global village

Some say that are not concerned enough about our neighbors in general and american muslims living in poverty. I agree that We should be. American muslim's are often more concerned for the refugees and/or the poor of India, Pakistan, Sudan, Kashmir or Palestine or whatever other troubled region close to where they immigrated from. Why?

i think its for two reasons:

1-that “global village” some say we live in.
2-our lingering pan-islamic resistance to “the west.”

A few months ago I had a thought...
its unfair when ignorant Americans want new Americans to choose between allegiance to USA or their former nations.

I’m a citizen of the world!
Why the Heck not!
Our presidents speak of “New World Order,”
our economic gurus adwokate a “global economy” and orgs like WTO.
New technology and communications help maintain extremely close ties to other nations. Our Indian and Arab American parents and friends aren’t like the Irish, Italian, German Americans who arrived earlier this century and weren’t able to keep in touch or participate in what was going on in Europe the way that Bosnian and Turkish Americans can these days.

Examples...
#1-last month, Colombia won a soccer match, dude yall should’ve seen the flags and spontaneous rallies of joy here in Miami, where its not uncommon to have a flag from Latin America or the Caribbean waving right below old glory on car antennas.

#2-for the past few years Paki's can get the latest Junoon album in local ethnic grocery stores or watch Prez Musharraf come on the PrimeTV Satellite channel and
tell us what Pakistanis in America can do to Uplift their Economy. or our Indians watching the latest Bollywood Hit Film on B4U channel

#3-those I-rane-e-yan Shee-yite Fundy Terrorists who
voted in an “election” back home without leaving LA.

I love it!!

I can be extremely proud of and linked with my Indo-Pak Muslim Heritage while also being a proud citizen of THE nation that makes it easy for the decendents commoners and peasents to raise their status of living.

In this new smaller world, I hope there’ll be more of US and not those fools trying to pass English Only laws.

What??...
So You live in the Border States or Miami and can’t speak ez-pane-yo-lez or fed up with all those "chups" in Chinatown or running around in Hollywood action fliks
these days, Tough!! Deal with it, Expand your WORLDview!!

So...
I can understand my Ohioan Kashmiri American Muslim Sister’s Dad loving his Motherland and raising funds for victims of aggression. I'll donate because the
cause is Right...

Or my Texan Palestinian American Muslim Brother and his "Halaqa" group rallying to change some unjust laws that affect him. I'll march with them to show my support for justice...

TRUE, maybe these political struggles aren't about ISLAM (Allah will protect the Deen despite us)...BUT, the struggle IS against things UNISLAMIC.

but beware of those pesky Memons and their Universal Brotherhood of Shady Businessmen. A network out for global domination, more powerful, intricate and
dangerous than Al-Qaeda or Freemasonry, I tell ya.

my thoughts on pan-islam in another post...
peace and love.