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Saturday, February 25, 2017

Re: [mukto-mona] A Muslim Woman Tried to Work in Trump’s White House, Lasts Only 8 Days [2 Attachments]

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In the land of liberty, she wears the symbol of Islamic subjugation of women. She should have lasted shorter in the progressive Obama White House. The dishonesty of the progressive forces is one big reason for Donald Trump defeating Hillary Clinton.

For people who do not know, hijab is based upon blind following of the Koran (The Light:24.31). That verse is not only demeaning to women, it is insulting to men as well. It assumes all men to be incapable of controlling their sexuality when they see any regularly clothed woman that is not a member of his immediate family. Hijab is no choice of a free mind. The semblance of choice is due to some women's excessive religiosity that causes them to lose the sense of what is their right. I think the progressive forces of the world should discourage excessive religiosity. No human is born with a religious stamp on him/her; and all humans need to apply their human intelligence on religions. Without humans doing that, too much of hatred, discontent and atrocities due to religions will continue in the world.

Sukhamaya Bain

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On Saturday, February 25, 2017 6:09 PM, "'Jamal G. Khan' M.JamalGhaus@gmail.com [mukto-mona]" <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com> wrote:


 

A Muslim Woman Tried to Work in Trump's White House, Lasts Only 8 Days

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(PETE SOUZA/WHITE HOUSE)
This is what it looks like when a patriot faces a bunch of monsters.
Rumana Ahmed is a Muslim. She wears a hijab. And she has been working at the White House since 2011. Under President Obama, she was promoted to work at the National Security Council from the Office of Public Engagement. Since then, she has served as an adviser to President Obama, particularly in how he addressed and considered American Muslims. When Donald Trump won, most people in her shoes would have walked away instantly and found a new job. After all, Trump had traversed the country for two years spouting racist, xenophobic, sexist drivel, with a particular focus on anti-Muslim rhetoric.
But that's not what Rumana Ahmed did. She decided to stay on despite her disagreements, because protecting what America stands for is even more important when what it stands for is threatened. Then, eight days after the inauguration, she had to quit. Ahmed wrote an eye-opening piece about her experience for The Atlantic, which shows just how quickly the White House's culture changed on January 23, 2017.
The weeks leading up to the inauguration prepared me and my colleagues for what we thought would come, but not for what actually came. On Monday, January 23, I walked into the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, with the new staffers there. Rather than the excitement I encountered when I first came to the White House under Obama, the new staff looked at me with a cold surprise. The diverse White House I had worked in became a monochromatic and male bastion.
But it wasn't just the whiteness that was surprising. It was the dysfunction. It was as if the entire national-security apparatus had been set on fire.
Decision-making authority was now centralized to a few in the West Wing. Frustration and mistrust developed as some staff felt out of the loop on issues within their purview. There was no structure or clear guidance. Hallways were eerily quiet as key positions and offices responsible for national security or engagement with Americans were left unfilled.
But perhaps the most painful and infuriating part of Ahmed's account is when she finally—after eight days! That's how fucked up this administration is!—decided to quit after Donald Trump's Oh, are those Muslim countries? I didn't even realize! Muslim ban was signed.
The evening before I left, bidding farewell to some of my colleagues, many of whom have also since left, I notified Trump's senior NSC communications adviser, Michael Anton, of my departure, since we shared an office. His initial surprise, asking whether I was leaving government entirely, was followed by silence—almost in caution, not asking why. I told him anyway.
I told him I had to leave because it was an insult walking into this country's most historic building every day under an administration that is working against and vilifying everything I stand for as an American and as a Muslim. I told him that the administration was attacking the basic tenets of democracy. I told him that I hoped that they and those in Congress were prepared to take responsibility for all the consequences that would attend their decisions.
He looked at me and said nothing.
It was only later that I learned he authored an essay under a pseudonym, extolling the virtues of authoritarianism and attacking diversity as a "weakness," and Islam as "incompatible with the modern West."
You should read her entire piece, as it is a reminder in these dark times of what patriotism actually looks like. Because, as we continue to learn, especially in Trump's America, it's not minorities in Americawho are the threat.

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Re: [mukto-mona] Illegal fundraiser for the Clintons made secret tape because he feared being ASSASSINATED over what he knew



The lumpish brain of Jiten Roy had to dig in the realm of low-brow tabloids  like the infamous The Daily Mail of London, and find the news about some obscure Clinton fund-raising irregularity back in 1996.


THERE IS MORE CURRENT NEWS ABOUT MASSIVE REPUBLICAN  CORRUPTION DURING THE 2016 ELECTION

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Subject: [mukto-mona] Illegal fundraiser for the Clintons made secret tape because he feared being ASSASSINATED over what he knew
 
 

 
Illegal fundraiser for the Clintons made secret tape because he feared being ASSASSINATED over what he knew:

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4251046/Illegal-Clinton-fundraiser-tape-fearing-life.html#ixzz4ZeD1FLLp
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Chinese-American Johnny Chung made the tape because he feared being murdered. He was convicted in 1999 of the 'Chinagate' scandal of funneling illegal cash to Bill ...



