How Safe are the JRFs These Days?

[maryshawn]

I think being royalty in this day and age in the Middle East must be scary as heck. I assume security has been stepped up for all of them. QR is fond of saying "you do what you want and eventually security stops saying "no." She was talking about hopping in her car and taking her kids to and from school, eating at local restaurants and just doing "normal" activities w/o security. I have to think that has stopped and everyone, including Noor, are being heavily guarded.

[tipper]

Originally Posted by maryshawn

I think being royalty in this day and age in the Middle East must be scary as heck. I assume security has been stepped up for all of them. QR is fond of saying "you do what you want and eventually security stops saying "no." She was talking about hopping in her car and taking her kids to and from school, eating at local restaurants and just doing "normal" activities w/o security. I have to think that has stopped and everyone, including Noor, are being heavily guarded.

only an act, Mary, they can't show Islamists ,I mean the terrorists they are scared, ......

[lovy_bear]

Hi there,

Erm I think that the proper term for individuals who "use" Islam for wrongdoings is Islamic extremists (just as there are individuals who are Jewish, Christian and Hindu extremists etc. who "use" their religions as a means to hurt innocent people as well). There is no such thing as an "Islamist". As for calling Islamic extremists "the" terrorists, there are many different types of terrorism in this world inclusive of many different individuals/groups who/which have nothing to do with Islam i.e. Timothy Mcveigh, Catholic-Protestant terrorism in Ireland, Cuban and Spanish terrorist groups, US governmental terrorism etc. Terrorism comes in all different sizes, shapes and forms, by individuals of many different ethnicities, cultures, religions and political ideologies who all have very different motives for their actions.

[tipper]

Originally Posted by lovy_bear

Hi there,

Erm I think that the proper term for individuals who "use" Islam for wrongdoings is Islamic extremists (just as there are individuals who are Jewish, Christian and Hindu extremists etc. who "use" their religions as a means to hurt innocent people as well). There is no such thing as an "Islamist". As for calling Islamic extremists "the" terrorists, there are many different types of terrorism in this world inclusive of many different individuals/groups who/which have nothing to do with Islam i.e. Timothy Mcveigh, Catholic-Protestant terrorism in Ireland, Cuban and Spanish terrorist groups, US governmental terrorism etc. Terrorism comes in all different sizes, shapes and forms, by individuals of many different ethnicities, cultures, religions and political ideologies who all have very different motives for their actions.

sorry. I was wrong, an Islamist is 1 who studies Islam, such as Hamzah does, e.g. a college teacher who uses to teach Islam to westrn ppl, we have this kingd of teacher ,in my country. Sure, I think u call them Fundamentalists.

[Bubbette]

Definitely safer than in the 70swhen Arafat was trying to kill KH and the Israelis had to rescue him!

[rollin_keef]

yes remember black september