Islam - Paradoxical fundamentals

Should believers have to read and ponder Holy Quran's verses literally or allegorically? I'm quite confused, the truth is, I'm deeply starting to be skeptical about religions, about all these contradictions. Why do we have to give more credit to religious moderate than "integrists" ? (knowing that, we are devoting to the same religion, worshiping the same God but, we read different versions of the same Holy book).

I think, The true religion is to assume that God is beyond Religion.






http://http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SSdth6nQSo&feature=related 3_10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgqaBPXkqbY&feature=related 4_10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INSOtOWjuog&feature=related 5_10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKne9k08iNc&feature=related 6_10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jmULDgGrI0&feature=related 7_10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrh3fyselBU&feature=related 8_10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLXI2jVqX24&feature=related 9_10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coFE0IZ-TcY&feature=related

The degree of followership defines our mind

Because they made us, sheeps of the System.

Fashionable Religion

"The wearing of the veil doesn't have to be controversial," said Aziz Saliha, who stocks Noor D'Izar products in her Brussels clothing store.

"The debate around the veil is much politicized and it's just clothes, so that's what we want to do, bring the headscarf back into the fashion world where it belongs," Saliha said.

They look for the high-fashion, but overlook the contradiction. It’s quite honourable to advocate tolerance, cosmopolitan values by turning the hijab or Muslim headscarf into a stylish accessory for all women – Muslim or not. Nevertheless, the project seems highly contradict the essence of the hijab, synonym of modesty, lack of vanity and purity.

Muslims - moderate or not- should follow a line of conduct because without it, the proper definition of the veil could be erroneous, or even, meaningless.

From a business view, this fashion accessory is quite innovative and appropriate knowing that there is a context and a message behind it.The designers want to expand the market overseas and above beliefs,but the thing is, if or even if, the two Belgium designers attached a religious context in this veil, it might be productive but also counterproductive, regarding the selling zone.

Foreign aid - counterproductive

Foreign aid consists largely of one government’s “helping” another government by beefing up its budget, increasing its power over the private sector, and multiplying its leverage over its citizens. As economist P.T. Bauer observed, there is an “inherent bias of government-to-government aid towards state control and politicization.” Foreign aid greatly increases the patronage power of recipient governments.

You don’t help a beggar by giving him money regularly, but by implementing all the necessary conditions, so that he will earn his own money.
Foreign aid kills Africa. Those institutions essentially provide and promise, money, food and goods already produced by western countries, which generates aid-dependency and doesn't help at all Africa's economy.
Plus, as Moyo pointed out, the system of aid and monetary donations painted a negative image of Africa, as poor, unstable and corrupt.

Actually, the main issue in these institutions is, there are no prospects of a long-term "rehabilitation". The foreign aid is a counterproductive "help system" which draggs down the Third World economic system. In fact, this short-term-help is nothing more than a long-term-trading, with developments of natural and mineral resources as a bargaining chip.
To affirm that the African nations do not need help, it would be a false over-estimation; Africa needs a good and lasting aid: (technologies, patents, licenses, knowledge, investments) everything which will create jobs and establish training, so that African nations will manage their own business.

First of all, an economic decentralization is essential, it would limit the government power in order to privilege individuals; and this, will put an end to dictatorships, overthrows, corruption. Then, the climate of stability will consequently permit the development of the middle class, free enterprise and the private sector's empowerment. And there will come prosperity and peace.

The solution proposed by Dr. Moyo is imperative for Africa, but somehow, I fear that her optimism has unfortunately overshadowed the dark African realities which remain the huge obstacle to capitalism and democracy (attitudes, primitive customs and traditional society, tribalism).