farag
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I do not trust Bearded Mullahs.
My support of Erdogan is based on the performance of his government.
I don't know if you were old enough to remember what Turkish Economy was 15 years ago.
Let me tell you, it was ABYSMAL and Turkish Lira was in a free fall.
Today, under the stewardship of Prime Minister Erdogan, Turkish GDP is close to a Trillion Dollars and Turkey is one of the 20 top economic powers of the World.
Now let us get back to the question you asked " Why Pakistanis are such a captive audience with people with beards and who talk about Ummah"
I will tell you a deep Basic Truth which few people will talk about or even understand about Pakistani people.
So please fasten your seat belts and get ready for a ride to the land of PURE AND UNADULTERATED TRUTH ( NO HOLDS BARRED).
Why do most Egyptians and most Pakistanis think so differently ?
MOST EGYPTIANS = PAN ARAB ( ARAB NATIONALIST )
MOST PAKISTANIS = PAN ISLAMIST
If you can understand this BASIC DIFFERENCE IN MINDSET, you will understand 90 % of reasons why most Egyptians and most Pakistanis think so differently.
Historically, ARAB NATIONALISM appeals to most Egyptians and Arabs and this is why Gamal Abdel Nasser was a hero in the Arab World. But in Pakistan he had no appeal. Infact a large number of religious Pakistanis hated and abhorred him because he killed leaders of Al Ikhwan al Muslimeen.
The Arab leader who was loved and revered in Pakistan was King Faisal bin Abdel Aziz who was an Icon in Pakistan. There are cities and highways named after him in Pakistan.
Why ? Because Faisal did not promote Arab Nationalism over Islam.
Think about it, when you flaunt ARAB NATIONALISM in our face, that does not impress us or endear you to us ( assuming you are Muslim).
Our only connection with the Islamic World is Islam.
Look at your Avatar. You are displaying Nasser's picture who means nothing to Pakistani Muslims.
So I can understand your frustration as an Arab Nationalist with Pakistanis.
Now, coming back to your comment about Beards, that only holds sway with Pakistani Sunni Extremist who have TALIBAN TYPE Mentality. They are a small minority of Pakistanis.
But ISLAM and UMMAH are huge in Pakistan even with the Moderates like me.
Let me share another GEM of Wisdom with you, Lol.
One of our most famous Poet who has had huge influence forming Pakistani Psyche is Muhammad Iqbal.
Muhammad Iqbal was a staunch PAN ISLAMIST and so was his poetry which had a huge impact on the Psyche of Pakistani People and in fact on the Formation and creation of Pakistan in 1947.
Hopefully , this may explain the strange behavior of us Pakistanis to an ARAB NATIONALIST.
BTW, the ARAB NATIONLISM is not a new Phenomenon. Historically speaking it predates Islam and Prophet Muhammad PBUH.
We Muslims believe that our Holy Prophet PBUH warned his people to refrain from ARAB NATIONALISM. He spoke about Islamic Ummah and told all Muslims ( both Arabs and Non_Arabs ) " Today, I have made you Brothers of each other".
P.S. @farag are you a Coptic ? Just curious.
I am non religious but born in a sunni family. Anti mursi people are mostly religious.
To make it clear:
Al azhar is against mursi.
Al Qaeda is pro mursi.
What is better? To talk for ummah or to act for ummah?
Erdogan has talked a lot but has increased economic and military cooperation with Israel. He hosted radars for Israel against Iran.
Nasser acted against Israel and nationalized Suez canal. He did not talk about sharia.
My avatar does not mean Arab supremacy but it is showing Jinnah of Egypt.
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