Petro-Islam

- is heavy and crude

Written mid February 2015 - (76 lines)

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NOTE:
Petro-Islam is the term given to the
Saudi-Wahhabi medieval interpretation of Islam
that is not only being forced upon the Arabian
population without any mandate to do so,
but is also being promoted and "marketed"
worldwide at great cost, estimated to be
at least 100 billion USD by now...
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Petro-Islam is heavy and crude
And sticky, keeping the people glued
To a system they can neither escape
Nor in any meaningful way can shape

Petro-Islam is not only unkind
To humanity, it is deaf and blind
To the changes constantly taking place
It is outdated and a total disgrace

Petro-Islam is unrefined
And specifically was designed
To fully reflect medieval ways
So is quite unsuitable for our days

Weep for the people who daily must drink
This coarse replacement - what do they think?
The barrel of anger is full to the brim
Still prospects for any progress are grim

If out in the desert on your own
The utmost caution should be shown
Or you could easily lose your way
For Petro-Islam is out to betray

Do not risk even the smallest swig
Should you come thirsty to an unmanned rig
For without laboratory control
Petro-Islam will poison your soul

And then, frankly speaking, what will you do?
Who is now who, and who are you?
Too late, for it has damaged your brain
Now closed with a well-oiled lock and chain...

Take the time now to explore
And soon you will discover more
Surprising and unpleasant facts
About how Petro-Islam interacts -

With other branches of Islam
Branding every one haram [bad]
For theirs alone is the original
And Wahhabi certified as halal [good]

Though Petro-Islam is far behind
The times, yet it attempts to bind
All Muslims to the common goal
Of staring down the same black hole

But drill a bit deeper and that should dispel
Lingering doubts that all is not well
Though it may take you some time to get
Right to the very bottom of it...

Petro-Islam is offered free
But comes without any guarantee
That you will ever be the same
So beware of the fanatic flame

Though toxic and highly flammable
It carries not one warning label
And is exported around the world
Where frequently burning samples are hurled -

At innocent children, women and men
This lunacy must be stopped - but when?
Before the next catastrophic mishap
We must find a way to turn off the tap...

Long ignored and then misnamed
The Empty Quarter has been claimed
And there are not many dry holes there
But will common Arabians get their share?

For every new and important find
Of the black liquid gold so eagerly mined
Volume is estimated and
The well is then capped and covered with sand

The co-ordinates kept safely by those
Whom the Arabians never chose
But still in their megalomania
Insist they rule Arabia

So if the people decides to rise
It will be in for a nasty surprise 
For the new administration will then
Have to do all the work again...

Petro-Islam is heavy and crude
And keeps the population subdued
Not exactly a cheerful sight
It is black as the darkest Arabian Night

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I Am Not a Wahhabi

- and I never want to be!

Written mid February 2015 - (60 lines)

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Someone asked: "Are you a Wahhabi?"
To which I replied: "EXCUSE ME?
Do not insult me, Akhi! [Brother]
For I am a moderate Muslim, you see?"

Completely rejecting modernity
Wahhabis cling with obstinacy
To life in Arabia back early
In the seventh century

The essence of their central theme
Is intolerant and extreme -
Not even in my wildest dream
Would I consider joining that team!

Barbaric and primitive
Ignorant and negative
With no historic perspective -
That is NOT the way to live!

Ruling without ANY mandate
In the "Saudi" police state
Wahhabis arrogantly dictate
Preventing civilised debate

Spreading their medieval view
Of Islam worldwide with true
Fanaticism they will do
Almost anything to recruit you

To become a Wahhabi
First you must totally
Surrender your identity
Free will and personality

Now unable to think alone
Welcome another Wahhabi clone
Fresh from some special factory
Where his precious memory -

Was entirely re-programmed
Now it is absolutely crammed
With all things that are radical
Extremist and fanatical -

Did he receive a strange implant
Aided by a special grant?
And was that funny little thing
Funded personally by the "king"?

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Are Wahhabis Muslims? Yes indeed
But a tiny reactionary sect, in need
Of being forcefully told to heed
The fact that THEY do not own the creed!

Though that is precisely what they claim
And that is a tragedy and a shame -
Today Wahhabis are mainly to blame
For giving Islam such a bad name

No insignificant minority
Should ever be given priority
And nobody has a monopoly
On faith and truth, obviously

We moderates must therefore explain
Repeating over and over again
That Wahhabis represent NOT the main
Stream of Islam, but a miniscule strain

NO, I am NOT a Wahhabi
Never was and honestly
For what remains of eternity
I do not EVER want to be!

