When emotions run high, it is easy to find fertile soil for havoc, perhaps even racism. After the news made it public that an Iraqi woman, who was supposed to detonate her charge,self and those around her, was arrested in Jordan, I fear that disorder could prevail.
This woman is said to be the wife of one of the men who carried out the criminal attacks against three hotels in Amman, The Radisson SAS, The Grand Hyatt Amman, and Days Inn. The news have it that she accompanied her husband into the Radisson SAS, with the intention of blowing herself up with him to complete their mission. Her charge somehow failed to ignite and she left the building, in her own words in an interview on Jordan TV, after her husband exploded the place. She said she ran out with the party people who survived the attack.
I have a feeling that a good number of country-loving Jordanians would now find it appropriate to bash Iraqis wherever they may be. I heard a rumor today that indeed an Iraqi youngster was hit by Jordanians near Starbucks in Abdoun, Amman. Whether or not this bit of data is accurate is beyond the point of this entry. Be it false, I can still imagine a fairly good possibility that such a thing might happen.
Needless to say, everyone is enraged and all are doing what they can to help protect this country from any future misfortunes. Yet that should not give some the license to violate the renowned and sanctified Islamic,Arab and Jordanian codes of hospitality by hurting random Iraqis in Jordan.
If one condemns what others do, then shouldn’t one refrain from behaving in a way that lines one up with those one carps? Yet the problem rests with the overflow of emotions, I believe. I would advise all not to pass collective rulings over Iraqis, and I am definitely against harming innocent people as targeted terrorists, for no fault of their own but the existence of some who smear their country’s name with executing such violent acts.
When things like this happen, people are shocked to the core and unfortunately, pure emotion prevails over rational thinking. Look at the rise in attacks against people with darker skin in the US after Sept 11th. Many innocent people of Middle Eastern descent, Indian descent, even Hispanic descent, I believe, were suddenly being targeted, simply because of the color of their skin.
I know that when there have been terror attacks here in Israel, there have been many cases where innocent Arabs who happen to be in the area where the attack occurred were attacked themselves by angry crowds (and these individuals are then often rescued by Jews).
Acting in anger is never the answer, as more often than not, I think, it only serves to make a bad situation even worse.
well said, i even heard that in one of the protest marches they severly damaged a parking Iraqi car…. I mean wtf?!
thats the most uncivilized protest i ever heard of…. plus, im sure those people are even not accepted in their home countries, they are pathetic rebels!
All of us condemn these actions, but don’t forget the reaction of the victim’s relatives, there is a companion of the Prophet asked the Prophet to let him to kill his father because he can’t see his father killer alive without making an action. It’s not an excuse to such actions, but we try to find some… I don’t know… I’m against these actions but I excuse them if they are a victim’s relatives…
Tol: depressing state of affair, a very delicate one in that.
Black Cat: Now, it does not take a minute for a Jordanian victim to hurt an innocent Iraqi, but then the end result is an Iraqi becomes an innocent victim givng rise to a vicious cycle of hate and vengence. Too many blood feuds to live with, die for and empathise.
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Something that happened in Finland is that after they agreed to house Somali refugees, the Finns didn’t accept them too much, being VERY different. The tension turned into violence. Now, there are gangs and it’s unsafe to walk at night. The hosts despise them because of that… it’s a catch 22.
Jordan’s problem might escalate.
Something that happened in Finland is that after they agreed to house Somali refugees, the Finns didn’t accept them too much, being VERY different. The tension turned into violence. Now, there are gangs and it’s unsafe to walk at night. The hosts despise them because of that… it’s a catch 22.
Jordan’s problem might escalate.
lakhamteeny bi hal comment moderation system ;), I commented earlier but i guess it didnt go through, this is what i wanted to say, beating up on a random Iraqi in this case is exactly like beating up on a random Muslim.
Every time this stuff happens people go after people who are different…They don’t accept difference to begin with…I don’t believe the pain of these recent attacks leads to violence…it only gives those who desire violence a rationalization…and then there are people who sit there and say…”well if it is because of this or that than I can understand”…I can not…I have faced acts of violence…I have had the chance to choose revenge…or to lash out…I have not because I choose to live a peaceful life…those who lash out will lash out…and we as society have a duty to not condone random violence in all forms…no matter what the reason given…do I believe war is sometimes neccesary…yes…but do I believe in vigilante justice…no…because a vigilante has no mercy…and therefore just cuts the wound deeper.
She; your comment is indeed valubale. I thank you for sharing your point of view with us. I agree with you that acting in anger makes things more complicated, and more difficult to solve.
Devil’s Mind, that is just sad.
Black Cats; I am surprised by your comment. You excuse acts of revenge if they are carried out by the victims’ families? Well, that basically means you excuse acts of revenge. Because what are the odds of random people committing such horrible acts, if they were not the friends and the kinsfolk of the victims?
Niwsha, I second your opinion.
Samir, this is the first time I learn of that problem in Finland. Thank you for sharing, keep us posted.
Sabri Hakim,7a22ak 3ala rasi wallah. The comment moderation system doesn’t exactly rock, I apologize if your comments didn’t get through. I get notified late.
Dusty Wood, I am so pleased to see you taking part in conversations such as this one. And I agree with you that it is a matter of choice, to lead a peaceful life.
I’m against these actions but I excuse them if they are a victim’s relatives…