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February 6, 2006
Danish Cartoons, Islam, and Secularism
Topics: Understanding IslamAgain from Jim Geraghty writing at NRO, we have yet another one of those "you really need to read this" articles, in this case not necessarily for it's content per se, but for an alternative perspective to our previous post [assuming that there are indeed moderate Muslims out there, knowing what is a moderate Muslim, who they are and how to know the difference, (while some argue that moderate Muslims don't exist)].
We can all find agreement with Geraghty in knowing how frustrating it is to "be outside the Muslim faith and see all the extreme and rabid members" of Islam screaming at the top of their lungs, rioting, burning and threatening death to the infidels. But Geraghty suggests that there are efforts being made within the Muslim community to counter this (assuming they are genuine and not agenda-driven, which just might be a big leap of faith).
Geraghty writes that we just have to look for them. Even in reaction to the cartoon, they're out there. Whole books have been written about them.
While I agree with much of what Geraghty is saying, I can't help but wonder why it is that we "have to look for moderate Muslims," why they're so hard to distinquish, and why is it that what is called a religion is the subject and cause of so much terror and violence in the world today.
Related: The Mythical Moderate Muslim
Posted by Richard at February 6, 2006 12:41 PM
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