On “moderate Muslims”
- Posted by Beth on September 2nd, 2006 filed in General, Islamofascism, The War
Muslihoon has several posts that you need to read from the last couple of days. I’m just serving them up for right now, because due to time I can’t write anything yet–not that I can possibly add to what he’s said, anyway. When I read Muslihoon, I just read and absorb it.
Read these:
Islam: The Impulse to Conquer
When one looks at a map of world religions, one will see that Islam - those places where Islam is the dominant, majority, or official religion - spreads from Morocco in the west to Malaysia in the east, from Albania in the north to Indonesia in the south. How did a religion that began in the Arabian desert conquer so much area?
The answer lies in the question, in the word conquer.
The root of problems from Islam is Islam itself
Proponents of moderate Islam claim that the problem resides in the interpretation of Islams fundamental sources (which comprise of the Qurn, ahadth, sunnah, and sharah): change the interpretation and the problem is solved! But this is not entirely correct.
So, when considering the problem of Islamism versus the West, where do moderate Muslims fall in? Are they to be included in the problem portion, solution portion, or somewhere else? How do their existence validate or invalidate arguments that Islam itself may be the threat?
The issue boils down to a question that vexes the Muslim community/Muslim communities: who and what is a Muslim?
Misinterpretation and Force: winning this world war
A variety of people have commented that getting Muslims to misinterpret Islam is quite difficult, if not impossible. While this is true, this is one of the only ways to peacefully resolve the violent confrontation we are experiencing. Yet there is much we can do, such as promoting discussion on Islam (to loosen the hold of fundamentalists by overcoming the centuries-old ban on critically studying Islam) and supporting and promoting moderate Muslims, such as Eteraz, and Muslim critics of Islam.
Muslihoon, posting at Vinnie’s
Alabama Improper says:
ooooooooooh, look at you lookin’ all spiffed up over here. I’m soooooo jealous! ;-)
John says:
So you’re saying we should turn Muslims into Episcopalians?
Beth says:
No, John; I’m saying you should go read Muslihoon.
Obviously.
Jack says:
Hmmm……