Fmr Qatar U Dean: Arab Intellectuals Worse Than Arab Gov'ts

[danielmusic76]

finally a Muslim who have a self critic .that is rare in the world

[terajasoos]

as a muslim i know this guy speaks da truth------da muslims world really needz commen sense, rational, modern and moderate thinkerz like him who can confront religious dogma and counter attack stone aged rituals----unfortunately, those bearded bastards will go on da attack like hound dogz and character assassinate him by claiming heez a CIA or Mossad agent. their bearded cocks have small ballz which dont have enough courage 2 handle da bitter truth.

[eggory]

Once you accept that Life is its own value, not absolutely overshadowed by what happens after Death, that is what brings you to accept rationality, as a means to prosperity - and peace as a means to freedom, and freedom as a means to rationality.

[eggory]

This is the perfect message for the Middle-East. The idea that Heaven is all-important, and a life on Earth spent for its own sake is an absolute waste of time and an abomination to Mankind, can only stick with people so long as you can keep them from hearing any alternative. The moment a man such as this is allowed to speak, no one can deny that he values his own body, and the righteous joys of being alive, in this life. You can live in Heaven after you are dead.

[rubinood]

A clear-thinking Arab intellectual, at last: ready for honest introspection and for taking responsibility.

[blaugot]

German culture was never poisonous what hell is he talking about. Without the Germans, modern life wouldn't even exist. All the great philosophers like Schiller, Hesse and Goethe, great composers like Schubert, Beethoven, Wagner and Bach. Thinkers like Kepler, Gutenberg, Daimler, Benz, Diesel, Einstein, Von Braun...... and so forth c'mon looks like he is the one that was poisoned. 

[anaselhaouat]

@blaugot yes, Germany did pay her fair share to western civilization, but it's fatal to mistake it for catapulting it from the beginning, that credential goes to the ancient Greeks

[blaugot]

@anaselhaouat Only culture that is poisonous is the Hollywood culture.

[anaselhaouat]

@blaugot I think you misunderstood when he spoke about the 'poison' of german culture. he's just giving an example of how most Germans had realized it was adhering to wrong principles (Nazi ideology) and had to take a look in the mirror, and reboot. I'd take it as a compliment if I were a German, because it isn't easy to go from Nazi Germany to a moral and successful state

[blaugot]

@anaselhaouat Actually National socialism was an answer to the terrible Versailles treaty and the way Germany was treated by the victors of the 1st world war. You need to understand the full history and what National socialism meant for Germany. Most Germans lived well unde

[anaselhaouat]

@blaugot complying and supporting socialism, and even fanatic nationalism out of desperateness seems quite normal and tolerable. but adherence to a fascist regime isn't. I'm aware that a substantial number of free thinking Germans opposed the Nazi ideology

[blaugot]

@anaselhaouat national socialism.

[dragan221]

Why is it so rare to hear a Muslim person talk so rationally and intelligently as this guy? Is it because they are afraid of extremist nuts who immediately accuse you of treason, blasphemy, and who knows what else and call for your death so people are afraid?

[Pooternackle5]

@dragan221 That is one reason. But it is also doubtful that he is a muslim himself. He just has to claim to be a member of Islam to avoid persecution. There are three types of intellectuals : The political intellectual, the secular intellectual, and the religious intellectual. From what i've heard it sounds like he is the secular intellectual and Islam is designed to rule over secularism - not to coexist with it.

[anaselhaouat]

@Pooternackle5 sadly, you're right. in the Islamic world, secularism (and often, modernity) is homogenous with heresy

[AgainstEvil1970]

Looks like the arabs have a few people who can really think outside the bubble or box. Too bad that there are only a few like this guy

[Obasiliasfilosofos]

Muslims, The first mosque in Constantinople was open in 1000's 11th century ad and patroned by Ali az-Zahir, Emperor Constantine Monomachos and the ecumenical patriarch gave the building their blessing, Muslims never learn this since their taught that Rumi = enemy , That mosque stood for 149 years, until the latin faranji destroyed it in the fourth crusade, and then defiled the orthodox christian churches.

[okturus]

The only poison is this guy's pseudo-intellectual bullshit. 

