Violence Is What Is Making Islam Unattractive

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Abrampah 10 years ago

Al-qaida, Al-shabab and Boko Haram are all political and not religious organisations.

Al-qaida, Al-shabab and Boko Haram are all political and not religious organisations.
NOKWARE[TRUTH] 10 years ago

Violence is an islamic tradition.Prophet Mohammed himself told his followers to kill all those who resisisted the spread of islam.Jesus never told his discilpes to kill those who refused to accept his message.When Peter cut t ...
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Violence is an islamic tradition.Prophet Mohammed himself told his followers to kill all those who resisisted the spread of islam.Jesus never told his discilpes to kill those who refused to accept his message.When Peter cut the ear of the soldier with his sword Jesus rebuked him saying'put your sword back in its sheath for those who pull the sword die by the sword'.Christianity is a religion of love and peace.This is the challenge to islam.
Just Asking 10 years ago

You don't know your Christian religious history. Hitler was a Christian remember that!!

You don't know your Christian religious history. Hitler was a Christian remember that!!
stan 10 years ago

Hit was never a christian, stop making facts up. Did u ever hear, see , hitler killing in the name of christianity ? Did he say, he is killing jews because the bible say so. Let me give u a simple example. Lets say a store ge ...
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Hit was never a christian, stop making facts up. Did u ever hear, see , hitler killing in the name of christianity ? Did he say, he is killing jews because the bible say so. Let me give u a simple example. Lets say a store gets robbed on 2 different occasions. One 1 occasiona robber came in, took the money & left & on another occasion, e roober cam it, said, i am from boko haram, i am robbing u in the name of islam . U see , e deed is the same, however the intent & motivation is different. Hope that enligtens anyone, that says, hitler was a chriatian.
Kotei 10 years ago

Point of interest. Hitler was just a racist who emerged to continue God's curse on the Jews. God enabled him to punish the Jews for killing Christ. It's the same way as he used Babylon and Assyria to avenge on the Jews for ...
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Point of interest. Hitler was just a racist who emerged to continue God's curse on the Jews. God enabled him to punish the Jews for killing Christ. It's the same way as he used Babylon and Assyria to avenge on the Jews for provoking his anger all the time. This is still on-going.
ZAK 10 years ago

Point of correction Hittler was a christian, who killed over six(6) million jews, George bush is still alive also a christian who killed over millions of innocent people in Irraq and Afgahnistan, apart from thes political org ...
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Point of correction Hittler was a christian, who killed over six(6) million jews, George bush is still alive also a christian who killed over millions of innocent people in Irraq and Afgahnistan, apart from thes political organizations Buku haram, Alshabab, Alkaida, which are formed by the enemies of islam(western world)to tarnish de image of islam, INSHA ALLAH(Thank God)the more they try to tarnish is image the more its GROWS.
Daveray 10 years ago

Seems there is a lot of silly arguments … Yes it is no it isn’t yes it is no it isn’t … people who don’t trust each other at all … It seems like that’s why there is so many violations and attacks … To try and ...
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Seems there is a lot of silly arguments … Yes it is no it isn’t yes it is no it isn’t … people who don’t trust each other at all … It seems like that’s why there is so many violations and attacks … To try and explain why is like trying to get a troubled four year old to admit to something… Gandi said he believed in christianity but not christians … Most arabs see westerns as christians … They don’t realize that they should look at the christian goal not the christians …first of all The prince of peace did die poor for the world unlike most rulers with gold toilets … Secondly humans fall short all christians muslims jews hinus buddas athiest every person from every culture ….you name it fall short all people fall short rich poor no matter what country you live in … To understand Christ as the savior and his spirit which is in every person is another matter …. Mass religions like catholics have millions of people who may not be able to understand the complexity or can’t read but understand love and forgiveness … Muslims the same mass religion … follow along with the koran which is wrtiten all at once 1000?s of years of scriptures …. which says the original stories were changed??? But they follow along with a similiar set of rules and humble themselves before God … i think most religions when done well humble themselvester it seems to be the catalyst to other wisdom … The jews have the old testiment and I heard it said once that the jews didn’t mind christ so much as they did the christians who didn’t understand Jesus who really transformed their laws and religion its complex. But its been 2000 years and time seems to be moving faster in the last 100 years and even faster in the last 20 years. The goal of Christ is still the answer so called christians (by name only) need to get it …..muslims need to learn the truth about who christ is according to the scriptures they think were re written and Jews who get the law (a lot smaller number so should be more capable) need to trust in Jesus Kingdom. Hindus need to hear the correct word as well as Buddahs they are not the truth. When one hears the truth they know it?

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Why people use arguments like see they are bad too :) do you not see the humor in it go in any prinipals office in an elementary school they hear the same type of arguments - all day GROW UP maybe if people got That a king became poor and died for he world so they could live ... Not running around greedy and boastfull stupid and jelous we wouldn't have wars
Fact 10 years ago

Yes, he was. Don't deny it.
He was neither Jew, Hindu, nor Muslim!

Yes, he was. Don't deny it.
He was neither Jew, Hindu, nor Muslim!
Kai 10 years ago

Love your neighbor- this is the second greatest commandment. This love is boundless and not expecting anything in return and most applicable to your enemy, your most hated enemy. For what does it take to show love to our chil ...
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Love your neighbor- this is the second greatest commandment. This love is boundless and not expecting anything in return and most applicable to your enemy, your most hated enemy. For what does it take to show love to our children? Even an evil father does that. What makes you special in God's eye is that you show love to your enemy. Maybe it is alot easier to kill than to love your enemy. Hard as it may seems, but with God all things are possible.
kenj 10 years ago

