It was a quote from an article..I forgot to attach the url.. http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0423/p09s01-coop.html
Afthab Ellath On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 12:46 PM, Afthab Ellath <[email protected]> wrote: > I am a Muslim who embraces peace. But, if we must attach stereotypical > tags, I'd rather be considered "orthodox" than "moderate." > > "Moderate" implies that Muslims who are more orthodox are somehow backward > and violent. And in our current cultural climate, progress and peace are > restricted to "moderate" Muslims. To be a "moderate" Muslim is to be a > "good," malleable Muslim in the eyes of Western society. > > ... > > In the aftermath of September 11, much has been said about the need for > "moderate Muslims." But to be a "moderate" Muslim also implies that Osama > bin Laden and Co. must represent the pinnacle of orthodoxy; that a criterion > of orthodox Islam somehow inherently entails violence; and,consequently, > that if I espouse peace, I am not adhering to my full religious duties. > > I refuse to live as a "moderate" Muslim if its side effect is an > unintentional admission that suicide bombing is a religious obligation for > the orthodox faithful. True orthodoxy is simply the attempt to adhere > piously to a religion's tenets. > > The public relations drive for "moderate Islam" is injurious to the entire > international community. It may provisionally ease the pain when so-called > Islamic extremists strike. But it really creates deeper wounds that will > require thicker bandages because it indirectly labels the entire religion of > Islam as violent. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB.