[Tralgit]

@okturus Except for your brain.

[TsarSamuil]

Yeah, the guy in this vid has a brain, and that is what makes him dangerous...imagene if most arabs started to excel and produce, Israel wouldn't be very safe then...

[TheCrocoduck]

all right well u can start cleaning the middle east by burning every bible and quran; overthrow anything with a star,cross or crescent moon (including pedo-priests, hairy imams and gay rabbis)

[AgainstEvil1970]

@TheCrocoduck a fantastic solution. unfortunately, it wont happen. people are drunk and high on religion.

[amirtoma]

Mongoles today became so civilized that every one of them in this age forgot their bloody history,here in Canada,you find Mongole doctors,engineers and college teachers etc,,etc,,etc,,when you remind them of their bloody history,they say( Yes,we are sorry for that),all of them,only Arabs don`t know what is the meaning of SORRY culture,they consider themselves gods who don`t make wrongs,in a time every thing in them is wrong,you know that,and you can see and compare,but it needs a conscence....

[amirtoma]

..more than that,I wish seeing one Arab, only ONE arab who feels really sorry,and not proud of the millions and millions of people who were slaughtered by the swords,under the name of some Allah, Under the pretend of FEE SABEEL ALLAH,for 1400 contineous bloody years,Just imagine that there is some kind of a crazy God who orders one man to kill and slaughter and take the money and wife and family of yourself by his name,I hate and despise such stinky God,who enjoy killing in his bloody name ,

[Bilalkahmad]

@amirtoma ....:))))))))....

[Amurogay]

@Fraudwatch2009 Yeah! what's your problem with Mongolians?! At least, they've cleaned up their act a bit in the last half-millenium. Well, not that you'd have much more luck trying to get a mongol to apologize for Genghis Kahn than you would trying to get a mahoundian to apologize for ANY of the divinely mandated culture-cleanses their righteous pajama-party has perpetrated since its inception. Proud inventors of the "defensive massacre"

[amirtoma]

Fourthly,I don`t know exactly how old are you to discuss such serious scientific historical matters this very POLITE(!) way which the Middle East was and still is famous for in the past 1500 years,exactly since Al-Nu`aman bin Al-Munthir,who threw the Greek engineer Sunnamar from the top of Al-Khawarnaq palace,as a THANKS for his genious ability to build that palace for the Arab king,sothat`s why the famous saying "Jazeitini jeza`a Sunnamar ya Arabi "

At last,all I want to say to you whoever,,,

[amirtoma]

,,not in any other language ,including Arabic,there are some sayings and proves in the history books of the world(not Arabic of course!)which explain that even J.Christ has visited Rome, Greek,Ethiobia,Persia,China, India,etc,,etc,,and learned his knowledge of returning the deads from death to life again,. Thirdly,All the scientists who appeared in Arab history as scientists in medicine were either Christians or Baptists or Jews,check history to know who was naked and drinking camel`s urine.

[Bilalkahmad]

@amirtoma Camel piss is been used as a medicine now days. Please investigate.

Peace. God the lord the oness is great of all the kings. Kings of the kings.

[amirtoma]

Then drink as much as you can from this medicine, Arab.Henee`an,,meree`an,,bil-S­ihha wal-Afia aleik ela yawmil-deen!

Why don`t you put it in bottles and export it to the Arabia region instead of Pepsi and Cola?

It seems that`s why your brain is stinky.

When your father or son gets ill,you are going to give him camel`s urine?You should be put in the madhouse in answering with both YES or NO.British authirities should know about that.

[fsfslehqi]

@Bilalkahmad : Kosher meat kabab = ot of your ass after eating a chicken kabab..FUCK ISRAEL

[Mifodiy35]

@fsfslehqi So far Israel fucks you ...

[amirtoma]

First of all,let me tell tou that my ancestors were those same ones worked in (Beit Al-Hikmah),they were Arabs and Persians translators,who translated what remained from the burned books of Alexandria library which the Arabs burned and destroyed.I am an Iraqi Arab Christian,but what are you?

Secondly,Medical issues and medicine science was born and lined until today in the Roman Empire,hundreds years before J.Christ himself,that`s why all the medical terms till today are in Latin language,,,,

[Bilalkahmad]

@amirtoma We live in 20010 of Christianity era. So wake up. Backwards...:))))...