You are right NOKware

You are right NOKware
Sir 10 years ago

Which verse of the Glorious Quran or Sayings of the Prophet(PBUH) did you find out that Prophet Mohammed(PBUH) told his followers to kill those refuse to accept the message? In fact, you need to have evidence before saying an ...
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Which verse of the Glorious Quran or Sayings of the Prophet(PBUH) did you find out that Prophet Mohammed(PBUH) told his followers to kill those refuse to accept the message? In fact, you need to have evidence before saying anything. Please, if you have no idea of anything, don't utter anything in public. Please, don't do that at all. It is not fair to quote something or say something contrary to the Prophet's principles.
Sailors 10 years ago

Qur'an:9:88 "The Messenger and those who believe with him, strive hard and fight with their wealth and lives in Allah's Cause."
Qur'an:9:5 "Fight and kill the disbelievers wherever you find them, take them captive, harass ...
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Qur'an:9:88 "The Messenger and those who believe with him, strive hard and fight with their wealth and lives in Allah's Cause."
Qur'an:9:5 "Fight and kill the disbelievers wherever you find them, take them captive, harass them, lie in wait and ambush them using every stratagem of war."
Qur'an:9:112 "The Believers fight in Allah's Cause, they slay and are slain, kill and are killed."
Qur'an:9:29 "Fight those who do not believe until they all surrender, paying the protective tax in submission."
Ishaq:325 "Muslims, fight in Allah's Cause. Stand firm and you will prosper. Help the Prophet, obey him, give him your allegiance, and your religion will be victorious."
Qur'an:8:39 "Fight them until all opposition ends and all submit to Allah."
Qur'an:8:39 "So fight them until there is no more Fitnah (disbelief [non-Muslims]) and all submit to the religion of Allah alone (in the whole world)."
Ishaq:324 "He said, 'Fight them so that there is no more rebellion, and religion, all of it, is for Allah only. Allah must have no rivals.'"
Qur'an:9:14 "Fight them and Allah will punish them by your hands, lay them low, and cover them with shame. He will help you over them."
Ishaq:300 "I am fighting in Allah's service. This is piety and a good deed. In Allah's war I do not fear as others should. For this fighting is righteous, true, and good."
Ishaq:587 "Our onslaught will not be a weak faltering affair. We shall fight as long as we live. We will fight until you turn to Islam, humbly seeking refuge. We will fight not caring whom we meet. We will fight whether we destroy ancient holdings or newly gotten gains. We have mutilated every opponent. We have driven them violently before us at the command of Allah and Islam. We will fight until our religion is established. And we will plunder them, for they must suffer disgrace."
Qur'an:8:65 "O Prophet, urge the faithful to fight. If there are twenty among you with determination they will vanquish two hundred; if there are a hundred then they will slaughter a thousand unbelievers, for the infidels are a people devoid of understanding."
Ishaq:326 "Prophet exhort the believers to fight. If there are twenty good fighters they will defeat two hundred for they are a senseless people. They do not fight with good intentions nor for truth."
Bukhari:V4B52N63 "A man whose face was covered with an iron mask came to the Prophet and said, 'Allah's Apostle! Shall I fight or embrace Islam first?' The Prophet said, 'Embrace Islam first and then fight.' So he embraced Islam, and was martyred. Allah's Apostle said, 'A Little work, but a great reward.'"
Bukhari:V4B53N386 "Our Prophet, the Messenger of our Lord, ordered us to fight you till you worship Allah alone or pay us the Jizyah tribute tax in submission. Our Prophet has informed us that our Lord says: 'Whoever amongst us is killed as a martyr shall go to Paradise to lead such a luxurious life as he has never seen, and whoever survives shall become your master.'"
Muslim:C34B20N4668 "The Messenger said: 'Anybody who equips a warrior going to fight in the Way of Allah is like one who actually fights. And anybody who looks after his family in his absence is also like one who actually fights."
Qur'an:9:38 "Believers, what is the matter with you, that when you are asked to go forth and fight in Allah's Cause you cling to the earth? Do you prefer the life of this world to the Hereafter? Unless you go forth, He will afflict and punish you with a painful doom, and put others in your place."
Qur'an:9:123 "Fight the unbelievers around you, and let them find harshness in you."
Qur'an:8:72 "Those who accepted Islam and left their homes to fight in Allah's Cause with their possessions and persons, and those who gave (them) asylum, aid, and shelter, those who harbored them - these are allies of one another. You are not responsible for protecting those who embraced Islam but did not leave their homes [to fight] until they do so." [Another translation reads:] "You are only called to protect Muslims who fight."
Muslim:C9B1N31 "I have been commanded to fight against people till they testify to the fact that there is no god but Allah, and believe in me (that) I am the Messenger and in all that I have brought."
Bukhari:V9B84N59 "Whoever says this will save his property and life from me.'"
Qur'an:8:73 "The unbelieving infidels are allies. Unless you (Muslims) aid each other (fighting as one united block to make Allah's religion victorious), there will be confusion and mischief. Those who accepted Islam, left their homes to fight in Allah's Cause (al-Jihad), as well as those who give them asylum, shelter, and aid - these are (all) Believers: for them is pardon and bountiful provision (in Paradise)."
Tabari IX:69 "Arabs are the most noble people in lineage, the most prominent, and the best in deeds. We were the first to respond to the call of the Prophet. We are Allah's helpers and the viziers of His Messenger. We fight people until they believe in Allah. He who believes in Allah and His Messenger has protected his life and possessions from us. As for one who disbelieves, we will fight him forever in the Cause of Allah. Killing him is a small matter to us."
Qur'an:48:16 "Say (Muhammad) to the wandering desert Arabs who lagged behind: 'You shall be invited to fight against a people given to war with mighty prowess. You shall fight them until they surrender and submit. If you obey, Allah will grant you a reward, but if you turn back, as you did before, He will punish you with a grievous torture."
Qur'an:48:22 "If the unbelieving infidels fight against you, they will retreat. (Such has been) the practice (approved) of Allah in the past: no change will you find in the ways of Allah."
Qur'an:47:4 "When you clash with the unbelieving Infidels in battle (fighting Jihad in Allah's Cause), smite their necks until you overpower them, killing and wounding many of them. At length, when you have thoroughly subdued them, bind them firmly, making (them) captives. Thereafter either generosity or ransom (them based upon what benefits Islam) until the war lays down its burdens. Thus are you commanded by Allah to continue carrying out Jihad against the unbelieving infidels until they submit to Islam."
Qur'an:47:31 "And We shall try you until We know those among you who are the fighters."
Tabari VI:138 "Those present at the oath of Aqabah had sworn an allegiance to Muhammad. It was a pledge of war against all men. Allah had permitted fighting."
Tabari VI:139 "Allah had given his Messenger permission to fight by revealing the verse 'And fight them until persecution is no more, and religion is all for Allah.'"
Qur'an:9:19 "Do you make the giving of drink to pilgrims, or the maintenance of the Mosque, equal to those who fight in the Cause of Allah? They are not comparable in the sight of Allah. Those who believe, and left their homes, striving with might, fighting in Allah's Cause with their goods and their lives, have the highest rank in the sight of Allah."
Ishaq:550 "The Muslims met them with their swords. They cut through many arms and skulls. Only confused cries and groans could be heard over our battle roars and snarling."
Qur'an:5:94 "Believers, Allah will make a test for you in the form of a little game in which you reach out for your lances. Any who fails this test will have a grievous punishment."
Ishaq:578 "Crushing the heads of the infidels and splitting their skulls with sharp swords, we continually thrust and cut at the enemy. Blood gushed from their deep wounds as the battle wore them down. We conquered bearing the Prophet's fluttering war banner. Our cavalry was submerged in rising dust, and our spears quivered, but by us the Prophet gained victory."
Tabari IX:22 "The Prophet continued to besiege the town, fighting them bitterly."
Tabari IX:25 "By Allah, I did not come to fight for nothing. I wanted a victory over Ta'if so that I might obtain a slave girl from them and make her pregnant."
Tabari IX:82 "The Messenger sent Khalid with an army of 400 to Harith [a South Arabian tribe] and ordered him to invite them to Islam for three days before he fought them. If they were to respond and submit, he was to teach them the Book of Allah, the Sunnah of His Prophet, and the requirements of Islam. If they should decline, then he was to fight them."
Tabari IX:88 "Abdallah Azdi came to the Messenger, embraced Islam, and became a good Muslim. Allah's Apostle invested Azdi with the authority over those who had surrendered and ordered him to fight the infidels from the tribes of Yemen. Azdi left with an army by the Messenger's command. The Muslims besieged them for a month. Then they withdrew, setting a trap. When the Yemenites went in pursuit, Azdi was able to inflict a heavy loss on them."
Ishaq:530 "Get out of his way, you infidel unbelievers. Every good thing goes with the Apostle. Lord, I believe in his word. We will fight you about its interpretations as we have fought you about its revelation with strokes that will remove heads from shoulders and make enemies of friends."
Oyibaba Bee 10 years ago

