Remove ’Everybody Draw Muhammad Day’ from Facebook

[Badran]

I think what Quagmire showed us here is interesting and shouldn't pass easily.
It's amazing that you couldn't apply this to yourself. As long as this concerns other people, "I don't give a damn" but when it comes to you, you whined like them. Not only this but you hinted that you want to report the person who didn't "accommodate your fragile sensibilities" and to ignore him as well.
Now if you asked me I would say that you don't have a sense of humor; I thought what Quagmire said was funny and you were overreacting and acting irrationally.

I have noticed this many times, that the same people who sarcastically wonder "oh, why don't Muslims have any sense of humor?!" and "why are they whining like this?!", can be easily ****** off, for silly things but the main difference that such persons don't have a sacred figure in their lives except maybe themselves. So when their selves become confronted with what might be offensive, they get really angry.

I don't blame any Muslim who thinks that he (or she) want to boycott Facebook or ask for the removal of such empty hateful groups because as lava says; it's a human thing.
True, that sometimes there is unacceptable behavior coming from some Muslims but I can understand it as well. Because it's not about drawing Muhammad only, it's about the invasion of Iraq, it's about supporting Israel unconditionally, it's about the minarets ban, hijab ban, etc.

I think you have made two amazing points here:

1) That some of the people supporting this couldn't stand anything near what they are supporting, if it is done to them.

2) That making such groups and episodes about Muhammad (pbuh) in the middle of all the problems we have today, is rather childish and provoking.

 

[Sahar]

Badran, on the other hand we should point out to the positive response of other Muslims.

 

[Badran]

What is this campaign about?

I haven't heard of it actually.

 

[Sahar]

Everybody Introduce Prophet Mohammed Day!​

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On 20th April, 2010, a drawing appeared on Internet announcing May 20th to be an international day where everybody should create a drawing of Prophet Mohammed, may peace and blessings be upon him, as an event supporting unrestricted freedom of speech. The drawing went viral on the internet, and within one week the idea became popular on Facebook, was supported by numerous bloggers, and generated coverage on the blog websites of major U.S. newspapers.​

‘Everybody Introduce Prophet Mohammed Day!’ is a dawah campaign in response to ‘Everybody Draw Mohammed Day!’. Our campaign is targeting 1 Million internet post on May 20th introducing Prophet Mohammed, may peace and blessings be upon him, to Non-Muslims. ​

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Every Muslim who has access to the internet should introduce Prophet Mohammed, may peace and blessings be upon him, to at least 10 Non-Muslims anywhere on the internet, either through Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Blogs, or standard e-mail.​

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A brief introduction to Prophet Mohammed, may peace be upon him, has been written and the message has been translated to English, Francais, Deutch, Swedish, Italian, Spanish, and Russian so that you start sending and posting these messages everywhere on the internet.
التعريف بالØ*ملة - English

Supporting Prophet Muhammad's website​

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[Badran]

That's a nice response.

 

[Sahar]

Muslims need to realize:
If you are going to respond, respond in the manner of the Prophetic Sunnah (Tradition) which we are claiming to defend.

“And the servants of the Most Merciful are those who walk upon the earth easily, and when the ignorant address them [harshly], they say [words of] peace…” [Qur'an, 25:63]
Realize that the Islamophobes have the right to say or write whatever they want. They do. And no one will stop them. Your complaints will make them happier. They are not in a Muslim country. Our response should be a response fitting the Sunnah of the Prophet (saw) which we claim to defend so staunchly.
When some enemies of Islam once walked by the Prophet ﷺ in Madinah, they said to him, “As-Sa’mu Alaikum” (Death be upon you), trying to slyly make it sound like “Assalamu-Alaikum” (Peace be upon you). They didn’t write against him, draw against him – they spoke directly to him. He, with the calm demeanor of prophethood, simply responded – “Wa alaikum”, and upon you. He did not escalate or insult – he responded by reflecting their greeting, without mentioning anything negative himself or lowering his noble speech.

His wife `Aisha, who out of her love for him, acted in a way many Muslims today do and yelled: “May the curse of Allah be upon you, and his punishment, and his…!”
The Prophet ﷺ stopped her saying: “Calm down oh `Aisha, calm down. There is not gentleness in anything, except that it becomes more beautiful, and there is not harshness in anything except that it makes it ugly. So be calm oh Aisha.“
This exemplifies the Prophetic response. Calmness. Tranquility. Humility. He was active in spreading the message with “wisdom and beautiful preaching” with enthusiasm, vigor and strength, but he did not let insults take over his greatness. He engaged with those around him to teach them about God, and teach them about how to live their lives to the fullest. A model citizen. A good neighbor. A fortress of justice. An honest friend. A helper of the needy. A Messenger of God. This was his response. More than that, this was his driving mission.
Cartoons and Comics – A Call to Maturity and Self-Determination

I think this quote is very important.

