On behalf of ‘The New Islam Foundation Canada’ and ‘The Independent Muslim
Media Network”, I urge Muslims around the world to stay calm and peaceful on
this issue. And I also suggest Muslim fellows to end those taboos that
Prophet Muhammad's pictures or cartoons can't be created.
We need liberation
in Islam and reformation in traditional mind set of our Muslim fellows. We
the Muslims can only be compatible with rest of the mankind by breaking hard
lines and turning ourselves tolerant. When we talk about hurting of our
belief then what was that when Prophet Muhammad challenged the faith of
people of his time by saying, ‘O People what you do is wrong’. Was it not
hurting to the belief of other people at that time? But The New Islam
Foundation understands that Prophet Muhammad actually exercised his freedom
of expression in his times and now every one has the same right for
exercising one’s own freedom of expression. And also, if we stop questioning
religious theologies for the sake of not hurting religious foundations, then
we will go through the hell of stagnant ideologies. Moreover, the
advancement in the modern philosophies and new universal sensibilities is
never possible without breaking the taboos of Islamic religious foundations.
That’s what other religious nations did so far, now it’s our turn to do the
same. Unfortunately, our traditional Muslim mind is not ready to understand
the free dimensions of modern human mind but now it’s not possible to live
being isolated from understanding those free dimensions. In these difficult
times ‘The New Islam Foundation Canada’ suggest the Muslim fellows to have a
look on the charter of “New Islam”. In our opinion, “New Islam” is the only
compatible reformation in Islam.
Tahir Gora
Director
“The New Islam Foundation Canada”
“The Independent Muslim Media”
“Watan Publication”
202 Lottridge st Hamilton ON L8L 6V7
Tel: 905-320-0906
www.newislam.org
Email: goratahir@yahoo.ca