Mr Dabaga, are you from another planet?
or are you playing dumb?

Don't you know this is a Satanic religion with the garb of the God of the Christian? -- a pure counterfeit religion?

The Christian God sent his Son, Jes ...
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Mr Dabaga, are you from another planet?
or are you playing dumb?

Don't you know this is a Satanic religion with the garb of the God of the Christian? -- a pure counterfeit religion?

The Christian God sent his Son, Jesus, to come and die for the Adamic race (see John 3:16). Did Allah send his son to come and die for man?

The Muslim Jesus is different from Jesus the Christ because he appears in eschatology as breaking crosses, kills the Jews, kills the antichrist, converts the world to Islam, gets married and dies after 40 years. What kind of Savior can this be?

The fluid interpretation by Islamic scholars has made Islam appealing to the reader of the Koran, particularly the non-Arabic readers. Hidden to many Muslims is the fact that the blood sacrifice of Christ at Calvary in the Bible is rejected as corrupt so that the Kaaba, Allah's shrine, can receive blood sacrifice.

There is more to Islam than what you know!
wunzalgu 10 years ago

To Nokware i dont think u are talk to prophet mohammed,am not to fight with u jux to engage with u with some little conversations..can u tel me where in the quran prophet mohammed said that...this my ,mail..zfagima@yahoo.com. ...
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To Nokware i dont think u are talk to prophet mohammed,am not to fight with u jux to engage with u with some little conversations..can u tel me where in the quran prophet mohammed said that...this my ,mail..zfagima@yahoo.com..u can drop it there so that we will b able interact with each other my brother have a nice day
Mame Esi 10 years ago

The religion of Islam was given to mankind through Prophet Mohammed. He received the quranic texts in piecemeal. He is not the author of the Quran. The Quran tells the prophet and all muslims, that there is no compulsion in r ...
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The religion of Islam was given to mankind through Prophet Mohammed. He received the quranic texts in piecemeal. He is not the author of the Quran. The Quran tells the prophet and all muslims, that there is no compulsion in religion because the truth is separated from falsehood. This ios what the quran says, authentically. Who are you to challenge the authority of the quran. Do you know the first constitution was written at the time of the prophet in Medina, this was when he lived in the town with the Jews,the Medinite pagans, the christians and Meccans who had fled to mecca to seek shelter in Medina. That constitution guaranteed the peaceful existence of all the people in the town.That indeed is Islam. To add to that the Prophet said the best jihad is 'Jihad Nafsi'meaning self retrospection ie fight no one but yourself. In other words, fight your life style and be upright in all things and maintain that.Is this not enough for all of us. Why should I fight or beat anyone because the person is of a different faith. Islam is simple and straight forward. Recently in an Islamic programme organised by Radio Gold in Accra the Chief Imam discribed Booko Haram as group of madmen who should be locked up from society. Yes that indeed is what they are, all of them, Al shabab, Taliban , Al qaida, Hizbollah,etc. Islam is Islam, love, understanding and peace to all. Where you do not see these qualities then its not Islam.
Gagantuan Ganaman 10 years ago

