of the people.
The Iraqi Army and police force took the lead in providing a safe and secure environment, which helped to make the March a large success and went off without incident.
Governor D.Kashmoula has voiced his strong support for such events and encouraged other cities and villages in Ninava Province to band together and voice their protest against terrorism in a similar manner.

Laptops for poors only

Barazilian government made a contract with MTI to develope a cheap 2 millions laptops to be distributed on poor families,students and schools to let the new technology reach the poor also.
The laptops will not be sold in market and to be delivered directly to poor people with any assistance from any agents , the supposed price for the laptop is 100$ only.
Why not we have such a deal in Iraq by any donation country around the world , it is much better than importing silly toys for kids such as guns , army vechicles models , and other killing machines designs toys ??
Where are the NGO around the world to adopt such an idea , it will help in setting a new,and normal generation in Iraq eager to know more about computer and new technology and internet ??

Mosul involved in the Sister-cities projects

Philadelphia becomes the fourth U.S. community to join the Partners for Peace project with Iraq.Lady Laura Bush announced the first three pairings:
Denver with Baghdad.
Dallas with Kirkuk
Tucson with Sulaymaniyah.

and now the latest :
Philadelphia with Mosul

It was started some time ago when contributions started among few Iraqis who were born in Mosul , Baghdad and living now in Philadelphia , with other people in Iraq who were eager to see their country rebuild again ( like me).
I am just hopping my humble thoughts could inspire the concerned staff for finding best ways in serving our community. Thanks God we can see the first step appears to help our city .

