another day in terror town

How is another beheading just routine for these people?

It's just another day in terror town,
another journalist cruelly cut down.

How is this just another scene?
a new glossy photo spread in a magazine?

Don't give me your coward's cries of
righteous indignation
and stupid,
narrow-minded,
piggish
anti-American justification.
you didn't impact the leader,
or change a political nation.

You killed someone's
son,
husband,
brother,
friend,
in the name of religion
in the name of Allah,
in the name of something
even you don't understand.

It's another day in terror town,
press record and steal
an innocent life,
slashing your way to paradise
with a knife.
I think you are in for a surprise.
you won't meet the men you killed
when you die.

because they went up,
and you are going down.

Author's Note

For the families of Daniel Pearl, James Foley, and Steven Sotloff. Terrorism,
even if the "cause" has roots in American politics, is never justified.
And don't bother using this poem as a way to spew anti-American hate, it will be
deleted.

Reviews

[Sami Khalil]

Islam forbids any form of violence and any acts of evil. Those mad extremists are Non Muslim and they are serving the devil instead of Almighty Allah. I have studied the Koran, hadith and I know the truth from those extremists' falsehoods. Most of their victims as you all know have been innocent Muslims from other sects of Islam for they consider them heretics(they are heretics themselves). It saddens me for the media shows that few idiots and rabid dogs following their cult leader( I call them an evil cult of Wahhabism and Salafism) and not showing the anger and disgust of 1.6 billion Muslims who are shown on TV condemning those heinous acts. Islam is the most misunderstood religion and the most taken out of context or used by dictators and cult leaders for their goals.
Koran says:" Those who kill one person as if they have killed the whole humanity, and those who save one person as if they have saved the whole humanity." Many more other verses where it forbids aggression and suicide and killing innocent people.
Islam forbids any form of war except in the extreme self defense, removing oppression against any people and or fighting for true justice. If people study Islam ( without bias and hate or propaganda) they will find it was(is) revolutionary in all its aspects of human rights( women, slavery, voting, property and many more) The Koran is the only book that when it speaks to mankind, it refers to women and men and not just men. ( read for yourselves) Not being preachy but just to highlight some facts away from the media propaganda or the acts of some ignorant countries like Saudi Arabia...
A long subject but I'm adding my voice to the peace loving people( Islam means peace and surrender) but those idiots don't understand that.
Excellent poem...:).................

[Lyn Anderson]

Thank you very much Sami. This is what I am talking about. Muslims have a voice, but out of fear of the extremists, remain silent against atrocities committed in their religion's name. No one should ever be afraid to speak out against hate in the name of any religion. Fear protects extremists and allows hate to flow freely.

[Sami Khalil]

I totally agree. Thank you for spreading awareness. You are welcome...:)........

[Frieda P]

Thanks so much for contributing your knowledge Sami, thing is most people don't realize this, and the hate is just insurmountable and spreads like wild fire...

[Sami Khalil]

By the way, according to the Koran there is no marriage in heaven, no sex so to speak. We all go back to the Source and not the need. That misconception about 72 Virgins is a false Hadith, and mistranslation of the word:Hoor Al Ein in the Koran which means chaste women and not Virgins.
Another misconception is Jihad which means self struggle and not Holly war.

[Frieda P]

I wasn't aware of what Jihad meant, but you know it makes it so much easier to hate when the words are misconstrued.

[Lyn Anderson]

So what is it that keeps so many Muslims from speaking out? If it is fear, there are so many more Muslims than there are extremists, they should be able to overwhelm by sheer numbers -- no more terror, no more FATWAS against women and men who speak their minds, no more claiming Muslims who don't adhere to radicalism are heretics.

[Sami Khalil]

Many factors. Fear of dictators, those crazy groups or cults. Media does not give the good Muslims air time or radio time. Bad or negative media sells and there is that factor among others. Muslims want peace and freedom in their countries but can,t get it. They have suffered under colonialism for ages, then dictatorships, then rise of extremism. There are very progressive Muslim counteies like Indonesia, Malysia, Turkey that understand Islam correctly. A lot of ignorance also prevails in the Muslim coyntries. Another galvanizing issue is Israel and Palestine and the existence of Holy places in that place. We need a peace treaty to stop all this madness. Share God, Jerusalem and others. They are bkth cousins by race and blood...:)..........

[Bright Ocean Star]

Sami, thank you for sharing your peace-loving perspective. Islam is supposed to be about peace and love for mankind. Extremists will hijack anything and corrupt it. Bless you, dear friend.

[Lyn Anderson]

Here in Canada I listen to talk radio. The head of the Canadian Muslim Congress regularly gets air time. This organization gives voice to non-extremists. The radicals condemn the Congress and say they are not Muslim.

[Sami Khalil]

As you see there is that vast majority who will and want to speak up but the extremists or radicals want to shut them up. Another form of control and manipulation. To the other commentator, thank you too. You are welcome...:).................

[Jon Roggie]

Sami, well said.

[Sami Khalil]

Thank you dear poet...:)........

[Tom]

Well spoken Sami your input on KL's excellent powerful poem is very pertinent indeed, throughout the centuries the minority extremists and fanatics of world religions and cultures have blindly and cruelly sullied the righteousness, morality and good faith of the majority and really when you analyse it, just because they are not getting their own way ! Cowardly bullies indeed !!!

[Sami Khalil]

"throughout the centuries the minority extremists and fanatics of world religions and cultures have blindly and cruelly sullied the righteousness, morality and good faith of the majority and really when you analyse it, just because they are not getting their own way ! Cowardly bullies indeed !!!"

Wow. I totally agree Tom. Amazing truth and wisdom in your words....:)..................

[Frieda P]

This is aptly disturbing, and extremely poignant KL, they strike fear in their own people, there's no justification nor any god to stand behind in atrocities such as these. This much disdain is inexplicable, makes my blood boil, the music is so apropos, an AK is too easy in my estimation. It's heaven and 72 virgins in paradise they desire, there is no hell fiery enough to make up for their sins against mankind.

[Lyn Anderson]

You are so right. I am so angry. It brings back all the horrible stuff from Daniel Pearl's death right up to now. I am so sick of their hate, and the circle it creates, seeming to justify the stripping away of our rights in the name of protecting us, and promoting hate against an entire group of people.

[Sami Khalil]

Frieda: According to the Koran there is no marriage in heaven or sex so to speak. We all go back to the Source and not the need or desire. The Hadith about 72 virgins is a false one. The "Hoor Al Ein" mentioned in the Koran means chaste women and not virgins(mistranslation). Another misconception or mistranslation is the word Jihad which means self struggle literally and not Holy War like the media say all the time.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

this moves me greatly....i am so disgusted and sad over all of this terrorism, and in the name of some god?

what the hell is that?
no god would opt for violence as a way to show reverence.

[Lyn Anderson]

Exactly. My biggest problem is that the terrorists have the stage and the rest turn away and say "that's not me" -- screw that, take them out, they are hijacking YOUR religion, don't let them get away with it because you are afraid.