uplawal:

@Lagosboy,But do you think history should be forgotten regardless of how it was?
If you watch peacetv well and Islam channel you would know how Sunnis hold history.

Lagosboy:

In life wehave to learn from history and move on, we do not have to dwell on history. The Eu is advancing today because they learnt to manage their differences and not dwell on them. Diversity and plurality of minds, beliefs and people are part of Allahs plan on earth otherwise we would all be one, speak one language, one culture etc.

Arguing which is right sunni or shia is not my thing and i would try never to dwell on it. As long as we agree on the 5 pillars of islam , read the same quran i would move on.

Difference will awlays be there but the genuinity of leaders is how to manage the difference and exraxct the best from it and not how to dwell on the differenc and split us further.

Islam is a way of life and muslims have to learn to treat social issues as social issues. Arguing every point from the shias are this the sunnis are that only further divides us. Learn to separate the actions of rulerss from their people as most of the arab govts are not representing the people.

Lagosboy:

But how do they tell sunni apart from shi at the university.

This is very shameful

hymen:

Same way we can differentiate between Igbo & Yoruba eventhough to non-nigerians we're all black- THE FAMILY NAME !

If you're on twitter ,you can follow the events with the #bahrain tag.

Lagosboy:

I am .com illeterate i have never used twitter lols

But i am just wondering because they are both arabs , it is really difficult to tell IMO.

I hope you are safe though and you are in a safe location

LagosShia:

@Hymen,

you're sympathizing with the indians and pakistanis in bahrain in one of your posts and because they were attacked by protesters as you claimed,you want to tag the protesters as "extremists".

for your information,it is very legitimate for the bahraini shia to attack the indians and pakistanis in bahrain as it is legitimate for palestinian sunnis to attack jewish settlers.no difference at all!!!

both the jewish settlers in palestine and the indian and pakistani sunnis in bahrain have the same objective:to steal the land from its owners.

these indians and pakistanis have being given bahraini citizenship simply because they are sunni and for no other reason.the government wants to alter the demographic balance of bahrain to ensure that the shia who are indigenous to bahrain no longer form a majority.

the same indians and pakistanis you're sympathizing with,were openly demonstrating in favor of the opressive monarchy.if you agree that the protests against the monarchy is legitimate then why sympathize with those foreigners who wanted to quell the protests by all means possible?

and believe me,Iran has not interfered in bahrain as you hinted of the suspicion.

as for my opinion,i believe it is time for the bahraini shia who form a majority and whose rights are stripped away because of their identity,to get arms.there is no other way for them.mushaima represent the bahraini shia as does hamas represent the sunni palestinians.simply because the powers in place do not like a party or an individual doesnt mean that side is "extremist" as you're painting it.

as to correct you one more time,lebanon is not a democracy.it has a confessional system structured like a democracy.which democracy in the world has it that the president of the country MUST be a maronite christian,the speaker of parliament MUST be shia muslim and the Prime Minister MUST be a sunni?its only found in lebanon.and bahrain has been edging towards that kind of structure where the majority shia are not represented in parliament proportionally to their number out of 40 MPs in parliament only 18 are shia and the shia make up over 70% of the total population).in lebanon too,50% of parliament is from the christian sects while the remaining 50% is from the muslim sects.that is not democracy with such restrictions which gives every group its own quota.whats the use of elections then,when results are almost concluded from the start?

i will contain myself with the above reply since much was said during the period ive being inactive.

as for lagosboy,yes it is good to bridge the gap.but it is always best to speak the truth and fight for justice even if that means separation.islam and muslims who are sincere cannot stand on foundations of injustice and oppression and then you want us to pretend all is well and life goes on?

LagosShia:

@Hymen,
you're sympathizing with the indians and pakistanis in bahrain in one of your posts and because they were attacked by protesters as you claimed,you want to tag the protesters as "extremists".
for your information,it is very legitimate for the bahraini shia to attack the indians and pakistanis in bahrain as it is legitimate for palestinian sunnis to attack jewish settlers.no difference at all!!!
both the jewish settlers in palestine and the indian and pakistani sunnis in bahrain have the same objective:to steal the land from its owners.
these indians and pakistanis have being given bahraini citizenship simply because they are sunni and for no other reason.the government wants to alter the demographic balance of bahrain to ensure that the shia who are indigenous to bahrain no longer form a majority.

