UPDATE: a former Hezbollah fighter who’s proud to be called a terrorist advised the Midland Police to ban Israelis from a football match, and he seeks to ban Israel from sport globally
Very interesting piece, and hard to disagree with much of the analysis. Suppose there were a 'path out' for this more paranoid and reactionary mode of Islam, though? What would that potentially look like? Is the faith, in other words - or this particularly aggressive and politically activist version of it, at least - just condemned to be at odds with our modern norms? And, if not, what kind of organic intellectual and interpretive work could/needs to be achieved to leaven the hard edge? This also presuming that a great number of committed Muslims will not simply be persuaded out of their deeply felt faith convictions. I have some tentative thoughts, myself, but will hold them at bay for now.
Very interesting piece, and hard to disagree with much of the analysis. Suppose there were a 'path out' for this more paranoid and reactionary mode of Islam, though? What would that potentially look like? Is the faith, in other words - or this particularly aggressive and politically activist version of it, at least - just condemned to be at odds with our modern norms? And, if not, what kind of organic intellectual and interpretive work could/needs to be achieved to leaven the hard edge? This also presuming that a great number of committed Muslims will not simply be persuaded out of their deeply felt faith convictions. I have some tentative thoughts, myself, but will hold them at bay for now.