Close Reading

I don't understand how covering your face is freeing, freely showing who you are without peer pressure to cover your face is freeing.

IM CANADIAN, I UNDERSTAND THE RELIGION. ITS EVIL. GET OUT.

The religion of Islam is a religion of peace, not a religion of murder religion calls for the unification of God understand the religion of Islam Almaz will know you are in life?

As a Muslim living in Canada, I don't see the harm in a woman wanting to cover herself, I wear the head scarf myself, but in my opinions I don't feel the need to cover myself to prove I am more modest or a better Muslim.  I believe everyone has free will and has the right in this Country to dress the way that the law has allowed them to.  No one has the right to tell someone how to dress, not even the Prime Minister himself.  Telling a woman what she can and cannot wear is oppression.  I truly believe that if Muslims want to live in Western civilization, then they should refrain from covering their faces because the face is our identity and People have the right to know who you are and what your face looks like.  You cannot vote with a covered face, you cannot cover your face in a passport photo, you cannot cover your face for your driver's licence etc... I am a Muslim woman and I say this.  It truly is a shame how the media is portraying Islam and the Muslim people as a whole, and it truly is a shame that Canadians have become so ignorant.  I see more ignorance and racism in Canada than I do in America and 9/11 took place in America.  If you want to know about Islam, learn about Islam from a Muslim, a Library, google Islam, or offer to spend a few days with a Muslim family for research to get a better understanding of Islam and Muslims.  As a Muslim myself I can understand the hatred and the ignorance because we act according to how we were taught and raised, and yes we have many extremists claiming to follow the Islamic faith.  These extremists are not only hurting Western civilization, but they are also hurting the peaceful moderate Muslims that value their rights and freedoms as Canadians.  I do not appreciate ISIS hijacking my religion, I do not appreciate Hamas or Hezballah hijacking my Religion because I am a very accepting person and a very open minded Muslim and to be defined by media as a problem or a terrorist is very hurtful and a shame.

If Muslims don't understand why people are starting to not trust them may I refer you to a few events. \n1) 911 \n2) London Bombings \n3) Charlie Hebdou \n4) Ottawa shooting \n5)Boston Bombing \n6) Canadian veteran ran over by Muslim in Quebec \n7) Hostage crisis in Sydney Cafe \nAnd then they whine about people disliking them...

So people r finally understanding the true nature of Islamic beliefe? Good

just ask them what they religion teaches? I don't understand how people can love that religion and follow it! So much brain washing, and I don't care what they say, but what they do is matter!!!! and what they do, what they believe is absolutely against everything we stand for!!! We are all infidels in their eyes, they hate our freedom, and they are trained for our destruction! They are encouraged to lie and deceive us for their purposes! So, don't listen what they are saying, watch what they are doing all over the world! Our president trying to protect us!!!! Praise for Him! Media is a big protocol in those people hands who wants war around the globe

Don't fear the Muslim.  They should understand that if their religion spreads fear then they should experience fear also.  Muhammad is declared a prophet by them but he died without a prophecy, therefore he is NOT a prophet.

these buffaloes dont understand that its insult of women in the name of stupid religian\n\n\nit should be strictly banned by law of the nations such horrible culture

I think hijabs are fine because you still know who you are talking to, but the niqab is so odd to me and I will never understand why people would want to wear that.

Im muslim and i dont know whats he deal with the niqab, just eove the niqab, this is 21st century, you can't walk into a supermarket, mall, airport or any other locations with the niqab, it's lile your hoding your identity. If you disagree with theae laws , then go back to your own great 'Islamic ' countries....Canada gives you a better quality of life and you beat the hand that feeds you . Sometimes we complicate things that we don't need to.\nIm okay with Canadian government banning the niqab and it's necessary for safety, you have to have an open minded muslim to understand this

the fact is that they are not in the middle east no more different cultures and ways of life in the west if you cant stand it then why go? and that moderate Muslim woman said it herself she fears for her life for just talking against just the extreme stuff in Islam and how some of them hate the west and a re becoming more extreme  \n\nimagine if it were the other way around and westerners were immigrating to the middle east trying to implement christian fundamentalism and kicking and screaming when no bible laws are implemented in Egypt or Arabia ect id say most Muslims in those country's would run the westerners out no problem and kill a few while at it and its sadly true it would happen call me Anti-Islamic all you want the fact of the matter is its Islam that says i should be killed its Islam promotes control over the world under sharia law not me its Islam that promotes jihad and the killing of non-believers you have to understand why people are afraid in the 1st place and i don't see many Muslims standing up denouncing the extremists ether which is shocking coming from a religion with over a billion people

Watch this video.answering Muslims david wood.islam is peaceful but where ever Muslim live there hell.i do not understand.

