Moderate Muslims blaze new path

Washington Times ^ | Tuesday, May 24, 2005 | By Joel Mowbray

[JohnHuang2]

Though met by modest crowds, the recent first-ever Free Muslims March Against Terrorism could be considered a success in one key respect: It further exposed the unwillingness of most major Muslim groups to condemn the radicals that have come to dominate their religion. It also further cemented the growing reputation of organizer Kamal Nawash, head of the Free Muslims Coalition (FMC), as one of the only genuine moderate leaders of a national Islamic organization. While most Muslim groups gripe about being expected to condemn every Islamic terrorist attack — they aren't directly responsible, they reason — Mr. Nawash wastes no opportunity to do so. To him, the problem is one shared by all Muslims, even moderates, because most Muslims have allowed the extremists to take control of the religion, more or less without a fight.

[Jeff Chandler]

Both of them?

[goldstategop]

Sane voices in Islam are sorely needed to counteract Islamist Wahhabist extremism.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[JohnHuang2]

LOL

[konaice]

exposed the unwillingness of most major Muslim groups to condemn the radicals

Says it all.

Religion of Peace. Right. You betcha.

[Coldwater Creek]

All Muslim's are radical!!!!!!!!!!

[Joe Boucher]

Yeah really, I was going to say what? out of a billion muslims there are maybe three moderates?

[OldSmaj]

...Mr. Nawash hopes to blaze a new path, one where moderate Muslims can fight back and reclaim their religion.

One cannot reclaim that which does not exist.

Might as well worship a moon god or a pedophile.

Oh, yeah, that's right, they do.

Oh, well.

[Gritty]

I don't expect Mr. Nawash will survive until Christmas.