Islamic Scholar Warns U.S. of 'Two-Faced' Muslims

Newsmax.com ^ | June 20, 2002

[Man50D]

WASHINGTON – A leader of the small worldwide Muslim reform movement is warning the West against wishful thinking as the U.S. government promotes an intensive dialogue with Islam.

"The dialogue is not proceeding well because of the two-facedness of most Muslim interlocutors on the one hand and the gullibility of well-meaning Western idealists on the other," Bassam Tibi said Tuesday in an interview with United Press International.

Syrian-born Tibi, who claims to be a direct descendant of the prophet Mohammed and teaches political science at Goettingen University in Germany, appealed for intellectual honesty in these exchanges.

This Is 'Peace'?

"First, both sides should acknowledge candidly that although they might use identical terms these mean different things to each of them. The word 'peace,' for example, implies to a Muslim the extension of the Dar al-Islam – or 'House of Islam' – to the entire world," explained Tibi, who is also a research scholar at Harvard University.

"This is completely different from the Enlightenment concept of eternal peace that dominates Western thought, a concept developed by Immanuel Kant," an 18th-century philosopher.

This Is 'Tolerance'?

"Similarly, when Muslims and the Western heirs of the Enlightenment speak of tolerance they have different things in mind. In Islamic terminology, this term implies abiding non-Islamic monotheists, such as Christians, Jews and Zoroastrians, as second-class believers. They are 'dhimmi,' a protected but politically immature minority."

According to Tibi, the quest of converting the entire world to Islam is an immutable fixture of the Muslim worldview. Only if this task is accomplished, if the world has become a "Dar al-Islam," will it also be a "Dar a-Salam," or a house of peace.

[Man50D]

The article is from 2002 but unfortunately seems relevant once again given the tragedy at Fort Hood. It should serve as a reminder about the true intentions of Islam.

[NYer]

Ping!

[EternalVigilance]

Thanks for this very appropriate reminder.

[chainsaw]

Muslims in the US military had better start watching their back in combat zones, les some patriots distributes some retribution.

[snoringbear]

“Thanks for this very appropriate reminder.”

Yeah for sure. There is no such thing as a “moderate Muslim”. Peel the onion and you will find a person who prays for and supports financially the death and destruction of all infidels (non-muslims). Many Americans who live and work around highly educated Muslims are fooled by their mild manners, smiles, and friendly words. Actually, these people are the most likely to be supporting radical Islam.

[Leftism is Mentally Deranged]

Absolutely. This is why there must be

mass deportations.

[Conservative Vermont Vet]

MUST SEE:

Lt. Col Ralph Peters on O'Reilly last night

LINK

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCY1lsJg8zs

Somebody gets it and Ralph is on fire, pissed as I've seen anyone about this attack and does not mince words:

Par: "This is the second worst Islamic Terrorist Attack since 9/11."

Watch him take on the US Army, the State-Run Media, and especially, Commander-in-Least, O'Bozzo

Pass it around. Its a keeper!!!

[fivecatsandadog]

It’ll never happen as long as there’s one sitting in the oval office.

[fivecatsandadog]

EXCELLENT. Peters tells it like it really is. Thank you for posting.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

thanks for posting.

[PIF]

Absolutely. This is why there must be
mass deportations.”

Followed by the nuking Mecca and Medina...
to show them who’s god is more powerful.

[SES1066]

What is mine (Dar al-Islam) is mine, what is yours (Dar al-Harb) is subject to conquest. What remains interesting in the historical record is that with the spotty exceptions of Southeast Asia and sub-Sahel Africa, all of Islam was won by 'blood and sword'. To doctrinaire Muslims, it appears to be an article of faith that once any place has become Muslim, it must remain forever Muslim. Thus Spain & Portugal must be reclaimed as well as all of the Balkans up to Austria and through Hungary. A very TOLERANT Religion of Peace, no?

[Freedom2specul8]

Excellent and bookmarked. I also added it to the fort hood archives thread so more people can read it.

[Tunehead54]

"The dialogue is not proceeding well because of the two-facedness of most Muslim interlocutors on the one hand and the gullibility of well-meaning Western idealists on the other," Bassam Tibi said Tuesday in an interview with United Press International.

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Bears repeating bump! This will always be the case until the West wakes up - likely by then it will be too late. ;-(