Speaking as a white man I have to admit I don't quite understand the need for anyone to organize as a race in Canada. First generation clubs from whatever country, sure, but as a race? Is it the elephant in the room... American slavery?  I can't help but think that most perceived problems blacks have in Canada are due to American issues we see in movies and media.\nWe in Canada bend over backwards to offer opportunity to succeed. Even touching on racism is widely and loudly crushed. I personally, as do most, give any individual the opportunities they deserve but it's up to them to screw it up or not. To me, if any minority can't make it in this society they aren't trying.\nIt's actually worse in my mind to be white male in public forums because our views and opinions are marginalized and shouted down. Youtube and the internet are the few forums where honest feelings and opinions can be spoken. No one with anything to lose would say this in public for fear of attacks from the thought police. Pretty sad we live in a free country that actually doesn't allow free speech from all. I guess some are more free than others.\nKeep telling me I'm unfair and bad, when I'm not and I might actually grow resentment and the very prejudice you're complaining about.

I am not a Muslim but: in some parts I understand them! Yes, just look at a town, drunken people doing stupid stuff. Police cant catch everyone. No one cares about each other. A little to extrem but not a bad direction at all.

Thank you for understanding.

I feel bad for some of the good muslims but they have to get those knob heads out of OUR country and I am not one of them dick heads edl either,they have to understand its the UK if you dont like our ways and laws then move to a muslim country that does.

they even don't understand the islam

Understand that I have read the Quran, Sunnah and some Hadith so I know full well that it is permitted to kill in Islam, I understand the contextual issue however you have 1 of 2 problems there\nEither all the violence and instructions to kill non-believers that are very clear in the Quran are for a different age and so the Quran is outdated and obsolete OR it is for all men for all time and so the verses instructing the killing of non-believers is valid hence these murderers are following Islam

That is not the point I am making and I do not blame other Muslims for the actions of others, but I do blame the religion that gives them their inspiration and guidence\nYou claimed that Islam is only about understanding the is only one God worth worship but that is clearly not the case as otherwise people would not be killing each other in record numbers or continuing to practice institutionalised crimes against humanity on their people - it is about power and control and always has been

Justice : An eye for an eye. Real justice. you kill = you get killed = justice\nCan I assume that is why Muslims are killing each other in record numbers?\nFreedom: Freedom is not ignorance, you dismiss information you do not like, not because you have better information, but because you fairy stories say it is different - why not actually read and learn about a subject before dismissing it\nI have read the Quran - I promise you that science and modern understanding is far more credible and amazing

I didn't change my words. You just don't understand context. Sharing similar DNA does not mean we evolved from chimps. It simply provides evidence we originated from common ancestry then diverged and evolved as two different species.\n\nIt's clear why you are so against this fact. Your religion finds it repulsive to consider humans as having any biological relationship to animals. You're religion is about domination of the planet and not about being part of it.

§) Science is prooving that atoms react different when we observe them.\nMeditate about it,\nEnlightment is very close once u understand what this means!\nWe are much much much more than slaves to an infantile beeing.\nWe are connected and full of power.\nWe just have to stop, wath what we are with the eye of a child (peter said that, but it is so true)\n\nPeace, Ahimsa, anekantavad.

God actually explains in the Quran the expansion of the universe as well lol. It even explains the water cycle and what separates the sweat water from the salted water in the sea. Soo ... yeah. They are scientifically proven so I don't know what your talking about. Ex: if you can't understand the water cycle you cain't understand the principal laws that require the creation of an universe that works so perfectly. Did you know that if the planet turned 1 second faster, there would be no life?...

I agree with you a 100%. I'm a muslim and you need to understand that not all of us are like that. The media is reporting this story that involved ''a hand full'' of idiots calling them self muslim disturbing people. This is not islam. The land does not belong to anybody so there is no way of making a revolution against another social group. We have to learn to coexist in this unique planet. Your proposal is quite weird ... its not solving anything. Thank god your not the gov lool ;p

you are obviously too stupid or ignorant to understand the point i'm trying to make (or to understand a lot of things it seems!) so nevermind, hopefully one day you'll get it!

The government needs to understand this will not be allowed to continue, something needs to be done

that was nice of you. sry for what happend in London but you are saying that one christian kills many all are bad? there is no mordern islam its just ppl who is trying to change it.\n\njust like the bibel its about good thing and ppl killed so many muslims in the crusade and in gods name? when did god tell ppl to kill? do ppl understand the religon? ppl are stupied and brain washed. We need to folow the real religon and read and judge the religon by what it says and not what ppl do.

I just don't understand why they think they are special, and they don't need to follow the law that everyone else follows...\n

Judging by your past comments you're a troll and a racist with no understanding of the world you live in.