Was Islam not spread through conquest in Asia and North Africa? You say peace when you mean war.What does the quran say about moslems relationship with unbelievers. The prophet is respected and worshipped more than God. Insul ...
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Was Islam not spread through conquest in Asia and North Africa? You say peace when you mean war.What does the quran say about moslems relationship with unbelievers. The prophet is respected and worshipped more than God. Insult God and go free but not the prophet. who are you fooling? peaceful islam indeed.
ZAK 10 years ago

Plse, in which scripture of islam will u find MOHAMMED(PBUH) telling muslims to kill any persons against the spread of islam? if u are a good christian try and read wide,don't only limit ur mind to Holly Bible but read the Ho ...
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Plse, in which scripture of islam will u find MOHAMMED(PBUH) telling muslims to kill any persons against the spread of islam? if u are a good christian try and read wide,don't only limit ur mind to Holly Bible but read the Holly Quran,Islam is perfect but the followers are not, so u can't judge Islam base on de actions of the followers but the scriptures.
amata 10 years ago

That is why with all the propaganda about it being violent, it is still the fastest growing religion, especially, in America and Europe.

That is why with all the propaganda about it being violent, it is still the fastest growing religion, especially, in America and Europe.
Aaron 10 years ago

Kudos, James!
This is a balanced piece. I have enjoyed reading it. It is thought-provoking. Do not be discouraged about negative comments associated with it. More of such. My suggestion also is that efforts should be made by ...
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Kudos, James!
This is a balanced piece. I have enjoyed reading it. It is thought-provoking. Do not be discouraged about negative comments associated with it. More of such. My suggestion also is that efforts should be made by Islamic scholars to write or speak about alleged dicey areas of the Qur'an which may be interpreted out of context by some Islamic fanatics, as similar things are done by some christian fanatics in the case of the Bible.
dannyman 10 years ago

Look let call a spade a spade, muslems don't understand the word 'peace' because they always are quite to mention it but don't practice it. And this same Ghanaian muslims support those bad actions secritly , you just agure wi ...
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Look let call a spade a spade, muslems don't understand the word 'peace' because they always are quite to mention it but don't practice it. And this same Ghanaian muslims support those bad actions secritly , you just agure with them and they will follow those centiments.they listen to clerics first because is a taboo(haram) to start studing the quran and not continue everyday, so most will not study atall and believe everything theyare taught and see other muslims do where good or bad. That's why the good ones are mostly the leanned in ghana& bad in zongo
Abal 10 years ago

You are a university student with such bad, bad English???? Please proof-read your writeups' before posting. Thank you.

You are a university student with such bad, bad English???? Please proof-read your writeups' before posting. Thank you.
Big Name 10 years ago

Every Ghanaian must read this post to know what Muslims are up to. This post will help Ghanaians to understand why Muslims consider people who have not submit to Muslims Allah and their prophet Mohammed infidel. To Muslims, a ...
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Every Ghanaian must read this post to know what Muslims are up to. This post will help Ghanaians to understand why Muslims consider people who have not submit to Muslims Allah and their prophet Mohammed infidel. To Muslims, anyone outside Muslims religion is unworthy to live. This is what Quran teaches them. Anytime some one will write on this infidel 'thing' Muslims are quick to deny. Al Shaba demonstrated what Islam means. Islam means submit to cruelty and destruction.

The turbaned gunmen who infiltrated
Nairobi's Westgate Mall arrived with a set of religious trivia questions: As terrified civilians hid in toilet stalls, behind mannequins, in ventilation shafts and underneath food court tables, the assailants began a high-stakes game of 20 Questions to separate Muslims from those they consider infidels.
A 14-year-old boy saved himself by jumping off the mall's roof, after learning from friends inside that they were quizzed on names of the Prophet Muhammad's relatives. A Jewish man scribbled a Quranic scripture on his hand to memorize, after hearing the terrorists were asking captives to recite specific verses. Numerous survivors described how the attackers from al-Shabab, a Somali cell which recently joined al-Qaida, shot people who failed to provide the correct answers.
Their chilling accounts, combined with internal al-Shabab documents discovered earlier this year by The Associated Press, mark the final notch in a transformation within the global terror network, which began to rethink its approach after its setbacks in Iraq. Al-Qaida has since realized that the indiscriminate killing of Muslims is a strategic liability, and hopes instead to create a schism between Muslims and everyone else, whom they consider "kuffar," or apostates.
"What this shows is al-Qaida's acknowledgment that the huge masses of Muslims they have killed is an enormous PR problem within the audience they are trying to reach," said Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, director of the Center for the Study of Terrorist Radicalization. "This is a problem they had documented and noticed going back to at least Iraq. And now we see al-Qaida groups are really taking efforts to address it."
The evolution of al-Shabab is reflected in a set of three documents believed to be written by the terrorist group, and found by the AP in northern Mali earlier this year. They include the minutes of a conference of 85 Islamic scholars, held in December 2011 in Somalia, as well as a summary of fatwas they issued last year after acceptance into the al-Qaida fold.
Baptized with the name al-Shabab, meaning The Youth, in 2006, the group began as an extremist militia, fighting the government of Somalia. As early as 2009, it began courting al-Qaida, issuing recordings with titles like, "At Your Service Osama."
Until the Westgate attack, the group made no effort to spare Muslim civilians, hitting packed restaurants, bus stations and a government building where hundreds of students were awaiting test results. And until his death in 2011, Osama bin Laden refused to allow Shabab into the al-Qaida network, according to letters retrieved from his safehouse in Pakistan. The letters show that the terror leader was increasingly troubled by regional jihadi operations killing Muslim civilians.
In a letter to Shabab in 2010, bin Laden politely advised the Somali-based fighters to review their operations "in order to minimize the toll to Muslims." Shabab did not get the green light to join al-Qaida until February 2012, almost a year after bin Laden's death.
In an email exchange this week with The Associated Press, it made its intentions clear: "The Mujahideen carried out a meticulous vetting process at the mall and have taken every possible precaution to separate the Muslims from the Kuffar before carrying out their attack." However, even at Westgate, al-Shabab still killed Muslims, who were among the more than 60 civilians gunned down inside.
Their attack was timed to coincide with the highest traffic at the upscale mall after 12:30 p.m. on Sept. 21, a Saturday. More than 1,000 people, including diplomats, pregnant women with strollers and foreign couples, were inside when the fighters armed with grenades and AK-47s burst in and opened fire. At first the attack had the indiscriminate character of all of Shabab's previous assaults.
Rutvik Patel, 14, was in the aisles at Nakumatt, the mall's supermarket which sells everything from plasma TVs to imported kiwis, when he heard the first explosion. "They started shooting continuously, and whoever died, died," he said. "Then it became calm and they came up to people and began asking them some questions. If you knew the answer, they let you go," he said. "They asked the name of the Prophet's mom. They asked them to sing a religious verse."

