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March 14, 2006
Pipes On 'Sudden Jihad Syndrome'
Topics: Understanding IslamDaniel Pipes says that ever since he wrote the words "Individual Islamists may appear law-abiding and reasonable, but they are part of a totalitarian movement, and as such, all must be considered potential killers," only days after 9/11 - he's been criticized for doing so.
However, he now says that the incident on March 3 at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, when a just-graduated student named Mohammed Reza Taheri-azar, and an Iranian immigrant, drove a sport utility vehicle into a crowded pedestrian zone, suggests that he did not go far enough...
In brief, Taheri-azar represents the ultimate Islamist nightmare: a seemingly well-adjusted Muslim whose religion inspires him, out of the blue, to murder non-Muslims. Taheri-azar acknowledged planning his jihad for over two years, or during his university sojourn. It's not hard to imagine how his ideas developed, given the coherence of Islamist ideology, its immense reach (including a Muslim Student Association at UNC), and its resonance among many Muslims.Our question of the day: How many more Taheri-azars are still lurking around our communities?
"Taheri-azars" are just as dangerous to moderate Muslims as they are to non-Muslims, but how do we go about distinguishing the moderates from the Islamists, knowing that "the Islamist ideology has such resonance among many Muslims".
Posted by Richard at March 14, 2006 9:00 AM
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