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Many of you have heard the scholars, Sayed Khamenei and Sayed Fadlallah, who put politics as one major important factor in Islam. Their concern is Israel and the USA. I post some of their Fatwas: Khamenei: Fatwa 8822 (from Leaders Office, Qum, Iran) Date: 27 Feb 2002 Question: 1) Is it permissible to buy products from the United States of America or american products? 2) Is it permissible to buy goods from companies that allocate parts of their profits to support USA or support USA? 3) Is it permissible to buy goods from companies that spread immorality (unislamic atmosphere) and support immorality (unislamic atmosphere)? Answer: 1&2) Any transaction with a company which ist profit is for helping the enemies of Islam and Muslims or for supporting the Zionism regime is not permissible. 3) If buying goods from these companies would support them and assist them in spreading corruption and immorality, it is impermissible. http://www.inminds.c...atwas.html#imam Fadlallah: "All American and Israeli goods and products should be boycotted in a way that undermines American and Israeli interests so as to act as deterrence to their war against Muslims and Islam that is being waged under the pretense of fighting terrorism. This boycott should become an overwhelming trend that makes these two states feel that their economies are in a real and actual danger." http://en.wikiquote....ssein_Fadlallah These Fatwas were given before recent sanctions against Iran, so they cannot merely be explained through American sanctions on Iran. Now, how do you deal with such Fatwas? My questions/issues: Why do they just concentrate on Israel and US goods? As for Israeli goods I can understand to some extend. But how can you justify calling for boycott against US goods? First, there are Muslims working in the USA, boycotting US goods would take them their living. And why on earth did they pick US? Europe, Canada, Australia, Russia are not less responsible for the creation and support of the state of Israel. And why do they talk about one country's oppression while they leave other countries, like Russia, China, India and other countries, which similarly oppress Muslims around the world and are imperialist countries? Why does Iran in return complain about sanctions on it by the West/USA, when it has Fatwas which calls people to sanction USA? And finally: Is this not failed politics, just concentrating on one country, the USA? Edit: And that is how the Iranian regime sticks to these boycott calls: http://features.kodo...ine-and/v/4642/ To me these Fatwas seem not to be taken seriously even by followers of these two scholars, comparing how they buy US made technology, like apple products, computers etc.