tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705216410906868562.post4427953865665195156..comments2023-07-10T10:52:14.660-04:00Comments on Animated Discussions: South Park vs. Radical IslamFroborrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08782366056731381450noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705216410906868562.post-29388868963915225612010-05-03T04:45:10.186-04:002010-05-03T04:45:10.186-04:00The young man's "nom de guerre", as ...The young man's "nom de guerre", as it were, is indeed "Abu Talhah al-Amrikee", sometimes spelled "Amriki". He adopted the name of a prominent Companion (ally, friend) of the Prophet Muhammad, probably Talha ibn 'Ubayd Allah, which is combined with "Abu" and then added a nisbah, a marker that denotes nationality/geographical origin or profession. In his case, "Amriki" translates to "the American," masculine. It would be "Amrikiyya" for feminine.<br /><br />Apparently, he went to George Mason for one semester:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.connect2mason.com/content/former-mason-student-responsible-threats-south-park-creators" rel="nofollow">Abu Talha al-Amriki, George Mason University</a> <br /><br />I would also point out that the mainstream and right-wing media has blown this entire affair out of proportion. Basically the only "Muslims" carrying on thus far have been the literally half dozen to a dozen wankers of "Revolution Muslim." The media has made it sound like this is a repeat of the Danish cartoons affair, which it clearly is not. Many of the protests, particularly in places such as Lebanon and Syria, against the Danish cartoons were also organized by governments or political factions and had more to do with politics than religion. In Lebanon, the protesters, who torched the Danish embassy, were organized by the Future Movement of the current Lebanese prime minister, Sa'd al-Hariri, the same guy the U.S. media told us was "pro-Western/American" during the last Lebanese parliamentary elections.إبن الصقليhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05108067667877557078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705216410906868562.post-70806270161114396932010-05-03T04:36:57.961-04:002010-05-03T04:36:57.961-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.إبن الصقليhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05108067667877557078noreply@blogger.com