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The muslim nation that saved jews
Apr 16^th, 2015 at 1:20pm

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t the end of World War Two, only one European nation could boast a larger Jewish population than it had at the start of the war.

Despite being occupied by Italy and then Germany, Albania not only protected its Jewish population but offered refuge to Jews from elsewhere in the region—and this is a country with a Muslim majority.

The reason for this heroism lies in a concept known as Besa. It's an Albanian word meaning 'to keep a promise'.

Dashmir Balla, former president of the Albanian Australian Islamic Society, says it's a code of respect deeply embedded in Albanian culture.

'To look after your guests, your neighbours, is a matter of national honour.'

http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/drawingroom/the-muslim-nation-that-...

I'm tipping they were standing in a line - therefore GUILTY!

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Outlawing the enemy's uniform - hijab, islamic beard - is not depriving one's own people of their freedoms.

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\|dev\|null Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 4434 Gender:	Re: The muslim nation that saved jews Reply #1 - Apr 16^th, 2015 at 1:35pm Albania became communist after the war. Therefore they're doubly guilty! Deport them all!
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Reply #2 - Apr 16^th, 2015 at 1:41pm

polite_gandalf wrote on Apr 16^th, 2015 at 1:20pm:

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t the end of World War Two, only one European nation could boast a larger Jewish population than it had at the start of the war.

Despite being occupied by Italy and then Germany, Albania not only protected its Jewish population but offered refuge to Jews from elsewhere in the region—and this is a country with a Muslim majority.

The reason for this heroism lies in a concept known as Besa. It's an Albanian word meaning 'to keep a promise'.

Dashmir Balla, former president of the Albanian Australian Islamic Society, says it's a code of respect deeply embedded in Albanian culture.

'To look after your guests, your neighbours, is a matter of national honour.'

http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/drawingroom/the-muslim-nation-that-...

I'm tipping they were standing in a line - therefore GUILTY!

Have you got evidence of this claim? Where's the photos?

And yes, until you can provide proof, these people are GUILTY.

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Reply #3 - Apr 16^th, 2015 at 1:43pm

|dev|null wrote on Apr 16^th, 2015 at 1:35pm:

Albania became communist after the war. Therefore they're doubly guilty! Deport them all! Grin

They were also the launching pad for various militias in the Balkan conflict in the 1990s.

They might have been on Uncle's side, but these people were terrorists, and therefore GUILTY.

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Reply #4 - Apr 16^th, 2015 at 9:30pm

polite_gandalf wrote on Apr 16^th, 2015 at 1:20pm:

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t the end of World War Two, only one European nation could boast a larger Jewish population than it had at the start of the war.

Despite being occupied by Italy and then Germany, Albania not only protected its Jewish population but offered refuge to Jews from elsewhere in the region—and this is a country with a Muslim majority.

The reason for this heroism lies in a concept known as Besa. It's an Albanian word meaning 'to keep a promise'.

Dashmir Balla, former president of the Albanian Australian Islamic Society, says it's a code of respect deeply embedded in Albanian culture.

'To look after your guests, your neighbours, is a matter of national honour.'

http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/drawingroom/the-muslim-nation-that-...

I'm tipping they were standing in a line - therefore GUILTY!

How utterly unrepresentative of all other Muslim nation. A true 'tiny minority'.

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polite_gandalf Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20027 Canberra Gender:	Re: The muslim nation that saved jews Reply #5 - Apr 17^th, 2015 at 7:45am Actually Soren - its unrepresentative of ALL nations. Here we have a single nation standing alone in helping the jews - and its muslims. Fancy that.
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FD Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 100117	Re: The muslim nation that saved jews Reply #6 - Apr 17^th, 2015 at 9:01am Don’t offend the old boy, G, it’s illegal. Team Australia, innit.
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Soren Gold Member Offline Posts: 25654 Gender:	Re: The muslim nation that saved jews Reply #7 - Apr 17^th, 2015 at 9:40am polite_gandalf wrote on Apr 17^th, 2015 at 7:45am: Actually Soren - its unrepresentative of ALL nations. Here we have a single nation standing alone in helping the jews - and its muslims. Fancy that. If you don't count Denmark
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Reply #8 - Apr 17^th, 2015 at 11:21am

Soren wrote on Apr 17^th, 2015 at 9:40am:

polite_gandalf wrote on Apr 17^th, 2015 at 7:45am:

Actually Soren - its unrepresentative of *ALL* nations. Here we have a single nation standing alone in helping the jews - and its muslims. Fancy that.