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[mukto-mona] Re: Countering Islamist Extremism the Right Way | Westrop in National Review



They loose elections but they hold the real power, dear. That is an anomaly!

On Sat, Feb 25, 2017 at 11:38 AM, Khoniker Othithee <khoniker.othithee@yahoo.com> wrote:
Surrendering to fanatics is not an options. There is a soft support for extremist. Another group is commercializing religion with media events. If media ignore these biz groups, sooner or later they will be reduced.

If you see election results in Pakistan, they are marginalized. With violence and Media they are relevant in the debate . For the future of the community and it's children this long and bloody battle is worth it..



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[mukto-mona] Re: A Muslim Woman Tried to Work in Trump’s White House, Lasts Only 8 Days



Look, this Bangladeshi young lady was given this job by Obama administration as a political favor due to her religion and connection. What I can see is that....for her, the religious manifestation of her religiosity became more important than her Islamic advisory related work. Many Obama political appointee left their jobs because that was very much expected. Not sure why she has been making so much fuss about her resignation?

On Sat, Feb 25, 2017 at 12:17 PM, Jamal G. Khan <m.jamalghaus@gmail.com> wrote:

A Muslim Woman Tried to Work in Trump's White House, Lasts Only 8 Days




(PETE SOUZA/WHITE HOUSE)

This is what it looks like when a patriot faces a bunch of monsters.

Rumana Ahmed is a Muslim. She wears a hijab. And she has been working at the White House since 2011. Under President Obama, she was promoted to work at the National Security Council from the Office of Public Engagement. Since then, she has served as an adviser to President Obama, particularly in how he addressed and considered American Muslims. When Donald Trump won, most people in her shoes would have walked away instantly and found a new job. After all, Trump had traversed the country for two years spouting racist, xenophobic, sexist drivel, with a particular focus on anti-Muslim rhetoric.

But that's not what Rumana Ahmed did. She decided to stay on despite her disagreements, because protecting what America stands for is even more important when what it stands for is threatened. Then, eight days after the inauguration, she had to quit. Ahmed wrote an eye-opening piece about her experience for The Atlantic, which shows just how quickly the White House's culture changed on January 23, 2017.

The weeks leading up to the inauguration prepared me and my colleagues for what we thought would come, but not for what actually came. On Monday, January 23, I walked into the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, with the new staffers there. Rather than the excitement I encountered when I first came to the White House under Obama, the new staff looked at me with a cold surprise. The diverse White House I had worked in became a monochromatic and male bastion.

But it wasn't just the whiteness that was surprising. It was the dysfunction. It was as if the entire national-security apparatus had been set on fire.

Decision-making authority was now centralized to a few in the West Wing. Frustration and mistrust developed as some staff felt out of the loop on issues within their purview. There was no structure or clear guidance. Hallways were eerily quiet as key positions and offices responsible for national security or engagement with Americans were left unfilled.

But perhaps the most painful and infuriating part of Ahmed's account is when she finally—after eight days! That's how fucked up this administration is!—decided to quit after Donald Trump's Oh, are those Muslim countries? I didn't even realize! Muslim ban was signed.

The evening before I left, bidding farewell to some of my colleagues, many of whom have also since left, I notified Trump's senior NSC communications adviser, Michael Anton, of my departure, since we shared an office. His initial surprise, asking whether I was leaving government entirely, was followed by silence—almost in caution, not asking why. I told him anyway.

I told him I had to leave because it was an insult walking into this country's most historic building every day under an administration that is working against and vilifying everything I stand for as an American and as a Muslim. I told him that the administration was attacking the basic tenets of democracy. I told him that I hoped that they and those in Congress were prepared to take responsibility for all the consequences that would attend their decisions.

He looked at me and said nothing.

It was only later that I learned he authored an essay under a pseudonym, extolling the virtues of authoritarianism and attacking diversity as a "weakness," and Islam as "incompatible with the modern West."

You should read her entire piece, as it is a reminder in these dark times of what patriotism actually looks like. Because, as we continue to learn, especially in Trump's America, it's not minorities in Americawho are the threat.


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Re: [mukto-mona] Re: Kaba shari



Ms. Majid, you have disgraced your linguistic expertise by posting this. Do you really think, for example, that carrying out a surveillance or being ignorant of something in the world makes one a terrorist?

And please realize that if there were such a thing as 'mukto-mona communals' you would probably fit that category the most. No other regular contributor to this forum fits that category. (I personally would not put you there; I would put you in the category of 'intellectuals with a significant religious baggage'.)

