I was interviewed recently by a university researcher about Arabs in the UK and US. When she asked what was the one thing I fear for Arabs in the UK, I surprised myself by the speed and intensity of my answer: “Assimilation.” 

 

In Star Trek, assimilation immediately conjures up the image of the Borg, who travel the galaxy conquering other species, incorporating their innovations but stripping them of their individuality, producing newly assimilated Borg who bear a slight surface resemblance to their original species, but act exactly like all the other assimilated Borg.

 

In this world, the Borg are the US and EU (USEU, which we can pronounce “use you”). USEU military attacks on Arabs are well documented, but thankfully are unlikely to bring about our extinction. However, Arab extinction by assimilation is as fearsome as an all-out military assault.

 

Assimilation is when one culture forces other cultures to fit into its vision of things. The only things allowed to survive assimilation are superficial, a nuance of taste maybe, but never a major deviation from the core values.

 

A fantastic visual illustration of this process is the current Miss World / Universe. There are females from everywhere, every colour, creed, culture. Why is it then that they look like they’ve all come out of the same mould?! Even beauty is being occupied by the USEU mentality. 

 

The assimilation I’m talking about today is that of Arabs in Arab countries. I got a taste of this exported assimilation on a recent trip to Cairo. As a city, it’s a great barometer of the Arab world, located centrally, physically and culturally. I was dismayed to see consumerism on the up, in a country that is still very poor.

 

Female eyebrow mutilation, although always present, is now common, even for those in hijab [veil], and it’s nearing the extremes adopted by USEU women. Clothes that were only a few years ago “not suitable for an Eastern girl” because of the amount and type of flesh they show, are now all the rage. Music videos are almost as blatantly sexually provocative as the worst / best of MTV.

 

Much of this visual behaviour is fuelled by the near omni-presence of satellite TV. Although this new, increased focus on the body is worrying, satellite TV in Arab countries also carries many programmes that counter-act the shallowness, so there is at least more balance than here.

 

Something new I noticed though was that the most European invention of all is trying to take root: secularism. For me, secularism is the process where rules are made according to a purely human consensus, ie God is taken out of the equation. One could describe it also as humanism. It’s based on what’s now called Darwinist theology. Humans are the most ‘evolved’ species, top of the chain, ie there’s no God.

 

This train of thought started when Europeans occupied most of the world. They felt themselves superior racially, as they mistakenly thought humans were a collection of different races / sub-species, and the theories they came up with during this time came from this paradigm: things are inherently superior to other things if they’re more ‘evolved’ or ‘developed’.

 

Disillusionment with European church structures and the rise of Euro-democracy added to the sense that humans alone should set all laws, and morality became constantly redefined. As secularism came after Christianity, by USEU definition it’s more ‘developed’, so ‘better, superior, civilised’, so anyone who doesn’t believe in it is ‘backward and inferior’.

 

The USEU mentality treats the rest of the world’s beliefs as inferior. They view their current technological and financial superiority as proof of moral superiority. As such, they’ll try to shape you in their image for ‘your own good’. It’s merely the old ‘white man’s burden’ dressed up in more politically-correct clothes.

 

Secularism is the latest occupationist imperial weapon. (In the Star Trek universe, the Borg view all other species as ‘inferior’, and seek to ‘raise the quality of life’ of the species they assimilate.)

Stop playing the USEU game, and believe our beliefs are equal, with just as much right to exist. The vast majority of Arabs are ‘people of the Book’, or at least believe in God. Most Arabs are of course Muslims. I’m a firm believer that the Arab and Muslim identities are separate but inseparable.

 

To talk about today’s Arabs without factoring Islam is like talking about Chelsea FC’s current squad without mentioning a certain Russian billionaire. Indeed, if it wasn’t for Islam, I’m sure many Arab identities would’ve been lost during the European occupations.

 

Just as importantly, if Islam itself is to survive, the Arab language and identity must also survive. 

 

We should advocate vital reform in Arab countries and communities, but recognise and accept that the vast majority of us view the world from a different paradigm, the belief in God and that He supersedes us.

 

If you want to be secular that’s your choice, but don’t be fooled by the USEU claim that you can be a secular Muslim, Christian, Jew etc. Be aware that secularism, Islam, Christianity, Judaism etc are mutually exclusive.