Nativity in Singapore’s Arab District

Basim Mousilli — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 08:35:35 +0000

I say nothing feels better than finding the wind has scattered a small seed of your civilization in a distant land. It’s the evil feeling of manifest destiny that strikes a chord of joy in your heart when you walk through Singapore’s Arab District as a Syrian-American tourist.

Long before the Europeans arrived, Arab traders plied the coastlines of the Malay Peninsula and Indonesia, bringing with them the teachings of Islam.

The Arab District remains a Malay enclave held firmly together by strict observance of the tenets of Islam. At the heart of the community is the Sultan Mosque, a beautiful site.

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Jewish Holocaust – Schindler’s List

Basim Mousilli — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:45:31 +0000

I just now saw the movie Schindler’s List, by Steven Spielberg. What happened to the Jews in the World War II Holocaust era in Europe was just absolutely horrible, detestable, inhumane, and unilaterally against every code of morality.

As a Muslim Arab, it grieves my heart to learn of such horrid atrocities that happened recently in the past 70 years to our brethren People of the Book…in a century of understanding, industrial ingenuity, and modern civility.

Let it be known that Muslims cry over this genocide and we wish no heritage suffer such cultural upheaval and bitter torture. We will not tolerate injustice to anyone on earth, be it Muslim, Jew, Hindu, or otherwise. This is the way of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), Gandhi, Jesus, and the great thinkers of our time.

In the Holy Qur’an (5:32), it says: “Whoever took a single life (one soul), except if it be for murder or spreading mischief and corruption in the land – It would be as if He killed the whole of Humanity; And (likewise) if any one saved one life, it would be as if he saved the life of all people.”

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Nativity in Singapore’s Arab District

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