Won't the support of Western military operations, which will necessarily kill many innocents, further undermine the credibility of the leaders of this "coalition of the God willing."
What's striking about this is how clueless the panelists are about Islamic values. The woman has some sense of reasonableness, but the two men are completely clueless. This could just as well be Fox News.
Islamists and secular leftists must learn to work together. This cooperation will be necessary, I believe, to mount a successful resistance to corporate fascism and the ultimate destruction of the planet's ecosystems.
Islam certainly supports populism, justice and equality-- as well as the environment and other life forms, so such an alliance should not be difficult to create.
The demonization of Islam in the West is relentless. Hopefully a Brotherhood administration in Egypt will do much to cure Western fears of the spread of Islam-- because what we need is, not necessarily the spread of Islam, but the spread of Islamic ideas.
These guys knew that a humane civilization could not be sustained without a strong spiritual base. Secularism has led to the rise of capitalism and the failure of the egalitarian social dream. Christianity has been co-opted, and is now relevant only to historians and emotionalists. Islam is presently the most viable force opposing corporate fascism.
Won't the support of Western military operations, which will necessarily kill many innocents, further undermine the credibility of the leaders of this "coalition of the God willing."
What's striking about this is how clueless the panelists are about Islamic values. The woman has some sense of reasonableness, but the two men are completely clueless. This could just as well be Fox News.
This is Netanyahu's version of the Colin Powell WMD speech with visual aids and all.
Islamists and secular leftists must learn to work together. This cooperation will be necessary, I believe, to mount a successful resistance to corporate fascism and the ultimate destruction of the planet's ecosystems.
Islam certainly supports populism, justice and equality-- as well as the environment and other life forms, so such an alliance should not be difficult to create.
The demonization of Islam in the West is relentless. Hopefully a Brotherhood administration in Egypt will do much to cure Western fears of the spread of Islam-- because what we need is, not necessarily the spread of Islam, but the spread of Islamic ideas.
These guys knew that a humane civilization could not be sustained without a strong spiritual base. Secularism has led to the rise of capitalism and the failure of the egalitarian social dream. Christianity has been co-opted, and is now relevant only to historians and emotionalists. Islam is presently the most viable force opposing corporate fascism.