Comments on: A Muslim Philanthropic Culture

By: Amir

Amir — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 05:33:45 +0000

I think she is refering to what Abdur Rahman Hilmi wrote earlier here, not a general comment to all Muslims.

By: Baybers

Baybers — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 04:59:45 +0000

Naomi

The last line of your post is so sneering, that why don’t we just agree that we Muslims here fit every grosteque caricature that you imagine, if you promise never to post here again.

By: Naomi

Naomi — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 12:25:43 +0000

To say that Jews are well-established in Australia while Muslims are poor refugees is innacurate. If you look at a list of Australia’s most generous Jews, you will find that most of them came to this country as penniless refugees after WWII. Please lay to rest the old “all Jews are rich” lie (hey I work hard for my $15 per hour! And I’m the sole breadwinner in a family of three.)
To say that there are no Jewish causes in desperate need of funds is also wrong. Perhaps no Australian Jews are starving today (starvation is not a major problem in this country), but there are plenty who need medical care, education, family services, etc. Overseas, in the Former Soviet countries and South America there are indeed many Jews who are hungry and at-tisk.
It says in the Torah – you shall surely open your hand to the needy.
Perhaps you will open your minds to the truth – Jews give away a huge amount of money in Australia and Muslims benefit along with the rest of society – as this article eloquently expounds.
Who will be the first Muslim to stand up and show some gratitude???

By: Abdul Rahman Hilmi

Abdul Rahman Hilmi — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 15:51:07 +0000

bismillah

actually, if the Western government left the Muslims alone, we might have done something with ourselves. But the very fact that the West cannot stop interfering in the politics of the Muslim world, creating tensions, divisions, wars and supporting tyrants and dictators is why we are still backwards economically as a community. On the other hand, not only is the Jewish state supported financially and militarilly by the West not to mention that the Jews have their own lobby in the US. So comparing the two communities financially is certainly biased.

We’re not asking for support from the West, we just want the West to leave us alone and stop interefering in our affairs. But that’s not gonna happen and we all know why.

By: George Carty

George Carty — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 14:37:57 +0000

I think you’re being unfair to the Muslims. It’s a fact that as a community the Muslims are in no way near the wealth that the Jews have.

Do Muslims need to learn from the Jews on how to be economically successful? Or did the Jews achieve their financial success largely from haram activities

By: Dr. Mohamed Taher

Dr. Mohamed Taher — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 20:37:34 +0000

Hello:
I have cited your post in Multifaith Issues From Other Blogs – Update No. 8.
Would appreciate if you could leave your comment.
Best, Mohamed

By: Abdul Rahman Hilmi

Abdul Rahman Hilmi — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 18:35:34 +0000

bismillah
assalamu alaikum

I think you’re being unfair to the Muslims. It’s a fact that as a community the Muslims are in no way near the wealth that the Jews have. Alot, if not most, of the Muslims in the West are refugees and asylum seekers, where this is, obviously, not the case with the Jewish community.

I wouldn’t have argued if your article was about Jewish contributions. But the fact that you’re comparing it with Muslims, I find is very unfair.

Finally, your statement that Jews give more money to universal causes than relgious ones…well for a people who have done so well for themselves, what sectarian cause could they give to? Hungry Jews in…erm…nope, there aint any. Or how about the Jewish National Fund to establish the State of …oh wait, they already succeeded with that. hmm…ok, how about the Jewish National Fund for the security of the State of…nope, the US government and Western European governments are taking full care of that. Well, for a community that I think I could safely say is generally well-off, it is quite expected of them. They really don’t have much secterian charities that needs alot of attention.

wassalam

By: Tariq Nelson » Blog Archive » Age Of Charity

Tariq Nelson » Blog Archive » Age Of Charity — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 14:41:22 +0000

[...] Amir wrote the following: Charity is just one part of a bigger picture. We should, as a community, ask ourselves: is Australia better off by virtue of our presence here? If we were to assess the total contribution of Muslims to every aspect of this country, can we honestly say that Australia would be poorer intellectually, culturally, economically and spiritually if we were suddenly removed from the face of this earth? [...]

By: Baybers

Baybers — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 07:46:45 +0000

http://www.guardian.co.uk/comm.....27,00.html

By: Tariq Nelson

Tariq Nelson — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 16:17:52 +0000

Another excellent article, Masha Allah.

Here in the US, this is one area that I think that we have seen some improvement, especially after Hurricane Katrina, but there is still much to do.