Rock 'n' Roll Jihad

[Kanada Kev]

Very interesting interview.

Salman Ahmad, the world's most famous Muslim rock star, guitarist for Junoon - the U2 of Pakistan - who is speaking out against Islamic extremism in this video.

And so are the crowds of Pakistanis shown protesting against the Taliban - and waving signs such as "Taliban are not Muslims".

Sure, the Taliban may have some influence with impression ­able young Muslim men.

But so do peace-prom­oting Muslim rock stars.

That's a very important point to note -- it can help us avoid distorted ideas about Islam and Muslims in general, while remaining appropriat­ely focused on the horrors of barbarism enacted due to extremely distorted ideas about religion -- and it can also help us realize that even Pakistan isn't stuck in the 7th century .... and that there are a lot more moderate Muslims in Pakistan than there are extremists - the extremists remain on the fringe, as always.

[Thorgnor]

Check this out.

[Kanada Kev]

And another really good one that I think has been mentioned here before is:

http://www.ifcfilms.com/films/no-one-knows-about-persian-cats

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/no_one_knows_about_persian_cats/