Islam is not the problem, Islamophobia is

Terrorist Anders Breivik makes a Nazi salute in court

Before getting to the point about Islamophobia, I would like to call your attention to a strongly related issue. My new song ‘Why the Innocent’, which was released a few days ago, was received with praise. I am thankful to those who took the trouble to share it to their networks, and to those who made efforts to publicly express their support for the song.

I must say: I didn’t get any negative feedback on it, none whatsoever. Since the song should be quite controversial, I suspect this mostly means that it is misunderstood by some. Therefore, I figured that some further explanation might be interesting.

Song against Islamophobia, imperialism, or terror?

In fact, it is a song against all three of these. The song equates the horrors of the recent attacks on European cities such as Nice, Munich and Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray to the attacks of imperialist regimes on many other places in the world. The point it is making is that when it comes to innocent victims, there simply is no difference.

So, do I condemn terror attacks on cities in the West? Of course I do, every true Muslim in the world condemns them. But I categorically refuse to attribute these crimes to the religion of Islam. Also, I refuse to issue such a condemnation without also criticizing the bombings of countries in the Middle East by Western forces. I will not succumb to the pressures of Islamophobia. No one should. Watch the video, and you will see that the lyrics and the images are conveying this message.

Retribution or false flags?

The fact that I condemn both these types of war crimes, is not because I believe that the terror attacks are truly ‘a response to Western attacks’. This notion is often promoted by politicians in Europe and the USA. It usually comes from people from the more progressive side of the spectrum. I do believe that they mean well, when they say this. My reading of events, however, is different. I have high (and well-founded) suspicions that intelligence services cultivate ‘lone wolves’ to commit such atrocities in order to justify their wars. Another important goal of such attacks is to fan the flames of Islamophobia. Needless to say, this strategy has been extremely successful.

Islam is not the problem

Ali ‘David’ Sonboly was inspired by Anders Breivik to commit his heinous attacks

It’s a popular notion, even among those who are critical of Western imperialism, to say that ‘radical Islam’ is causing all this. They call upon Islamic communities in Europe and the United States to ‘tackle the radical elements within their ranks’. In fact, they are asking for something that is pretty much impossible. It’s not truly ‘radical Islam’, or ‘fundamentalist Islam’, where these atrocities stem from. Many among the terrorists were barely religious, and even though this is often mentioned in the media, it is comfortably brushed aside. Ali ‘David’ Sonboly was an excellent example of this, but so was Omar Mateen, the dreadful Orlando butcher.

The elusive phenomenon known as ‘ISIS’ is a creation of intelligence services, and receives its funding and logistics mostly from pro-Western sources. And yes, of course this includes ‘Israel’, would you be surprised? I leave it up to you to research my allegation. All I want is to open your mind to this very likely possibility, and invite you to rethink things. The internet is rife with evidence of it.

Why then, this song and this video?

First of all: I truly believe that killing innocent people is a humongous and unforgivable crime. I don’t distinguish between people when it comes to this. I am a doctor, and if I were to live anywhere where such a horror takes place, I would have to help victims regardless of whom they were. This is my oath, and besides that, they are not just words, but something I believe in. Would it then make sense for me to condone the killing of civilians, while also being dedicated to helping the injured? Of course it wouldn’t.

Secondly: we need to counter the notion of ‘responsibility’ of Muslims for attacks of this kind. If it were true that Muslims collectively believed in causing such casualties, then there might be a point to this. However, the fact is, practically every Muslim in the world is as horrified as everyone else is by this senseless slaughter. In most cases, there are many Muslims among the dead, even in the attacks in the West. Doesn’t this make you think?

If you truly grasp the meaning of the lyrics, and the images of my music video, you can see that this is the point being made. If this were done in written polemics, the message would never penetrate the cerebral barrier. It must be taken from the point of relating to victimized innocents, on a human level. Only then will people be able to circumvent the knee-jerk responses they have been programmed with by their media gurus and politicians.

Muslims under fire

Anyone who is willing to spend a few brain cells on thinking this over, can see that Muslims living in the West want these attacks to stop, more than anyone else does. After all, they are made to pay a heavy price for them, being forced into becoming social outcasts. The blame for all this is squarely put upon them by Western media and politicians. However, this is simply beside the truth.

