From Beirut to Bosnia

Watched this documentary last night. It has 3 parts which covers different ethnic, racial, religious issues occurring to Muslim world like Israel-Lebonan, Israel-Palestine, Bosnia-Serbia and Egypt hardcore Islamist issues. It was filmed in 1993 and still relevant to current global affairs. Robert Fisk did cover aspects of both sides and covered pretty much everything unbiased. It was kind of depressing to see all those Palestinians and Lebanese suffering, seeing their homes destroyed and loved ones getting killed by Israeli sniper shots.

Somehow, after watching I was trying to trace the root cause of this whole mess and came up with the reason of religious fundamentalism on both sides of the issue. Is religion supposed to make such panic, chaos and suffering? Is this what religions are for? Why one religion followers hate others? Is religion such a mess and a problem itself rather than solving social problems? Is religion more important than humanity justifying killing of innocent people just for the sake of going into a heaven (which none has seen and explained)? How people put their religious belief on such zealous priority to ignore the basic human rights? Why secularism is considered such a taboo in the conflict zones? There are so many other such questions like those which I believe can not be answered by someone thinking through the religious perspective and views.

I consider myself a humanist and condemn anyone who assumes any religion as the basis of killing spree.