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Snake Charmer

- urgently needed!

Written mid February 2015 - (72 lines)

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Snake Charmer, be resolute!
Pick up now your magic flute
Play a tune with a potent spell
To send that horrible snake to hell!
The world will thank you if you do -
Much now depends on YOU!

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Calling all faithful to forsake
That diabolical two-headed snake!

One head for Wahhab and one for Saud
Who still keep Arabia under a cloud
Of backwardness - and clear blue skies
Will not return until the snake dies

Working together we can break
The stranglehold of the two-headed snake!

One head for Wahhab and one for Saud
Both live in constant fear of the crowd
One day soon the job will be done
And the snake forever gone...

The knowledge of the Wahhabi sheikh
Serves both "brains" of the two-headed snake!

One head for Wahhab and one for Saud
Who long ago solemnly vowed
To share power for ever more
But justice is coming to smash your door!

Muslims should no longer fake
Reverence for the two-headed snake!

One head for Wahhab and one for Saud
Keeping the population cowed
Under a merciless and cruel
Medieval and kleptocratic rule

It would be a historic mistake
Not to get rid of the two-headed snake!

One head for Wahhab and one for Saud
And no Muslim anywhere can be proud
Of either half of that monstrous pair -
One is enough to make you despair!

Will somebody drive a poisoned stake
Through the heart of the two-headed snake!

One head for Wahhab and one for Saud
Whose barbarism can not be allowed
To continue for one more day
So we must act without delay

Note that an imminent earthquake
Will likely be sensed by the two-headed snake!

One head for Wahhab and one for Saud
Whisper now - do not be loud!
And before the first tremors arrive
We must catch the snake alive...

We long to inflict a severe headache
Or two, to match the two-headed snake!

One head for Wahhab and one for Saud
Both of them generously endowed
Not only with wealth and elegance
But stupefying arrogance

We shall all dance in the funeral wake
For the evil two-headed snake!

One head for Wahhab and one for Saud
Wrap them tightly in that shroud
And fully expect every former slave
To curse them well and spit on their grave

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Snake Charmer, remember to sway
From the moment you start to play
And let us hear some beautiful scales
Straight out of old Arabian tales
And, inshallah, we may be surprised
To see the snake now mesmerised -

Snake Charmer, HOLD THAT NOTE
While we administer the antidote:
All good people, join the rush
Do your duty, help to crush
To bring about the daybreak
That two-headed Saudi-Wahhabi snake!

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Arabian Nights

- may they soon come to an end!

Written early February 2015 - (178 lines)

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Darkness descended on Arabia
When the Wahhab and Saud utopia
Became a tragic reality -
Weep now for every fatality...

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Muhammad al-Wahhab and Muhammad al-Saud
Wrapped Arabia in a shroud
Of backwardness and barbarity
In the middle of the eighteenth century

Wahhab, expelled from neighbouring Najd
For extremism, quickly tried
His luck with a local tribal chief
By the name of Saud, and to his relief
Was instantly made welcome there
Soon they realised they did share
In mutual megalomania
A vision of a new Arabia
Where Islam would be purified
And Wahhab and Saud glorified
In a show designed to overwhelm
As true defenders of faith and realm

As their lust for power did increase
They conquered the land piece by piece
And to prove that they were cruel
Then installed themselves to rule

Sauds as kings over human affairs
Crushing any challenge to theirs

Wahhabs granted control of Islam
To determine for ever halal and haram
[good and bad]

The people brutally cowed and chained
And regrettably so it has remained
Until this day, and with little hope
That the current system has any scope
For improvements in fields like human rights
For in Arabia the flickering lights
Were all extinguished, so no longer glow
Almost three hundred years ago
When that infamous pact was agreed
Between al-Saud and al-Wahhab, indeed
It is no exaggeration to say
That those two between them did betray
The people of the peninsula
Now enslaved in "Saudi" Arabia
For all are held in an iron grip
By a despicable dictatorship

And each new "king" will swiftly endorse
That pact which sadly is still in force
The Wahhabi chief will cackle and nod
And proclaim that only HE understands God

Though it may look like a comedy
This unmitigated tragedy
Of epic proportions continues to play
To a full house, night and day

And who wrote that medieval plot?
Saud and Wahhab, just in case you forgot

Ridiculous and presumptuous "kings"
Addicted to material things
Allied with fat little sinister sheikhs
Hiding behind dark glasses - it makes
You want to laugh, but we should cry
For this is sadder than sad, so try
To comprehend what is going on
And consider what can be done...

Surely that combination would win
Any competition for the twin
Subjects of tragic and comical -
A melodrama to beat them all...