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Just across from the Nakumatt supermarket, a 31-year-old Jewish businessman was cashing a check inside the local Barclays branch when he, too, heard the shooting. The people there ran to the back and shut themselves in the room with the safe, switching off the lights. They learned, via text messages, that the extremists were asking people to recite an Arabic prayer called the Shahada.
"One of the women who was with us got a text from her husband saying, they're asking people to say the Islamic oath, and if you don't know it, they kill you," said the businessman, who insisted on anonymity out of fear for his safety.
He threw away his passport. Then he downloaded the Arabic prayer and wrote it on his palm.
Al-Shabab's attempts to identify Muslims are clear in the 16-page transcript from the conference of Islamic scholars held in the Somali town of Baidoa, an area known to be under Shabab control in 2011, according to Somalia specialist Kenneth Menkhaus, a political science professor at Davidson College in North Carolina. The scholars issued several fatwas defining exactly who was a Muslim and who was an apostate.
The document states it is halal, or lawful, to kill and rob those who commit crimes against Islam: "The French and the English are to be treated equally: Their blood and their money are halal wherever they may be. No Muslim in any part of the world may cooperate with them in any way. ... It leads to apostasy and expulsion from Islam," it says. Further on it adds: "Accordingly, Ethiopians, Kenyans, Ugandans and Burundians are just like the English and the French because they have invaded the Islamic country of Somalia."
Former FBI supervisory special agent Ali Soufan, who investigated the bombing of the United States embassies in East Africa as well as the attack on the USS Cole, said that the gathering of dozens of religious scholars in an area under Shabab control harkens back to an al-Qaida conference in Afghanistan around 1997. That conference defined America as a target, Soufan said, leading to the bombing of American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998.
"You see something very similar here," said Soufan. "It's the same playbook."
In a second document dated Feb. 29, 2012 — just two weeks after al-Shabab joins al-Qaida — the organization warns Muslims to stay away from buildings occupied by non-Muslims, chillingly predicting and justifying the death of Muslims at Westgate.
"And so all Muslims must stay far away from the enemy and their installations so as not to become human shields for them, and so as not to be hurt by the blows of the mujahedeen directed at the Crusader enemies," it says. "There is no excuse for those who live or mingle with the enemies in their locations."
Yet at the same time it says: "The mujahideen are sincere in wanting to spare the blood of their brother Muslims, and they don't want a Muslim to die from the bullets directed at the enemies of God."
This is a concession for an organization that since its inception had killed people constantly, said Rudolph Atallah, who tracked Shabab as Africa counterterrorism director in the Office of the Secretary of Defense from 2003 to 2007.

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"They would just go and mow people down," Atallah said. "They are now sending a clear message that, 'Look, we're different ... We're no longer indiscriminately killing. We're protecting innocent Muslims and we are trying to kill quote-unquote 'infidels,' nonbelievers."
A similar tactic paid off in January after al-Qaida-linked terrorist Moktar Belmoktar attacked a gas installation in Algeria, Atallah said. When his fighters freed hundreds of Muslim employees, a Facebook page dedicated to him exploded with "Likes."
Several hours after the gunshots at Westgate Mall, the people cowering inside the Barclays bank heard a commotion. As the attackers approached, the Jewish businessman spit on his hand to erase the words he had by then committed to memory.
The door opened.
He exhaled. It was the police.
Several floors above, 14-year-old Patel looked for a place to hide on the roof. When the jihadists came up the stairs and threw a grenade, he didn't hesitate. He jumped, crushing his ankle on the pavement below.
He said he would not have known how to answer their questions.
Jingo Bell 10 years ago

Thank you Big Name for this information.Muslims, you must comment on this post. Hypocrites are the Muslims. Religious terrorists are Muslims.You are all going to hell. Christians don't fear the one who will destroy our body. ...
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Thank you Big Name for this information.Muslims, you must comment on this post. Hypocrites are the Muslims. Religious terrorists are Muslims.You are all going to hell. Christians don't fear the one who will destroy our body. We fear the One who can destroy our soul and He is our Lord and savior Jesus Christ.

Muslims, think of your souls and where you will spend eternity. HELL is not good for you. You must repent.
Ahmed 10 years ago

Look at their evil discriminatory tactic they used to save their own evil Muslims in Kenya Westgate Mall terror they created.Who is not worthy to live? Muslims should answer this question.

Look at their evil discriminatory tactic they used to save their own evil Muslims in Kenya Westgate Mall terror they created.Who is not worthy to live? Muslims should answer this question.
MS 10 years ago

It is plain and simple. What did the Kenyans want in Somalia? Why was South Africa not attacked? So, as you make your bed, so shall you lie on it. Nobody messes with the muslims without a response. Get it?