[amirtoma]

Correct the number of the year,dumb.

Are you stunned with Hasheesha?which kind of hasheesha?mixed with camel`s urine or not,I think so,camel`s urine doctor.

[trackerhunter]

"Oppression of intellectuals by other intellectuals is worse than oppression by governments."

That should be recorded down for the ages!

[81CJAY]

If it wasn't for the oil, how would these countries make their money because they aren't a bright bunch?

[amet1980]

wise man .m.e needs more democratic voices.

[SANTICHKA]

FAILURE

FAILURE

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FAILURE

 made ARABS feel BITTER

BITTER

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BITTER.......

[SANTICHKA]

the base in arab countries is rOtten

because of

ISLAM.

[jigglyfidda125]

arabs are dirt dirty dirty dirty dirty dirty dirty dirty dirty dirty dirty dirt dirty dirty dirty dirty dirty dirty dirty dirty dirty dirty

arabs are sick people who smell like camel urine

[PersianCola]

It is true Germany and Japan opened their souls to re-examine themselves after war and become great nations. Sometimes, you have no choice but to resort to 'surgery', open the wounds, to fix your most difficult problems.

If history proves right, Iraq could be one next on path to great nation.

[HyvaHomma]

Pikkukakkosen satusedät! Nyt iltasadun aika on??

[Oracle176x]

Haha, I love this video. Fuck Arabs and Islam.

[kadraha]

western puppet,filthy dog! yes if there is someone to be blamed within ummah;this must be you because of your sale mentality

[ThatThought]

very important video !

may many arab intellectuals come fourth and fight the coruption of ideas in the fundamental world.

[besmb2105]

Its possible he points out the way the nazis corrupted german people.

I believe many germans where positive towards the nazis until the 70s, but I might be mistaken.

So Im not so sure.

[zodeloni]

lol there is no such thing as arab intelligence.

[exportatte]

Smart fellow you hit bullseye!

[badar189]

This guy is a genius, and one of the few honest people in the entire muslim world.

[olstrawberries]

No, he's not a nobody, he was the Dean of Quatar University and what he is saying makes a boatload of sense but only if your heart is not full of lust for vengeance and a pathetic need to identify yourself as the underdog with a terrible master.

[4StringDomination]

What's the "poison in german culture" he is talking about? Could someone explain it to me?

[quebicboy]

he means hitler

[markadarfalus]

God Bless this man for standing up to the poison that is ignorance and hatred!

[nilo723]

this is bullshit..

better watch what Ron Paul has to say..he wants the US to re-examine its culture and policies..and guess what? he is a presidential candidate..

and this ugly fart is a nobody..

[ahmedhusseinny]

We need millions of scholars like this guy FOR ANYTHING GOOD TO HAPPEN to Islam!

[compasgays]

Well, I have to confess that this is the first time I see an Arab with enlighment of mind. I thought all of them Arabs were misogynist stupid ignorant muslims. Good for this guy!

[Azmaan99]

وليش ياحمار كل اللي سوته امريكا وما تبغى احد يجاهد الحمد لله امثالك قليل جدا ايها الحقير

[mybrotherkeeper]

The civil 'liberties' groups the interviewee talks about sound an awful lot like the American Civil Liberties Union. They are ruinous to virtue, personal responsibility, and justice in American life in, I swear, about 49 in 50 cases.

[gmcadilac]

هذا الانسان عقله سابق زمانه وله نظره لا يراها المتخلفون الان واعتقد بان عقليته كبيره على مجتمع مثل المجتمع العربي

واتمنى من الله ان يقويه في مواجهة خفافيش الظلام والمتخلفين ويكفي انه من عائلة الانصاري وهي من احسن العوائل الاسلاميه مع احترامي للجميع

[answerme33]

All religions are False and "Pagan" in origin, because they are all made up of human ideologies which suit the particular religious belief system. They all have nothing to do with God, but many blame God for all their troubles. All man-made religions should be wiped out completely, so we can all live in "Real Peace".

[HouseNigro]

if the arab states were more like Qatar the world would be a better place.