SuBain

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On Saturday, February 25, 2017 9:43 AM, Farida Majid <farida_majid@hotmail.com> wrote:


Something to please the cockles of the hearts of mukto-mona communals, or so-called religion+culture HATERS who fancy themselves as Whites (or at least, the White arse-lickers)
 

Top 8 Signs Someone Is a White Terrorist

By Juan Cole, Informed Comment
18 February 17
 
1. If you appoint yourself to carry out surveillance of a mosque congregation who have never given any evidence of being violent, you might be a white terrorist.
2. If you don't know the difference between gentle Sufi mysticism and violent extremism, you might be a white terrorist.
3. If you plot to burn down a mosque, you might be a white terrorist.
4. If you also plot to burn a school and a cafeteria, you might be a white terrorism.
5. If you plot to put together a militia to attack the mosque, you might be a white terrorist.
6. If you make phone calls to potential militia members discussing using assault rifles on Muslims at the mosque who put up resistance, you might be a white terrorist.
7. If the County Commissioner of your county posted a sign showing a cowboy pointing his rifle at the viewer with a caption, "How to wink at a Muslim," you might be a white terrorist.
(photo: Informed Comment)
8. If despite organizing a terrorist attack and recruiting accomplices from other states, you still aren't charged with terrorism– you might be a white terrorist.
Robert Doggart has been found guilty on 4 counts of plotting to commit arson and violate civil rights. But he was not charged with terrorism.


From: mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com> on behalf of Dristy Pat dristypat5@gmail.com [mukto-mona] <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com>
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Subject: Re: [mukto-mona] Re: Kaba shari
 
 
The major problem is the amalgamation of Religion + Culture + Politics in Islam. It appears to me that, Muslims do not know what is religion, per se. All I see is that - they have been mainly pushing Arabian cultures, customs, and caliphate political/social agenda in the West much more than religion, called Islam.


On Tue, Feb 21, 2017 at 9:47 PM, Khoniker Othithee khoniker.othithee@yahoo.com [mukto-mona] <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
 
Galileo's relationship with church doesn't tell whole story of religion played in science. People do use religion for personal and political ends at the expense of science, and promoting science is hardly a explicit purpose of it. Nonetheless, it had unintended favorable role in science for two millenniums. Now science has it own leg move forward in many communities .

Last 70 years Islamic leaders were alarmed by growing educated class, so employing new tact to keep them under leash, recruiting in scientific community to give impression they are on the top of things even when it comes science. Flush with petro dollar are hiring some savvy personalities of science to stretch truth to make religious personalities look very sophisticated to unsuspecting soul.

These souls are isolated from any potential detractors that may expose shortcomings of their selling points. Also pair them with someone who will shower with praises for joining the camp. These initiation are no different than the those of cult group. Sometimes threats of violence or isolation loom large in the distant background. But they are less aggressive in style than cult , so not to raise much suspicion in general population.

You will not get an argument from on secularism in education. I tell people from BDesh, secular practicing Islam or not are the best hope of Islam and the country. Ironically since mid eighties a peculiar phenomenon among BDesh secular practicing Islam, they are finding it increasingly hard to call themselves secular, they need to stop surrendering their identity (Iman) at the feet of katmullah. If they need religion in their life , they should learn to read the meaning of Koran. I know 2 Bangale who learned to do just that in less than 5 years, because of dedication they had for Islam. Now both claim themselves to be secular, only one is practicing secular muslim . Learning Quran is not an impossible feat, just need dedication. The hours they spend around katmullah for wisdom ends up being lot more than five years of their life, even though mullahs don't know the meaning of what they read. But in katmullah den , preaching has a salacious slant to it and rely on gossip, mixed with undue adulation make it more attractive than learn to read the meaning mostly all alone.


On kava, prophet did ask his follower to remove it, but Omar opposed it. Prophet first grand child was born in that place ( some pagan believed whoever born in there will grow up to be their future god). Immediately after the birth , first question from Prophet to Ali, if they felt any devil's presence in there. Then came the question about the new born. The first question tells me , he had reservation of sanctity of place where devil might visit. That grand child was brutally murdered in Karbala battle, it is not for curse of being born inside kava but that didn't protect him. At death bed, Prophet refused to appointment Omar to take over after his death, all because of his disobeying on removal of  that place. that Holly. Place. Of pagan is still visited by million every year , in the foot steps of pagans.










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Re: [mukto-mona] Bismillah in the the bathroom



This silly thought of whether or not to say 'bismillah' in the bathroom is another little example that shows that Muslims are going backward in human intellectual development. Surely, no other religious group comes close to the Muslims in that endeavor. May be the Jews are at the somewhat distant second place. That is why it is only natural that the hatred between the Muslims and the Jews is the most nagging inter-religion problem of the world.

SuBain

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On Saturday, February 25, 2017 11:47 AM, "'mahfuzur@aol.com' mahfuzur@aol.com [mukto-mona]" <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com> wrote:


 
 Here are some thoughts on the matter of saying Bismillah in the bathroom. I hope you will find it of some interest. 

                                           enblog.mukto-mona.com/2017/02/24/bismillah-in-the-bathroom/

 Mahfuzur Rahman

                                    
                   

 




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