It is plain and simple. What did the Kenyans want in Somalia? Why was South Africa not attacked? So, as you make your bed, so shall you lie on it. Nobody messes with the muslims without a response. Get it?
Jingo Bell 10 years ago

All Muslims support the terrorism of these evil Islamic jihadist. It is in public they try to cover their shameful face that they say that'this not Islam'. In their private homes, they laugh and approve what evil Islamic terr ...
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All Muslims support the terrorism of these evil Islamic jihadist. It is in public they try to cover their shameful face that they say that'this not Islam'. In their private homes, they laugh and approve what evil Islamic terrorists are doing.

It is appalling to ask what Kenya's army is doing in Somalia. You are evil, stupid and have no brains in your head. You worship the devil and you will end up in hell. I am sure you are Al Shaba leader. Go to hell for the stupid question.
Joe Biney 10 years ago

Peace, love and tollerance are inspired by the Holy Ghost to curb violence in man. Without Holy Ghost we can do nothing.

Peace, love and tollerance are inspired by the Holy Ghost to curb violence in man. Without Holy Ghost we can do nothing.
kululu 10 years ago

Do you need to be convinced any longer, after not even believing what you see and hear everyday in the media? Didn't Islam begin with violent conquest in the Middle east? how is Islam different today? We all know how to 'wind ...
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Do you need to be convinced any longer, after not even believing what you see and hear everyday in the media? Didn't Islam begin with violent conquest in the Middle east? how is Islam different today? We all know how to 'window dress' Islam with peace. Modest dressing in public is as deceptive as beauty. Go it alone Alhaji James, but don't kill for the sake of going to heaven, rather lead by example and let people see the God in you. Islam is fighting its own shadow because it is refusing to embrace reality which change marches with time.
Kotei 10 years ago

Yes, they take after Muhammed who went on the rampage chopping peoples head off if they bullshit Islam. FACT, some of the scattered Jews arrived in Medina. They were forced to accept Muhammed as a Prophet. The Jews refused a ...
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Yes, they take after Muhammed who went on the rampage chopping peoples head off if they bullshit Islam. FACT, some of the scattered Jews arrived in Medina. They were forced to accept Muhammed as a Prophet. The Jews refused and maintained the last Prophet came and passed long time ago in Israel. They enslaved the Jews and murdered them in Medina. Oh, Islam is it by force?
Apapon 10 years ago

Most people seem to lay terrorism at the door step of Muslims.
Are George Bush Jnr and Snr not terrorists? Are they not Chistians?

Most people seem to lay terrorism at the door step of Muslims.
Are George Bush Jnr and Snr not terrorists? Are they not Chistians?
Boadu 10 years ago

George Bush dont kill in the name of religion, he does it in the name of American politics. Justifying an evil religion is insane.

George Bush dont kill in the name of religion, he does it in the name of American politics. Justifying an evil religion is insane.
Angel 10 years ago

George Bush fought to save Moslems from Islamic barbarism.Mohamed brought nothing but evil.

George Bush fought to save Moslems from Islamic barbarism.Mohamed brought nothing but evil.
hitler, bush, osama, all the same 10 years ago

You are bereft of knowledge, simpleton. Killing is killing, whether in the name of religion, business, or politics. So, hitler, bush, Osama, etc are all in the same category!

You are bereft of knowledge, simpleton. Killing is killing, whether in the name of religion, business, or politics. So, hitler, bush, Osama, etc are all in the same category!
RAW 10 years ago

NO BOBY CAN SEPERATE VIOLENCE FROM ISLAM.. I DONT NEED ANYBODY TO CONVINCE ME AFTER ALL I HAVE SEEN MYSELF.

NO BOBY CAN SEPERATE VIOLENCE FROM ISLAM.. I DONT NEED ANYBODY TO CONVINCE ME AFTER ALL I HAVE SEEN MYSELF.
Good Citizen 10 years ago

George Bush is Muslim terrorist you know,idiot.

George Bush is Muslim terrorist you know,idiot.
Nima Boy 10 years ago

1. How did you come to the conclusion that the perception of Islam being violence religion is making it unattractive to the youth? How did you do your analysis or where did you get that data so that we can cross check Mr. Da ...
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1. How did you come to the conclusion that the perception of Islam being violence religion is making it unattractive to the youth? How did you do your analysis or where did you get that data so that we can cross check Mr. Dabaga? Because the reality on the ground does not support your argument .Is it rather the opposite
2. Coming from a muslim background doe’s not makes one a muslim and neither should the PERCIEVED image of Islam by non-muslem be the reason for one to leave the religion. That makes me to doubt the GHOST you referred to in your piece as living Islam because of the perceived image or how non-muslems portray Islam post 9/11. I hope you are not lying but any person who does that is not a muslem in the first place because for one to become a muslem, you have to commit, enter into a contract with the Most High that he /she will submit to the will of God and not the will or the way Mr.Dabaga perceived the religion to be.
3. It amazes me how my Christian brothers and sisters jump to associate any bad deed by a muslem to Islam and want us to knock on every Christian to apologize and yet turn a blind eye when it is a Christian. Mr.Dabaga, muslems will bring the heads ofall members of Al-shabab, alqaeda and Booko Haraam if you the Christians too will stand up against the atrocities, killings of innocent children in Pakistan, Iraq , Yemen , Mali etc by your crusaders. How about that?
Finally, I want to you to know that , the rise and fall of Islam is not how we Muslems behave or how narrow-minded , hypocrites like you perceived the religion , but it is in the hands of the Most High because He is certainly the preserver of Islam and not muslems . You can attest to the fact on the ground after 9/11. One will think that is the end of Islam…… Islam will be wiped out. Still the fastest growing religion ( faster than pre 9/11 )
Quran chapter 5:3 . This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor on you and chosen for you Islam as a religion. So the notion that one will leave the religion because of the perceived image of Islam is non-sense

Allaahu Akbar
Sumanguru 10 years ago

Answer of a German Muslim scholar when he was asked about terrorism and Islam :
He asked : Who started the first world war ?
Muslims ?