لكي لاتكون مساجدنا ضرارا

لا يعلم إلاّ الله كم من الشباب المسلم، قد ضاعوا، وضاع مستقبلهم، حيث وظفت طاقاتهم لخدمة مشاريع سياسية ومذهبيّة باسم الدين، فانطلقوا في ميادين يظنون أن فيها رضا الله ومصلحة الأمة، ثم يتكشف الحال، عن عصبيات حزبيّة أو مذهبيّة، كانت هي المحرك الأول والأخير، لعلماء المذاهب وقادة تلك الأحزاب ، فذهبت كل تلك الجهود إما هباءً- وهذا أهون الشرين- أو إلى زيادة تمزيق الأمة وإفساد مؤسساتها التي كان يرتجى الخير منها، وشبابها الذين كان يؤمل بهم التطوّر.
فهل تسهم هذه المؤسسات المهمة في حل مشكلات هذا المجتمع ؟ أم أنها على العكس تسهم في تمزيقه وتفريقه ؟ آن لنا أن نقف أمام هذه الظاهرة بصدق وصراحة، وأن نطلب النصفة للأمة، من الذين وظفوا مثل هذه المؤسسات، لخدمة آرائهم الحزبية أو المذهبية أو الشخصية، من علماء دين أو قادة دينين ، ممن يرفعون الصوت عالياً باسم الإسلام، ولكن دون أن يفرقوا بين مخالفتهم والخيانة أو الضلال، في دمج حرج بين آرائهم وحكم الله، فأصبح المخالف متهما في دينه ومعتقده، وذلك لمحاسبتهم عن كل تلك الأعمار والأموال والطاقات التي بذلت،فذهبت هدرا، أو أورثت ضرراً على وحدتها، قد تجلت ثماره في تمزق الأمة ، واستباحة بعضها لدماء وأعراض وأموال بعض ، الأمر الذي كانت آخر وصايا النبي ( ص ) وهو يغادرنا إلى ربه- وهو العالم بأننا سنختلف- أن لا نتجاوزه فجعله حراماً علينا حرمة اليوم الحرام في الشهر الحرام في البلد الحرام : ألاّ وأن دماءكم وأعراضكم وأموالكم عليكم حرام حرمة يومكم هذا في شهركم هذا في بلدكم هذا، وحيث قال : كل المسلم على المسلم حرام دمه وماله وعرضه، ولكن هل أبقت المذاهب الدينية والسياسية، والمصالح الدنيوية حرمة لمقدس في هذه الأمة ؟! وهل أبقت مؤسسة لم توظفها لعصبياتها ومصالحها الفئوية، وباسم الله والدين ؟
المسجد هو أول وأهم مؤسسة أسسها الإسلام، وكانت منذ اليوم الأول: محلاً للعبادة، وتلقي العلوم ، وتلاقي المسلمين ، وساحة إعلان وإعلام ، وملاذا للغرباء ، وموضع تعرض المساكين وذوي الحاجات لذوي الإحسان، ، ومقصد غير المسلمين ممن يريدون التعرف على الإسلام وسماع كلام الله، لم تكن يومها حكراً على الصلاة، أو على المسلم دون غيره ، ولم تكن لفئة دون أخرى، ولمذهب دون مذهب، بل كانت مفتحة الأبواب لكل أصحاب الآراء والمذاهب والحاجات المختلفة،إلى أن بلغ تدابر رجال الدين أن كفّر بعضهم أتباع بعض وحرّموا الصلاة معهم، فتدابر المسلمون وتفاصلوا وتقاطعوا في مخالفة متعصبة لوصية رسول الله - ص -
وكانت المساجد تتوزع في المدن والأحياء والقرى ، حيث يكون المسجد الجامع هو مركز المدينة أو الناحية ومن حوله تنتشر الأسواق والمؤسسات العامة للدولة والقضاء وفي هذا المسجد تقام صلاة الجمعة ويتعرف الناس على مهمات الأمور المتعلقة بالمسلمين، ويقصده أبناء السبيل، والغارمون، وذوو الحاجات، المادية أو المعنوية، حيث يجدون هناك الدليل والمعين، والمضيف والمؤوي . ثم تتوزع في الأحياء مساجد أخرى لكل أهل حيّ، تقوم هي الأخرى مقام دار التعارف والتلاقي والتفقد، لكل أهل الحي، والطارقين له من الغرباء والفقراء، فتكفل حاجاتهم وتيسر سبيلهم ، لا يطرد منها قاصد، مهما كان دينه ومذهبه، بل يجار حتى يسمع كلام الله، وهكذا أرادها رسول الله وهكذا وظفها،فكان مسجده وهو أعظم المساجد بعد البيت الحرام، مفتح الأبواب للمشركين، ولأهل الذمة، لم يصرفهم عنه بدعوى النجاسة والشرك، وكانت أمام المسجد "صفّة" لفقراء المهاجرين، ممن لا دار لهم ولا أهل، أو ممن نذروا أنفسهم للجهاد، يتفقدهم فيها أخوانهم المؤمنون، وأحرق المساجد التي اتخذت غير هذا السبيل، من مساجد ضرار التي كانت تعمل على الفرقة بين المسلمين لسبب شخصي أو سياسي أما اليوم فانظر ماذا ترى ؟ فهذه مساجد المسلمين قد تفرقت بتفرقهم:
