With Love from Afghanistan is an extraordinary poetry book as a dialogue between two poets—one from Afghanistan and the other from The Netherlands—both victims of Islam and unable to meet.
I, in The Netherlands, have spent anxious time for some two years fearing for the life of my Pashtun (Afghan) co-poet, Dervesh Himmat, whose life has been in danger under sharia as an Apostate of Islam, punishment for which is death. In secret writing against Islam, while living under censorship of Islamic government, I feared for my Afghan friend’s life as Muslims around him have no mercy for Apostates; for the safety of his immediate family, still unaware of his leaving Islam; and for any likelihood that our association may become known.
And as 'virtual' lovers, we had no choice but to express our physical desires in love and erotic poetry. His life is constantly filled with ANGST for Islam, which is challenged in the poems to stop persecution of Muslim apostate, to allow freedom of Religion and freedom of speech.
Rationally thinking, I cannot understand what can be served by making a apostate lie, as my co-author was for years forced to continue to act as if he was a Muslim—forced to pray five times a day, expected to celebrate Muslim religious festivals, go to the mosque by his immediate family, who assume he is a still Muslim, not a apostate.
An appalling inhumane situation with my co-author as victim of Islam is that Muslims around him, who are lied to by someone who fears their Islam, who is forced to lie. Muslims, who say Koran justifies sharia punishments, but cannot claim their absolutism, also say the Koran forbids lying. Besides, they claim that everyone shall be Judged on the Judgement Day, including apostates, Christians and infidels, and still they punish the apostates for not believing in what they are unable to believe in, as nobody can be forced to believe in God or not.
What sense does it make keeping up appearances?
What sense does it make in the eyes of Muslim's All-Knowing Allah?
What is moral or not is determined by religions. But it appears crystallized in Islam that murder is OK for apostasy, although it clashes their claim that murder is an immoral act.
Sure, I am not allowed to say this by Islam, though my co-author and I are victims of Islam, why I leave it to Islam to be proud of making victims of us against our basic Human Rights. We have bared our thoughts and angst about all these questions and issue through our poetry in this book.
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written by Muslim and loving Islam , July 17, 2009
written by balam , July 17, 2009
written by Ex-muslim , July 17, 2009
The african natives were naturists and used to respect nature with there very simple rituals and lived a harmless life.
The persians used to follow a advanced monotheism, far superior than the degraded Islam.
Among culturally , Hindu or Vedic is the most superior. The temples are the places where the best pieces of art were ever created. 'Music' is the greatest gift and striving for sprituality is the common goal of hindus.
Also Christians had a very advanced Byzantium civilization. Such a lovely 'Hagia Sophia' church they have created. But muslims as guided by there mohomet teachings destroyed everything. Islam is an uncultured, barbaric, sadist and demonic cult.
written by lifelong infidel , July 17, 2009
what has islam contributed to the world other than human bombs killing. how many time i should have sex during the days with how many woman and whose woman.
taking ur great founders name while doing anything.
i just would like to make one point of all the great gods messenger only Mohammed preached killing and sex.
do i need to say anything more
written by Johan M , July 18, 2009
written by Yoka van den Berg , July 24, 2009
Have you read this poetry book? - I bet you do not dare to - you are not even allowed 'haram' for you to read; that I wrote together with an Apostate of Islam, Pashtun Afghan - imprisoned by Koran from birth 'born Muslim' without ever been given choice, not allowed Freedom of Religion'.
Who, like all Apostates of Islam lived in FEAR of Koran/Muhammed='sharia'.
Koran that knows no tolerance, discriminates, preaches hate; preached war (!) and inequality between men and women.
In this book poems about stoning - no other religion DOES that except Muslims. CHILD MARRIAGES allowed in Koran with as example Muhammed who must have raped Aisha as much as Muslim are still raping children in so called 'marriages' to men as old as Muhammed he 'married' Aisha, a child who had no choice.
You are a 'believer' but have no proof whatsoever that what you THINK is true - the Koran. A 'holy book' that commits thousands of crimes against Human Rights every day in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, S.A., Iran ...cannot be holy!
"Materialism"? Stinking Rich oil sheikhs, prinses, sultans drip from materialisme - and the rest of the Muslim population are mostly dead poor and analphabetic.
Here some videos for your pleasure to look at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0h9Fdef_2B4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaP_sGRs2JQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XggTTnXfSI&feature=fvw
I can give you lots more 'beautiful Islam' videos, Muslim.
As Wafta Sultan says think further than your nose is long.
written by a guest , July 25, 2009
You are not helping thousands of young people in Afghanistan who do want democracy - but are suffering under Theological Dictatorship of Islam's stranglehold on Afghanistan.
"who while in Afghanistan is keeping up appearances that he is still a devout Muslim"
If he does not he will get the - Death sentence - a) under 'sharia'; b) from Talibans; c) from his family.
Just like Pervesh Kambaksh, student journalist in Afghanistan who wrote for Women's Rights as 'against Koran' received the death sentence.
You grossly underestimate the direct danger Apostates endure in such countries as in Afghanistan, Iran, SA.... My co-poet I know as of is the highest of moral standards, a highly civilised and cultured man, enlightened, highly spiritual; and has given me plenty of visible evidence that he is; and is speaking the truth that he is NOT a 'Muslim' hates everything 'the cult'.
No 'Muslim' can write from the depth of his being as he does as a Christian in the poetry book in the poem 'Prayer' he appeal to Christ to get him out of the torture 'Koran'.