LagosShia:

and believe me,Iran has not interfered in bahrain as you hinted of the suspicion.
as for my opinion,i believe it is time for the bahraini shia who form a majority and whose rights are stripped away because of their identity,to get arms.there is no other way for them.mushaima represent the bahraini shia as does hamas represent the sunni palestinians.simply because the powers in place do not like a party or an individual doesnt mean that side is "extremist" as you're painting it.

as to correct you one more time,lebanon is not a democracy.it has a confessional system structured like a democracy.which democracy in the world has it that the president of the country MUST be a maronite christian,the speaker of parliament MUST be shia muslim and the Prime Minister MUST be a sunni?its only found in lebanon.and bahrain has been edging towards that kind of structure where the majority shia are not represented in parliament proportionally to their number out of 40 MPs in parliament only 18 are shia and the shia make up over 70% of the total population).in lebanon too,50% of parliament is from the christian sects while the remaining 50% is from the muslim sects.that is not democracy with such restrictions which gives every group its own quota.whats the use of elections then,when results are almost concluded from the start?

hymen:

^^^ Don't waste your time.

I wonder why some people like blood like this?

PLEASE NOTE - [size=14pt]This is a public forum,you shouldn't paste such pictures DIRECTLY,provide a weblink & warn people before hand.[/size] Posting such horrific pictures won't do anybody any good. I noticed you posted something earlier under your 'LagosShia' alias ,but you were probably hit with SPAMBOT. I await the arguments you have posited.

Meanwhile ,please have a look at this site before posting any subsequent horrors. http://www.peacebahrain.com/category/media-lies/

On a final note,kindly note that I ,like most people in Bahrain are in FULL SUPPORT of our Shia brothers & sisters. I have lived here for over 20 years & majority of my friends & neighbours are Shia. (This is one of the reasons you'll find me on most Shia threads)

I am shocked that a religious adherent will say it is write to kill & maim people in the name of politics ?? So where are your religious tenets? Will God be proud of you as a worshipper of God that you support the killing of innocents?

There are almost 400,000 indians & Pakistanis in Bahrain,probably less than 1% work for the security forces and even less are ‘nationalised’,so whats your problem?

So because Nigerians scam people on ‘419’ all Nigerians should be targeted or because muslims blow up themselves for allah,all muslims should be profiled as possible terrorists?

Your arguments do not hold water. If people have problems with their govt,there are legitimate ways of going about it without killing expatriate. What then is the difference between your religion and idol worship with ‘oro’ and ‘ebo’ (sacrifice) ?
The answer is simple religion & politics for a very dangerous mix. LEAVE RELIGION OUT OF POLITICS !
The religious leader purports to to get his legitimacy from God,while the polical leader is supposed to get his legitimacy from the people,the moment one person tries to combine the 2 like the theocracies in Iran & Hezbollah,you can only have unmitigated disaster.

Hezbollah rejects Saudi intervention in Bahrain , but supports Syrian invasion of Lebanon. Hypocrisy is a human trait & has no religious face.

On the Lebanese system, if their constitution supports dividing the political positions between faiths for stability ,who are you to say it is wrong??
Afterall the Iranian constitution vests enormous political power in a religious leader who should be praying regularly to God + studying and meditating on religious texts? If that makes sense to you , you have no right to disparage another country’s constitution. Different countries have different systems. As a matter of fact this kind of system will be the key to stability in Nigeria(zoning),the PDP have a fair idea of this unfortunately they are focused of enriching themselves & not improving the country ,or else its not a bad idea.

The solution to the Bahraini problem is political & should not be viewed strictly from a sectarian lense , otherwise the problems will never end. For example we have(until recently) more blacks in the USA than Hispanics, but you have many more Hispanic senators, it’s all about delineation of districts, is it currently done correctly in Bahrain, what will be the status of women ,minorities and governorates, do we need an upper House (Shura council)? These are political questions which no religion can answer , but genuine discussions between political leaders?

I don’t think Iran is the best to teach anyone how to handle protesters.