May 25, 2012
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Sweden's foreign ministry confirmed on Saturday that three Swedes have been arrested in Pakistan.
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now in sweden the number of people going to mosque is more than any other religion. the only active and growing religion in sweden is islam .
i do not know what SÄPO is doing.
@Eruostan: this is a news about arrest of 3 swedes. why do you involove religion into that. if you hate some religion dont let people hate you and your religion.
if you say that there are 10 oficial mosques in Sweden. go and see how many churches are there in Pakistan. There is atleast 1 church in every city of Pakistan. Pakistani people respect minorities they are not so narrow minded as you.
hope you will behave yourself.
for ur knownlodge:
www.islamreligion.com
thanks for ur time.
How much minorities from immigration do you have in Pakistan ?
And I think that Eurostan "involve religion" because it's the roots of all this mess around the world.
What is the problem of Mehdi Ghezali? What did he do?
Well, first, he is not a terrorist. He is only a suspect. Second, terrorism has been abused insofar as the struggle against occupation has been criminalized. We still do not know his story. All the anti-Ghezali rhetoric here is a result of hatred towards Islam. He might be a terrorist but it is too early to say that. He could be a freedom fighter, fighting foreign occupation in Afghanistan. The terrorists are the one who occupy other's land and bombard mosques and schools. All European nations resisted the occupation before. When we talk about terrorism we should not miss the fact that the American, NATO and Israeli troops are practicing state terrorism on daily basis in Iraq, Palestine and Afghanistan.
"if ISlam really a religion of violance and terrorism."
Response: No it's a beautiful religion!
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/front-page/foreigners-on-way-to-waziristan-held-near-d.g.-khan-989
It was in the news long before the Local ever picked it up.
"He could be a freedom fighter, fighting foreign occupation in Afghanistan."
Um, right. Who was it that once said that one man's terrorist is another man's "freedom fighter"?
Also, goodbyeammar wrote:
"The terrorists are the one who occupy other's land and bombard mosques and schools. All European nations resisted the occupation before. When we talk about terrorism we should not miss the fact that the American, NATO and Israeli troops are practicing state terrorism on daily basis in Iraq, Palestine and Afghanistan."
Ok, this is shocking. Sweden is part of the ISAF deployment to Afghanistan, so now, our lowly rhetoric has resulted in a declaration that Swedish forces in Afghanistan are "terrorists". Amazing. Where do these kind of crazy people come from? If Swedes are "terrorists", the world really is upside down.
@Eurostan
Do u still "Jobless" didnt u find a job ok send me ill give u some recommendations i feel sorry 4u little boy with ur ideas :)
Your complaint against Islam in sweden is right and it is a compliment for Islam :-) So thanks for accepting that its growing than any other religion even after all the propagandas.
For you I can find a newspaper job to keeep you busy and the world would be a bit more safer from some dumb information and ideas.
I accept that you have separated church from politics. I also accept that Muslims are suffering from character weakness in these times. This is also one reason why Muslims are downtrodden, oppressed and disrepected everywhere.
However, I have some questions:
1:Muslims cannot call 'Azaan' but your church bells ring continously. This is the first official discrimination that you do when you say that politics is separate from Church or Mosque or whatever.
2: Unofficially, there is a widespread racism in almost every home in Europe against people from other regions.
3: It does not need books to see the racism, just a small visit in a festival is enough to see the black and the white.
4: Why is Turkey not being given the status in Europe? That 's a big question mark for all the Europe.
And in the end I would say that Swedes should pressure US in Afghanistan to take the lead as this the headache of US primarily. As long as the sectarian, ethnic and cultural divide in Pakistan and Afghanistan is concerned, I am with you. Its a big problem there. After the 1980s, the sectarian trouble hit Pakistan and Afghanistan hard and it has roots in Pakistan. If anyone denies it, I am here to show all the realities.
you guys are the reason there are so much violence in sweden, why? because u want to inforce ur religous rules over the country. with beatings of women and people because they are wearing this and that. if u are so proud of ur religon, go back to ur own home town, and stay the f*** out of our country. more and more people are hating you.
and no you cant call Azaan becuase u do it 5 times a day at 3am, at 5 am, every minute. if u want ur azaan, go back to iraq or iran. wherever you came from. no one wants your sorry ***.
many things that are legal in islam and muslim countries are punishable crimes in other countries.
radical islam is quite strong in swedish universities.
go and see in any swedish universities and observe closely. you can see many people with beards, veils, and doing prayers in the classrooms.
Eurostan: I understand you. I do not blame you. You cannot see islam is growing. You do not like that. But it is a fact. Islam does not force anyone. I think u need to read history. Go and see who enslaved people and forced them. but still, I understand you. But people like you will suffer more and more. More people will be Muslims because islam is a convincing religion. So get hurt attack dude!