At work, we have a Philippine man who works as janitor, A nice and funny guy. He is around my age and is here on work visa. Every morning he stops by my desk to do his daily routine he would say some thing on ME politics and the word of the day has been Syria for past few weeks. Later on in the morning, on my way to washroom, I catch him in his office(janitorial room) reading his bible, which explains why he is interested so much on ME issues!! He finds no one closer than me to share his Philippine passions about the land of all religion!! He reads his bible to me and I listen to him!!
This morning, he asked me, if I know what western medias say about the relationship between Iran and Syria? ' they are strange bedfellows' and I quote!!
I clicked right way!! he was referring to two absolutely different political systems in Iran and Syria. Seriously, what a secular pan-arabist party created by Michel Aflag has to do with conservative shia theocracy in Iran?? and what was the name of Sadam's party?
I wont go detail into history as it is widely available to read some where else, but I have to mention the Baath party movment started around the same time in both Iraq and Syria. In Syria, Hafez Assad, a military man who also happened to be Alavi took the power and became the boss. In baathe party's ideology, which was written by Aflag a christian, religion did not matter!!! wrong!!
It is also important to know, Alavis dont go to Mosque and dont pray. They reason because Imam Ali got killed in a Mousqe while praying therfore they must not do that!! as odd as it is!!
By definition, Alavis cant be called Muslim.
Imam Mousa Sadr was the only high ranking shia cleric who called alavis Muslims-sorry I go through the names and matters so fast, but if you are lost and dont know what I m talking about, please keep reading you will get an answer to the above question too!!
A little bit of rivalry with his "bedfellow' Sadam and the impact of that Fatva, which I must say again no one else has not endorsed it, put Syria and Assad in the Iranian zone since.
well, I m thinking how to explain this to my Philippine buddy?? hooommmm!!! because..... Iran and Syria have very close cuisines and similar ways of cooking and baking!! he loves chelo kabab!!!Assad loves chelo kabab too!!so do Ahmadenejad and khomeni.........
hey,now, dont tell any body u like chelo kabab!! u could lose your visa!!you, Khomeni and Assad have same thing in common!!
let's see how many more Philippines with vast knowledge of ME we can find here??
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مآمورSat Aug 04, 2012 10:58 PM PDT
کامنت شما 'مآمور قصه گو' بروی ماینتور تلویزیون امشب خنده به خانه ما آورد! متشکرم!
تن مآمور شریف است به جان آدمیت
نه فقط همین یک ساعت زیباست نشان آدمیت
I wear an Omega watch
Ghadafi
by مآمور on Sat Aug 04, 2012 08:21 PM PDTDemo jon
beside the fact mentioned by zendani which regime in Iran would not give a dam about it any more!! Imam Sadr could be the 12th imam!! and i hope he is, so we get over the imam game!!!
After Ghadafi opened his country to be 'fully' inspected he also revealed many info which he came to know dealing with Dr Khon!! or maybe Russia did not feel a duty towards Lybia and that waivered Iranian responsibilities!! or Ghadafi himself was an absolute insane man by everybody's standards!!
I wear an Omega watch
Well, yes, unholy alliance
by Rea on Sat Aug 04, 2012 07:13 PM PDTSomewhat, like IRI and Russia.
But Syria means access to the Mediterranean, south Lebanon and Hesbollah, and it helps IRI keep an eye on Israel, doesn't it ?
As for the imams and chelo kebab, no clue.
Mamoor,
by iraj khan on Sat Aug 04, 2012 07:06 PM PDTWhile we are
on the subject of Syria,
this is what I heard on the radio on my way to and back from work:
"The leadership of insurgency is Al Ghaedeh affiliated,..
Many 'fighters' are not from Syria,..
U.S. has sent $millions to insurgents.."
And it reminds of Afghanistan, Taleban, and U.S. support for Taleban..
I'm just saying,
Iraj
Demo, wasn't Qaddafi the one that killed Musa Sadr?
by Zendanian on Sat Aug 04, 2012 06:59 PM PDT//www.counterpunch.org/2012/06/15/imam-musa-sadrs-remains-discovered-in-libya-battle-over-dna-use-sheikh-yaacoub-alive-or-dead/
مآمور قصه گو!
FaramarzSat Aug 04, 2012 06:36 PM PDT
Next time you want to explain the love between the Regime and Assad to your Filipino colleagues use some crayons to draw pictures and use Barney's song!
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwLLH9EZiqc
The Innocent Chelo Kabob!
by Demo on Sat Aug 04, 2012 03:16 PM PDTMammor Jan, the blame is not with the chelo kabob, but rather is with our 'all about ME' culture! Did not Marhoom Qaddafi help us so much with his planes & his pilots during the war with our Iraqis' neighbors? What did he get @ the end from his Iranians friends? Like the west they labelled him with all sorts of names! Didn't they?
//www.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/10/22/17306...
Long live chelo kabob!