But, looking behind the theatrical mask
This is the first question to ask:

Why are they taken so seriously
By so many, both locally
And around the world? Simply because
They have their dirty evil claws
On the holiest places of Islam -
If not, who would give a damn
About Sauds and Wahhabis? Very few!
But there they are, so able to spew
Their repetitive meaningless blah-blah-blah
From occupied Makkah and Madinah
And all good Muslims must surely despair
For Islam itself is held hostage there...

Listen to the Friday sermon and
Soon you begin to understand
That while they do know how to preach
They have nothing useful to teach
For what this is really all about
Is POWER - the assembled devout
Plus millions around the globe who watch
Are all reminded again with much
Seriousness and emphasis 
NOT to oppose the Wahhabis
Nor in any way to criticise
Those who solemnly exercise
Their God-given right to rule
(And who exactly are you trying to fool?)

And without fail they will repeat
That rulers and ruled must together defeat
Terrorism - and the faithful must purge
Their hearts and minds of that terrible scourge!

(But of course when THEY are responsible
Then it is not at all terrible:
Count the dead and maimed, if you can
From Bahrain to Syria to Pakistan
Of good people brutally blown to bits -
You two-faced lying hypocrites!)

And do refrain from anything
Which just might conceivably bring
About any substantial change
For should that happen, a whole wide range
Of issues would immediately show
Dealing perhaps the fatal blow
To that illegitimate monstrous pair
The Sauds and Wahhabis, who share
A hysterical fear of anything new
So cling to their stunted worldview
Unwilling and unable to pursue
Reforms that they know are long overdue

Therefore, naturally any kind
Of independently thinking mind
Is identified as a major threat
To the system, so is swiftly met
With the full force of the state
Which arrogantly will dictate
What is right and what is wrong
And everyone must go along
With whatever is laid down
By the leading Wahhabi clown

Their thought-police tries to control
All aspects of life, including your soul

And if you dare step out of line
Most likely more than just a fine
Awaits you when in custody
For be sure that nobody
Cares about your human rights -
Welcome to Arabian Nights!

AND ALL THIS CONTINUES TO BE DONE
WITHOUT ANY MANDATE FROM ANYONE

In the modern world, how can this be?
Do Arabians not deserve to be free?
Of course they do, and we must do all
We can to liberate every thrall
Trapped in Arabia right now -
The only question really is: HOW?

Do not expect that America
Will do anything for Arabia
For the status quo fits in so well
With the plan dictated by Israel

And the US is driven only by greed
Khomeini was right: Great Satan - indeed!

The solution? Can you not guess?
REVOLUTION! Nothing less!
And not tomorrow, no, yesterday!
And I, for one, shall wish and pray

And now for a moment consider this:
If not for those Sauds and Wahhabis
Arabia today would probably be
A civilised nation, with equality
For all citizens, freedom of choice
And no restrictions on raising your voice

Currently, Arabia is truly the pits
Jointly misruled by fanatics and twits...

Listen, we saved the best for last:
In stark and glaring contrast
Iran's leadership will bless
Promote and encourage progress
So advances daily in technology
Still fully respecting theology

And while Iran is forging ahead
Sauds and Wahhabis live in dread
Of any change, so like walking dead
Go on stumbling backwards instead...

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And as we admire the Crescent Moon
Inshallah, we fervently hope that soon
At last the long Arabian night
Will turn to dawn and then morning light!

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Boycott Hajj

- until the Sauds and Wahhabis are removed

Written December 2014 - (286 lines)

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Dedicated to Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr
This fine and peaceful man was sentenced to death
on 15 October 2014, and beheaded on 2 January 2016,
simply for speaking out against the most repressive
regime on the planet, and calling for reasonable reforms.
This poem was written about a year before his execution.

Dedicated also to every one of the estimated currently
30,000 political prisoners in "Saudi" Arabia.

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Those old vandals
In their gold sandals
Are uncontrolled scandals!

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Boycott Hajj! All good and true
Muslims should refuse to do
Anything which in any way
Will help the House of Saud to stay
In power for one more second, so
The first step is not to go
Regardless of any incentives tried
For Makkah and Madinah are occupied

Anyone supporting the al-Sauds is a fool
For they never obtained any mandate to rule
And THAT is the basis of legitimacy
While Sauds and Wahhabis rule by forcibly
Clinging to power for as long as they can
So must be removed, as they did in Iran
And THEN ask the people what they wish to see -
Kleptocracy or democracy?