They are not ‘one collective body’ that is conspiring as a community to cultivate a certain percentage of ‘Jihadi suicide cells’. This is the Islamophobe’s explanation of it. They take random sentences from the Qur’an, pulled completely out of context, to justify their claims. But the truth is that the majority of Muslims know, and fully understand, that the Qur’an does not permit them to harm any innocent soul.

No criticism of Muslims?

Sure, I have criticism for them too. But it’s probably not what most Western readers would be hoping that I will say. My criticism is mostly that they have allowed themselves to be pushed into the defensive. What we see mostly is the three phenomena, which will be highlighted in the following paragraphs.

The ‘Uncle Toms’

Sadiq Khan, new mayor of London: catering to the wishes of pro-Zionist forces in the UK

These are ambitious politicians with a Muslim background, who want to make careers in the Western political system. They echo the entire lexicon spelled out for them by Islamophobes, in a watered-down version. They make it a habit to criticize ‘Muslim communities’, as true ‘Uncle Toms’ are expected to do. Hence, their careers are guaranteed at the expense of what is beneficial to these Muslims communities. A good example of this is Sadiq Khan in London, but these politicians can be found in every Western country. An example in Belgium is Montasser AlDe’emeh, and in the Netherlands Ahmed Aboutaleb. I am sure that you will easily find an example in the country where you live. They, in fact, are instrumental in maintaining Islamophobia, and contribute to its persistence.

The insecure

Insecure posturing: many Muslims are so intimidated by what is happening, that they feel they are under pressure to ‘apologize’. They don’t realize that their apology actually helps to perpetuate the unfounded cycle of blame. Did they commit atrocities? No. Then why take the blame for them? The only effect of that can be that the idea of collective Muslim guilt for terrorist attacks gets a boost. And this is exactly what we have seen. There isn’t even one single example of when this ‘apology’ was ever effective. Why? Simply, because it can’t be. It is geared to cause the exact opposite. It’s what Islamophobia wants you to do.

The secluded

My last criticism is a bit more complex. It is aimed at a prevalent style of communication, which is more widespread than it should be. Think about it: does it make sense to quote from Qur’an or Hadith, when you are talking to an atheist? It can be, when you need to illustrate your own views as an example, and if this happens to be the topic. Otherwise, it makes no sense at all. Are these same Muslims convinced when a socialist quotes Karl Marx? Do they get swayed by quotes from the Bible, when talking to a Christian? Of course not. Why then, quote the Qur’an, when you are trying to make a point to someone who doesn’t believe in it? Don’t you see that by communicating in this way, you are actually feeding Islamophobia?

Summing it up

In conclusion: Islam is not the problem, Islamophobia is. The latter is the foster child of Zionism. It is Zionism that has the world’s main superpower, the United States, firmly in its grip. It is Zionism which has cultivated and financed the majority of Islamophobic politicians in the West. We can’t make any front against these mechanisms, by engaging them in their own field.

Strategy instead of rebuke

If I were to be forced to stand in a Wimbledon final against Roger Federer, I would be playing anything but proper tennis. I know that his tennis skills are hugely superior to mine, so I am guaranteed to lose the game if I play true tennis. Think about that. You can’t beat your adversary by staying within the game that is his comfort zone and his specialty. This is where my song comes in; it steps outside of the usual game. Admittedly, and perhaps to a certain degree understandably, this will not immediately be obvious to most. By writing this article, I hope that more will understand what it is that I am doing, and why I am doing it.

What to do?

If, in your opinion, what I am saying here makes sense to you, don’t come to my personal or public profile to praise me. I am truly not so interested in that, no matter how kind your intentions behind that praise probably are. I appreciate the lovely comments about the song, I really do. But this doesn’t serve the goal. My goals are to combat Islamophobia, and we should all be working towards that.

What serves the goal is that you share this article, or the song. That, to me, is worth at least ten times the highest possible praise for the song, that you could give me in words. I would rather be clueless to what people think of the song as a music piece, while seeing it being shared. I’ve never been in this for praise, nor have I suddenly decided to go for that. Everything I do is aimed at trying to contribute to a better world. A world where all humans have equal value, and equal rights. If you want to support that, I think it’s clear by now what I hope you will do.

Doc Jazz

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