Egypt: Freedom at last

The beautiful journey of the Egyptian People and their Celebrations - Pictures:

It's one of the most beautiful days of my life; seeing a people get their freedom though non-violence and peaceful means. Prophet Muhammad, Jesus Christ, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King and folks like them must be smiling with approval.

TV CLIPS
CBS 11 - http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2011/02/11/egyptian-celebrations-planned-in-downtown-dallas-frisco/

Some of the joy-teary moments that I can recall are - release of Mandela, fall of the Berlin wall, Obama's election night, Aung San Su Kyii’s release and Freedom at last for the Egyptian people. I have written extensively on the last two events.

As an American I am proud of my President for telling the people that they have a friend in America, and that was the right thing to say; to support the people, and that is what democracy is all about.

I wanted to be with the Egyptian people in their joy. This is also a historic moment in the Muslim Arab World – breaking the cycle of violence and achieving the goals through peaceful means.  I have written a lot about it and will share the links below including my advice to President Obama.

I sincerely wish the Jewish people join the Egyptians, and they will earn tremendous good will, I wish the few hawks understand emotions and feeling of people rather than itch for chaos and scheme to jeopardize things. I like to see an uprising of the Jewish people to have their government represent the Jewish Values. It will happen and the Jewish people are tired of the right wingers among them, just as Muslims, Christians and Hindus are tired of their right wingers, who spend time dismantling rather than building. I invite them to join the peace movements and their support will take the battles out of the world.

I was on three Radio Stations today; the KBOO 90.7 FM in Portland and Sean Hannity Fox Radio and have no idea who they were, they called and I talked.

A friend called and said the Egyptians are celebrating at Fadi's Mediterranean Restaurant in Frisco; I drove right to it, talked with Abdulla the organizer a young fellow in his mid twenties. 

I was the only visible non- Egyptian look like in the Restaurant, all the TV cameras honed on me – Local Affiliates of ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, Telemundo… first interview was 4 microphones shoved in my face, then three more individual in each corner of the restaurant. There were more important things for them to report than my take, as they talked with a few Egptian women and I hope they show them, they had great things to say. Richard from Fox had done a few interviews of me in the past including the coverage of the Holocaust and Genocides event a few years back.

Invariably the asked why I was out there? Was I an Egyptian? The answer is simple I share their sentiments of jubilation and freedom, and the whole world is one family and certainly I feel that. I walked with nearly 5000 Mexicans and spoke to them at the rally down town, was in the rally in support of Gazans and stood up with Jews and GLBT against the hateful demonstration by Fred Phelps across the Holocaust Museum and the Synagogues. That is my sentiment, feeling part of the universal energy that we are all part of.

Any way, I have written way too much in the last week  and thank God, people won, Mubarak left, no blood shed took place and those whose life’s was a sacrifice in the process will be happy to know that their sacrifice was for the right purpose; freedom of the people.

I am glad to be a part of it.

The links my articles are at:

 http://mikeghouseforamerica.blogspot.com/2011/02/congratulations-to-egyptian-people.html

Mike Ghouse doing my share of building cohesive societies

http://www.mikeghouse.net/

Mubarak Hangs on

MUBARAK HANGS ON:
Random notes written during twitting.

Mr. Mubarak, it makes sense for you to resign and earn the support and good will of the people, if you don’t, you will be running for your life and looking for asylum as Shah of Iran, Zeinal Abidin, Idi Amin and a host of fascist men have done.  

No doubt you have done a lot of good in the mix of good bad and ugly things of running the government, but if you want your legacy to continue, damn it, resign.

The Egyptian people will love you for that, if not, you will go down in the history as a tyrant. You will not take all your power and opulence into that hole, but if you do the right thing, you will have a state funeral and thousands of them will attend including the state heads from around the world.

This is the first time in the Middle East History that Muslims have chosen Non-violence as their weapon to bring self governance. It must be encouraged as it will bring about a world of changes in the future.

I am proud of the Egyptian people to have taken this approach and hope this will infect the Arab world, and I pray that the Palestinians go the non-violent protest and Israeli people join them.

Who was he referring to about Foreign Powers?
He said he will follow the will of the people, which people?

Has our intelligence been ever right?
Has any information by CIA been reliable

Israel needs to remember that the deal is between the people of Egypt and the people of Israel and not between Mubarak and Netanyahu, the will come and go but the good will is sustainable.

The right wingers among Jewish people have been pouncing on the Israelis who speak sense. They gang up and reduce their wisdom and label them as self-hating Jew. The right winger among Muslims mirrors the other right wingers. 

 
I do support Judaism, Jews and Israel, but not their brutal inhuman practices. I holy hope that the right wingers on all sides come together and start talking peace, looking at each others’ children and ask themselves, am I a rotten pig to destroy the hope of that child?

Unless there is justice for the Palestinians, the Israeli society will live with a messed up conscience, and it works in funny and aggressive way and compromises the long term security.

Just watched live Al-Jazeerah http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/

My appearance on Fox, talk on two Radio stations and write up in Dallas Morning News and several places:

Mubarak Hangs on

http://mikeghouseforamerica.blogspot.com/2011/02/mubarak-hangs-on.html

Egypt: A positive change in the making http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2011/02/egypt-positive-change-in-making.html

Advise to Obama, Dallas Morning News

http://mikeghouseforamerica.blogspot.com/2011/02/advise-to-obama-on-egypt.html

Radio with Hannity and Shoebet

http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2011/01/egypt-making-lemonade-out-of-lemon.html

Ghouse on Hannity show
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYHm2fafBu0

Horowitz frightens the Jews

http://mikeghouseforamerica.blogspot.com/2011/02/horowitz-frightens-jews.html

Israeli blunders

http://mikeghouseforamerica.blogspot.com/2011/02/israeli-blunders.html

My twitters :

@monaeltahawy - I just spoke with Aishah in

Tahrir Square

http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/
5 minutes ago Favorite Reply Delete »

@AriFleischer - Ari, has CIA every produced right information from Iran in 1979 to Egypt inow?

