Rudyard Kipling"
“When you're left wounded on Afganistan's plains and
the women come out to cut up what remains, Just roll to your rifle
and blow out your brains,
And go to your God like a soldier”
General Douglas MacArthur"
“We are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.”
“It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.” “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
“The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.”
“May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .” “The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
“Nobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
The Soldier stood and faced God
Which must always come to pass
He hoped his shoes were shining
Just as bright as his brass
"Step forward you Soldier,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My Church have you been true?"
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't
Because those of us who carry guns
Can't always be a saint."
I've had to work on Sundays
And at times my talk was tough,
And sometimes I've been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.
But, I never took a penny
That wasn't mine to keep.
Though I worked a lot of overtime
When the bills got just too steep,
The Soldier squared his shoulders and said
And I never passed a cry for help
Though at times I shook with fear,
And sometimes, God forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.
I know I don't deserve a place
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around
Except to calm their fears.
If you've a place for me here,
Lord, It needn't be so grand,
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't, I'll understand."
There was silence all around the throne
Where the saints had often trod
As the Soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.
"Step forward now, you Soldier,
You've borne your burden well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in Hell."
Jihad Watch : 1. Islam is not a race, and Muslims are not all of one race. There are Muslims, as well as jihadis, of all races.
2. Opposition to jihad violence and Sharia oppression of women and others is not “racism” or “xenophobia.”
3. Printing slogans on signs in pseudo-Arabic and pseudo-Urdu is not art.
4. Faisal Hussain is not oppressed or marginalized. He is a
privileged member of Britain’s new elite. He has an art show featured at
a gallery. Would the same gallery feature an exhibitions of slogans
about opposing jihad terrorism and the oppression of women justified by
Sharia? Not on your life.
AN ART exhibition exploring the “victimisation” of
Muslims in the UK and abroad is a response to the rise in racism against
the community, its creator has said. Faisal Hussain’s Suspect Objects Suspect Subjects (SOSS) analyses the
impact of government policy and monitoring of the Muslim community, the
multi-faceted channels used to influence bias and its subsequent effect
on individuals.
Although currently available to view virtually, it will be open to
view from May 18 at SOAS’s Brunei Gallery in central London (dependent
on government guidance). In an interview with Eastern Eye, Hussain said SOSS was his response
to the global rise in racism against Muslims. The manner in which
Muslims were represented in the media, as well as the online abuse and
racist attacks the group endures were additional contributing factors.
“It was affecting who I was, so I felt the need to respond,” the
43-year- old artist explained. “I began adopting a more analytical
approach to what different media were reporting and what actions the UK
government was taking in different ways in Birmingham through failed
surveillance and educational interventions.”
Hussain is known for using everyday items to get his point across –
whether it is a kebab shop sign inscribed with the words “Go Back to
Where You Hate From”, or the “positive facade but harmful core” of
cupcakes to symbolise the government’s Prevent scheme.
The Birmingham-based artist is known for incorporating humour into
his work too, using it as a mechanism to question perceptions on
identity and race. For instance, an installation of toy guns titled
Muslamic Rayguns is a reference to the viral video of an English Defence
League (EDL) march from 2011.
An individual partaking in the EDL event
was mocked for his incoherent views on his reasons for joining the
protest…