If you don't count Denmark

Crafty people these Danes. OK, we have on one hand a Muslim nation and the other a Christian nation, doing the right thing by the Jews in their midst. Funny, according to you, the Muslims should have killed all the Jews and all the Christians should have killed all the Jews. Gee, two nations acting atypical to their religion's beliefs on a second religion... Grin

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"Pens and books are the weapons that defeat terrorism." - Malala Yousefzai, 2013.

"we will never ever solve violence while we grasp for overly simplistic solutions."
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Reply #9 - Apr 17^th, 2015 at 1:44pm

|dev|null wrote on Apr 17^th, 2015 at 11:21am:

according to you, the Muslims should have killed all the Jews and all the Christians should have killed all the Jews.

Your only ability is to outrageously misrepresent anyone who isn't as moronic as you and then, having attributed to them things they never said, you are all triumphantly grinning with swivel eyes. Well, here's two words for you: F Vck off you disgusting, slanderous bloody liar.

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Reply #10 - Apr 17^th, 2015 at 2:40pm

Soren wrote on Apr 17^th, 2015 at 1:44pm:

|dev|null wrote on Apr 17^th, 2015 at 11:21am:

according to you, the Muslims should have killed all the Jews and all the Christians should have killed all the Jews.

Your only ability is to outrageously misrepresent anyone who isn't as moronic as you and then, having attributed to them things they never said, you are all triumphantly grinning with swivel eyes. Well, here's two words for you: F Vck off you disgusting, slanderous bloody liar.

Stupid or mendacious?

Sometimes a stool is just a stool.

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Reply #11 - Apr 17^th, 2015 at 3:22pm

FD wrote on Apr 17^th, 2015 at 2:40pm:

Soren wrote on Apr 17^th, 2015 at 1:44pm:

|dev|null wrote on Apr 17^th, 2015 at 11:21am:

according to you, the Muslims should have killed all the Jews and all the Christians should have killed all the Jews.

Your only ability is to outrageously misrepresent anyone who isn't as moronic as you and then, having attributed to them things they never said, you are all triumphantly grinning with swivel eyes. Well, here's two words for you: F Vck off you disgusting, slanderous bloody liar.

Stupid or mendacious?

Both.
And scurrilous.

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Reply #12 - Apr 17^th, 2015 at 6:29pm

Soren wrote on Apr 17^th, 2015 at 1:44pm:

|dev|null wrote on Apr 17^th, 2015 at 11:21am:

according to you, the Muslims should have killed all the Jews and all the Christians should have killed all the Jews.

Your only ability is to outrageously misrepresent anyone who isn't as moronic as you and then, having attributed to them things they never said, you are all triumphantly grinning with swivel eyes. Well, here's two words for you: F Vck off you disgusting, slanderous bloody liar.

Are you seriously suggesting that pre-Vatican II Christianity wasn't anti-Semitic in its attitudes towards the Jewish religion, Soren? Seriously? Roll Eyes

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It seems that I have upset a Moderator and are forbidden from using posting to the general forum now. So much for Freedom of Speech. Tsk, tsk, tsk... Roll Eyes

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Reply #13 - Apr 17^th, 2015 at 8:19pm

Brian Ross wrote on Apr 17^th, 2015 at 6:29pm:

Soren wrote on Apr 17^th, 2015 at 1:44pm:

|dev|null wrote on Apr 17^th, 2015 at 11:21am:

according to you, the Muslims should have killed all the Jews and all the Christians should have killed all the Jews.

Your only ability is to outrageously misrepresent anyone who isn't as moronic as you and then, having attributed to them things they never said, you are all triumphantly grinning with swivel eyes. Well, here's two words for you: F Vck off you disgusting, slanderous bloody liar.

Are you seriously suggesting that pre-Vatican II Christianity wasn't anti-Semitic in its attitudes towards the Jewish religion, Soren? Seriously? Roll Eyes

He’s already said they stopped slavery, so why not?

Scurrilous.

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issuevoter Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9200 The Great State of Mind Gender:	Re: The muslim nation that saved jews Reply #14 - Apr 17^th, 2015 at 10:11pm Let's dredge the bottom of the sewer and see if we can find something to redeem Islam.
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