Despite the perfect clear blue skies
Where any reckless pilgrim fries
A massive dark oppressive cloud
Kept in place by the House of Saud
But controlled by Wahhabi hands
Hangs over the burning sands...

The whole peninsula is heating up
The temperature is unlikely to drop
Until it reaches right to the top
Then, inshallah, nothing will stop
The people from tearing the golden cup
Out of the hands of the current crop
Of "royals" and "scholars" and place a strop
Around the neck of each - let them flop!

Boycott Hajj! Cut all links
With the House of Saud for it truly stinks!
Beneath the elegance and opulence
It reeks of corruption and decadence
Billionaire playboys on foreign shores
For exotic rent boys and expensive whores
Private planes and outrageous cars -
In short, a disgusting and ridiculous farce

Though officially a dignified monarchy
It is an illegitimate kleptocracy
Ruled by absolute power and brute force
Sentencing critics to death without remorse
For the most repressive regime on earth
Does not recognise the sacred worth
Of every vibrant woman and man -
We must stop the al-Sauds as soon as we can

If only we could blow them beyond the sun
Not to kingdom come but to kingdom gone!

Its human rights abuses are too many to list
And such a regime has no right to exist
Yet the House of Saud are among the best
Friends of Israel and the West -
Says it all, does it not?
All parties to the same Satanic plot!
Avoid them all for your own sake
For they are three heads of the very same snake!

Boycott Hajj! The time is right
Take to the streets and join the fight

Political prisoners MUST be set free
Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr a priority
Sentenced to death for simply speaking out
And the world has left this brave man to shout
In the desert - we pray it will not be in vain
May our Brother soon be a free man again

Boycott Hajj! And I am one
Whose Islamic duty will NOT be done
Until this important battle is won
And those al-Saud monsters are gone

Oh for the day when the Arabian sun
Decides that it has definitely shone
For the last time on these wicked men
May they never see any light again

Please Allah - let me live to see
The day when Makkah and Madinah are free
And cleansed of every monstrosity
Worshipping material modernity
Built by the House of Saud recently
To celebrate their self-imposed "royalty"

Right here in Islam's historical heart
A mixture of Disney World and Walmart
Where the Prophet lived and was laid to rest
Commercialised like Christmas in the West
Luxury hotels, apartments and boutiques
Jewellery and perfumes, Arabian antiques
Fashion from Paris, London, New York
Anything you want, except possibly pork...
But little or nothing for a pious soul to share
How CAN you make a meaningful pilgrimage there?

McDonalds and Starbucks coming soon -
The ultimate insult to the Crescent Moon!
Spot the mistake - for did you know
They both moved in some years ago...

Change direction without delay
Throw all the plastic trash away
Evict the al-Sauds and deport Mickey Mouse
Restore the surroundings of the Holy House
Everything should be simplified
Clean and decent and dignified
So it once again may be glorified -
As it is, the Prophet would be horrified...

Which brings us neatly and at one stroke
To the other half of this terrible joke:

Decade after decade, how CAN all this
Be tolerated by the leading Wahhabis
Who for nearly three hundred years
Through bloody conquests with swords and spears
And vandalism as an integral part
Of their chosen quest for a "clean" Islamic start
Have shared power with the House of Saud
While keeping the population cowed?

Because it PERFECTLY fits the plan
Of that deeply problematic Wahhabi clan
To eradicate anything standing in the way
Of their narrow reading of how we should pray
And how to work and live and die -
They truly believe only they can fly!

(Something they share with the Jews, by the way
Now save that clue for another day...)

An interesting aspect, not found in the news -
Are they in reality agents of the Jews?
Or crypto-Jews themselves perhaps?
If so, may the House of Saud collapse!
For then this obscene rush to dispense
With old Islamic buildings would at least make sense...

It seems they made a deal to last:
Build what you want but you MUST destroy the past...

In truth they are a reactionary sect
Which the al-Sauds swore to protect
In seventeen-forty by an unholy pact
Which still, to Islam's detriment, is intact

Briefly, the al-Sauds would rule as kings
While spreading Islam, and under their wings
Wahhabis in charge of religious doctrine -
And the disastrous results can be seen
Not only throughout Arabia, no
Wherever those barbarians go
And may they, inshallah, ultimately fail
They leave a highly destructive trail
Which surely any enlightened soul fights -
Soon three hundred years of Arabian Nights!

Al-Wahhab presumably proud of his catch
But it was not exactly a perfect match
For as any astute observer can tell
That marriage was made somewhere close to hell...

Should we rename the whole peninsula
Yahudi-Wahhab-Arabia?
NO! Never! A much better way:
Dump all Sauds and Wahhabis today!

