Posted on 09/05/2015 9:28:58 AM PDT by nickcarraway
This week Jeddahs Effat Univer-sity hosted a discussion panel with the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) as their guest. The discussion featured a vast cross-section of Saudis from the public and private sectors and universities and included students and professors.
This writer was honored to be part of the discussion group, but more pleased that the ECFR had an opportunity to speak with Saudi women and the new generation of Saudis who will determine our countrys future.
It was also gratifying to see the ECFR acknowledge the role Saudi Arabia is playing as a leading power in the region.
It was refreshing that the council did not make the mistake that so many western visitors make when they come to Saudi Arabia: Mainly carrying a list of demands for the Kingdom to make changes, implying that we are responsible for every single global problem from terrorism to the lack of assimilation in western societies by Muslims.
No, the ECFR has realistic ambitions as it attempts to forge relationships with governments. Perhaps the most important element of the discussion was the need for a coalition between the Middle East and the West.
Daniel Levy, a senior policy fellow and director of the Middle East and North Africa program, noted that Europe has many internal problems that prevent it from adequately addressing immigration and terrorism issues. But he also said that achieving solutions is a two-way street in which Muslim governments, such as Saudi Arabia, must also identify and solve its own internal problems to combat extremism.
I agree that Saudis must assume some responsibility for the growing extremism in our region. We need to examine the root causes of terrorism.
It cant be emphasized enough that early Islamic education in the Middle East must address religious terrorism and political Islam while western nations must find a balance to allow primary- and secondary-school-age Muslims to exercise their right to free speech to air their views on terrorism.
In the Middle East, religious leaders should do more to stem the flow of young men and women traveling to Syria and Iraq to join the terrorist organization, Daesh. In the West, government leaders prime ministers, foreign ministers, minority party leaders and the right-wing fringe party leaders have abandoned their democratic principles in the name of security. What these governments have is an illusion of free speech. I am not talking about free speech in Saudi Arabia, where Shariah has specific guidelines of how we conduct ourselves publicly, but the illusion of free expression in countries that pride themselves on this democratic right. If one were to accept the western definition of terrorism, then we would see that terrorism is Islam-inspired. To oppose such a definition would invite condemnation for supporting terrorists.
Democratic nations need to acknowledge their own role in creating Islamophobia with an uncontrolled media that say and write anything behind the protection of free speech rights, but also completely obliterate any dissenting view that doesnt fit into their narrative.
The reality is that terrorism has no color, language or religion. The US, for example, is experiencing terrorism on fronts that have nothing to do with Islam. It cant be denied that incarcerating 25 percent of the worlds population, drone attacks, militarized police departments, mass shootings of schoolchildren and churchgoers, unrestrained and unsupervised police officers gunning down young black men have the taint of terrorism.
The legalization process of discrimination against ethnic and religious minorities is a go signal to harass the disenfranchised, which is also a form of terrorism. It certainly is a two-way street to curb extremism, but we have such a long way to go before we can even begin to put an end to it.
Its odd. Years ago we convinced ourselves that if we submitted to fear following the 9/11 attacks, then Al-Qaeda would win. But that is exactly what we have done. Weve allowed fear to control our foreign policies by mangling what it means to exercise free speech and denying the true and varied types of terrorism. Nations actually pass laws that marginalize and subsequently encourage extremist behavior.
Realize that the CFR and all its associated offshoots are Agenda 21 or One Worlders.
It’s kinda hard to exercise free speech when your head has just been chopped off by an Islamic terrorist . How ‘bout you stopping the head-lopping and then we’ll talk about working on free speech for Muslims.
No Such Thing as Islamic Terrorism |
Nope. It’s all done by them there Conservative Christians!
They’re CRAZY when it comes to forcing their religion upon others!
When Saudi Arabia allows Christians religious freedoms, I might start listing to them.
Everything about Islam is Terror.
I hope to live and see the day we get serious about these filthy, lying, liberal-terrorists.
Ummm......
No.
The Cult of Mohammed is an organized, rude, violent, expansionist movement.
Even internally, its barbarian members cannot refrain from horrible behavior.
How insightful ... it starts in your koran, then your hadiths carry it further ...
2. How Does Shariah Define Jihad?
3. Civilization Jihad the Muslim Brotherhoods Potent Weapon
4. True Lies the Paradox of Debating Shariah
5. Taqiyya A Concept of Deceit that Security Professionals Must Know
6. Slander How it is Used and Abused Under Shariah
7. How Shariah Blasphemy Laws are Being Imposed On Us
8. What is the Muslim Brotherhood and How Does it Operate?
9. Genesis of the Muslim Brotherhood
10. Movement of the Muslim Brotherhood into the West
11. The Muslim Brotherhoods Westward Infiltration
12. The Muslim Brotherhood in America
13. The Holy Land Trial: On the Trail of the Muslim Brotherhood
14. The Muslim Brotherhoods Strategic Plan
15. Penetration of the US Government: A Case Study
16. Mapping the Muslim Brotherhood in America
17. Whos Who in the American Muslim Brotherhood
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Democratic nations need to acknowledge their own role in creating Islamophobia with an uncontrolled media that say and write anything behind the protection of free speech rights, but also completely obliterate any dissenting view that doesnt fit into their narrative.
Enough said. The writer admits he will not condemn Islamic terrorism by name. Instead, it is a western-created terrorism because of western prejudices. then he goes on to use every democratic party/communist party racist propaganda piece ever written.
Goodness. I must be such an misinformed idiot.
there are peaceable people who identify as Muslims
but
the Islamic religion TEACHES and PREACHES aggression against, and subjugation or murder of, Christians, Jews, and other Infidels
in this respect, Islam is unique, and
Letting Muslims into western countries is our Kiss of Death
Oh, and the writer also singles out Saudi Arabia, despite the fact that Iran is the main driver of worldwide jihad, and has been for some time now. That's because he's the one with the narrative. Agitprop Ping.[snip] Democratic nations need to acknowledge their own role in creating Islamophobia with an uncontrolled media that say and write anything behind the protection of free speech rights, but also completely obliterate any dissenting view that doesn't fit into their narrative. [/snip]
The followers of Mad Mo play their Taqiyya - Islamic Principle of Lying for the Sake of Allah - game. Lying and cheating in the Arab world is not really a moral matter .
The terrorists claim that their Jihad is just Jihad, not terrorism. Jihad, like rape , stealing, & murder are ok under certain Islamic rules.
http://www.islam-watch.org/Warner/Taqiyya-Islamic-Principle-Lying-for-Allah.htm
Years ago we convinced ourselves that if we submitted to fear following the 9/11 attacks, then Al-Qaeda would win.......Who is “we”, Islamic Boy?
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