segunda-feira, outubro 31, 2005

PRÍNCIPE CHARLES, ISLAMÓFILO

Numa altura em que o chefe da cobóiada se mostra tendencialmente bananesco relativamente ao mundo muçulmano, o sujeito que um dia há-de ocupar o trono de uma das grandes potências da Europa, Sua Alteza do príncipe de Gales, quer que o americano seja ainda mais banana. O herdeiro do trono dos bifes é daqueles que dá a entender que antes de mais nada é preciso acabar com a agressividade ocidental relativamente ao Islão, porque os muçulmanos violentos são uma minoria pequenita... mais argumenta que os ianques falham em reconhecer os «Islam's strenghts», que é como quem diz, «os pontos positivos do Islão» - falta dizer quais são...

Neste contexto, é sintomático que, quando se tornou Supremo Governador da Igreja de Inglaterra, tenha declarado que não ia ser um defensor da fé, mas sim um defensor das fés... mas enfim, se eu o vir a promover o Hinduísmo, o Sikhismo, o Budismo, os Neo-paganismos, talvez aí o sujeito pareça menos islamófilo.

No endereço acima apresentado, encontram-se umas coisas curiosas, com ar paranóico, na secção de comentários, sobre a suposta conversão do futuro monarca de orelhas em abano...

5 Comments:

Anonymous Anónimo said...

É só mais uma para os bifes deixarem o Anglicanismo!... Mas Charles III será um Rei fraco, obviamente. Pode ser que nessa altura o BNP aproveite para chegar ao Poder!... A Rainha Elizabeth II já está a ficar abatida, ainda está pior que o marido, que é mais velho!...

31 de outubro de 2005 às 18:21:00 WET  
Anonymous Anónimo said...

http://www.danielpipes.org/blog/119

31 de outubro de 2005 às 18:46:00 WET  
Anonymous Anónimo said...

Weblog
Is Prince Charles a Convert to Islam?
November 9, 2003
Is Prince Charles a Convert to Islam? In a 1997 Middle East Quarterly article titled "Prince Charles of Arabia," Ronni L. Gordon and David M. Stillman looked at evidence that Britain's Prince Charles might be a secret convert to Islam. They shifted through his public statements (defending Islamic law, praising the status of Muslim women, seeing in Islam a solution for Britain's ailments) and actions (setting up a panel of twelve "wise men" to advise him on Islamic religion and culture), then concluded that, "should Charles persist in his admiration of Islam and defamation of his own culture," his accession to the throne will indeed usher in a "different kind of monarchy."

All this comes to mind on reading an article titled "Charles Breaks Fast with the Faithful in Muscat" in today's Dubai-based Gulf News, which reports on some of Charles' activities during his current five-day visit to Oman:

He toured the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque for almost two hours and "took keen interest in studying various sections at the mosque, including the main prayer hall." As his spokesman put it, "The Prince was particularly keen to come to the mosque today to see the fantastic building and remarkable architecture which Prince was fascinated with. The Prince has a great love for Islamic architecture and I can't think of finer example than this mosque."
He "spent a considerable time at an exhibition of Islamic calligraphy and held meetings with Sheikha Aisha Al Siaby, Head of Public Authority for Craft Industries and Taha Al Kisri, the Head of Omani Society for Fine Arts to discuss various aspects of Islamic art."
He "broke fast with a large congregation of people from different nationalities as he sat with folded legs on the floor in the open. He ate date and drank juice at the call of Iftar."
None of this, of course, is evidence that the Heir to the British Throne has changed religions, but his actions most certainly would be consistent with such a move, and especially the implication that he had kept the Ramadan fast. (November 9, 2003)

Dec. 18, 2004 update: Prince Charles put himself in the middle of an Islamic theological issue that again could suggest his conversion to Islam – for if that is not the case, then on what basis does he opine on the Islamic law requiring that apostates from Islam be executed? Jonathan Petre of London's Daily Telegraph reports on a private summit of Christian and Muslim leaders at Clarence House on this topic sponsored earlier in December by the prince. Apparently, however, he did not get the results he hoped for, with one Christian participant indicating that Charles was "very, very unhappy" about its outcome. That may have been because the Muslims at the meeting resented his public involvement in this topic.

July 14, 2005 update: And what does the good prince have to say about the murder by Islamists of 55 in London a week ago? He put fingers to keyboard and produced "True Muslims Must Root Out The Extremists" for the Mirror.

some deeply evil influence has been brought to bear on these impressionable young minds. … Some may think this cause is Islam. It is anything but. It is a perversion of traditional Islam. As I understand it, Islam preaches humanity, tolerance and a sense of community. … these acts have nothing to do with any true faith. … it is vital that everyone resists the temptation to condemn the Muslim community for the actions of such a tiny and evil minority. If we succumb to that temptation, the bombers will have achieved their aim. Likewise, in my view, it is the duty of every true Muslim to condemn these atrocities and root out those among them who preach and practise such hatred and bitterness.

Comment: This sounds to me like the same apologetics churned out by the Muslim Council of Britain and other Islamist bodies.

Aug. 2, 2005 update: At the funeral of King Fahd in Riyadh, the Associated Press reports, "Non-Muslims were not allowed at the ceremonies." So far as I can tell, Charles did not attend the ceremonies. (There surely would have been a press uproar if he had.) We can conclude that whatever his inner faith, he is not presenting himself as a Muslim in public.

Sep. 4, 2005 update: Prince Charles revealed in a letter leaked to the Daily Telegraph that he had strained relations with George Carey, then archbishop of Canterbury, over his attitude toward Islam. Particularly contentious was his expressed intent, on becoming king and supreme governor of the Church of England, to ditch the centuries' old defender of the faith title and replace it with defender of faith and defender of the Divine. The letter reveals the archbishop's reaction.

I wish you'd been there for the archbishop! Didn't really appreciate what I was getting at by talking about "the Divine" and felt that I had said far more about Islam than I did about Christianity - and was therefore worried about my development as a Christian.

According to royal aides, Charles did not much respect Lord Carey's views and the feelings were reciprocated.

Oct. 29, 2005 update: "Prince Charles to plead Islam's cause to Bush" reads the Sunday Telegraph headline. The text by Andrew Alderson tells how the prince of Wales

will try to persuade George W Bush and Americans of the merits of Islam this week because he thinks the United States has been too intolerant of the religion since September 11. The Prince, who leaves on Tuesday for an eight-day tour of the US, has voiced private concerns over America's "confrontational" approach to Muslim countries and its failure to appreciate Islam's strengths.

Apparently, he "wants Americans - including Mr Bush - to share his fondness for Islam."

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31 de outubro de 2005 às 18:47:00 WET  
Anonymous Anónimo said...

A Mãe dele é que lhe devia dar um puxão de orelhas!...

31 de outubro de 2005 às 19:03:00 WET  
Anonymous Anónimo said...

O Pai dele é que lhe devia dar nas orelhas!...

2 de novembro de 2005 às 10:48:00 WET  

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