Who started the second world war ? Muslims ?

Who killed about 20 millions of Abori ...
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Answer of a German Muslim scholar when he was asked about terrorism and Islam :
He asked : Who started the first world war ?
Muslims ?

Who started the second world war ? Muslims ?

Who killed about 20 millions of Aborigines in Australia ? Muslims ?

Who sent the nuclear bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ?Muslims ?

Who killed more than 100 millions of Indians in North America ? Muslims ?

Who killed more than 50 millions of Indians in south America ? Muslims ?

Who took about 180 millions of African people as slaves and 88% of them died and were thrown in Atlantic ocean ? Muslims ?

No , They weren't Muslims!!! First of all, You have to define terrorism properly... If a non-Muslim does something bad..it is crime. But if a Muslim does the same..he is terrorist...If a Jew leaves his beard,he simply is practising his religion,but if a muslim leaves his
beard,he is a terrorist. If a Nun wears her scarf and covers herself up she is modest,but if a muslim woman wears her hijab she simply is deprived and so on and on and on. So first remove this double
standard...then come to the point!!!
Erick 10 years ago

The difference b/n you and those names you listed is they commit this crimes in the name of politics and Nation.

Muslims on the other hand commit their crime whiles shouting Alla Hu Akbar...there by certifying violence and ...
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The difference b/n you and those names you listed is they commit this crimes in the name of politics and Nation.

Muslims on the other hand commit their crime whiles shouting Alla Hu Akbar...there by certifying violence and murder in the name of Islam.

Hitler did not kill any one in the name of religion. So was Idi Amin a Muslim. He killed people but not in the name of religion but politics.

Get it dummy?
Nima Boy 10 years ago

Empty wagons like Erick will not see anything morally wrong with killing in the name of politics or nation. Judging from your writings, I can't tell, you don't know what the hell you talking about. I will advice you read book ...
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Empty wagons like Erick will not see anything morally wrong with killing in the name of politics or nation. Judging from your writings, I can't tell, you don't know what the hell you talking about. I will advice you read books on neo-conservatism, the crusaders to know the motives behind the so-called killing in the name of politics and nation that is coming from your stinking mouth. Muuuuuuuuuuu.....
Pelicles 10 years ago

How many people did Mohammad kill before Islam was established and that mindset is what his followers are upholding. How many people did Jesus kill or did Jesus urge his followers to kill or slaughter those who will resist t ...
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How many people did Mohammad kill before Islam was established and that mindset is what his followers are upholding. How many people did Jesus kill or did Jesus urge his followers to kill or slaughter those who will resist them? No, but Mohammad did that. Also, it is in your Quran that Allah will reward killers with virgins and what is the sense in that statement? Very silly.
Nima Boy 10 years ago

Ignorant like you who open the bible once in a year are the reason Christianity is unattractive and losing a lot of followers to Islam daily . Go and read Luke 19:27 & Mathew 10:34.

Hey by the way!! Have you gotten the
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Ignorant like you who open the bible once in a year are the reason Christianity is unattractive and losing a lot of followers to Islam daily . Go and read Luke 19:27 & Mathew 10:34.

Hey by the way!! Have you gotten the
arab woman you long been looking for? Stay black with Nubians sisters. hahaha.........
Boadu 10 years ago

And the is when you filthy murdering Muslims will seek for a place to hide and will find non. From Europe to Asia, America to Africa, Australia to South America. You will find no place to hide.

Keep antagonizing every one ...
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And the is when you filthy murdering Muslims will seek for a place to hide and will find non. From Europe to Asia, America to Africa, Australia to South America. You will find no place to hide.

Keep antagonizing every one and you will soon invite the wrath of thw world. Another Hitler is in the making.
RAZAK 10 years ago

ISLAM IS PERFECT BUT AM NOT,YOU CAN'T JUDGE ISLAM BASE ON MY ACTIONS, THE BEST SOURCE OF JUDGING ANY RELIGION IS ITS AUTHENTIC SCRIPTURE (HOLLY QUARN.NO WHERE IN THE QURAN THAT VIOLENCE CAN BE FOUND.IS ALL ABOUT PEACE PEACE P ...
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ISLAM IS PERFECT BUT AM NOT,YOU CAN'T JUDGE ISLAM BASE ON MY ACTIONS, THE BEST SOURCE OF JUDGING ANY RELIGION IS ITS AUTHENTIC SCRIPTURE (HOLLY QUARN.NO WHERE IN THE QURAN THAT VIOLENCE CAN BE FOUND.IS ALL ABOUT PEACE PEACE PEACE,INFACT QUARAN IS THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM OF HUMANITY.
Sumanguru 10 years ago

Islam is the fastest growing religion on earth and is shortly to overtake christianity. source:CNN, a christian not a muslim channel.The more you bedevil it, the more it grows. Peace to all!

Islam is the fastest growing religion on earth and is shortly to overtake christianity. source:CNN, a christian not a muslim channel.The more you bedevil it, the more it grows. Peace to all!
SOMED 10 years ago

I am pleading with all Ghanaian to be reasonable and stop this noises or the mother ghana me and you cherish so much will collapse becouse i know npp and ndc cannot collapse this our deear nation but christianity and islaimc ...
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I am pleading with all Ghanaian to be reasonable and stop this noises or the mother ghana me and you cherish so much will collapse becouse i know npp and ndc cannot collapse this our deear nation but christianity and islaimc blames can destroy our nation.blaming islaimc or christianity would't help our dear nation but will divide us. so let stop and unite whether you are a muslim or christian we are brother and sister and we only have one ghana.
Wallance 10 years ago

call a spade a spade. You see you hid the truth for fear of being attached. this tells you islam is violent religion. infact one Kenyan once said a good moslem is the dead one.

call a spade a spade. You see you hid the truth for fear of being attached. this tells you islam is violent religion. infact one Kenyan once said a good moslem is the dead one.
Kayaa 10 years ago

