Comments on: Friedman Wrong About Muslims Again And http://www.juancole.com/2005/07/friedman-wrong-about-muslims-again-and.html Thoughts on the Middle East, History and Religion Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:17:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: mc974 http://www.juancole.com/2005/07/friedman-wrong-about-muslims-again-and.html#comment-2022 mc974 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:43:20 +0000 http://www.juancole.com/?p=1170#comment-2022 In Pakistan, Prof Tahir ul-Qadri is a prominent leader of one among many of islamic grups and so not representative of all Muslims. But, as you probably know, Taliban movement have their roots (in islamic jurisprudence, sipiritual lineage etc) in the Deoband movement. And it can be noticed that a conference was held at the Darul Uloom of Deoband to condemn Terrorism in June 2008. (I make some point here, there is a distintion between terrorism and resistance to the oppresor or the invaders ! But, of course, some resistance had passed the barrer and goes into terrorism act... but have they another solution ?). <br />They also have a lot of wahhabis saudi-arabian scholars who have condamned terrorism attack in the past. Ibn Baz, Al-Uthaymin, Ali Fawzan among them (if I perfectly remember.<br />I will also say that a salafi scholar as Shaykh Muqbil from Yemen have also comdemned terrorism and Ben Laden.<br />I'm living here in Reunion Island, and I can't remember how many times, Muslims theologians of Reunion (who have made their studies in Islamic University in countries as UK, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia) have condamned terrorism and civil attacks !<br /><br />Here, I would make a point about the fatwa issued by Darul Uloom Deoband, personnaly, I think that it has a little effect because, the Talibans are ,in my humble opinion, more in an optic of resistance to invaders than of a world Islamic Jihad like groups such as Al-Qaeda. In Pakistan, Prof Tahir ul-Qadri is a prominent leader of one among many of islamic grups and so not representative of all Muslims. But, as you probably know, Taliban movement have their roots (in islamic jurisprudence, sipiritual lineage etc) in the Deoband movement. And it can be noticed that a conference was held at the Darul Uloom of Deoband to condemn Terrorism in June 2008. (I make some point here, there is a distintion between terrorism and resistance to the oppresor or the invaders ! But, of course, some resistance had passed the barrer and goes into terrorism act… but have they another solution ?).
They also have a lot of wahhabis saudi-arabian scholars who have condamned terrorism attack in the past. Ibn Baz, Al-Uthaymin, Ali Fawzan among them (if I perfectly remember.
I will also say that a salafi scholar as Shaykh Muqbil from Yemen have also comdemned terrorism and Ben Laden.
I'm living here in Reunion Island, and I can't remember how many times, Muslims theologians of Reunion (who have made their studies in Islamic University in countries as UK, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia) have condamned terrorism and civil attacks !

Here, I would make a point about the fatwa issued by Darul Uloom Deoband, personnaly, I think that it has a little effect because, the Talibans are ,in my humble opinion, more in an optic of resistance to invaders than of a world Islamic Jihad like groups such as Al-Qaeda.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.juancole.com/2005/07/friedman-wrong-about-muslims-again-and.html#comment-513 Anonymous Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:20:31 +0000 http://www.juancole.com/?p=1170#comment-513 Why all this turmoil? Just because these dominians have cheap hydro-carbons that most of this world at this current time are intrested in! This might be a blessing as well a curse... Imposition of ideas alien to the native culture is always a problem, without allowing adequate time for them to evolve on their own... Why all this turmoil? Just because these dominians have cheap hydro-carbons that most of this world at this current time are intrested in! This might be a blessing as well a curse… Imposition of ideas alien to the native culture is always a problem, without allowing adequate time for them to evolve on their own…

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