Bunuh Diri? or Berani Mati?

Pengebom Berani Mati are common words nowadays on TV.  There will always be individuals who believe that religion takes precedence over humanity.  The West are always portrayed as the bad guys. It’s almost true, but not always.  Reportings are done to feed our needs.  Look at the anger we are feeding.  I personally believe those who kill innocent people and let God underwrite their doings are a bunch of psychos.  They can never win a war this way.  As a show of courage and determination, yes it does work.  But it takes its toll on the living muslims, the moderate and peaceful ones that is.  They are now being humiliated, discriminated, and hunted down just because of the deeds of the extremist few.

Suicide bombers, if loosely translated should mean “Pengebom Bunuh Diri” in english.  We go a step further, glorifying the bombers by using the word “Berani Mati”.  I don’t want to go at length over this, fearing retribution and nasty comments from disagreeing parties.

Whatever happens to our dignity?  Of course the US are guilty for their unilateral actions in Afghanistan and Iraq.  But, that's just their foreign policy, nothing to do with their people.  Most of them are just ordinary people, living day in and day out to make ends meet.

When tsunami unleashed its fury, we wept at the sight of motionless bodies. When Katrina came on knocking, we said “serve you right”.  Why?  Because they happened at two different locations, to two different group of people.  The former just right at our doorstep, befalling our mostly muslim neighbors.  The latter was far away, befalling the “infidels”. Sorry for being rather blunt, but it just shows that we muslims are thoughtless lot.  Just spare a thought on the orphaned children and widowed wives for they also want to live just like us.