Misleading headline. The fastest growing religion in d world cannot b said to b unattractive. It's mischievous to imagine that Moslem groupings r solely responsible 4 som of these needless attacks. Indeed state sponsored terr ...
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Misleading headline. The fastest growing religion in d world cannot b said to b unattractive. It's mischievous to imagine that Moslem groupings r solely responsible 4 som of these needless attacks. Indeed state sponsored terrorism is equally condemnable n dat is what gives rise to some of these attacks. A terrorist in suit is a terrorist just like a terrorist in d west gate shopping mall
kwame 10 years ago

We muslims must live eaxamplary lives to attract others to the religion of peace. God bless His servants

We muslims must live eaxamplary lives to attract others to the religion of peace. God bless His servants
Michael 10 years ago

As a Sunni Muslim revert of almost 9 years now, and HEAVILY into religious outreach, and interfaith dialogue, I would like to inform you all that WE ARE TRYING HARD to reach out and speak out against these acts of terror. The ...
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As a Sunni Muslim revert of almost 9 years now, and HEAVILY into religious outreach, and interfaith dialogue, I would like to inform you all that WE ARE TRYING HARD to reach out and speak out against these acts of terror. The obstacles have NOT been a lack of Global Muslims not willing, but the MEDIA not helping to give us a global stage. The #2 reason is that there are too many “anti-Islam” groups forming that don’t care to help either. They seem to only follow an agenda to further demonize Islam, rather than find peace. This includes many Non-Muslim religious congregations. Finally, the #3 reason is that Islam does not have a central leader or spokesperson (i.e., like a Vatican or Pope).
I’ll tell you what…if you can help me secure a global stage, or media attention of any sort…I will find you at least 1000 Muslim clergy/ Imam’s and other community leaders that will GLADLY and WILLFULLY make several statements against these extremist monkey’s that continue to hijack our Religion. Please contact me!
MS 10 years ago

Dabaga, you don't know your facts. Go and study. Islamic is the fastest growing religion in the world. More Americans became muslims after 9/11 than before. Everywhere in the world, more Christians are becoming muslims. The 2 ...
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Dabaga, you don't know your facts. Go and study. Islamic is the fastest growing religion in the world. More Americans became muslims after 9/11 than before. Everywhere in the world, more Christians are becoming muslims. The 2 british guys who killed the soldier were devout Christians. Thousands of of female british are converting to Islam every month. Go to youtube and see what I am talking about. The truth cannot be denied.
MARCUS AMPADU 10 years ago

They need well educated 21st. century leaders
who is still Allah-fearing.

They need well educated 21st. century leaders
who is still Allah-fearing.
nipaba 10 years ago

The problem is Islam is not a tolerant religion,.lt is based on force instead of preaching that gospel and allowing people to make their own decision.
Read this. Quran 9:123"Sahih InternationalO you who have believed, fight ...
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The problem is Islam is not a tolerant religion,.lt is based on force instead of preaching that gospel and allowing people to make their own decision.
Read this. Quran 9:123"Sahih InternationalO you who have believed, fight those adjacent to you of the disbelievers and let them find in you harshness. And know that Allah is with the righteous.
Quran 5:21.
Sahih International O my people, enter the Holy Land which Allah has assigned to you and do not turn back [from fighting in Allah 's cause] and [thus] become losers."
Daveray 10 years ago

Seems there is a lot of debates arguments … Yes it is no it isn’t yes it is no it isn’t … people who don’t trust each other at all … It seems like that’s why there is so many violations and attacks … To try an ...
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Seems there is a lot of debates arguments … Yes it is no it isn’t yes it is no it isn’t … people who don’t trust each other at all … It seems like that’s why there is so many violations and attacks … To try and explain why is like trying to get a troubled four year old to admit to something… Gandi said he believed in christianity but not christians … Most arabs see westerns as christians … They don’t realize that they should look at the christian goal not the christians themselves …first of all The prince of peace did die poor for the world unlike most rulers with gold toilets … Secondly humans fall short all christians muslims jews hinus buddas athiest every person from every culture ….you name it fall short all people fall short rich poor no matter what country you live in … To understand Christ as the savior and his spirit which is in every person is another matter …. Mass religions like catholics have millions of people who may not be able to understand the complexity or can’t read but understand love and forgiveness … Muslims the same mass religion … follow along with the koran which was wrtiten in place of the other scriptures all at once 1000?s of years after the original scriptures …. They says the original stories were changed??? But they follow along with a similiar set of rules and humble themselves before God … i think most religions when done with humbleness have some success. it seems to be the catalyst to all other forms of many forms of worship styles. The hebrew people have the old testiment and I heard it said once that the later jews didn’t mind christ so much as they did the christians who didn’t understand Jesus ... who he really was taking their laws and sin and religion to a higher level. its complex. But its been 2000 years and time seems to be moving faster in the last 100 years and even faster in the last 20 years. The goal of Christ is still the answer the so called christians (by name only) need to get it …..muslims need to learn the truth about who christ is according to the scriptures they think were re written and Jews who get the law (a lot smaller number so should be more capable) need to trust in Jesus Kingdom.

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Daveray 10 years ago

In Canada there aare muslims leaving the problems of their countries. Not sure but it seems to me. They don't like other religions. In fact in there countries they get shot and killed or put in prison for thinking freedom b ...
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In Canada there aare muslims leaving the problems of their countries. Not sure but it seems to me. They don't like other religions. In fact in there countries they get shot and killed or put in prison for thinking freedom but they like it hear but don't see the connection. The muslims don't know who Christ is they may be surprised that thier koran. Is. Basically the bible but rewritten 1000's of years after the original Hebrew writers. They are nice people like all people in the world but make a mistake looking at westerners as Christians ... Westerners fall short of Christ these people moving to Canada could become leaders in Christianity because they are from the countries with old History.

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