@ @maddow -Rachel, just spoke to Aishah at Tahrir , people dont trust him - http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2011/02/israeli-blunders.html

JUST TALKE TO EGYPT IN TAHRIR SQUARE, THEY DONT TRUST HIM http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2011/02/israeli-blunders.html

MUBARAK TO SULEMAN WAS LIKE BUSH TO CHENEY

ISRAEL NEEDS TO BE CAREFUL AND NOT RECKLESS http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2011/02/israeli-blunders.html

@NickKristof - That's exactly he meant by foriegn pressurues

MUBARAK - People don't trust him, he needs to go with dignity, if he has any sense at all.

MUBARAK - GO GRACEFULLY MAN, YOU WILL BE MADE TO RUN

 @mtawfeeqCNN it finished 16 seconds after your call

MUBARAK - We will sustain the will of the people - buddy, who is the people? and Whose will?

WATCHING MUBARAK - What does he mean by we will not yeild to foriegn pressures? Who does he mean?

@seanhannity Israel should avoid blunders http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2011/02/israeli-blunders.html

 @ElishaKrauss Israel should avoid blunders http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2011/02/israeli-blunders.html

AL JAZEERAH LIVE http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/

@seanhannity - sean I am keeping with two people in Egypt as well.

ISRAELI BLUNDERS http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2011/02/israeli-blunders.html

@thejakartapost - this piece for publication please. http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2011/02/muslims-condemn-murdering-ahmadiyya.html

Quraan conference in Louisville by Non-Mulism Panelists http://www.quraanconference.com/

OBAMA WILL COPY MY WORDS http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2011/02/obama-throws-me-off-compeletely.html

TEXAS FAITH: Does firing Juan Williams improve our understanding of religious diversity?

That's this week's question: Are we better off by forbidding some views, some beliefs - however ill-expressed - in an honest discussion of America's view of Islam?

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No, we are not better off forbidding any view however ill-expressed in an honest discussion of America's view of Islam. Neither God nor religion should be free from any critical study including Islam and Quraan. Yes, I am a Muslim, and like most Muslims I will defend that freedom to the core – Mike Ghouse

13 VIEWS ON THE TOPIC including mine - http://religionblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2010/10/does-the-firing-of-juan-willia.html

Mike Ghouse is a speaker, thinker, writer, optimist, educator and an activist of Pluralism, Interfaith, Islam, India and Civil Societies. He heads the Foundation for Pluralism and World Muslim Congress and offers Pluralistic solutions to the media and the public on issues of the day.  He is available to speak at your school, work or place of worship. He is a conflict mitigater and a goodwill nurturer. Mike's work is reflected at three websites & twenty two Blogs listed at http://www.mikeghouse.net/

Quran (Koran) Conference in Dallas, an American effort to build cohesive societies

The Conference puts a Quraan in the hands of panelists made up of Pastors, Rabbis, Pundits, Shamans, lay persons, elected officers and the public. It is to demystify the myths about Quraan and Islam. An American effort to build cohesive societies.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Oct 10, 2010 - DALLAS, TEXAS - The Foundation for Pluralism and the World Muslim Congress have announced a conference on Quraan in Dallas to be held between 3:00 PM and 6 PM on Sunday, December 5, 2010 at the Unity Church of Dallas.  

Representing the organizations, Mike Ghouse adds, "As members of diverse family of faiths, we seek to demystify the myths and falsification of our respective faiths. It is time for all of us to gather and understand the Qur'aan, the holy book of Muslims, which has been the subject of attack by a few among us. Indeed, the conference is a positive response to negative sermons delivered from a few pulpits of America this year."

The uniqueness of the event is highlighted by facing the "terrifying passages" of Quraan.  For the first time in history, the actual verses from Quraan will be read directly and explained by non-Muslim panelists made up of Pastors, Rabbis, Pundits, Shamans, Clergy, lay persons and elected officials who have a deep interest in bringing Americans together on common grounds.  The Muslim scholars either affirm their reading or refer to the Quraan for further understanding. It would be indeed a first hand educational experience.

It is time now to replace the ill-will with goodwill; no American has to live in anxieties, discomfort or fear of the other. The purpose of this conference is to remove such myths in an open forum in the public and restore the cohesiveness of our society and work towards building a safe and secure America.  

Bring your children to experience the multi-cultural costumes in a designated room for them.

Refreshments will be served after the event.

THE EVENT IS FREE

Please R.S.V.P. to confirmattendance@gmail.com  
Direct your inquiries to QuraanConference@gmail.com .

For details visit website http://www.quraanconference.com/

Mike Ghouse is a speaker, thinker, writer, optimist, educator and an activist of Pluralism, Interfaith, Islam and Civil Societies. He heads the Foundation for Pluralism and World Muslim Congress and offers Pluralistic solutions to the media and the public on issues of the day.  Mike's work is reflected at three websites & twenty two Blogs listed at http://www.mikeghouse.net/