فمساجد للسنة، وأخرى للشيعة، ولكل طائفة أوقافها التي لا يجوز " شرعاً " إنفاق أموالها على غيرها، في دلالة واضحة على اعتبار أن مساجد كل فريق ليست مساجد في اعتقاده،وإن تجنبت الألسن التصريح، أو لبسها علماء الدين عباءات من تفاصيل الأحكام
لقد أصبح إيذاء المخالف اليوم دينا يتعبد به الناس، ويسوّقه فيهم العلماء، حتى لقد ظهرت الكراهية، وأفصحت الألسن عن البغضاء، وبدت إمارات التدابر، فمن هذا نشتري ، ومع هذا نتعامل،لأنه من "جماعتنا"!، اللهم إنا نبرأ إليك من مساجد ضرار، وحسينيات ضرار، التي لا تريد طلب الإصلاح في أمة جد الحسين عليه السلام، إلاّ التمزيق والتفريق وباسم الحسين والدين وهما منها براء ، ونبرأ إليك من علماء ضرار، لا يقودون الأمة إلاّ إلى وادي الهلاك
ثم انظر كيف تتواثب الاتجاهات السياسية الدينية على المساجد، احتكاراً وتأسيساً ، حيث لا تجد- ولن تجد- مسجداً يجمع بين فئتين مختلفتين سياسياً، يأتمون ببعضهم، إلا أن يحاول طرف الاستحواذ عليه دون الآخر ، ودائماً ستجد رجل دين، أو ناشط متدين، يقود هذه المفرقات العصبية ، حتى كأن الله سبحانه لم يعلن بأن المساجد لله،( فَلا تَدْعُو مَعَ اللَّهِ أَحَداً) ، فالدعوة فيها لغيره قائمة وباسمه مرتسمة، فالمسجد يتخذ منبراً ومكتبة ودار نشر وجمعية لأعضاء ذلك التوجه الديني السياسي ، وكثيراً ما تحدث مواجهات بين هذه الزعامات.
ودائما ستجد رجل دين يتصدر النزاع، ويوجهه وجهة شرعية، فمرة بحقه في إمامة المسجد لأنه " صاحب الراتبة " فيرد عليه الآخر :
بأن الله لعن إماماً أمَّ قوماً وهم له كارهون ، هكذا، أغراض سياسية أو فئوية أو شخصيّة تلبس لباس الشرع، لعلّه يطهر نجاستها، ولكن أي صلاة تقبل في أثواب طاهرة إذا كانت القلوب متنجسة؟
وأما ما كانت تقوم به المساجد، من إيواء الغريب، وفك العاني، وتفقد الفقير ، وإيواء المسكين ، فلا تكاد تراه إلاّ في تفقد عناصر نفس المتحزبين دون غيرهم ، وليس للآخرين في ذلك المسجد ، إلاّ الغيبة والسب تلميحا وتصريحاً . وأما أن تكون ملجأ وملفى لغير المسلمين، ممن يطمع فيهم أن يسمعوا كلام الله، فهذا الكلام اليوم قد أصبح منكراً بعد أن كان معروفاً، وصار دخول غير المسلم للمسجد حرام، فهو نجس ينجس دور العبادة. وجعل هذا شرع الله وتراجع قوله سبحانه :
وإن احدٌ من المشركين استجارك فأجره حتى يسمع كلام الله ذلك بأنهم قوم لا يعلمون " إلى المجهول ، ولعلنا نسمع غداً من يشترط على المستجير- وإن كنا اليوم نجار ولا نجير- أن يقف خارج المسجد ويرفع الصوت طالباً الإجارة .. لأن دخول المسجد عليه حرام !
إن بنية المؤسسات الدينية قد سُخّرت لخدمة السياسة، وسيّجت بالتعصب المذهبي ، فلم تعد المساجد لله، يجتمع فيها كل الأطراف دون احتكار ، ولم تكن الحسينيات تعمل على طلب الإصلاح في أمة جده ، وأموال الصناديق قد أنتنتها العصبيات السياسية والمذهبية وبصراحة صادقة يقف وراء كل ذلك رجال دين وقادة متدينون، لا يحملون إلاّ الفكر المنغلق المتعالي، والموقف المتعصب ، وثمارهم المرة قد آتت أكلها في المسلمين ، وإن من حقنا أن نقول " وقفوهم إنهم مسؤلون" .
فماذا علينا أن نفعل؟ هل نغلق هذه المؤسسات لأنها ضرارية؟ فإلى أين يذهب المسلمون؟ كلا، ولكن على الجميع أن يعي دوره، فلا يقع فيما يفرق ويفسد وهو يظن أنه يصلح، وعلينا جميعا أن لا نستجيب لنداءاتهم المفرقة بين المسلمين ، وأن لا نسمع لهم قولا في تفسيق أو تكفير أو تفضيل فئة على فئة، أو الانجرار معهم في توزيع الجنة على من يشاءون ، وحرمان من يشاءون، أو تصديقهم فيما يقولونه في غيرهم من الناس في الناس، فتشوا في مدفون آرائكم عن المختلف، ستجدون فيها من أمثال هذا كثيرا تجمعه القاعدة الفاسدة المفسدة: إن في إيذاء المخالف أجرا