EDGE
October 20, 2008
Muslim Group Condemns LBP “Censorship”
By Kris Graft
"AIFD stands against any form of censorship in the marketplace of ideas whether imposed by government or by corporations intimidated by the response of militants or those with an inappropriately sensitive level of political correctness."
Last week, Sony delayed one of the biggest games of the year when it recalled Media Molecule-developed LittleBigPlanet on fear that in-game music that contained words from the Koran would incite anger among Muslim gamers. |
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Family Security Matters
October 20, 2008
Jihad and the ‘Reconciliation’ with Islamic Supremacism (Part One of Two)
Jeffrey Imm
American military leaders are calling for talks with the Islamic supremacist Taliban in Afghanistan, as part of some type of political "reconciliation" with Islamic supremacists in Afghanistan to promote "peace." Such military calls for "reconciliation" with Islamic supremacists in global theaters of war complement the increasing calls for "engagement" with Islamic supremacists by individuals in the counterterrorism and foreign policy communities. Both groups use terms that sound appealing to an innately peace-loving America. However, such efforts at "reconciliation" and "engagement" are ultimately calls for surrender in the war of ideas against Islamic supremacists – by legitimizing the infiltration and influence of Islamic supremacists in dealing with Jihad.
More dangerously, such calls for "reconciliation" and "engagement" fail to grasp that as Islamic supremacists gain more legitimacy, they will gain more influence and members. By failing to confront the ideology of Islamic supremacism and therefore empowering it, efforts by advocates of "reconciliation" and "engagement" will help Islamic supremacist organizations grow. Jihad is based on Islamic supremacism and views America as a natural obstacle to their goals for a global Islamic caliphate. Therefore, such efforts at "reconciliation" and "engagement" will ultimately help to grow more Jihadists for future attacks on America. Instead of bringing "peace" and defending America, the sponsors of "reconciliation" and "engagement" are going to help the Islamic supremacist enemy grow stronger by proving the Jihadist argument of America's "weakness" in defending its values. |
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Sandbox by Martin Kramer
October 23, 2008
Ivory Towers on Sand: the download
Seven years ago this week, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy published my book Ivory Towers on Sand: The Failure of Middle East Studies in America. I'm pleased to announce that as of this morning, and for the first time, the entire book is available from the Institute as a free download (pdf). Click here to download. |
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Political Islam
October 23, 2008
Of Interest:
Jihad is jihad. ( http://duaat.wordpress.com/2008/03/10/how-islam-will-dominate-the-world/ )
The hadith are as important to Islam as the Koran. ( http://www.geocities.com/kkhaan/6.html )
Muslims and USA politics. ( http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_C&cid=1201958061530&pagename=Zone-English-Muslim_Affairs%2FMAELayout )
Terminology of Islam-Naming
Naming, nomenclature or terminology is a first step in knowledge. Words shape how we think and reflect our concepts. With new words we can think new thoughts. Equally important is that without the right words it is hard to have the right thoughts. One of the marks of any expert is their command of the "trade talk".
Islam is a complete civilization and as such has its own highly technical and precise language. From the multi-cultural point-of-view it is bigoted not to use Islam's language and substitute a non-Islamic language. |
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