[irkedd]

We, (the Americans and Israelis) need to realize that killing large numbers of innocent people in order to put fear into the arab people as a whole is the same thing as terrorism.The violence that hamas and others like them commit solves nothing and is murder.

but the violence that the Israelis and U.S.A. commit against innocent people also only makes everything worse.Both sides in the east/west conflict are wrong.I am saying this as an American citizen whose last name is Weinstein.

[ghaly2]

hamas kills 1 israeli soldier and israel return 1300 inocent children , women , elders dead ! , its not equal , u should realize that israel is the real terror and the one who dont want peace with arabs

[irkedd]

when israel is attacked they will always attack back even when its wrong but hamas and other terrosrist groups are willfully causing this conflict as well because they know in advance that the greater amount of deaths will be on the palastinan side and just want israel to look bad.hamas cares so much about continuing to fight a war that they cant win that they will cause the death of their own people in greater numbers by fighting an enemy they can never beat.

[ghaly2]

no , hamas is returning ur settling program ! how u destroy palestinians houses and build israeli houses ?! so that y hamas sent missiles to tell the put the light to ur terrorism in palestine , media is not talking about ur settling and ur killing and kidnapping innocent palestinians just to use them in negotiations u mother fuckers Tfoo at ur ugly faces mother fuckers u should be punished by the fucking UN that is not doing anything to u

[SatchmoSings]

So, here's the answer; DON'T KILL THE ISRAELI SOLDIER!

Don't heave ten rounds of rockets, mortar and artelliery fire into Israel everyday.

Gee, last I heard, all this stuff is called "an act of war."

Israel will kill people in Gaza FOR AS LONG AS HAMAS KEEPS DOING THIS.

I think that's rather fair, actually.

[ghaly2]

hamas kills 1 israeli soldier and israel return 1300 inocent children , women , elders dead ! , its not equal , u should realize that israel is the real terror and the one who dont want peace with arabs

[ghaly2]

no , hamas is returning ur settling program ! how u destroy palestinians houses and build israeli houses ?! so that y hamas sent missiles to tell the put the light to ur terrorism in palestine , media is not talking about ur settling and ur killing and kidnapping innocent palestinians just to use them in negotiations u mother fuckers Tfoo at ur ugly faces mother fuckers u should be punished by the fucking UN that is not doing anything to u

[fismail07]

Dr. Al Ansari's is speaking the rational talk that the majority of Arab media do not want to here, especially Al Jazeera, who has taken a political position in support of Hamas. Al Jazeera today is misleading the popular opinion in the Arab world instead of educating them and telling them the facts as they are; namely Hamas today is bring about the destruction of the Palestinian people for its own fanatical ideological goals.

[ummfatima1]

I wish to see all the Muslims think like this guy...he must be a learned man and rational too...God bless him.

[fff111kkk]

i like your brin

[TSFP12]

this guy he is saing the truth

[3atreees]

This guy is well fed living in the gulf, it seems like he doesnt know what goes around him in the muslim world! If he cant recognize why ppl are mad & frustrated because of the wars in the region then he should stay quite.

[fff111kkk]

كلام منطقي اميه بالميه تسلم حبيبي على هالدرر

[hasooonah]

all what you say makes total sense!

it is very hard to make changes in the gulf states and arab states in general due to the escalating violence and the very irrational extremism that we see on daily bases

[latimer22222]

"Extremism" you say? could it be defined extreme when a country, covertly controlled by non-theistic "religious" Zino-materialists' occupies and/or invades another nation without being provoked?

The word gets tossed-around a lot, I'm not sure what you mean buy it. It seems to me that EVERYONE is equally extreme in wanting to hold-on to, apply and expand ones position.

IAmTheWitness*com

[momoMotaz]

fuck AMERICAN,,,,

Robbers of OIL

HAHAHAHAHAHAH

[riflekid44]

Finally a Muslim who speaks with his brain instead of the Koran.

[latimer22222]

riflekid44,

So speaking with the fickle, easily-manipulated position of human autonomy is preferable to you? Your non-theistic religious indoctrination is showing. You have a preference imposing the neo-pagan "religious" humanism as a standard when its primary fruit throughout history is cultural degradation?