 

[Sahar]

"There is not gentleness in anything, except that it becomes more beautiful, and there is not harshness in anything except that it makes it ugly." This is very beautiful, I re-read it and it touched me greatly. I hope Muslims really apply this in their lives. We are so away from his beautiful path.

 

[Badran]

Yes, if Muslims followed his teachings, this wouldn't have taken as much attention as it did. It is very important for us to control ourselves and our reactions in situations like this.

 

[Vasilisa Jade]

I think you have made two amazing points here:

1) That some of the people supporting this couldn't stand anything near what they are supporting, if it is done to them.

That is very true for a lot of other religious folks, who primarily don't belong to RF because they are too whacked out to be functional members here, for sure.

Now me personally, I don't care what anyone does to make fun of what I believe, as long as they don't want to torture, repress, or kill me.

If you don't want any of that, in the end you are cool with me. :yes:

"There is not gentleness in anything, except that it becomes more beautiful, and there is not harshness in anything except that it makes it ugly." This is very beautiful, I re-read it and it touched me greatly. I hope Muslims really apply this in their lives. We are so away from his beautiful path.

Yes, if Muslims followed his teachings, this wouldn't have taken as much attention as it did. It is very important for us to control ourselves and our reactions in situations like this.

You two are both sweet. :hug:

 

[tumbleweed41]

'Offensive' Facebook page that led to Pakistani ban removed - Pakistan - World - The Times of India

 

[.lava]

You two are both sweet. :hug:

agreed

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[McBell]

'Offensive' Facebook page that led to Pakistani ban removed - Pakistan - World - The Times of India

Wonder what they are talking about.
Cause I can still access the page with no problems.

Welcome to Facebook | Facebook
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[.lava]

Wonder what they are talking about.
Cause I can still access the page with no problems.

Welcome to Facebook | Facebook
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i can get in facebook but i can't find that page. does it still exist?

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[tumbleweed41]

Wonder what they are talking about.
Cause I can still access the page with no problems.

Welcome to Facebook | Facebook
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Hmm, saw this on the page...

"This page
was removed two days ago, after one of our moderators had his email and skype
hacked. His personal data was revealed. He then got scared and deleted the
...page, the blog and the emails. The rest of us, are now back without him after
he backed out. This is another scare tactic from the Islamic
extremists. We won't fall.
Pictures you were unable to post on the 20th? Check the forums for interviews."

 

[McBell]

hmmm.
Now I cannot even get facebook to load up

 

[McBell]

It is back:

 

[McBell]

i can get in facebook but i can't find that page. does it still exist?

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It did as of nine minutes ago

 

[Sahar]

2) That making such groups and episodes about Muhammad (pbuh) in the middle of all the problems we have today, is rather childish and provoking.

I feel they are in KG...I feel Muslims must be better than them, maybe teaching them how to grow up; by positive responses or even by ignoring them.
The idea is, in such groups, they insult Muslims as a whole...amazing hatred and grudge against more than 1 billion person simply because they are Muslims... how does this have anything to do with freedom of speech? It has all the things to do with hatred, grudge, lies, misunderstanding...ignorance, arrogance...

 

[tumbleweed41]

Maybe that misunderstanding and ignorance is based on the actions of the outspoken radical Muslims who threaten and kill those who portray their prophet in any manner the radical feels is demeaning.

In America in particular, we usually have a very strong reaction to those who would attempt to quash free and legal speech.

 

[sandy whitelinger]

The Forum ’Everybody Draw Muhammad Day’ on facebook is against moral values and mutual respect for all cultures. This forum contains graffiti including sexual images, defamatory slogans and images containing extreme gore depicting the Prophet of Islam. Despite over 20000 reports against this group as hate speech/racism, facebook has not removed this group during the past month.

Link to group: facebook.com/pages/Everybody-Draw-Mohammed-Day/121369914543425?ref=ts

it is also a breach of 3 different laws within the United States that restrict freedom of Speech w.r.t. rights of individuals regarding ethnicity, race and religion. Facebook qualifies for a lawsuit if it does not remove this group before the 20th of may 2010, by US law.

Details of the legal practicalities can be seen here:
Link: zohaibhisam.com/?p=185

People from all religions and races should refrain from exercising free speech in defamatory hate statements, hate crimes and incitement to violence. Mutual respect for each others beliefs and sanctity of all religions should be kept intact on all social forums to ensure we bridge gaps between all men, instead of aggravating relations more. Genuine efforts towards removing such communities, be they against any religion, is our duty as responsible individuals. Ideas for better, responsible regulation of content over facebook and other social networks would be greatly appreciated.

While we're at it let's legislate the use of "Jesus Christ" as a epithat into a crime; hate speech and all that, blah, blah blah.