Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 19:24:08 -0700
From: saeed urrehman <think-AT-riseup.net>
Subject: Re: Islam & Liberalism


Oh twice in one day i have been eurocentric. Now please tell me what a human 
being does that makes her Eurocentric? I could have been Nipponocentric or 
Sinocentric or Russocentric as far as my question was concerned.

saeed

Quoting "S. w." <chemicalis-AT-yahoo.com>:



Dear saeed-
Your question is already eurocentric. The idea that
you have about islam not being radicalized shows that
you know little about its history. It's been
radicalized throughout history, for example: the
diffrent reading of certain laws in Islam or through
Ijtihad. different Imams were regarded as radicals,
Sufi were regarded as radical, al-hallaj, etc...and
Ali was talking about Moderation or Wasatiya like he
translated it. there were a group of thinkers in the
19th century and early 20th c. who already established
that moderation or what they called (i3tidal).
so, without being eurocentric, many thinkers and
religious people have been radicalizing Islam.
I think that your question is eurocentric because you
assume that liberalism is a Western idea while
MUslims, way before europeans did, lived with
different people of different races , religions and
colors because of the nature of of the landthey lived 
on-a crossroad of merchandises,etc..
another eurocentric idea:   
> make the mullah/imam aware
> of the multiplicity 
> that is islam?
the idea that every imam is closed-minded and living
in the past, which is not true as it is a eurocentric
idea their authorities/our authorities do not equal
ours because we are "better". and also "their
education, knowledge" does not equal ours for the same
reason.
last: a question: if you don't know enough about islam
like claimed why do you care about radicalizing Islam?
to show Muslims the Eurocentric Truth?

Salam
 


====SW

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