"Hidup dalam persekitaran yang lebih baik. Melompat di dalam kereta yang terbaik. Penginapan di rumah adalah yang terbaik. Bikinlah bukan sahaja tiga, tapi lima. Kerana kalianlah masa depan Eropah. Ia akan menjadi ganjaran terbaik ke atas kezaliman yang dilakukan untuk anda semua, "kata Presiden Turki diadakan Recep Erdogan dalam perhimpunan minggu lepas di bandar Eskisehir.
Erdogan pertuturan adalah ditujukan kepada kira-kira 4.6 juta rakyat Turki yang tinggal di Eropah.
Akhir-akhir ini beberapa orang Eropah percaya ancaman Islamisation di benua biru memang real. Perkara yang benar-benar berlebihan tetapi Erdogan, dengan agenda politik, orang-orang Eropah yang membuat marah berang-berang dan pemimpin-pemimpin mereka.
Minggu lepas Presiden Turki menunjukkan Kesatuan Eropah telah bermula dengan 'Perang Salib dan bulan bulan Sabit' selepas Mahkamah Eropah untuk membenarkan majikan untuk meminta pegawai-pegawai tidak memakai tudung.
Tidak cukup up di sana. "Turki bukanlah sebuah negara yang boleh anda tarik lelaki dan tujahan sesuka hati. Turki bukanlah sebuah negara yang rakyatnya boleh anda guys seret-seret, "katanya kepada pemberita di Ankara Rabu lepas.
Bertindak balas terhadap keganasan di United Kingdom Parlimen beberapa hari lepas Erdogan seolah-olah mendapatkan bahan untuk menembak hendap semula Eropah.
"Jika mereka masih begini, tidak akan ada satu inci tanah yang selamat di Eropah. Europe akan hancur dengan ini (serangan pengganas), "kata Erdogan, sebagai disebut Bloomberg, Jumaat lepas.
Angka yang bertiup isu Islamisation di Eropah termasuk adalah Geert Wilders, ahli politik sayap kanan, Belanda. Panggilan Wilders yang sedang berlaku di Eropah adalah gelombang ketiga pendudukan Islam.
Yang pertama berlaku pada 732 Masihi oleh Angkatan Tentera, kedua dalam 1683, dan ketiga dengan cara terselindung, melalui isu pendatang dan pertumbuhan penduduk.
Isu Islamisation melalui pertumbuhan penduduk yang nampaknya sememangnya ia sesuai dengan ucapan Erdogan menyeru rakyat Turki melahirkan lebih ramai anak di Eropah.
Bukan sahaja itu, Erdogan juga akan memeluk Aceh tersebut sebagai sebuah Pusat Islam di Asia Tenggara.
Dalam perbahasan di Parlimen Belanda, Widers pernah berkata, imigran Muslim di Eropah pada masa ini adalah kolonial itu. Mereka datang ke benua biru bukan untuk campuran tetapi mengambil alih, menundukkan kita, katanya.
Idea begitu juga muncul dalam sebuah novel oleh pengarang yang diterbitkan Perancis pada tahun 1973, di kem orang-orang Kudus yang kuno. Novel menjadi sebuah buku kegemaran laut Le Pen, angka sayap kanan Perancis, yang sedang ke hadapan dalam pencalonan Presiden.
Di dalam novel ia dinyatakan bagaimana budaya Perancis dijajah oleh gelombang pelarian tanpa apa-apa senjata yang mengeksploitasi kelemahan negara-negara Barat untuk mengambil kuasa.
Erdogan yang mungkin tidak pernah terfikir untuk menjadi 'sultan yang menakluki Europe' atau 'pemimpin Perang Salib berbanding bulan bulan Sabit' jenis perkara.
Beliau tidak mempunyai cukup ramai penyokong di Itali, Jerman atau Belanda di negara lain di Eropah, di mana rakyat Turki yang sudah bergaul dengan penduduk tempatan kerana mereka telah diterima sebagai kelas bekerja selepas Perang Dunia Kedua.
Tapi kata-kata yang seolah-olah Erdogan agak berjaya kemarahan rakyat benua dan pemimpin-pemimpin mereka.
Sumber: suaramuslimin.com
a HOW TO INVEST The Importance of Financial Investments
If you're just starting out, beginning an investment program may be something that hasn't been on your radar. You may be more concerned with how to pay for items like food and gasoline. However, if you can scrape together even a small amount of money for investment purposes, you'll be on your way to creating a much rosier financial picture in the years to come.
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Saving for Retirement
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Putting Your Money to Work
If you have a job, you're undoubtedly familiar with the concept of working for your money. Investing allows you to turn the tide by making your money work for you. Through the magic of compound interest, for example, your accumulated interest actually earns additional money without you having to lift a finger. Consequently, your original investment can multiply greatly over time. For example, if you invested $1,000 at an interest rate of 7 percent compounded annually, your investment would grow to $7,612.26 after 30 years.
Financial Resource
Some investments can fulfill more than one financial purpose and serve as a valuable resource. For instance, when you purchase a home, it may appreciate in value and yield a handsome profit when you sell it. Additionally, as you make your monthly mortgage payments you build up equity, which is the amount of your ownership stake in the property. You can borrow against your accumulated equity by taking out a home equity loan or home equity line of credit to help you more immediate financial needs.
HOW TO INVEST Five Key Points to Consider Before Investing
So you and your special someone are thinking about beginning an investment program. That's a wise move because the earlier you start investing the more time your nest egg has to grow. Invest only $250 a month for 20 years at 5 percent interest and you'll have $102,758. Increase the rate of return to 8 percent and the total jumps to $147,255.
Financial Fitness
Before you start socking away money in an investment account do a fitness check on your finances. Your savings account should total from three to six months of living expenses before you start playing the stock market. It doesn't make sense to invest money until you've paid off your credit card balances. The average credit card interest rate on new credit cards as of June 8, 2012, is 14.9 percent according to FoxBusiness.com.
Risk Tolerance
Different types of investments have different levels of risk. A savings account has very little risk, but then the rate of return is low as well. Money markets are rather safe. Mutual funds spread the risk because a number of companies make up the mutual fund's portfolio. Investing in individual companies can pay off handsomely or help you lose money. If you get butterflies at the mere thought of losing any of your investment then consider a low risk investment strategy.
Goals
Determine your goals. Sit down with each other and your favorite beverage and hash out why you want to invest, how much you plan on investing each month and what you hope your investment portfolio will total at the end of one year, two years, five years and 10 years. Consider that as your life changes your goals may change. While your current goal may be to save enough for a down payment on a home, in 15 years you may be looking at funding your kids' college education.
Diversification
All your eggs in one basket is a bad investment strategy. In other words don't put all your money in tech stocks, gold or your cousin's Vinny's pizza parlor. Diversify your investment portfolio, so that if one investment tanks, the others won't be affected. That includes any investing in your employer's stock. If your employer goes bankrupt, not only have you lost your job, you've lost your investments. Consider liquidity as well as risk. Getting cash out of your money market takes place nearly instantaneously. Artwork, collectibles and antiques may take weeks to sell and depending on the market, may not yield as much as you hoped.
Time and Knowledge
Getting up to speed on what to invest in takes time and knowledge. If that doesn't appeal to either of you, consider a financial planner or adviser. Planners are paid on a commission based on what you invest in or a flat fee based on how much time he spends with you.