I'm sorry these people are being so rude to you. hey do not understand the difference between a Muslim and Islam.

what? you really need to start making some sense please. I don't understand a thing you just said.

I have seen them myself! I have witnessed them lurking about on my Islamic streets for flying out loud! \n\nI don't need stupid lies to promote my argument, I have witnessed it. My brothers have, my family have & my friends have. Something must be done to prevent it and thats hopefully something we can both agree on... sharia law as I say is the best method for this.\n\nWomen must do this. Don't think you understand, short skirts in no way or form is modest. It must be abolished, I see it far to oft

The whole chapter especially Verse 10 says it is part of the punishment we read that God will also take away the ability to read (understand) the holy word because they have disobeyed it for so long. In particular, verse 10 states clearly that the prophets and seers themselves will be put to sleep and no longer receive revelation from the LORD.

hahaha!!! i understand halal is in your brain and you cannot get out of it, become a christian you will get rid of hallal and will not need it ever.

Who cares, this country is run on British law, from Christian understandings of right and wrong. The sooner u realise this the better. :)

Understand one, vital thing UK. Spain only exists today because of the shedding of Muslim blood.\n\n710 – Tariq Ziyad a Berber freedman, landed with 400 men. 700 years later, thorough no action of the Spaniards, The Muslim population grew, grew and grew until they had a big enough population to overthrow Spain and instate an Islamic Caliphate. \n\nThe same thing will happen in the UK too.

WTF are you talking about? You stupid fool.\nGo and learn English and then UNDERSTAND what I am saying. I didn't say anything against you, you illiterate little shit.\nFfs.\nIf you didn't understand what I said up there, read this:\nYou're an uneducated idiot who talks before thinking.

i just cant understand... why peaple there do nothing with that someone is taking their country? im glad that eastern europe countries are too poor for them

Learn English.\nYou clearly did NOT understand my comment.\nIdiots.

Yes sharia law does start from your own home, but that is only if your home is back in whichever backwards country you come from if not then the laws of the country you live in are the ones you live by. Dont understand why minorities can get away with so much just by crying rasism like it is only white people that are rasist, I talk about how much I dislike americans and noone blinks an eye but if I said I dislike Indians then i am a rasist

I have a simple question to you but i seriously doubt you would be able to understand since it looks like you have been brainwashed and possibly molested in your madarsa. \nCan sharia law be established in an Non-Islamic Country? \nIf you want to chop peoples hand off and go around threatening people in the streets then why not movie to Saudi? \nDoes UK not give more rights to Muslims then the so called majority Muslim countries does to its citizens?\nFYI: We don't deny the Ahadith.

Oh OKAY I understand now what you mean!!!!

You didn't understand what I said there is no such a thing as secular in any other religion, as far as I am concerned secular means not following. I am following my religion thank God, and living peacefully with everyone around me no matter what religion they are, color, race, or even if they have no religion. Not welcome in the UK? I am sorry but it isn't up to you, I never harmed or bulied anyone around why would I not be welcome. Thanks anyways.

I don't understand, but at the end of my comment I gave a verse that says it all. It isn't acceptable and it makes me sad to see that :(

Deport the dogs. \nA religion like Islam only leads to negative effects for their followers and anything near it. No other religion in 2013 inspires bloody idiots to spread their lunacy or explode while attacking the people that declined their offer to stop thinking as well.\nPerhaps a chin full of pubic hair makes one lose a sense of self reflection and ability to understand humor.

My country is one of the better examples of Islamic law though still flawed due to national problems and namely international relations and the paranoia surrounding the USA for good reason (CIA Coup and 25 years of USA backed dictatorship and opression)\n\nNow about the reports, understand that western media thives on shock media, they thrive on putting things out of context and exagerating them.\nYes those things happen with Muslims as they happen with everyone else, but it's not Islamic.

the problem is that the muslims who are acting like villians in europe are mostly uneducated and they dont understand the religion either. the unemploymenet, unablity to integrate into the society and maybe descrimination they suffer, they find religion as a tool to express their existance and sometimes their anger. it is not the religion, but the people who are creating problems.

Lol, that why we convert all the Christians and the Jews in Iran? Only idiots who don't understand the Quran or Christians seeking to sabotage European-Muslim relations would do this, especially at a time like this, wake up people...

/watch?v=fpDJTBBwrKM&list=LLiRSIcWiYD0UFZHxkjcvAdw\n\nThat is a Muslim response to this. \n\nIslam doesn't condone this. That isn't a Muslim country, and poisoning dogs is an anti-islamic act. Please don't blame Islam for what these idiots do. Just confront them head on, like many Muslims are doing.\n\nSpread knowledge and understand.\n\nAvoid ignorance and blind hate.\n\nThanks.