IAmTheWitness*com

[riflekid44]

Im not even going to dignify you with a response. Ill let you have your idiotic moment of glory by yourself.

[latimer22222]

riflekid44,

A little niffed are you because someone dared to expose the golden calf of your non-theistic "religion"? It's not my fault that you've fallen for false distinctions your whole life and have only now been challenged. Your "religo-ideological" emperor never has had any close!

[Polargoo]

Its Bahrain not Qatar btw.

I think he is the former dean of Bahrain Uni

[mohasham]

yislam tommak!

I hope there are many people who are open minded in power in the Arab World.

[zple108]

The culture he is talking about is all the crazy talk of extremists and ultra-nationalists, and although these guys quote Quran and refer to a time when Middle East was most advanced, they have nothing in commmon with either.

The speaker's words are hard to swallow, but he is right.

[kenza188]

you're right muslims have to examine their culture, the problem is not the other, the problem is us(our religion, our habits, what we expect from life!!!)

[kenza188]

thank you, with your speech, you're helping arabs and muslims to get out of their dirty backward thoughts

[edStueart]

at 3:40 he says the culture is full of poison. The poison is Muhammad's Qur'an.

[smartzazi]

have you read it tho? i hope you'd give it a try.. u'll be ok trust me :)

[edStueart]

I have!

(Twice actually.)

I did not like what I found...

[smartzazi]

ok.. i'm a teenage saudi kid who is interested in "Christianity".. and would like you please to persuade me off my religion to your religion.. and believe me i'm the most open minded person u'll ever see, and let's see the "mistakes" Quran that has and compare it to the holy Bible.. but we gotta clear our heart and minds from anger and hatred first before we go ahead with this :-)

[edStueart]

PM sent!

;-)

[yoitsdakid920]

see why would you go and say some disrespectful shit like that fucking ignorant bitch

[abdullah000adel]

continuation....

Herein I have dealt justly with you and have given you full security and amready to accept whatever decision Reason may give for me or against me. For "There is no compulsion in religion" (Qur'an 2:256)and I have only invited you to accept our faith willingly and of your own accord and have pointed out the hideousness of your present belief. Peace be with you and the blessings of God!

[abdullah000adel]

this is what the calphate said:

Bringforward al the argument you wish and saywhateveryou please and speakyourmind freelyNow thatyouare safe andfree tosay whateveryou please appointsome arbitrator who will impartially judge between us and lean only towards the truth and be freefrom theempery of passion, andthat arbitrator shall be Reason, whereby God makes us responsible for our own rewards and punishments.

[Kybeline]

Yes, he is really honest -

[mikesheritage5]

wow, very good.

[trinket01]

More Muslims need to listen to men like him and follow his example. G-d bless him for using wisdom and not blind stupidity.

[irishxxkelt]

Respect! This is one brave man.

[peacechild61]

This Muslim is the first arab I have heard admitting that fault may lie with their own culture and prejudice, rather than with the West..much respect to this guy who is not the usual brainwashed moronic Arab..more like him and maybe Islam and the West could live together in peace,respecting and accepting our differences, without blood being shed! WE ARE ALL HUMANITY made in the image of God! let us love one another and leave the judgement of our lives up to HIM!

[islamsins]

And, when islam takes a close look into its origins, they will find that it, too, is filled with poison. That is why Muhammad forbade questioning and/or thinking; islam falls apart under scrutiny.

[abdullah000adel]

how do you know that there is no freedom of speach in islam....have you ever studied islamic history?? a women even question a laws and vote unlike you guys who gave women the right to vote this century.....

In addition, during the Caliphate of Umar, a woman argued with him in the mosque, proved her point, and caused him to declare in the presence of many people: "A woman is right and Umar is wrong".

[islamsins]

"O ye who believe! Ask not questions about things (which look foul to you) which if made plain to you, may cause you trouble. Some people before you did ask such questions, and on that account lost their faith." (Surah 5:101-102). Put blind faith first, and then study the Quran (Sunaan ibn Majah, 1.61) Believe Muhammad blindly and he blesses you seven times (Sunaan Tirmidhi, 1688, 1689)

And, there's the *waswaas* theory if you question/doubt islam's foul teachings.