One thing that most already know:
Despite the outward elaborate show  

Petro-Islam is austere and extreme
With absolute basics its central theme
A major export for decades now
Funded by one hundred billion dollars - wow!

As pilgrims circle the Kaaba square
Sauds and Wahhabis are meeting somewhere
Trying to square the circle, in vain
So they will have to meet again
As no doubt they do regularly
To continue to agree to disagree

Though opulence and austerity
Can be discussed for eternity
They simply cannot be reconciled
So Islam's holiest places are defiled
Project by project, year after year
An enormous conflict is brewing here
And one day it surely must blow up
We hope and pray it will not stop
Until every child, woman and man
In Arabia is free  - look to Iran!

Thanks to al-Saud's monumental mistake
Islam's physical past is at stake
For only benighted barbarians employ
Machines and concrete to deliberately destroy
Their own unique heritage and history -
It was not debated until recently
Why this is so, but now we can see
What drives this rampant insanity:
WAHHABISM and its ridiculous fear
That Muslim believers might go near
The graves and shrines to bow their head
And possibly also ask the dead
For help in any conceivable way
Or simply go there to sincerely pray

And so what if they actually do?
Nothing at all to do with you!
For Islam is exclusively
Forever between my Creator and me -
All the rest is superficial
Argument and intellectual
Scoring points and small talk
Of no use to anyone as we all walk
In a greater cosmic harmony
Towards our appointed destiny

But why be afraid of ancient stones
A few inscriptions and some old bones?
That is as primitive as you can get!
The dark ages are not over yet!
Superstition is alive and well!
Relocate the House of Saud to hell
For that is where it truly belongs
And only there will the unspeakable wrongs
Committed by those criminals until this day
Be corrected and punished in an adequate way

The time has come to say it loud:
We must demolish the House of Saud!
And as a matter of great urgency
Before the supreme act of lunacy

For there are rumours that the Prophet's grave
Is listed for destruction - now, who gave
The order for such a monstrous act?
We have a right to know every fact!
Inshallah, there is still time to stall
Such a hideous project - for to call
For his grave's desecration is a ghastly deed
Which no sane or decent person would heed

Before we consider what to do
We need and want to know: is it true?

The tomb of Muhammad should be defined
A World Heritage Site, and enshrined
Both in law and hearts combined
For it belongs to all mankind
It is one more wonderful way to bind
Us all together, intertwined
As human beings - and we must find
A way to stop the deaf and blind
Before the order to destroy is signed
For the fanatic's stunted mind
Well educated, yet unrefined
Sadly is clearly so inclined...

And after all that, what might be next?
Any old building or ancient text?

And at the end of their frenzied feast
Of wanton destruction to please the Beast
Plus quite likely some looting and theft
We wonder if anything of value will be left?

Pity the common Arabians
For nothing is sacred to those hooligans...

"The Stewards of the Two Holy Places" - they call
Themselves, obscenely - Excuse us all!
Inshallah, that title will stick in their throat
Until they all choke on it - then we shall gloat!

Boycott Hajj! Until the day
When Sauds and Wahhabis are thrown away
Whether they plead or curse or pray
No matter how much they offer to pay
Simply ignore whatever they say
For they were only installed to betray
Islam and Muslims come what may
And sadly it seems both are easy prey
With the wicked al-Saud's still holding sway
But the inner circle are all old and grey
A poorly concealed embarrassing display
Of rapidly increasing disarray
And we sense and smell the deep decay -
How much longer will we let them stay?
All good people should without delay
Denounce them and refuse to obey!

Take to the streets anyone who can
Revolution NOW, like the one in Iran!

Thirtyfive years and still going strong
Iran proven right and the world proven wrong!
For oppressed populations with so much to do
Iran is the model to be aspired to:

Independent nations interacting willingly
Warmly, brotherly and respectfully
No threats or pressures, just common interest
Mutual benefit and all that serves them best
Accepting differences while finding things to share -
The way ahead for civilised nations everywhere

And the best example currently known to man:
Christian Venezuela and Islamic Iran

Long live all such nations, may they remain proud
And free, and unaffected by the evil House of Saud

Boycott Hajj! Right until the hour
Those Sauds and Wahhabis are removed from power
Then, like Iran, Arabia shall flower
Like the barren desert after a shower!

Then, and only then, and without fanfare
And, inshallah, no public stare
Shall I pack my rucksack, and obviously spare
No effort to spiritually prepare
To show my Creator how much I care
About my faith, which I long to share
With fellow Muslims from everywhere
But until that moment I WILL NOT GO THERE...

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